About Permanents

A Permanent is a brevet, but it can be ridden on any day, chosen by the rider.

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What is a Permanent?

A Permanent is like a brevet, but it can be ridden on any day, chosen by the rider. Regarding time limits and controls, they are similar to regular BRM brevets. Digital information like course files, control point information and maps can be found on the information page that is available for each permanent.
The rider is allowed to start the permanent at any of the control points, but this only applies to permanents where the Start- and Finish point is at the same location. The rider must follow the prescribed course, Riding a permanent in the opposite direction is not allowed. A permanent can be done individually but also in a small group. The deadline for finishing is determined by the length of the course; it is based on 15 km/hour.

How to ride a Permanent

1. On line registration

See the Permanents Route listing with information about all available permanents.

Click the button "Registration", log in and click on the permanent of your choice. At the bottom, click REGISTER. At the question "Do you proceed request this Permanent?" click REGISTER. Then close the page, do not click REGISTER again, unless you choose to CANCEL the application. A permanent registration cannot be refunded after registration, but can be switched to a different permanent. To do that, click on REGISTER again of that permanent and choose SWITCH.

 
2. Receive payment instructions

After a few minutes you will receive payment instructions by email: ￦16,000 per permanent. You receive confirmation of payment, usually on the same day, but it may take up to 2 days. Please apply well in time. If the confirmation has not yet been received at the moment of starting the ride, you are allowed to start. But payment after starting is impossible and makes your ride invalid. After you have paid for 16 permanents in one calendar year, for the following permanent registrations a reduced fee of ￦6,000 is applied. This is not automated in the administration system, inform us when you reach 16 permanents.

 
3. Prepare for Riding

Download and print out the permanent sheet and the waiver form. If control information is not shown on the permanent sheet, then you must print out the control information sheets as well. You can start on the day and time of your choice. A confirmed registration is valid for one year. Do not give notice of your planned riding date. Make sure to wear the prescribed safety wear like a helmet, safety vest, ankle bands. Your bicycle must be equipped with adequate lighting. Sign the waiver form, bring it to the start. If your registration is valid for a different permanent (like PT-00), you must switch your registration to the correct permanent in the section REGISTER before starting. Use Kakao Talk with Jan Boonstra (010-8915 7046) for your reporting at the start, the controls and the finish.

 
4. At the Start

Send a photo of the signed waiver form. The following information is required in a Kakao text message (only the info written on the waiver form is not suitable for registration):

  • Send a text message with your name, member number and PT-number
  • The PT number and the start control point (CP) number, if that is not the official start location.
Do not send more information that only that. Then make a selfie, showing your face and the control point, clearly identifiable. Send the photo right after taking. The time of sending the start photo is your start time.

You can start any time within a period of 1 year after the date of confirmation of payment. You do not need to tell in advance about your planned riding date. But make sure you are registered with the correct PT-number.

 
5. At a control (CP)

Make a selfie, with the control point clearly identifiable. In a Kakao text message, only give the CP number, not the control name. No more and no less is required. Send the photo right after taking. If you collect a stamp, a photo is not needed, just send a text message with only the CP number.

 
6. At the Finish

Do the same as at a control, but the Kakao text message must contain a clear remark that you ended the ride, in Korean or English. The time of your finish photo determines your riding time. Jan Boonstra will respond with the riding time that will be in your personal records. Sometimes the response is delayed for 24 hours or more.

 
7. General Remarks

  1. Permanents are not ACP sanctioned, meaning that a successful permanent does not count for the R5000 and R10000 award. All other awards, listed in the Awards Section are valid.
  2. When you are riding with two or more riders together, you can take group photos instead of individual photos. But when you split up, the control photos and finish photo must contain the member number of the person(s) on the photo.
  3. It is appreciated that you report any difference between the control information and the reality, or changes in the course.
  4. After finishing, send within 24 hours a photo of the permanent sheet, signed by you. If in a group, every member should do that personally.
  5. If your reporting is in full accordance with the rules as mentioned above, Jan Boonstra will place mark in his registration and if you have 10 or more marks in one calendar year, you will be listed in the honor roll of "Best Rider".
  6. You can receive a certificate and get your permanent sheet stamped and signed. If you like that, send the permanent sheet by normal mail (not registered) to Jan Boonstra at Busan City, Suyeong-gu, Suyeong-ro 471 apt. 1201 postal code 48265. NOTE: it is not needed to send the waiver form. You will receive your certificate and the permanent sheet back by mail, to the address as registered on the website.