Gombak Adventure Race 2024

Note:

• Each team member must attend the Mandatory Equipment Inspection. Representatives are strictly not allowed.
• Mandatory Equipment Inspection is an important process for ensuring that all required equipment is safe and reliable, and to identify potential safety or performance problems before they become major concerns. It helps to protect individuals who use the equipment, as well as others who may be affected by its operation.
• Schedule is subjected to change when deemed necessary by organiser.
• All baggage must be retrieved with race bib at the respective counters by 2.00pm (22 JUNE 2024) either by racer themselves or a representative. Any drop bags not collected after 2.00pm may be disposed of. The organiser will not be held responsible for any loss or damage to any item in the drop bag.

GOMBAK ADVENTURE RACE (GAR) is a multisport race event that combines the disciplines of cycling, trekking, orienteering, lake tubing, and water abseiling. Racers are to compete in a team of 2, to seek out checkpoints and complete all disciplines together.

Disciplines Percentage:
Cycling = 72%
Trekking + Orienteering = 25%
Lake Tubing + Orienteering = 2%
Abseiling = 1%

Total Race Distance:
40km (approximate)

Race Duration:
6 Hours

Average Temperature:
32°C

All participants will receive an event tee.

Participants are advised to refer to the size chart and select their sizes carefully to avoid any sizing issues.

No exchange will be allowed after confirmation of registration.

Finisher Medals will only be awarded to runners upon completion of race within cut off time.

Registered participants who do not turn up in person on Race Day will be disqualified and will not be entitled to a finisher medal.

• Mandatory Equipment Inspection will be conducted prior to Race Entry Pack Collection and randomly during the race. Additional items may be added by the organizer where they are specific to their location, and conditions.
• Any racers who fail to adhere to the list below will incur penalty, where time will be added to their finishing time based on the severity of the omission, and in some cases will give the organiser the right to penalize the said racer. Any decision made is at the organiser’s discretion and it will be final.

You and your team together are responsible entirely for carrying suitable and appropriate equipment, clothing and sustenance for the climate, conditions, and activities in the event. This Mandatory Equipment List is NOT a list of the only items you should take. It contains the mandatory items that you and your team must carry with you, at specified times, to meet minimum safety requirements by law, prevent and/or treat SOME potential injuries, and short-term survival purposes (for example a seriously injured team member, in a stationary position, overnight in bad weather). It assumes your team members will NOT separate during the race and that you may share between members the mandatory equipment that must be carried. You will certainly need additional equipment, clothing, food, and drink for your participation in the event. Recommended: One team member should have basic first aid knowledge.

RULES
As a competitor in the GAR event using this list, you and your team are required to carry the mandatory equipment items with you at the specified times. Checks of mandatory equipment may occur during the race and missing equipment may result in penalties or disqualification as per the race rules. If any items are used/ consumed/lost during a leg, they must be replaced at the next transition point. The mandatory equipment is divided into two categories, equipment you and your team must always carry, and equipment you and your team must carry during a specific DISCIPLINE.

RECOMMENDED ITEMS

Mountain Bike Discipline:

• Bike Repair Tool
• Spare Tube
• Bike Pump or CO2
• Cycling Gloves

Trekking Discipline:

• Trekking Poles

Paddling Discipline:

• Hand Paddle

PROVIDED BY THE ORGANISER

Ropework Discipline:

• Helmet
• Harness
• Descending Device
• Safety Sling & Carabiner

Q. Can I leave my ‘All Times – All disciplines’ gear at any point?
    NO.You must always have the ‘All Times’ mandatory gear with you and your team.

Q. Can I leave my bike or tube during a section?
    YES. Bike mandatory gear can be left with the bike or carried with the team. Tubing mandatory gear can be left with the float or carried with the team. (for instance, to get a CP that is more convenient on foot). ‘All Time-All Discipline’ gear must be taken with you.

Q. Can a team mate carry my backpack?
    YES, however each competitor must always wear their race bib and carry a whistle.

Q. Can I use a device to measure distance on a race map?
    YES

Q. Can I use a powered device to inflate my tube?
    NO

Q. Can I use a headlamp (light mounted on a person’s head) as a bicycle front light?
    YES

The start and finish of the race is at Dewan Serbaguna JAKOA Bt 12, Gombak

If you can no longer participate in the race, please refer to ‘Refund Policy’ and ‘Entry Transfers’ below to check your available options.

Refund Policy
Once payment has been made and registration confirmed, there will be no refunds unless the event is cancelled by the organiser for reasons other than those stated below.

*Do note that there will be a 8% gateway charge on the total amount, or min. RM2.00, whichever is higher to be paid.

If the event course is, in the opinion of the event organiser, unsafe (for example by reason of heavy rain, high winds, bushfires, “acts of god” or advised/instruction by authorities), organiser may, in their sole discretion, attempts to re-route the course, find an alternative shortened course, or cancel the event. Organiser also reserves the right to cancel the event for any other reason which may include but is not limited to terrorism and war. If the event is cancelled, re-routed, or shortened, no refund or transfer to another event will be made. Due to the scale of the event and travel & commitment involved by competitors, it is not practical to re-schedule the event to any other weekend.

Entry Transfers

TRANSFER OF ENTRY BEFORE 7 JUNE 2024 (EARLY ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER)

You can transfer your entry online to an acquaintance up to 31 May 2024, 11:59pm. You need to find the person yourself to transfer your entry to. You need to sort out payment between yourself and the person taking your entry. The person who is taking your entry will also need to pay a RM20.00 transfer fee and 8% gateway charge (or min RM2.00), whichever is higher to complete their new entry.

For EARLY ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER, kindly email with Subject – EARLY ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER / Name/ Category to gombakadventurerace@gmail.com

TRANSFER OF ENTRY BETWEEN 8 to 20 JUNE 2024 (LATE ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER)

You are also able to transfer your entry online to an acquaintance between 8 to 20 JUNE 2024, 11.59pm. You need to find the person yourself to transfer your entry to. You need to sort out payment between yourself and the person taking your entry. Change of tee size is NOT allowed. The person who is taking your entry will also need to pay a RM70.00 transfer fee and 8% gateway charge (or min RM2.00), whichever is higher.

For LATE ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER, kindly email with Subject – LATE ONLINE ENTRY TRANSFER / Name/ Category to gombakadventurerace@gmail.com

Date: 21 JUNE 2024, Friday
Venue: Dewan Serbaguna JAKOA Bt 12, Gombak
Time: 10.00am-10.00pm

1. Indemnity and release form to be signed by participant (only if you did not email to the organiser by 7 June 2024, 11.59pm).
2. Confirmation slips - we encourage a paperless environment. Hence, a confirmation slip displayed through mobile/smartphone at the REPC counter will suffice.
3. Participant can also produce NR Identity Card (Malaysian) or Passport.

Please note that race entry packs will not be issued on event day unless the organiser are informed in advance. This is to ensure that there is no disruption to the preparation of the race.

Kindly note that the registered participant is required to collect his / her own Race Entry Pack. You are not allowed to collect Race Entry Pack on behalf of other racers.

All racers are covered by Personal Accident Insurance.

Class of Insurance: Personal Accident Insurance
Period of Insurance: 21-22 JUNE 2024

Accidental Death: RM10,000.00 or
Personal Disability: RM10,000.00

You can either reserve a location close to the starting line or book a place around KL Sentral and take a Grab or taxi to the race venue.

Reservations close to the start line:

Alang Manja Resort (6018-2523736)
IIUM Homestay (603-61424784)
Anjung Villa Homestay (6019-3241487)
Sejengkalsehasta (6019-2634566)

If you are using Google Maps, please search DEWAN SERBAGUNA JAKOA BT 12 GOMBAK
If you are using Waze, please search DEWAN SERBAGUNA ORANG ASLI GOMBAK