+Honest John & Suzies Jule Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Hey fly46, how much money did you raised for the camp? I hope the camp can catch some private funds along the way, that would be great. We made a nice donation last year before the doors opened, and we hope only the best for them. It's great the Petty cars are doing well at Daytona with the new engines from Evernham. Maybe now Kyle can have some fun driving this year, after all they been through. If he wins Sunday, I don't think there would be a dry eye in the house. Quote Link to comment
+Honest John & Suzies Jule Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Hey fly46, I like the new Avatar! Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 The camp is going to get at least $50. Since that was half the reason for the entry fee, I wanted them to get a substantial donation.. They may end up getting more. If you're reading this, all the bugs got placed on the 19th, so they're sitting in Daytona a mile from the track in a huge bucket. They should all have 1 mile logged on them. They made a quick stop at Dale Earnhardt's virtual and then they went into the start cache. I'm sure you've gotten notifications in your emails by now.. There should be three from today, two drops, one pick up. I had that times 39... (37 bugs, 1 straggler, plus my owner logs)... UGH.. My poor email provider. Oh, yeah, and sorry jeremy. I'm sure that those 136 emails weren't system-happiness. Anyway, the work is over. Now just sit back, watch the racing, and try not to swear when your bug goes from Darlington straight to texas. lol Quote Link to comment
+In Search Of Faeries Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 (edited) so we have 39 in all...I am tracking them all and I can only find 37 including mine...I'm missing 2 or did I missunderstand? Do you know when the website will be fully updated? Edited February 20, 2005 by In Search Of Faeries Quote Link to comment
Ca Racetramp Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 WOO HOO It's Race Day. I can't wait to see Little E win again. Good luck to everyone's favorite driver in the 500 and good luck to all TB owners. Looks like the green flag has dropped. Quote Link to comment
+In Search Of Faeries Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 WOO HOOIt's Race Day. I can't wait to see Little E win again. Good luck to everyone's favorite driver in the 500 and good luck to all TB owners. Looks like the green flag has dropped. As it all begins, I wish everyone good luck on the race route, may your bugs move well and stay on track! As far as the real race today GO Rusty #2....Win it All.....I Love You!!!! As far as the travel bug race......Go Kevin, Tony, and Ryan!!! Woo Hoo!!! Quote Link to comment
+LXA_KA_1287 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Sweet Repeat...Daytona 500 Victory #3 for Jeff Gordon! Woo Hoo! GL Everybody, boogity boogity boogity, let's get racin'! Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 20, 2005 Author Share Posted February 20, 2005 The cache is a tb hotel. When I dropped in the race bugs, there were 37 race bugs and 3 non race bugs. Quote Link to comment
+In Search Of Faeries Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 The cache is a tb hotel. When I dropped in the race bugs, there were 37 race bugs and 3 non race bugs. ok cool, then I have them all on my watchlist. Quote Link to comment
+Limax Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Dang... I knew there was something I should have done.... Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 Another way to find all the tbs is to do a search for all bugs found by NASCAR travel bug race 2005. It will bring up all the bugs in the race (and one straggler - DJ is NOT in the race) Quote Link to comment
+LXA_KA_1287 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 yea, they're all in my watchlist at the moment. I hope to update the Score Board by the end of the week, as I've noticed I have Bill as the 97 instead of the 94, and a couple of other mistakes. Quote Link to comment
+CacheSafari Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Just curious, what driver is in Bass Pro Shops #33B? Quote Link to comment
+MrCOgeo Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Just curious, what driver is in Bass Pro Shops #33B? Maybe it's fly46's fantasy car! or a future Truex team member? Quote Link to comment
+Limax Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Pack Rat - Where is your scoreboard? I think I missed the post with the link. Quote Link to comment
+LXA_KA_1287 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Here's The Link: http://img.Groundspeak.com/track/1bf612a4-...44f22d20a8c.jpg Quote Link to comment
+CacheSafari Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Just curious, what driver is in Bass Pro Shops #33B? Maybe it's fly46's fantasy car! or a future Truex team member? No, it belongs to Cameron Douglas. I haven't seen him around. Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 Oh good lord. It's Kerry Earnhardt. Quote Link to comment
+fishhook1 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I noticed Dale Jarrett's car has over 3000 miles on it and has been active since 2003. Rule #6 says the TB should have no miles on it. Are we going to follow the rules race driector? Quote Link to comment
+LXA_KA_1287 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I noticed Dale Jarrett's car has over 3000 miles on it and has been active since 2003. Rule #6 says the TB should have no miles on it. Are we going to follow the rules race driector? He's not involved with the race...he's just tagging along Quote Link to comment
+fishhook1 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Thank you for the info. Now everyone is informed. Quote Link to comment
+CacheSafari Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Oh good lord. It's Kerry Earnhardt. As I said, I was just curious. Never watched a NASCAR race in my life. Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 DJ wanted to get to as many tracks as he could. I came into being with him and emailed the bug owner and asked if I could mail DJ down to Daytona. Bug owner said it would be okay, so I mailed DJ down with our bugs. He liked the company. I just wish the NEFGA people would start moving our bugs! I'm so impatient! Quote Link to comment
+In Search Of Faeries Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Me too! I am really impatient as well. And , I was kind of disappointed that none of the bugs have moved yet. Quote Link to comment
+fishhook1 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 This is my 1st TR race. As I understand the rules, an owner of a TB can move it to one cache and leave it there. Then after someone else moves it to another cache, the owner can move it again. Is this a correct interpretation of the rules? Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 One RACE cache. There is a difference. As in, you can't take it from daytona to darlington to bristol. You have to leave it in darlington until someone else moves it and then you can pick it up again. The first group are moving!!!!! Elliott Sadler - Patty Moise - Dale Sr - Kerry Earnhardt - Dale Jr All have been picked up! According to the log note: Grabbed it to start the race. Will move north to within reach of the Jax cachers. Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 24, 2005 Author Share Posted February 24, 2005 Yahoo is on crack. Yesterday it screwed up my messanger. Today it took me 18 attempts to properly update the website, which should have taken one try and 2 minutes... It's not as updated as I'd like it to be, but I'm exhausted and not feeling well, so I really need out of this computer chair. The important thing is that I've updated the leader board and the news (including the news archive). I'll do a little more cosmetic later. For now, the only bugs that are listed in leader standings are bugs that are moving. That might change later, but I don't know. Quote Link to comment
MapheadMike Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Looking it over, I now have some misgivings about World's Fastest Half Mile. It's disabled/missing now. I looked at some maps and it's on private property (Bristol Campground and Event Parking) that might not be too friendly (my experience is that private campgrounds tend to be strict as to what they allow on their land). If the owner replaces it, it might disappear again. I need to correct and apoligize, at least partially. I just back from a driving vacation that passed through Bristol, so I stopped by to find the caches near the track. I turns out that the campground fence is much farther back than I expected from the highway, so the World's Fastest Half Mile cache spot is actually on public (highway right-of-way) land. So that eliminates one of the objections. It is still missing and disabled. And that road is plastered with No Parking signs (I guess to prevent race day problems although the signs are permanent, no idea if there is any enforcement when the track is silent), so access is either a long road walk from the nearby softball park, or an illegal stop and sprint. Red Wings at White Top is a nice cache when the stream guarding it is low and a heck of a test when the stream is full and cold. No way to cross dry when the stream is full, but my feet were thawed out by the time I drove into Knoxville, barely. Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 25, 2005 Author Share Posted February 25, 2005 Please Check Here and make sure that your bug(s) appears in the list. Quote Link to comment
+Limax Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Cool.... my bug is on the list and has seemed to stall getting started. Hm. Maybe I should check under the hood and start wiggling those stringy thingies... Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 26, 2005 Author Share Posted February 26, 2005 The first five bugs that had been picked up have now been placed in a TB "palace" 27 miles N from where they started. The sixth bug to move from the starting line is KYLE PETTY! (Yay for me!) He hasn't been placed anywhere yet, but at least he's moved. I do have some good news for everyone who's still at the start gate, but I'll save that news for later. Gotta have something good to tell y'all at some other point in time, don't I??? Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 Davey Allison has moved from the starting grid! I have pics, too, but I won't be able to post them until tomorrow or monday. Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 Seeing as though there are so many bugs in the race, I'm going to post these pictures here. If you want the pics on your bug page, open the image, right click, save it, and then upload it to your bug page. Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 You can also right click and click on properties and get the url of the picture and direct link. Quote Link to comment
+Limax Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 *Whew*... there's my bug! (Man... it took until the last photo... I was getting worried. ) Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 Matt Kenseth & Jeff Burton are now moving as well. The website is getting updated as we speak. Quote Link to comment
CNSpotz Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Hi all!! I have been caching for a year but rarely visit the forums...so glad I did today! This is such a cool concept and I hope that everybody's bugs make it to the finish line. We live BETWEEN Bristol and Dover...so will try and help bugs move along when they reach this point! I'm setting the bugs on my watchlist so I can cheer them on and help them when they reach VA. Good luck to all!!!! CNSpotz Quote Link to comment
CNSpotz Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 OK...I am trying to find all of the bugs like my log above mentions...sorry for bugging you all again..but who is #48? The Bug doesn't have any details on the page, driver name, anything. Just the number. Who does this car belong to, driver wise... The rest I've been able to piece together from the forum posts... Quote Link to comment
+In Search Of Faeries Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 OK...I am trying to find all of the bugs like my log above mentions...sorry for bugging you all again..but who is #48? The Bug doesn't have any details on the page, driver name, anything. Just the number. Who does this car belong to, driver wise... The rest I've been able to piece together from the forum posts... #48 is Jimmie Johnson belongs to Ray&Rosie I believe Quote Link to comment
+LXA_KA_1287 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Yep, that's correct. Quote Link to comment
+CacheSafari Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Had to squint a bit, but I believe I do see my #12 at the far right side of the first lineup photo. Quote Link to comment
CNSpotz Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 Thanks for the help! I had Jimmie Johnson and Michael Waltrip on the list..I guess there's no Michael Waltrip? Will be watching these guys!! I didn't even really know there were races like this...duh....maybe I can get in on the action next time! Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 CN - You're not the only person that found out too late. Don't worry. As soon as the checkered flag drops at the end of this season you can enter next year's race. No Mikey in the race. Maybe next year. Check this out - not caching related, but NASCAR related and very very cool! Quote Link to comment
+LXA_KA_1287 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 (edited) Sweetness! Terry's On The Move! EDIT: Even Better, Terry just took the lead! Edited March 3, 2005 by Pack Rat 24 Quote Link to comment
MapheadMike Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 Even Better, Terry just took the lead! Numbers aside, I'm not sure a southwest move constitutes a lead on this leg. Quote Link to comment
+fly46 Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 Yeah... I'm debating on that. I mean, technically, the leaderboard is a mileage chart, but also, technically, this is -58 miles since it went in the opposite direction from the first cache. Tell me what the rest of you think. Do we go by mileage only? Or is Terry Second because he's in the wrong direction? lol In other news, I've had three rather interesting phone calls with Bobby Hamilton this week. Even if you're not a fan, he's a very cool person when you become personable with him. I think I'm going to go over towards the shop to see if I can see the shop... And then scope out a possible cache location. Quote Link to comment
+The Neverlanders Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 I think if you are going in the wrong direction then you are not in the lead. If you are in a road race and take a wrong road that puts you way of course, would you be in the lead? Quote Link to comment
+LXA_KA_1287 Posted March 3, 2005 Share Posted March 3, 2005 whoops, I didn't even look at the direction that he had gone in...sorry guys Quote Link to comment
+Honest John & Suzies Jule Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Now you need a separate award for most miles accumulated, getting to the finish line. Did you do that already? I thought I saw something like that? Quote Link to comment
MapheadMike Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 At least you've gotten movement and placement, which over 20 of your fellow competitors haven't gotten yet. As far as a serious leaderboard statistic, the criteria should be distance to goal. I'm not sure how to make that criteria easy for Fly to compute and post, although I'm sure there are some web utilities out there that could help. Quote Link to comment
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