raceamerica Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Shoot for 1 May, if you can't make that, then do the best you can, keeping in mind that the other bugs will have a lead on you the longer you wait. At some point I'll decide on a cut off, when the racers that were on time are far ahead. A month? Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Shoot for 1 May, if you can't make that, then do the best you can, keeping in mind that the other bugs will have a lead on you the longer you wait. At some point I'll decide on a cut off, when the racers that were on time are far ahead. A month? Very cool. I bought my Nephew some tags and I wanted to help him get set up. I'm outta town this weekend though..... We're in. Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 (edited) 2 DAYS!!!! I'm addicted and it hasn't even started : Edited April 29, 2004 by geojed Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 I will be placing my racer in a cache on Friday - but I may not be able to log that for a few days. If I'm lucky, I'll see a public library or something and quickly log him in. Quote Link to comment
+SeventhSon Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 Is it ok to use the RTA logo on our bug card? I have less than 2 days, but I like being rushed!! 7 Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted April 29, 2004 Author Share Posted April 29, 2004 Yes, it's okay to use the logo for all things RTA Speaking of the logo... I'll post a picture of the certificate template and the button design on the race web page this evening, and a picture of the button itself once they're done. (I haven't ordered the buttons yet, first things first.) Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 This URL http://img.Groundspeak.com/track/447d9114-...932d31e769e.jpg will give you this pic: Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 (edited) 35 hours!! : Edited April 29, 2004 by geojed Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 (edited) 28 hours!! Edited April 30, 2004 by geojed Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Less then 1 day !!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted April 30, 2004 Author Share Posted April 30, 2004 (edited) As long as geojed is stirring up this thread, I'll add something too... Dirty_Bird and I ... discussed a button design based on his winning entry, and last night I added the a link to it on the race web page: Edited April 30, 2004 by raceamerica Quote Link to comment
+Eric K Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Can a racer enter after the official start date of the race? Quote Link to comment
+KSWader Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Cool button design! My 2 cub scouts that entered the race will love them! Thanks for putting this race together! Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted April 30, 2004 Author Share Posted April 30, 2004 Can a racer enter after the official start date of the race? Back on 24 Apr I wrote... Because there is no launch event, there's not much point in having a strict start date, so I might as well make it flexible. TRY to get the reference number in by 1 May though. In fairness to the racers that are on time, there will be no handicapping: late entrants will start behind the ones that were on time, will have to try to catch up, will not be eligible for the creative racer contest, and I may run out of race buttons. Later I wrote something about a month late as a final cut off. Quote Link to comment
+Eric K Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Can a racer enter after the official start date of the race? Back on 24 Apr I wrote... Because there is no launch event, there's not much point in having a strict start date, so I might as well make it flexible. TRY to get the reference number in by 1 May though. In fairness to the racers that are on time, there will be no handicapping: late entrants will start behind the ones that were on time, will have to try to catch up, will not be eligible for the creative racer contest, and I may run out of race buttons. Later I wrote something about a month late as a final cut off. O.K. I have a spare TB at home. I'll e-mail you the info when I activate it tonight and hopefully the weather will be nice here in Ohio this weekend so I can place it in a cache. Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 (edited) The fans anxiously await the start of the second biggest race of the year, When interviewed Geojed said I'm placing the bug the second it's possable and very close to the air port (Just to be 100 % sure in starts at 12:00 east coast time or 8 in alaska. Right?) Edited May 1, 2004 by geojed Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 (edited) The race starts 1 May, technically at 0:00 local time, so midnight on the East coast and midnight in Alaska. Isn't that how caches are logged? Based on local time? Unless someone picks up the bug you place this evening and picks it up before midnight, I think you're okay that it will still be in a cache in Alaska at midnight there. Hmmm, do you have any enemies? When I get up tomorrow morning, I'll initialize each of the racer maps with the cache each racer is in (or was in at the beginning of the day). If it is not in a cache, then the map will remain blank until the bug is placed. Edited May 1, 2004 by raceamerica Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 (edited) Wait a minute thats not what you said a couple days ago Because the bugs are racing the US, the race starts on the East coast. Its very important we get this stratened out in the next three hours (If my bug started in AK and ended in NY it would lose four hours if we did local time) Edited May 1, 2004 by geojed Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Reply already Reply you only have 2 hours to get this stratined out Quote Link to comment
+Dirty_Bird Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 (edited) Just made the deadline - I finally got my racer finished and entered, with little time to spare. Each of my daughters also have been working on racers ALL WEEK. they have finally finished debating what to use and how to paint them. They are finished and also entered. Talk about down to the wire.... Edited May 1, 2004 by Dirty_Bird Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 Wait a minute thats not what you said a couple days ago Because the bugs are racing the US, the race starts on the East coast. Its very important we get this stratened out in the next three hours (If my bug started in AK and ended in NY it would lose four hours if we did local time) This is what I wrote: Unless a night cacher places a racer bug, it shouldn't be a problem when 00:00 is, but local time is more appropriate in this case. Because the bugs are racing the US, the race starts on the East coast. Oh well. ... which means the race starts on the East coast, then moves across the country. If you want to consider starting at 20:00 Alaska time, East coast midnight, that's okay. Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Thank you, because I live in Alaska I can enter it then hopfully Someone will take it to the air port and get two states in the first day Thank you again (I'm going geocaching in about 5 minutes) Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 Linked a no-pictures version of the racer page into the main race page, so it only shows the maps, which are pretty small, but still has the links to the GC TB pages. http://users.rcn.com/brad.32/raceamerica/rtaracers_no.htm ... we have a cable modem, so I didn't notice a loading delay. Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 (edited) Get it onnn! (a la MXC) Edited May 1, 2004 by raceamerica Quote Link to comment
+Team PEZ Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 as the great al bundy says ... (with hand in pants) lets raaaaaaa-hck Quote Link to comment
+Dirty_Bird Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 START YOUR ENGINES & there off.............. (Depending on time zone ) Quote Link to comment
+Team GeoDillo Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 OK...it's 11:42 PM here and I think I have the last official entry to the race (in this time zone). It's the Lowracing Land Luge and the reference number is TB4607...check it out! Good luck to all the competitors! Scott & Charlotte Team GeoDillo Austin, Texas Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Ummmm, 11:56 CST so Nyaaa. Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 reporter: Do you think journey through america can win Geojed: he has been training hard and will squash the other bugs Well the race has started and I'd like to wish you all good luck Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 as the song says: The green light flashs the flag goes up turning and burning they yearn for the cup Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 Most everything's updated to get the race started. Including a new page for the state rankings. Still need to add a way to vote for the most creative racer. (Probably a copy of the CircumConUS scheme, unless email voting works for y'all.) Six of the 20 racers are actually in states, including geojed's journey across america in Alaska. Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 1, 2004 Author Share Posted May 1, 2004 Ok. Voting for the most creative is online now. Please go to the racer page (with the pictures) to pick one and vote through the link at the bottom. http://users.rcn.com/brad.32/raceamerica/rtaracers.htm Quote Link to comment
+Team GeoDillo Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 As a little gift on my part to the race organizers and competitors, you can now just type RaceThroughAmerica.com to get to the main race info page. Enjoy! Scott of Team GeoDillo Quote Link to comment
+Egnix Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 Whew! I'm not the only one without a picture! I've been to busy to get my bug together. I was even very close to a cache on Saturday but no time and no bug. Hopefully I'll get my act together this week... Quote Link to comment
+Team GeoDillo Posted May 3, 2004 Share Posted May 3, 2004 (edited) Rules question: (1) Is it acceptable to log a bug into, and then back out of a cache? (2) If so, is any proof of the visit needed (other than the physical log book being signed and the racer properly noted)? (3) Also if so, can a racer be logged into a micro cache (or in and out of it)? (4) I assume a virtual cache is not acceptable, correct? Edited May 3, 2004 by Team GeoDillo Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 Rules question: (1) Is it acceptable to log a bug into, and then back out of a cache? (2) If so, is any proof of the visit needed (other than the physical log book being signed and the racer properly noted)? (3) Also if so, can a racer be logged into a micro cache (or in and out of it)? (4) I assume a virtual cache is not acceptable, correct? Y'all like rules... The rules have been rewritten, or added, to hopefully clarify these issues: << Racers may not be mailed, shipped, transported, etc between cachers or muggles after the race starts, but must be carried from cache to cache by cachers. Racers can be placed multiple times by the same cacher, and can include in-out placements. Racers may only be placed in regular/micro caches, no virtual or locationless caches. Some micros are pretty big, so they can't be ruled out, but hopefully the racer could fit in the cache, even if the drop is an in-out. Cache owners will be asked to check the physical log books in the case of questionable placements, i.e., did Transam really travel through 5 Western states in one day? >> Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 As a little gift on my part to the race organizers and competitors, you can now just type RaceThroughAmerica.com to get to the main race info page. Enjoy! Scott of Team GeoDillo Well, that was awfully nice of you! Thanks. Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 Here's my entry...... Team Snoogz: Turn-N-Burn! Jett Threatt TOO (RTA 2004) has been added to the list. Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 4, 2004 Author Share Posted May 4, 2004 (edited) As a little gift on my part to the race organizers and competitors, you can now just type RaceThroughAmerica.com to get to the main race info page. Enjoy! Scott of Team GeoDillo Oops... Thanks for the domain name. I forgot that part. ... I'm gonna late to work today. ... though the domain name doesn't do anything for me, because my interaction with the pages is through ftp Edited May 4, 2004 by raceamerica Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 5, 2004 Author Share Posted May 5, 2004 Racer Nuts is now in the lead: 2 states. The rest of you are in trouble now. Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 5, 2004 Author Share Posted May 5, 2004 Adding new entries now that everything is set up is a pain... The web page now shows: Late entries will be only be accepted until 15 May. ... call me lazy. Quote Link to comment
+Cache on the spot Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Is it legal for me to take my own racer to a nearby state and log it into and out of a cache? Cache on the spot Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 6, 2004 Author Share Posted May 6, 2004 (edited) Rewrote the rule again on the web page to clarify further: << Racers may not be mailed, shipped, transported, grabbed, etc between cachers or muggles after the race starts, but must be carried from cache to cache by cachers. Racers can be placed by any cacher (including any racer bug owner), can be placed multiple times by the same cacher, and placements can include in-out placements. >> Edited May 6, 2004 by raceamerica Quote Link to comment
geojed Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 so if someone had a cross country trip they could get a whole bunch of states Quote Link to comment
+WaldenRun Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 so if someone had a cross country trip they could get a whole bunch of states Rumor has it that one of the bugs may be doing just that, going from Colorado to New Hampshire via the highways. -WR Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 10, 2004 Author Share Posted May 10, 2004 (edited) Hmmm. That wouldn't be Berti, would it? Berti jumped from New England to Colorado. Berti is up to 4 states. Edited May 10, 2004 by raceamerica Quote Link to comment
raceamerica Posted May 10, 2004 Author Share Posted May 10, 2004 The Bumble Buttons arrived on Friday (very fast service there), so those have been sent out to racer owners who replied with their addresses. For those in the States, you should be getting them this week. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 so if someone had a cross country trip they could get a whole bunch of states JNJWalla have my entry. It's headed crosscountry this Thursday. It should log 5 states and at least 2,000 miles. WOOHOO! Quote Link to comment
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