The event will be held at a little
outdoor family tea garden called the "Lemon Rose Farm" located in
the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. The venue has small farm
animals and jungle gym/play area for the kids.
The 2009 Great SA TB Race will have
its “kick-off” on Sunday, 31st May 2009 and it will end on 11 July
2010 (the final kick-off of the World Cup Soccer
tournament).
This Event will be a wonderful
opportunity to get-together and view all the TB racers that have
entered this exciting Race. Both Geocoins as well as Travel Bugs
will be eligible to enter. The Race will be administered by Cincol.
If you would like to enter your TB you'll have two choices - either
bring your TB along if you attend this Event, or post your TB to
Cincol before the Event. You'll need to ensure that your TB has
been activated. If you plan to post your TB, please use the
following postal address and notify Cincol at the same
time:
Peter Little
Postnet Suite 4077
Private Bag X82323
RUSTENBURG 0300
If you plan to bring your TB entrant along to this Event, please
email Cincol the TB's tracking number, before the Event (don't
forget to bring the TB along to the Event!).
Cincol will register the TB and
enter it in the Race. PLEASE DO NOT log your Racer into the
Event as all Racers need to start from the Official Start Line -
which will be a cache that will be announced at the Event, so as
not to create unfair advantage to other Racers. There will be some
fantastic prizes that could be won at the end of the Race, so be
sure to check this page to check the Rules. You can also keep up to
date with the discussion thread on the Groundspeak Forum by going
to “South Africa” and clicking on “2009 Great SA TB
Race”.
You’ll also be able to discover
other TBs (that won’t necessarily be entered in the Race) and meet
fellow geo-caching teams.
In order to assist us with the
necessary bookings at the venue, please let us know whether you’ll
be able to attend and the number of people in your group. If your
plans change closer to the time and you find you will no longer be
able to attend, please post a note with the details, so that we can
let the venue know in advance.
At this Event, you’ll be given the
co-ordinates to a nearby cache for the official Starting Line of
The Race. We also plan to sponsor a Lucky Draw to win
a complete cache ready to be hidden in a suitable spot!!
There are a number of good caches in
the area, so be sure to make a day of it and plan to do some
caching after the TBs have been set off!
Event Details:
Date:
Sunday, 31 May
Time: From 10h00 to 12h30
At 12h30 we’ll leave the Event venue and make our way to the Race
Starting Line.
Venue: Lemon Rose Farm, Randburg,
Johannesburg
RSVP: Please complete a “Will Attend” post with
your numbers as soon as possible, to assist with the
bookings.
We hope to see you there!
Happy Caching!
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Draft Rules for the 2009
Great SA TB Race (this will be updated from time to time) (Excerpt
from Cincol’s post on thread “2009 Great SA TB
Race”):
OK everyone - I(Cincol) have
accepted the challenge and the time has come to get this one
kick-started. I will be in South Africa during May 2009 and I think
that a good date to start the race will be 31 May 2009. The race
will be called the 2009 Great SA TB Race. I already have 4 TB's
registered and entered into the race!
I will select an appropriate cache for ALL racers to start from.
That way they will all have an equal and similar advantage [or
disadvantage] for that matter. I will select a cache in Gauteng as
that is where the majority of cachers are and also has a high
concentration of caches as well. It is also the smallest province
so racers should get extra points quickly for crossing provincial
boundaries too!
All TB's will need to be posted to me to arrive well before the
start date of 31 May. I would suggest that each TB has an
appropriate tag attached to identify it as a racer. Preferably I
would like each TB racer to start off with a zero mileage as that
will make my job easier. However, currently activated TB's with
mileage will also be accepted.
The address to post all TB's to is:-
Peter Little
Postnet Suite 4077
Private Bag X82323
RUSTENBURG 0300
[Please send an e-mail to me via my profile when you have posted
your TB so that I know how many have been posted and can keep track
of those that have arrived.]
Here are the rules that will be used
As this is a South African Race there are incentives for the TB's
to stay in SA. However, they will still score points for travelling
overseas.
Scoring
1. For every cache it’s placed in = 1 point
2. For every 50 miles [as per GC miles] traveled = 1
point
3. For posting a picture = 2 points
4. For crossing US or Aus state/SA or Canadian provincial
lines = 2 points
5. For crossing international borders = 3 points
6. For attending an event cache = 3 points
7. For being placed during a FTF = 4 points
8. For visiting specific countries mentioned prior to start
= 10 points per country visited [Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana,
Mozambique, Namibia, any Middle Eastern Country, any South American
country] these bonus points can only be scored ONCE per country
visited
9. For visiting ALL 9 Provinces in South Africa = 25
points
10. For a picture of the bug at a provincial boundary = 5
points
11. For a picture of the bug at a major line of latitude
(tropic of capricorn, equator, etc) = 5 points
12. For a picture of the bug with an animal, other than a
cat or a dog = 5 points
Notes
1. Points for caches visited will only be awarded once for a
cache. Once a bug visits a cache, any subsequent visits to that
cache will not count for points.
2. Points for mileage will be based on the mileage counter
on each bug’s page.
3. Points for posting pictures will only be awarded once per
photo per cacher. One cacher posting multiple pictures will not
gain additional points, though it is encouraged if the poster
desires to help document the travels.
4. Points for crossing state/provincial lines or
international borders will be based on a straight line model, using
the travel bug’s map. No matter how a cacher travels as they carry
the travel bug, a straight line between cache A and cache B will be
used to determine which state/country lines are crossed.
5. Points for attendance at an event is only awarded once
per event.
6. Points for being placed during an FTF requires that you
be the FTF on the cache in question. Due to the increase in smaller
caches, being FTF does not require that you leave the travel bug at
the cache, only that you are the first to find it while the travel
bug is in your possession. A photo will be needed as
verification.
7. Any bugs "dipped" in and out of caches will forfeit those
points. ie: NO dipping will be allowed at all. This also applies to
multiple moves by any 1 cacher. A bug may only be moved ONCE by any
cacher. An owner therefore may move his own bug, but only
once.