This year’s ‘Mud’ Series, consisting of three events, will see competitors venturing on to the outskirts of Dartmoor, and the final event will be a combination of off-road rural and urban checkpoints!

• 2nd December 2012 – The Pre-Christmas Turkey Burner – East Dartmoor (Manaton area)
• 10th February 2013 – South Hams and South Dartmoor (South Brent area)
• 14th April 2013 – Bristol (Ashton Court area)

There will be the usual Long (3.5 hours) and Short (2 hours) Score options in which to visit as many checkpoints as possible in order to maximise your score. This year you can enter as a ‘Solo’, ‘Pair’, ‘Family’ and new this season, as a ‘Team’. The new ‘Team’ category is open for teams of up to 4 people – so whether it be a group of friends or work colleagues wanting a team bonding experience or a fun and friendly competitive outdoor challenge, this category will hopefully see teams from across the south west fighting it out to be the 2012-2013 ‘Team Mud Champions’!

As with previous years, there will be prizes for the winners in each category, and the results from each event will earn you points in the overall series results too.

The first event in the series starts on 2nd December, and will be based on Eastern Dartmoor near Manaton. The map will be covering some unique and varied landscapes – from bridleways crossing open moorland through to rural lanes, RUPP’s and wooded areas.

New for this year too, the start/finish point for each event wil be a solid base such as a Village Hall (rather than pop up marquees and gazebos). This means a dry area to register, access to toilets and more often than not somewhere to purchase drinks and food and then sit and chat with other competitors about your ride! 

For more information and to enter, visit the Mud & Sweat website. There are many discounts available for multiple bookings.