The information about this race was provided by our Romanian ambassador, Paul Matei.
Location: Ciulpaz, Hunedoara, Romania
Competition Headquarter: Pension Casiana, Ciulpaz village GPS 45.793551, 22.772169 (DJ687J, Ciulpăz 337337, Romania)
Terrain Description: rocky black soil, rivers with stones, climbs with stones and roots
Racetrack Format: 3 days, 1st day prolog Hard Enduro style 15km, day 2 100 km Hard enduro and 3 of race 80km/day hard enduro
Categories: 5 classes: PROFI, EXPERT, VETERANI, HOBBY, GIRLS
Average Daily Riding Time: between 3 and 6 hours, depending on the class and skills
Racetrack markings: The race track is completely marked with marking tape
GPS Mandatory: YES. 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.
Entry Fee: 200 euro
Championship-Race: Yes, stage 6 of Hard Enduro Romania
Race History: first edition was in 2018
Normal/Expected Attendance: approximately 140 competitors in all 5 classes
Nearest Civilisation: Hunedoara
Nearest International Airport:
International airport Sibiu 142 km
Traian Vuia International airport Timisoara 179 km
Avram Iancu International airport Cluj-Napoca 185 km
Rental Motorcycles: https://enduro-nuts.ro/race-participation/
Race License: HARD ENDURO POIANA RUSCA is an OPEN type competition
1. Romanian competitors should have a valid hard-enduro FRM (Romanian Motorcycling Federation) license
2. 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)
Motorcycle Requirements: 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.
Typical Weather: The temperatures during this period are between 20-25 degrees Celsius. Dry weather
Sightseeing: Tourist attraction worth visiting.
In Hunadoara you can visit the Corvinor Castle https://goo.gl/maps/xeiULcspbqRJMv8PA,
one of the most beautiful castles you can visit in Romania, 14 km from here is the town of Deva, which is also an attraction has Deva Citadel https://goo.gl/maps/xeiULcspbqRJMv8PA.
Disclaimer: Always do your own research if planning on attending this race, as the info we provided could be wrong or out-dated