Oz Bug Race 2004. ( OBR-4 )

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 09 June 04 1:08 am

Stats and the bugrace site are not being updated currently.
As Dean is in the UK and I am currently (today anyway) in Thailand.

We'll try to fit it all in when i return, somewhere in between catching up and end of year !

hardunits · Post by **hardunits** » 13 June 04 10:05 pm

Well seems we have another casualty. My bug has gone. Someone took it from the cahce it was in and hasn't logged it.

I have emailed all the people to visit it since it was logged in and all claim not to have it. So the HardUnits seem to be out of the race.

TEAM LANDCRUISER · Post by **TEAM LANDCRUISER** » 13 June 04 10:16 pm

I wouldn't get too concerned yet H.U. our bug dissappeared a few weeks ago then re appeared. A first time cacher picked it up forgot to sign the log and didn't log the bug. The bug turned up a couple of weeks later when a seasoned veteran picked it up from a cache it wasn't supposed to be in .... fingers crossed.

TEAM LANDCRUISER · Post by **TEAM LANDCRUISER** » 03 July 04 11:43 am

I see the Free Software TB is finally back in the race Hard Units, and found by an Aussie in the UK

alex · Post by **alex** » 08 July 04 10:27 pm

Just for the record....Festival City Boomerang has now filled the requirements, five caches and one other country. It's just sitting at "Saut du Doubs" on the French/Swiss border waiting to be swept back to Australia.

Now what is the status of the rest of the racers?

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 08 July 04 11:25 pm

One is well in front and was in the Arab emirates last I looked. Wally wombat I think it was?

We have had some problems with the uploading of data. And will try to get it done one day soon.
Work seems to be getting in the way though.

None have reached Oz yet, with most still stuck in old blighty.

OzGuff · Post by **OzGuff** » 08 July 04 11:31 pm

If any can get to the US before July 24, and are anywhere near western North Carolina, I would be happy to bring any racers Down Under! I have six non-OZ Race TBs I am already bringing, including a Yellow Jeep TB.

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 09 July 04 2:26 am

If we are lucky, tomorrow (actually today now

) may bring a new status page to the race page.

All bugs have had their coords updated, so distances to home and mapping will work to date.

Bug status so far:

Max echidna is in the lead situated currently at the border of the Arab emirates & Oman.http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?la ... 6166666667
Little Red rod has flown the coop and is even further than the UK travle bugs as he is currently in the USA !
Rav 4 racing bug and festival boomerang are in France.

The rest of the bugs are in the UK still, some unfortunately havent even left the hands of the original takers

A few are in an airport cache that has apparently been requested to be moved by Airport security (Deja-Vu) ? and some are in a cache that has not even been approved yet ??

Wookster · Post by **Wookster** » 09 July 04 3:15 am

Go maxie boy, go....

embi · Post by **embi** » 09 July 04 9:48 am

Team Piggy wrote:and some are in a cache that has not even been approved yet ??

Time to bring in the approval force....who, what, where???

embi · Post by **embi** » 09 July 04 9:57 am

Adur Parks 1 : L.F.C. (Lancing FC that is)
by Volvo Man & Jan

Is the cache in question.

It contains 12 bugs. 2 are OZ race bugs

Aussie Smurf
http://www.geocaching.com/track/details ... e6191d82e5

Our 2 Cents Worth
http://www.geocaching.com/track/details ... b1eff67c70

The reason the cache hasnt been approved.

Please do not activate yet, this is part of a serial cache, the order of which still has to be decided. Final co-ordinates of cache placement also to be decided, but will be within 200 yards South of submitted waypoint.

oops is this a link to his email address ---> http://www.geocaching.com/email/default.asp?aid=161106

OzGuff · Post by **OzGuff** » 09 July 04 1:45 pm

Contact Volvo Man directly and ask him to remove the Oz TBs and to place them in currently active caches. He is a stand-up guy and I am sure he would do this! Or ask him how long until the cache will be approved. If you explain the race part he should help them out!

Team Piggy · Post by **Team Piggy** » 10 July 04 2:07 am

Same as one UK cacher has held onto Ernie Echidna (Maccamobs) Bug racer since the start of the race.

Very sad really. Its not like they have it written all over them what they are participating in.

You will also notice some slight changes on the Oz bug race pages, Race position placings are now automatic.

Blaze_au · Post by **Blaze_au** » 28 July 04 5:31 pm

Is there a list of all the TB in this race?

The Isle of the dead is a sad cache [:(]

Cached · Post by **Cached** » 28 July 04 5:34 pm

Check out www.teampiggy.com for the Bug Race List.

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Oz Bug Race 2004. ( OBR-4 )

Max Echidna