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About

TB Race 2050 is a Travel Bug race starting in the Syracuse, NY area (Liverpool, NY specifically). Travel Bugs will race to see which can be the first to arrive at Art in the Desert #1 (GCTVA5) in Surprise, AZ. Travel Bugs will also have other "goals" along the way that will help it pick up points. (This cache is owned by TD Lover, who spends part of the year in Surprise, AZ and part of the year in Baldwinsville, NY, so I thought it a fitting finish line.)
Why TB Race 2050? The distance from the Start Your Engines event to Art in the Desert #1 is somewhere between 2049 and 2052 miles.

Leaderboard

Last update: 12/02/09

  1. 5300 bullseye1's Silver Bullet (TBR2050) -- bullseye1
  2. 3967 The Boogie Man (TBR2050) -- Novac
  3. 3208 TBR2050 Happy Cat -- sulady
  4. 2692 Lisa's Little Purple T-shirt TBR2050 -- LCSM
  5. 857 speed or not racer tbr2050 -- mermaidb50
  6. 677 mandmsyr's racing lizard TBR2050 -- mandmsyr
  7. 585 TBR2050 Dreams Do Come True -- Finders and Seekers
  8. 576 TBR2050 Blue Man Yo -- Finders and Seekers
  9. 475 LUCKY SEVEN TBR2050 -- btie58
  10. 398 Going Nuts (TBR2050) -- Zookeepers4
  11. 382 Hot Tiger TBR2050 -- Weputtsc
  12. 367 Windborne's Nissan GT-R (TBR2050) -- Windborne
  13. 345 Glow in the Dark Non-Working Light TBR2050 -- RicochetInfinity
  14. 261 The DogTBR2050 -- dnnsgps
bullseye1's Silver Bullet (TBR2050) -- bullseye1 The Boogie Man (TBR2050) -- Novac TBR2050 Happy Cat -- sulady
Lisa's Little Purple T-shirt TBR2050 -- LCSM speed or not racer tbr2050 -- mermaidb50 mandmsyr's racing lizard TBR2050 -- mandmsyr TBR2050 Dreams Do Come True -- Finders and Seekers
TBR2050 Blue Man Yo -- Finders and Seekers LUCKY SEVEN TBR2050 -- btie58 Going Nuts (TBR2050) -- Zookeepers4 Hot Tiger TBR2050 -- Weputtsc
Windborne's Nissan GT-R (TBR2050) -- Windborne Glow in the Dark Non-Working Light TBR2050 -- RicochetInfinity The DogTBR2050 -- dnnsgps

Late Entries

You do not need to be at the Start Your Engines event to participate and you can enter the race after 7/19/09, but you will need to follow these rules: After 07/19/09, you must read the submission guidelines below and then e-mail Novac to arrange your entry into the race.

Submission guidelines

The rules for submitting the race itself are as follows. Check back for any updates. Last updated: 06/15/09

  1. The goal of the race is to be the first TB to reach the destination: Art in the Desert #1 (GCTVA5) located in Surprise, AZ (N 33° 38.941 W 112° 25.054)
  2. There is a limit of three (3) TB racers per geocaching username.
  3. Geocoins may not be entered. Only standard TBs (with no special icons) may be entered.
  4. The TB code must be trackable at geocaching.com.
  5. Before the race, each TB must be registered, active, have 0 miles logged, and be dropped in the Start Your Engines event.
  6. LATE ENTRIES will be allowed and accepted. See the late entries section.
  7. TB Racers must include the word "TBR2050" in their name somewhere. That way, a simple search will bring up all the contestants.
  8. TB Racers must have a default picture listed. (To do this, go to your TB page, click "Upload an Image", and make sure you check "Make this the default image for this Travel Bug" before uploading your picture. If you need a picture, I can help you out with this.

Race rules

The rules for the race itself are as follows. Check back for any updates. Last updated: 06/15/09

  1. The race will run for approximately one year, from the Start Your Engines event on 07/19/09 until midnight on the morning of the Finish Line event (exact date TBA)
  2. No "dipping" allowed. A cacher may pick up the TB but may not drop it in a cache and pick it back up themselves. If this happens (and it will) the dips will be ignored. Points will be calculated from the original pickup and the subsequent drop-off for that user.
  3. Cachers involved in TB Race 2050 may not pick up or drop off any (theirs or others') Racing TBs.
  4. Prizes will be handed out at the Finish Line event in the summer of 2010.

Points

Points will be awarded for various accomplishments. The point levels are tentative right now.

  • Reaching the finish line:
    • Arriving at the finish line in 1st place: 2,500 points and the associated prize
    • Arriving at the finish line in 2nd place: 2,000
    • Arriving at the finish line in 3rd place: 1,500
    • Arriving at the finish line in 4th place: 1,000
    • Arriving at the finish line 5th or after: 500
  • Each mile traveled: 1
  • Each "discovered" log: 5
  • Placed in a cache:
    • Placed in a TB Hotel cache: 125
    • Placed in a non-hotel cache: 50
  • Photos:
    • Photo of TB posted on TB page: 25
    • Photo of TB at a race track: 50
  • Event attendance:
    • Attending a standard event: 75
    • Attending a CITO event: 150
    • Attending a mega event: 200
  • Visiting states/countries:
    • Each new state visited: 100
    • Visiting Arizona: 250
    • Each new country visited: 25
  • Seasonal and time limited bonus achievements:
    • Coming soon. (May involve things like getting a picture posted with a heart in the month of Februrary, a picture in a cememtary on the week of Memorial Day, etc.) These will be posted after the race begins.

Prizes

Prizes will be given out for various categories including the first TB to reach the destination and the points winner. More details on what the prizes and categories will be listed here. Prizes will mostly be donations from companies and individuals, and I will list them here once a prize is committed. Prize categories will be listed here soon, and some prize categories will remain a "secret" until the Finish Line event. Depending on race participation, some of these prizes may be given out at the Starting Line event. Last updated: 09/14/09

First to arrive at the destination cache:

Prizes based on points:

The First Place racer will get the first choice of one (1) travel bug from the Trackable Coin List below. Second place will then select one travel bug from the remaining coins, third place will then choose, and so on through seventh place. I will try and gather additional coins so that everyone will get one, but I can't make any promises.

Special Prize (Details TBA at Finish Line event):

Trackable Coin List

The following prizes were given out at the Start Your Engines event:

Sponsors

Thanks to the following companies and individuals who have donated prizes for the event and the race!







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