Brogan Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 Is there any interest in a cross country TravelBug Race, (shades of the old CannonBall Run) East Coast to West Coast, best time wins, maybe an annual event? Quote Link to comment
+manuelcasi Posted December 3, 2002 Share Posted December 3, 2002 yes www.ManuelCasillas.com Quote Link to comment
philip36 Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 Could be an interesting game, so YES! Quote Link to comment
+Dekaner Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 I'd like to propose a rule though - the bug can only move one state at a time. - Dekaner of Team KKF2A Quote Link to comment
Brogan Posted December 4, 2002 Author Share Posted December 4, 2002 I like the idea of only being allowed one state at a time, keeps everyone honest! Also I think that anyone in the race should be forbidden to interfer with any of the bugs. Quote Link to comment
Big Red One Posted December 4, 2002 Share Posted December 4, 2002 But in order for those of us in flyover land to participate, maybe we make it a round the world race. regardless of where you start from you have to log caches in five specified states (New York, California, Illinois, Florida and Washington) other than your home state (if your home state is one of the named states you have to add Texas), ten countries (Australia, four in Asia, one in Africa, four in Europe) and then return home. Think anyone would finish? A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step . . . and then I get in my truck and drive the rest of the way. Quote Link to comment
+The BeeGees Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 I've got a tag that's ready to roll! Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 I'll save one of the tags for the race. I like the one-state-at-a-time rule so no one can just say, 'I'm flying from NY to CA tomorrow so I'll start a bug before I go and win right away.' Quote Link to comment
+Egnix Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 I'm very interested! How do you propose this will work? Quote Link to comment
Brogan Posted December 6, 2002 Author Share Posted December 6, 2002 My initial idea was to accept all TBs mailed to my location and organize a large scale release from a major metropolitan area IE: NYC, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, etc. However I noticed in a search today that there is a cache in PA called Cannonball Run and I have e-mailed the owner about the possibility of using it as a release point. The area appears to be remote enough to present a bit of a challenge but there are several towns/cities nearby that could "host" a gathering before the release. I do like the now dubbed "One State Rule" as I think it lends some fairness to the game, also I don't believe that anyone who has entered a travel bug in the race should be allowed to be in posession of any of the race bugs to ensure that no one's bug is "kidnapped". I'm open to suggestions and opinions about any and all of these things so bring it on folks!! Also I am in need of a final destination point, if anyone out on the wesy coast has an idea..... Quote Link to comment
Brogan Posted December 6, 2002 Author Share Posted December 6, 2002 Thats was supposed to say That anyone entered in the race is NOT allowed to be in posession of any of the bugs! Quote Link to comment
enfanta Posted December 7, 2002 Share Posted December 7, 2002 Sorry if this is too basic but how will this race work? Do the bugs get released with destinations attached to them and hope that random cachers move them along? Or do we go out and try to move our teams bug?? little foggy here, any clarification welcomed! Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted December 7, 2002 Share Posted December 7, 2002 Still haven't got my TB tags orderd, (reminder to self - must call and order over phone since site still mot working fo me) but I could be on a team! Cache you later, Planet Afraid of heights? Not me, I'm afraid of widths! Quote Link to comment
Brogan Posted December 7, 2002 Author Share Posted December 7, 2002 This is what I'm after.... should we be looking at teams attempting to move their own bugs cross country?, should it be a general release from a gathering or other high traffic area and a strictly hands off race?, can you grab somebody elses bug and backtrack it? What do you all think?????? Quote Link to comment
Big Red One Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Brogan:This is what I'm after.... should we be looking at teams attempting to move their own bugs cross country?, should it be a general release from a gathering or other high traffic area and a strictly hands off race?, can you grab somebody elses bug and backtrack it? What do you all think?????? While I understand the reasoning, the fact is if someone intends to play dirty, then not allowing owners to touch bugs (their own or others) just means that they will get their friends to do it, or will simply not log their grab. The One State Rule should apply because its monitorable, but other than that rely on people's understanding of the prisoner's dilemna - if any racing bugs start getting messed with, the whole concept will probably collapse as owners go after each other's bugs. Maybe if we allow it, but ask people to log their actions, the bugs won't just disappear. I'm still in, in any case. just let me know when and where to send my bugs. (I travel a lot myself, so plenty of notice would be appreciated.) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step . . . and then I get in my truck and drive the rest of the way Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 I'm interested. But, I wonder about the one state rule. Many people pick up bugs without reading the directions, so I bet some would end up skipping states. What happens then? Is the bug disqualified, does it have to try to backtrack to get the missed state(s)? It would probably be extra inportant to put info tags on the bugs to avoid this kind of thing. Quote Link to comment
+Egnix Posted December 16, 2002 Share Posted December 16, 2002 Any update on the race? Still working out the rules/guidelines/etc? Quote Link to comment
Brogan Posted December 17, 2002 Author Share Posted December 17, 2002 Pretty much have the rules hammered out, trying to keep it as simple as possible yet still fair. Now's the time to get your bug ready.... anything is game but keep in mind that it is a race so vehicles are probably the bug of choice. I'll be posting a contact address soon and begin collecting the bugs for a Spring release (soon as worst of the snow breaks). Quote Link to comment
+Egnix Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 In case anyone is watching this thread - race info has moved to this thread. Quote Link to comment
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