This is no ordinary geocaching trading item!

* Brother Roo 2011 Canberran Trackable Race! is a Walkabout Tag Travel Bug, traveling from geocache to geocache on a very specific mission.

Trackable ItemIf you do not intend to log your visit on the Geocaching.com web site, please DO NOT TAKE THIS ITEM. Its travels and its progress requires you to log that it is being taken from this geocache. You will also need to log when you place it in another geocache. It's easy!

If you are willing to log your part of this Trackable's journey and place it in another geocache as soon as possible (after you log your find), grab it from this geocache.

My Current Goal:

 

To return to Australia within one year accumulating points along the way.

The 2011 Canberran Trackable Race is a race for trackables to return from Canada back to Australia. 

This is a race for points not for distance. Points will be given for meeting goals and completing tasks. The race will be one year long, with point tallies at the end of every month. The trackable with the most points at the end of the race wins.

General Race Rules

  1. Dipping (or visiting) is not allowed. However, we can't stop this from occurring. So how do we handle a dip? If a dip occurs, any points earned from the dip will not be tallied, including pictures, borders, etc. In some cases, this can result in serious point losses. All trackables will have an attached tag that states the No Dipping (or visiting) rule.
  2. Once the race has officially begun in Canada, contestants in the challenge are forbidden from handling any racing trackable. This is done to prevent people from cheating by intentionally moving other entries to hinder their travels. All trackables will have an attached tag stating that they are in the 2011 Canberran Trackable Race.
  3. Contestants are encouraged to follow their own trackable's movements. Each month, the race standings will be updated with the scores for all entries. If you feel that your entry's score is incorrect, or you feel that you we have miscalculated, please contact the race organizer for assistance, along with details.
  4. There is an inherent risk in releasing any trackable that it might go missing. If this happens, unfortunately you are out of the race, unless it suddenly reappears before the competition ends. For this reason you are encourage to keep on top of your trackables movements to prevent this from happening.

Earning Points

TASK PTS RULES
Visit a Traditional Cache 5 The trackable may not be dropped and retrieved from the same cache by the same cacher (Dipped)
Visit a Multi Cache 10 The trackable may not be dropped and retrieved from the same cache by the same cacher (Dipped)
Visit a Puzzle Cache 15 The trackable may not be dropped and retrieved from the same cache by the same cacher (Dipped)
Attend a Regular Event 15 Only one log per REGULAR event will be counted
Attend a CITO Event 25 Only one log per CITO event will be counted
Attend a MEGA Event 50 Only one log per MEGA event will be counted
Cross a Country Border 25 A Trackable may cross a country's border as many times as it likes
Cross a State/Provincial/Territory Border 15 A Trackable may cross a State/Provincial/Territories border as many times as it likes
Photos of the trackable 10 Only one photo per trackable log will be counted (though more than one photo is always appreciated)
Dipping/Discovering 0 No points for any activity (Visiting a cache, taking a picture, etc) will be awarded on dipping a trackable. The trackable must be left in a cache.
  1. If a trackable is dropped into an event, it will earn the points associated with the icon for that Event.
  2. State/Provincial/Territory border crossings count for crossings in USA/Canada/Australia.
  3. Reviewers decisions are final but please feel free to ask questions.

More Information

See 2011 Canberran Trackable Race FAQ for more information.