enduroPANORAMA 17th edition

07-08-09-10 MAY 2025

COMPETITION RULES

version 1 – 04 august 2025 ( initial release)

DIGITAL INFO BOARD WILL BE USED – SPORTITY APP for IOS and android (event pass is ” 25panorama”)

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1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 

All participants and all individuals involved in any way in organizing and running enduroPANORAMA competition are required to know and comply with this regulation.

The organizer may refuse to register or may eliminate from the competition, even during the competition, any competitor who does not comply with this regulation, who has an aggressive or unsportsmanlike behaviour, who disturbs the competition development through their behaviour or create an unpleasant or tense atmosphere.

Ignorance of the regulation does not exempt anyone from any liability and consequences.

EET zone / GMT + 03:00 is the official time zone of the enduroPANORAMA competition.

2. COMPETITION AND ORGANIZATION

Name : enduroPANORAMA

European UEM registration number : EMN37/346

Organiser: MOTO CLUB HAITA DEVA

Period: 07-08-09-10 MAY 2025

Location: Ghelari, Hunedoara County

Competition Headquarter: Ghelari village – PANORAMA PENSION

At the competition headquarter  will be held all the events related to organizing and conducting this competition (registration, briefing, results listing, filing appeals, award ceremony,etc.).

The organizer will use a digital info board through SPORTITY application on mobile phones ( Android and IOS) . Please download the app and subscribe to the event (password for the event is “25panorama”) The SPORTITY app  will be the main communication channel for the event.

Moto Park: Panorama Guesthouse – Ghelari The organizer will set up a motorcycle  park, enclosed, where the competitors can park their motorcycles. Parking the motorcycle in the park is the choice of the competitors.

MotoPark will be open from 06th to 10th of may 2025.   The hourly program will be announced.

Inserting/Removing the motorbike in/out of the park can be done only by the competitor himself based on a ticket/card provided by the organizer at registration. Insertion / removal of motorcycles to / from the park is not possible in the time interval 08 pm – 08 am, unless the approval of the competition (race) director is obtained.

In any justified case when the competitor himself cannot be present for removing the motorbike from the park, the approval of race director is mandatory. Race director could ask for any documents and/or whatever he needs necessary for releasing the motorbike from the park to other person than the competitor himself.

Inside the perimeter of the motorcycle park the competitors are obliged to obey to the folowing rules:

– Smoking is strictly prohibited;

– No motorcycle maintenance and/or repair is allowed;

– Competitors are forbidden to move or touch another competitor’s motorcycle. If access to his own motorcycle is blocked by other contestants’ motorcycle / motorcycles, a competition official or the respective competitor / competitors will be asked to be present.

Failure to follow the park rules reported by one of the competition officials will lead to the immediate removal of the competitor / competitors concerned from the competition.

The race director will approve the removal of the competitor from the race after hearing the rider’s point of view.

3. COMPETITION SCHEDULE

Tuesday  6th of may  2025

9-21 registration validation – office location Panorama Pension Ghelari village

Wednesday 7th of may 2025- DAY 1 – 50km (estimate)

9:00 BRIEFING for all the race days – Panorama Pension;

9:45 moving to offroad start area as a organized group; meeting point PANORAMA Pension Ghelari

10:00 START DAY 1 – first rider

15:00 closing the race track for day 1

Thursday 8th of may 2025 – DAY 2 – 100km (50km for ‘SHORTY’ class) – estimate distance

8:45 moving to offroad start area as a organized group; meeting point PANORAMA Pension Ghelari

9:00 START DAY 2 – first rider

14:30 closing of the refuelling point

18:00 closing the race track for DAY2

Friday 9th of may 2025– DAY 3 – 100 km (50km for ‘SHORTY’ class) – estimate distance

8:45 moving to offroad start area as a organized group; meeting point PANORAMA Pension Ghelari

9:00 START DAY 3 – first rider

14:30 closing of the refuelling point

18:00 closing the race track for DAY3

Saturday 10th of may 2025– DAY 4 – 50km – estimate distance

9:45 moving to offroad start area as a organized group; meeting point PANORAMA Pension Ghelari

10:00 START DAY 4 – first rider

15:00 closing the race track for DAY4

16:00 AWARD CEREMONY – Panorama Pension

The organizer reserves the right to modify the above hours if necessary and undertakes to bring this to the competitors awareness at least by posting the information on the information panel / digital info board sportity evant pass “24panorama”

There might be two organzed groups for the offroad start . First group ( profi and expert class) and second group (30-60 minutes later) hobby and shorty hobby class . The decision will be announced at the briefing or through digital info board

4.COMPETITORS

EnduroPANORAMA competition is an OPEN race which can be attended by any riders, regardless of their nationality and  who have paid the registration fee and have the following documents:

Valid enduro license issued by the Romanian Motorcycling Federation (FRM) or accepted by this organization (like international enduro licenses accepted by FIM/UEM)

ID and Application form (filled online on www.motoclubhaita.ro)

Romanian competitors should have a valid hard-enduro FRM (Romanian Motorcycling Federation) license;

Romanian competitors that dont have any kind of license can acquire a one race enduro license issued by FRM. This one race FRM license is valid only for the 2025 enduroPANORAMA competition. In order to apply for a romanian one race license a medical examination by sport medicine and a motorsport competition insurance is required.

Foreign competitors should have a valid international enduro license issued by FIM/FIM-Europe (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) or a valid national enduro license issued by their home national motorcycling federation, both accompanied by the written start permission issued by their home national motorcycling federation (the document called Rider Start Permission); Foreign competitors that dont have any kind of license should get written release permission issued by their home national motorcycling federation (the document called Rider Release) in order to purchase a one race enduro license issued by FRM (Romanian Motorcycling Federation).The Rider Start Permission and Rider Release documents can be made individually (for a single rider) or in a group (for several riders) and can be issued only by the competitor home national motorcycling federation.

Both of these documents have to be written in the English language otherwise they will not be officially recognized.

Insurance for one race can be acquired at the race office in Pension Panorama  and is valid only for the 2025 enduroPANORAMA competition.

Sports medical certificate for one race can be acquired also at the race office before the competition.

Riders over 50 years of age are required to have a cardiological check on their medical certificate

The competitors, who, until the competition first day did not turn 18, will not be able to start in the race without consent to participate in the competition granted before the notary by both parents. This should be presented at the registration office in original, and will remain at the organizers. If not in Romanian  that paper should be translated into English.

5. PARTICIPATION FEE

The participation  fee is for 2025 enduroPANORAMA is 700 EUR , valid till 31/03/2025. Starting 01/04/2025 the registration fee is 750 EUR. The payment of the participation fee should be made following the instructions received by  email.

The registration fee has to be transferred in 7 days from receiving the payment details email, otherwise the registration form will be cancelled and the registration should be done again

The registered competitors have the option to postpone the registration fee for further edition of enduroPANORAMA instead of the refunds below

The refund for registered competitors who will not join the race by any reason , will be in amount of 75% for the refund request arivved by email till 31th of march 2025. Starting 1st of april 2025 the refund will be in amount of 50%.  There will be no refunds for the request arrived after 26th of april 2025 or for the registered riders who will not show up at the registration office without prior notice.

For a refund the competitor should send a refund request by email at contact@motoclubhaita.ro containing full name/ IBAN/ SWIFT/ name of the bank/ City / Country./ and telephone nr.

In case of ‘force majeure’ when competition need to be rescheduled, the participants who cannot follow the new schedule for enduroPANORAMA have the option to postpone the registration fee for the future edition or to ask for a refund. The refund will be 75% of the registration fee

6. RACE CLASSES

enduroPANORAMA competition has 4 classes:

– Class PROFESSIONALS / PROFI

– Class  EXPERTS

– Class  HOBBY

–  Class HOBBY LIGHT aka SHORTY. This is a new class introduced for the first time in 2022 edition and will target hobby riders who are not confortable with 100km riding days. The riders registered in SHORTY CLASS will ride hobby track for day 1 and day 4 ( same track as HOBBY CLASS). For day 2 and day 3 they will ride a shorter version of the hobby track, like the beginning of it and the end of it and a connection hobby level  track beetwen. The track lenght in this class will be around 50 km / day, 200 km for the whole race.

Riders can change class  till the registration validation and starting package pickup.

Till 30th of april 2025 if a competitor decide to change class he will receive a starting number in the other category, according with his fee payment date. After that date if a competitor decide to change class, his starting number in the other class will be at the end of the competitors list in the new class.

After registration validation and starting package pickup  changing the class is not possible.

Class changings made at the race office in Ghelari  will be done after a 50 EUR payment fee.

7. STARTING NUMBERS / BIBS

The starting numbers are assigned in order of registration applications by the organizer. A registration application is considered done at the moment when participation fee entered in organizer’s bank account.

The starting numbers cannot be changed during the competition. It is forbidden to start a day without presenting, applied on the motorbike and clean, the starting numbers attributed by the organizer(one in front, two on the sides). It is forbidden to manufacture the starting numbers. The riders will use only the stickers provided by the organizer. In case of starting number sticker damage, the competitor will ask the organizer  to assign them a replacement.

The organizer will delay the start of a rider who has damaged or dirty starting number on the motorbike. Those riders will start at the end of each class after the problem of damaged or dirty number is solved.

For PROFI class  the numbers will be announced

For EXPERT class the numbers will be announced.

For HOBBY class the numbers will be announced.

For SHORTY class the numbers will be announced

According to the number of registered competitors, the organizer could change the starting numbers range for each class.

8. MOTORCYCLES

Any enduro or motocross bikes are allowed to start, two/four strokes, with one or two cylinders, which have been accepted at the technical inspection. The technical verification will be performed by a technical committee consisting of race officials before contest registration clearance.  Any offroad tires are allowed. It is forbidden to use tires with ice nails / screws / metal insertion or any modification for increasing traction.

Changing the motorbike during the race is allowed after race director approval,  if this new one will pass the technical inspection. A rider who want to change the race bike after the registration validation should announce the race director before. Riding a motorbike during the race witch no approval of the race director means disqualification.

8.1 TECHNICAL ISSUES

The organizers will not accept motorcycles with MAJOR technical faults or any other changes which might endanger the safety of competitors or spectators. Anytime during the race, the officials will stop any competitor who will ride a motorcycle with tehnical or some sort faults / damages or modifications leading to endanger riders/spectators safety

Any repair, parts replacement or intervention on the motorcycle is allowed. (following the moto park and enviromental rules).

At the technical inspection the riders will present the motorcycle and safety helmet.

Throughout the competition the contestants are required to wear protective gear: helmet, boots, body, limb protectors. Riding the race track without the helmet means disqualification from the race.

9. START PROCEDURES

General considerations for all competition days:

The competitors registered in PROFI class will start first, then the competitors registered in EXPERT class,  then the HOBBY class and the last will start STHORTY class.

If a competitor is not present for start (cannot start) when their turn/time comes, they will start at the end of their class . Those riders will start acording to starting numbers.

Moving the competitors in the start area will take place in a group led by the organizer. The group is created in the headquarter area at the time announced by the  organizer.

Day 1: the competitors will start one by one 10-30 seconds gap, acording to starting number provided by the organizer. Exception of this rule is that the the winners of previuos edition for classes profi / expert and hobby (places 1st, 2nd and 3rd) ,  can choose their starting position for the first day. This choice should be made during the registration till registration closing time .

Day 2: The riders will start in the order of the provisional standings drafted after the day 1, thus the competitor with the lowest time during the day 1 (including time penalties) will start first. The competitors will start one by one every 10-30 seconds.

Day 3: The competitors will start in the provisional ranking order drafted up-to-date (day 1 + day 2), thus the competitor with the lowest time (including time penalties) will start first. The competitors will start one by one every 10-30 seconds.

Day 4: The competitors will start in the provisional ranking order drafted up-to-date (day 1 + day 2+ day 3), thus the competitor with the lowest time (including time penalties) will start first. The competitors will start one by one every 10-30 seconds.

10. COMPETITION ROUTE ( the race track )

The competition route consist of  aprox. 300 km off-road track for PROFI, EXPERT and HOBBY class ( 200km for SHORTY CLASS),  distributed on days as such:

– Day 1 – 50 km; – all classes

– Day 2* – 100 km; (50 km for SHORTY CLASS)

– Day 3* – 100 km; (50 km for SHORTY CLASS)

– Day 4 – 50 km; – all classes

Those distances are estimate and intended to reach. The exact distances will be updated after the GPS recording of the 2025 tracks

*The organizer will provide two fuel supply points, one for the day 2 and one for the day 3 only for PROFI, EXPERT and HOBBY class . The refuelling points will be supplied by the organizer with gasoline (95) for 4t motorcycles and gasoline blend for 2t motorcycles . The oil used for 2T blended gasoline will be announced. The organizer will NOT provide oil for TPI engines.

The contestants are required to fill their motorcycles themselves, without any help from the organizer.

Each day of competition will have a maximum riding time notified by the organizer at the briefing. The competitors on the track when the maximum time expires will advance on the track up to the next checkpoint, where they will follow the organizers’ instructions.

The refueling points are like time checking points.  The maximum time to get to the refueling point will be announced at the briefing. The riders who will reach the refuelling point after the maximum time expires will follow the organizer advice.

The race track will be closed by the „The sweepers”. These are organizers who rides motorcycles on the race track and they have the rule of „no man behind”. Any rider in the competition who is caught by the sweepers should follow their instructions. Failure to follow the sweepers instruction can lead to desqualification. There will be no recovery expedition from the organizer for a rider who ignore the sweepers instruction and will get lost or stuck in/or outside the race track. The sweepers will report the situation to the race manager who will take the decision after hearing the riders point of view. The sweepers will wear distinctive equipment and stickers on the bike.

10.1 TRACK MARKING AND GPS RELATED

The race track is completely marked with marking tape. The organizer will provide the GPS track for the riders.  The GPS units should be left at the GPS crew disposal each day for the race track upload and should be picked up before the start  from the race desk in Panorama Pension.

GPS IS MANDATORY FOR riding the 2025 enduroPANORAMA.

The GPS track recording is needed for validating the day results and race results in PROFI, EXPERT and HOBBY CLASS. The GPS recording for all days will be checked for validating a top 20 result. For the rest of the riders the GPS recording will be randomly checked. Failure to provide the GPS recording for one day when asked by the organizer will lead to a time penalty 60-120 min / each day

Riding the race without a GPS unit will result in a time penalty of 60-120 min/ each day

The organizer will provide spare batteries for GPS. 

If a participant loses or damages his/her GPS, a GPS technician from the GPS crew or the race director or the timing crew needs to be informed.

Allowed Garmin GPS : Competitors can choose any GPS from the list below but we prefer those GPS which have USB connector.

Alpha series: 100
Colorado Series: 300, 400c, 400i, 400t
Dakota Series: 10, 20
eTrex Series: Touch 25, 35, 20, 20x, 22x, 30, 30x, 32x, 35t
GPS Map Series: 62, 62 S, 62 SC, 62 ST, 62 STC, 64, 64 S, 64ST, 66i, 66r, 66 S, 76 C, 76 CS, 76 CSX, 76 CX, 78, 78 S, 78 SC
Montana Series: 600, 610, 630, 650, 650 T, 680, 700i, 750i
Monterra Series: 010-01065-00, 010-01065-03
Nüvi Series: 500, 550
Oregon Series:200, 300, 400 C, 400 i, 400 T, 450, 450 T, 550, 550 T, 600, 600 T, 650, 650 T, 700, 750
Rino Series: 610, 650, 655 T
Zumo Series: 220, 340LM, 550, 590LM, 660, 665

Competitors please consult with Andrei Dragan andrei@tlg.ro if you plan to use another GPS type not in the above list.

ATTENTION : Please backup your GPS data before handling your GPS to the race crew ! It is possible that your stored data like POIs, tracks, favorites will be erased. We are not responsable for the data loss.

The riders from  EXPERT CLASS  will compete on a single marker colour, and PROFI, HOBBY and SHORTY CLASS will compete on two types of markings (EXPERT CLASS  colour for the shared track sections and a specific colour for the loops that are on route only for PROFI HOBBY or SHORTY CLASS). There is a third marking colour signalling wrong way / closed / banned road sections.

In the points where category PROFI HOBBY or SHORTY  route separates from EXPERT category  is will be marked with arrows or  will be signalled by referees.

In the points where PROFI HOBBY or SHORTY route rejoins EXPERT  route the direction to follow will be marked with markings of both colours, or arrows, or will be indicated by referees.

Marker colours for each class and closed / wrong road portions will be communicated in the breafing and will be listed on info panel at Panorama Guesthouse.

The checkpoints will be marked with CP no. X.  The fuel supply points will be clearly marked. The start and finish will be marked accordingly.

10.2 CHECK POINTS (CP)

The checkpoints will be marked by sign “CP X”, where X is the number of the CP. At the CP’s the organizers will create a tape perimeter known as “CParea”.  When approaching  to a CP  the riders should decrease speed and stay alert for avoid collision with the riders waiting to be noted in the CP.

The riders SHOULD stop in the interior of CParea for checking in. If inside the CParea  there is more riders, the competitor should stop behind the rider in front of him, waiting for his turn to be noted by the official. Overtaking inside the CParea is strictly forbidden.  After the official confirmation ‘clear to go’ the rider should leave CParea right away.

Time penalties as CP failure will be given by the race director on the proposal of a CP official  for those who break the CP rules :

for overtaking other riders in the delimited CParea

for not stopping in the CParea, or not obey at CP officials advices

staying in the CParea after the official confirmation  – “clear to go”

10.3 REFUELLING POINTS

The organizer will setup  a special area sufficient for refuelling. Refilling with fuel is only allowed in this area. Riders should refuel by themselves with no help from the organizer.

Refuelling will be made only with the engine stopped. There is NO NEUTRALIZATION of time for the refuelling. The refuelling time is not subtracted from the total time of the competitor.

In the refuelling area smoking is strictly prohibited under penalty of elimination from the competition!

10.4 FINISH OF THE EACH DAY TRACK ( FINISH POINT of the track)

The finish area will be clearly enclosed and marked by the organizer.
Arrival at the each day’s finish will be made by stopping in the place visibly marked by the organizer.

After confirming the arrival time by the organizer, the contestants must immediately leave the finish area.

For validating the time of the day the riders should move using only the power of his motorbike or his own strenght on the track, at the CP’s and at the finish line.

A valid finish means crossing the finish line (rider&bike) coming from the race track direction without any help from the outside. The only help accepted is from another rider who is still on the race . (not finished, not DSQ, not DNF)

11. ARBITRATION AND SIGNALLING

The enduroPANORAMA contest officials are:

– Competition Director: will be announced;

– Track Director: Paul Harpa

– The referees responsible for the checkpoints – will be announced

– Head of Technical Check: Zoltan BURJAN

– Chief of timing : Felix PREDESCU

– Race Secretar: Cristian RADU

As a general rule, all the officials, referees and commissioners will wear specific outfit and logos that will be communicated to the competitors during the technical meetings so as to be easily recognized. During the contest, at the contest secretariat and in the motorcycle park, the contestants must strictly obey all the officials’ instructions

12. PRIZES

	PROFI	EXPERT	HOBBY	SHORTY
1st place	1200 EUR	1000 EUR	800 EUR	600 EUR
2nd place	1100 EUR	900 EUR	700 EUR	500 EUR
3th place	1000 EUR	800 EUR	600 EUR	400 EUR
4th place	products	products	products	products
5th place	products	products	products	products

13. SAFETY MEASURES

All the competition participants are required to take all the safety measures to prevent their own injury, as well as the injury of other participants, other vehicles, spectators or animals. When approaching a slower competitor, the quicker competitor must make their presence known before overtaking. The slow competitor is not obliged to observe and take special action to allow passage of the competitor who is approaching.
If a competitor sees an injured competitor, the former must ensure that the latter’s integrity is not in danger and then to notify the nearest official immediately using the telephone numbers provided by the organizer, or if this is not possible by going to the first checkpoint. In case of technical malfunctions, the motorbike will be removed immediately outside the route to avoid collision with other competitors.
In case of technical failure / injury the competitor will not deviate from the competition path so as to make it possible to locate him by the organizer. Any contestant leaves the track at their own risk.

Navigating the track, on any length, in the opposite direction is strictly forbidden!

In those places where the classes are separated, in the area where the paths meet again, the HOBBY CLASS and SHORTY CLASS competitor will give right-of-way to EXPERT and  PROFI CLASS competitors . Also EXPERT class riders will do the same with PROFI class riders.

14. CODE OF DISCIPLINE AND ARBITRATION

Sanctions

The sanctions are:

– Warning

– Time Penalty

– Disqualification

– Elimination from competition

The penalties are set by the race director, at the officials’ proposal, after hearing in advance of the point of view of the rider in question. The decisions of the Competition (race) Director are final. In case of elimination from the contest the entry fee is not refunded.

14.1 RANKING and TIME PENALTY

As a general rule, ENDUROPANORAMA competition is governed by “the best time wins” rule. The contestant who will go through the whole course of competition (day 1, day 2, day 3 and day 4), passing properly through each checkpoint (or missing the maximum number of checkpoints allowed), in the shortest period of time, is the winner of ENDUROPANORAMA competition. A winner will be declared for each class..

Time penalties and disqualifications:

Missing a checkpoint (checkpoint failure) is sanctioned with a 30-240 minute penalty. Mising more than 3 check points in a race day result in race disqualification. In the case there are 6 or less CP’s in a race day, missing half of them means desqualification for the day.

START POINT AND FINISH POINT ARE NO CHECK POINTS. Missing START or FINISH means disqualification for the DAY.

ATTENTION: Showing up in the FINISH AREA from other direction than the race track is NO VALID FINISH TIME.

A valid check point means:

– coming (entering) in a CP from the race track according to riders race class

– respecting the CP rules and the instructions of the CP officals

– leaving the CP on the race track according to riders race class

If one or more of this conditions will be not respected, that will mean CP failure and sanction.

All days: The following are considered checkpoint failure:

– Failure of a competitor to appear in a checkpoint;

– The arrival of a competitor at a checkpoint from another direction than the competition route, or from the route of another class;

– The departure of a competitor from a checkpoint in a different direction than the competition route, or on the route of another class.

– Not stopping at the checkpoint in the ‘CParea’ zone.

Disqualification of a competitor can take place under the following circumstances:

• Their presence on the contest circuit before the start of the competition
• Refuelling with the engine running
• Using external forces to move a motorcycle (other than engine power, physical or mental strength of the pilot, gravity, natural causes). Only exception of this rule is that a rider can be towed through race track only by a rider who is still in the race
• Frequent failure to stop at the checkpoint ( or at any other point on the route, if the official requests it to happen).
• Failure to reach the finish line in any competition day
• missing at the start line in any competition day

A competitor who is disqualified on the any day of competition can take the start on the next day(s) of competition, after the start of all the competitors in the race according  starting numbers, but he will not be listed in the final results of the race. Disqualification for a day or more means disqualification for the race.

14.2 APPEALS

Any appeal will be in writing (by email using the contact@motoclubhaita.ro) within 60 min. after the results are published in the sportity app.  If the results are published after 21:00 hour PM, the appeal is considered it time if it is done till 8:00 next morning.

15. ENVIROMNTAL ISSUES

Because enduroPANORAMA competition runs in the natural environment the riders, organizers, officials, and all others involved in the competition development should take all the measures need for preserve the  nature.

Obligations:

all the maitenance / repairing work at the motorcycling should be done upon a waterproof canvas to prevent fluid leaking the soil. The canvas shoul be at least 160/100 cm and 5-7 mm thickness. For urgent repairing work on the race track the riders should take all the measures to prevent fluid leaking in the soil .

for collecting the used fluids the organizer will provide collecting recipients in the moto park area ( Panorama Guesthouse)

Washing the motorbikes is allowed just in the special area set by the organizers. Ask the officials for the place.

Breaking the rules above will generate the verbal warning for the person in case (for the first deviation). The person who was warned and continues to break the rules above will be excluded from the competition

16 RESPONSIBILITY OF PARTICIPANTS

Each contestant participates in the competition on their own risk. Civil and criminal liability for any damage caused to themselves, other competitors or property any is solely the participants’ responsibility.