NGEE ANN SECONDARY NATIONAL INTER-UNIT AMAZING RACE 2007

Invitation from Ngee Ann Sec NPCC.

If you are interested, come and see me with a team of 4. Open to Sec 3 and Sec 2. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LIMITED TO ONLY THE FIRST 12 SCHOOLS.


We are inviting your unit to send a team of NPCC cadets to participate in Ngee Ann Secondary School NPCC Unit’s first ever Inter-unit Amazing Race. This fun-filled event held at Pasir Ris Park will see your cadets in action, overcoming obstacles and challenges in fun yet educational way. Team-spirit, innovation and creativity will come in handy when participating teams are faced with the various tasks that they have to tackle at each station in order to win the race. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams. Tokens of appreciation will also be given to all participating schools.

Below are details of the event
Theme : Journey to the East
Competition Date: 28th July 2007
Venue: Pasir Ris Park, Meeting Point 2 in Area 2.
Time: 0745 – 1200h
Attire: PT Attire - Track pants, Unit T-shirt, Track/jogging/running shoes
Number of cadets per team: 4
Number of teams per school:1
Cost: Free of charge

Kindly fax or email us the completed entry form(s) by 6th July 2007. Priority will be given in order of receipt, thus kindly reply as soon as possible. (First 12 schools)

Sequence of Activity

1. Upon arrival at Pasir Ris Park, all teams will assemble at Meeting point 2 in Area 2 by 0745h.
2. Teams will be briefed on the race procedures.
3. Team leaders will draw lots to pick their route. There are a total of 12 routes, all pre-determined beforehand to ensure that all the distances travelled for each route would be the same as any other route.
4. There are a total of 12 stations, scattered throughout Area 1 and Area 2 of Pasir Ris Park. Each team will be given a map of Pasir Ris Park on which all 12 stations would be marked.
5. Each team will have to pass through the 7 stations assigned to them on their route card, in the specified order. At each of the stations, there will be two challenges for the teams to overcome in order to proceed to the next station.
6. The first challenge at each of the stations would be a theme-based question about facts and figures (e.g. famous landmarks, street names) related to the eastern part of Singapore.
7. For every correct answer, they will get a 2 minutes deduction off their final race time. However, for every wrong answer, they will get 2 minutes added to their final timing
8. The second challenge at each station requires them to perform an obstacle as a team.
9. Each team is only given a total of ten minutes to complete both tasks at each station. After which, the team will be asked to move onto the next station, irregardless of whether they have completed the tasks or not.
10. The team to return to the starting point after passing through all 7 stations in the shortest possible time would emerge as the winner.
11. All participants are expected to be back at the starting point by 1030h, irregardless of their progress of the race and/or completion of the stations.
12. All teams have to make their way to the different locations around the park by foot only.
13. The team must move as a unit. The team timing will be based on the last member of the group to arrive at the designated area.

Rules and Regulations

Unless with medical proof from doctors, participants with medical history such as asthma, fractured legs are advised not to take part in this event.
The organizer should be notified of any withdrawal one week in advance before the event starts.
Participants must be NPCC cadets. No outsiders are allowed to take part in this race.
All teams are not allowed to seek assistance by getting outside help to join them for the race. If caught they will promptly disqualified on the spot.
All contestants are to be properly behaved at all times during the race.
Teams are expected to observe the rules of the race at all times or be subjected to any penalty or total disqualification from the race
All contestants are expected to be honest at all times during the race. Failing which will subject the entire team to disqualification from the event.
The decisions made by organising committee regarding any issues related to Inter-unit Amazing Race 2007 will be final.
You are responsible for your own well-being and you belongings.
Disqualifications would fall to team if the team loses the route card or attempts to edits the route card or sabotages other teams.
This is an external school event, thus act appropriately at all times.
The school and the management committee would not be responsible in any case of accidents, death or any other negative consequences.