10:10:10 10/10/10 TEN

This event has been put together to celebrate the 10th of October 2010 (10/10/10). The race will start at 10:10:10 am (10 seconds past 10:10), during the TENth year of Geocaching!

WHERE: The published coordinates: Richmond's Washbourne Gardens Rotunda.

WHEN: From 10am, 10 October 2010 (don't be late - 9:50 would be smart)

WHAT: A GPS race themed around 10 / TEN, followed by a BYO lunch.

BRING: Charged GPS, car, pen, and a charged digital camera or charged camera phone. (Bring lunch and perhaps something to sit on)

UNTIL: The race end time is 12 noon. Winner will be announced close to 12:30pm so even if you stay for lunch you still have the afternoon open for other things... like caching!

The EVENT will start at 10 am at the Washbourne Gardens Rotunda in Richmond - BE EARLY!

Race start: 10:10:10 am - S*H*A*R*P !!! (Instructions handed out at 10:00)

There will be a $10 note for the winner of the race (sorry dafran, not $100), and ten consolation prizes (Donations of prizes or money prior to race day invited - please email us about your contribution so we can arrange to collect it before the event. Let's keep it small and sensible).

Please consider joining us for lunch after the race as the social part of these events is what it is really about.

THE GPS RACE: You will need to visit a number of locations related to the number 10 in some way. Details will be provided on the day - just before the race starts. It will be a time limited race to see who can complete the most locations within the allotted time. You will need to take a photo at each location as proof of your visit. (Let me know if you want to compete but do not have a digital camera or camera phone - a few loan units are available). Individuals and teams can compete against each other - there should not be much benefit to having more people. In fact, it may slow you down! Families will receive 2 bonus points for every child aged 6 and under - we want to ensure families can have fun and will have a fair chance of winning the race. There will be other ways to earn bonus points. The instructions, maps and bonus tasks will be outlined at 10 am sharp when you will receive your race materials. The emphasis will be to have FUN while at the same time enjoying the genuine opportunity to win!

IT'S A SOCIAL EVENT TOO Put names and faces to geocaching names - meet the people behind the names you've seen on log sheets and cache pages. Listen to and share your war stories and get tips and tricks from the oldies - sorry, old hands :) Most of all, have fun! At this stage there is no BBQ planned, but if someone wants to volunteer to bring one, please let us know and we'll update the cache page.

NOTE: There will be no coin/travel bug swap tables set up. Do not log trackables into this event unless you expect to swap them directly with people or take them back again.

Credit goes to Auckland's funkymunkyzone for starting the ball rolling on the NZ "TEN" events. We take the blame for taking the concept to the point of absurdity however!

See you all there!
Josh, Braeden, Karen and Pete - beltfamily

UPDATE: 7 SEP 10

Stretch0 and nightowlnz have offered to take anyone just starting out with Geocaching for a bit of a geocaching tutorial. They won't do the race, but they will go find a few caches. A great opportunity for new geocachers to be shown what to do without the pressure of a race. Interested? Then click here and send Colin and Sharon / stretch0 and nightowlnz a note. What a great initiative. Thanks team!