2009 MAGC Travel Bug Challenge
Get your bugs ready for the 2009 MAGC Travel Bug
Challenge.
Things took some time to get rolling this year, but as they say
"better late than never."
Running Dates
Starting date is September 27th, 2009. Gold Star Mothers'
Day.
Final date is Memorial Day 2010.
1st and fore most...This is for fun (and bragging rights) please
keep it that way.
Participants must be registered members of the
MAGC. (the organization
is open to non military... see ""who may join" on the "welcome
page.
A single launch point for bugs has been determined. Launch will
be at an event cache at Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, followed
by a quick redeployment to the west coast of the United States.
Participating bugs that are being mailed in for the
event:
Please send me a message and I will provide the mailing address.
Participating bugs will need to be registered at tbrace.com
under race ID 77. Please message me for the race key.
Do not log them into a cache as they will all be entered into
the event cache so each bug has a common starting point.
Late Entrys
Late entrys will be allowed, but they too must be sent to the
listed address for a launch. (got to keep it fair)
RULES OF THE TB CHALLENGE
TBs must travel through "Natural Means"
1. Once launched, the owner can not retrieve it and move it
again
2. It can only be moved once per cacher
3. The TB may not travel via snail mail - unless via stargate,
wormhole, portal or other cache designed for rapid movement of TBs
over distance. (owner may not request their TB to one of these
caches)
4. The Bugs can not be "handed off" in a TDY, PCS or vacation
senario to gain miles.
5. the Caches the bug travels through or is launched from MUST be
an active cache not one pending activation or sitting
archived/temporary down
As a participant, you may not hinder the progress of any other
travel bug
The Bug Page must state that it is a participant in the the MAGC
2009 Bug Challenge with a link back to the MAGC (a photo of the TB
companion is not required, but is appreciated.)
Maximum 2 bugs per cacher username (family teams can be allowed
extras for children with no username just specify as such)
To participate, you must donate... -- Each participant must
offer up an item to award the winner (to be sent/collected closer
to the end of the race)
Suggested Items:
Geo Coins
unit coins
swag
unregistered Travel Bugs
Path Tags
"Other Service Ribbons"
Awards to be given:
Bug with the Most Miles
Bug with the Most Legs - how many times it changed
hands/caches
MIA bug memorial
Bug visiting the most states/countries
Bug with the Most discoveries
Bug with the Longest Leg- excluding the Phase 1-Phase II
jump.
The Can of Beans Award
In honor of the very first cache...this award will be given to the
bug that just doesn't quite make it far...least distance.
