Come out for a frenetic day of racing and recreational orienteering. Compete in a series of stages using the Handicap system to drop controls at each stage. Don't get Knocked Out!
This is the final race in the Orienteering Ontario O-Cup Series, and the series trophy will be awarded at this event!
| Start time | Sunday, April 20th, 10:30 am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registration | Time: 9:00 am | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Organizers | Meet directors: Barbara Goss Course setters: Barbara Goss Clinic coordinator: Svatka Hermanek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Major intersection | Highway 10 and Monora Park Road - Orangeville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Directions | Take Highway 410 north towards Brampton. At the end of the 410 it turns into Highway 10. Continue North on Highway 10 to Orangeville. Turn Left (West) onto Monora Park Road, then Left again (South) onto Kingfisher Drive. When you arrive at the first parking lot, continue straight down the hill and park in the lower parking area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Monora Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Map | Scale: 1:5000 Contour Interval: 3m Revisions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | The Knockout uses The Handicap Orienteering And Scoring System (THOMASS). The race courses will feature boxes of 7 controls which participants may visit in any order. Participants have the option to skip controls in the box equal to their handicap point total. Handicap points are awarded as follows (ages as of December 31, 2025):
* and Women and Men ranked in the top 10 in Canada
Example: A woman 45-54 as of December 31, 2025 may skip 4 box controls and only take any 3 of the 7.
Bonus Handicaps
Handicap of 6 if Pregnant
+2 to above handicap if first O-Cup race ever (ie age 35 female first race = handicap 5)
- or - +1 to above handicap if first O-Cup series after first race. Maximium handicap of 6
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| Notes | SportIdent electronic timing will be used at this event. If you do not have a SI Card you can rent one for $3. If you have your own SI card, please provide the number when registering. BEGINNER CLINIC Please arrive before 9:00am as the clinic starts at 9am sharp! Course will close at 12:30 - please return to the start by that time.
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