Australian Rogaining Association

The ARA has been allocated six team wildcard entries that are available to assist ARA members to participate in the 2012 World Rogaining Championships (WRC). It is intended that the ARA award these wildcard entries to teams meeting one or more of the following guidelines:

• The team has demonstrated through rogaining competition that they could be expected to perform well within the WRC competition
• The team has just changed age grades and would be competitive in the new grade.
• The team has recent rogaining experience and has demonstrated through competition in other endurance, navigation based competition that they could be expected to perform well within the WRC competition
• The team is comprised of individuals who have demonstrated very strong commitment to and support for rogaining in Australia through administration of the sport and/or organisation of rogaining events and would be expected to continue to do so.

Applications must be submitted by 29 February 2012, details here...

The entry process for WRC2012 Czech Republic is due to commence on 1 December 2011. A multi-stage selective entry process will be followed, similar to arrangements for WRC2010 New Zealand. The event limit is 1000 competitors.

The entry criteria and process is available at: WRC 2012 entry criteria. The list of pre-qualified entrants for Phase 1 of entry (1-14 December) has been published.

The World Rogaining Championship will be held in the Karlovy Vary region on 31 August 2012. Organisers are Czech Association of Rogaining and Mountain Orienteering (CAR). The event website is: www.rogaining.cz/wrc2012...