Sounds like fun 

I guess we start once I'm convinced we will have suitable participation and once I can gather up some prizes to give away and once I am able to put together an event for it. 

OK, I think I'll go ahead with this race. 

At this point, here are the ideas I have. Let me know if you have any ideas or if there are things here you don't like.

• The TBs will all be brought to the "Start" event. From there, they will all be placed in a cache together, probably a local TB hotel. If there are too many to fit, they will be split among two or three local TB hotels.
• The "race" itself will be to a pre-determined cache over 2,000 crow-miles away.
• The race will end at the "Finish" event, and most prizes will be handed out to the winners there.
• Prizes will go to the first 3 TBs to reach the destination. If less than 3 make it, there will be additional categories to determine the winners (mileage traveled, number of caches, etc.).
• I have other prize categories in mind. At least one category will remain a secret until the Finish event.
• All entrants must start at the event. If you want to join the race but cannot be there on the event date, it would be nice to have someone else bring the TB. Not sure if/how we will deal with late entrants.
• None of the participants can move the race bugs, and no getting you friends to do it, either! 
• TB dipping will not count if mileage/number of caches is a factor in awarding prizes. When a cacher places the TB in a cache, a different cacher must retrieve it.
• Entrants must be new/fresh TBs. The first cache logged must be the "Start" event.
• I am willing to provide identical informational tags describing the race so each TB is clearly identified as having a destination and a deadline.

I considered an entry fee that would go directly to actual cash prize money for the 3 winners, but since I really don't like entry fees, I won't be doing that. The winners will have to make due with whatever prizes I can scrape together and/or get from donations. We're doing this for fun and not profit anyway, right?

How does July 19 or July 26 sound to everyone?

Hmm, how about pushing it back to August 8 or 9? No NY events scheduled for August yet. I just have to figure out when my son's birthday party will be. Or maybe I could rent the pavillion out and use half the time for a bday party and half for the event. I wonder if I could get away with that . . . 

Looks like it might be July 19 after all. We got a break (free deal) on a spot for that day that normally costs $125. My apologies to anyone already planning on the Albany picnic.

I will be asking around soon. Expect an e-mail to all the participants when I'm ready to think about it