Pre-Season 1Chailey Common - Pound Common and Romany RidgeSat 05 September, 2026

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The first of two pre-season activities at Chailey Common. There will be a total of 4 races across the 2 nights with points awarded 100, 99, 98 etc to establish who's most ready for forest action in 2026-27. Tonight's activity involves a 15-minute sprint score competition with a mass start at 19.30 on Pound Common. The action then moves over the road to Romany Ridge at 20.00 for a night competition with courses of 2.5km and 4km. It's another mass start, but this time with gaffling to split up the field.

Location Info

Nearest town: Chailey

• Postcode: *
• Lat,Lng:50.96956,-0.04010
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* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.

Directions / Parking

Parking on North Common Road.

Course Information

19.30 Mass Start - 15-minute sprint score (Twilight)

20.00 Mass Start - 4km line event with butterfly loops (Night)

20.00 Mass Start - 2.5km line event with butterfly loops (Night)

All controls will be SIAC-enabled apart from the Finish which must be punched.

Entry Details

SO Club Members free. Non SO Members welcome £5 payable on the night. Pre-entry is required in all cases at https://doodle.com/sign-up-she...

Registration

Pre-entry required.

Start Times

Mass Starts at 19.30 and 20.00.

Map Details

1:7,500 with 5m contours.

Terrain Description

Open common with woodland.

Dog restrictions

Well-behaved dogs allowed.

Facilities

None

Miscellaneous

You will need a torch and a spare torch as back-up.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Robert Lines

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