TJ's Touring Competition 2008-2009

TJ’s COMPETITION

TJ’s competition is sponsored by Hal Caston of TJ’s Motorcycle Tyres and Accessories in Lonsdale Street, Braddon.  The objective of the competition is to encourage members to get out on their bikes and to recognize those members who undertake significant rides during the year.  The prize is a voucher from TJ’s; this year to the value of $500.

Each year the competition rules are decided in consultation between Hal and the club.  This year the competition will be in one part (last year it was divided into two segments with the prize shared)  .The competition rules will be the same as those for last year’s NEWS segment and are outlined below.

The aim of the competition is to travel as close as possible to the most Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern points of the mainland, hence ‘NEWS’.  For the purposes of the competition, the four locations to be used as the datum points are:

North:                       Bamaga (Cape York)
East:                        Cape Byron Lighthouse
West:                       Denham
South:                      Tidal River

Entrants are required to submit any photo that includes their bike and identifies their location (you do not have to actually reach each of these locations).  Entrants should nominate which photo applies to which datum point.  Scores will be based on the shortest distance the location in the photo is from the datum point, using Google Maps Australia.  Entrants do not necessarily have to submit a photo for each datum point.  If no photo is nominated for a datum point the default calculation will be from Canberra to the missing datum point or one photo could be used for all datum points.  The winner will be the entrant with the lowest score.

The table below provides examples of scores.

Entries can be emailed to tjscompetition@yahoo.com.au, mailed to the ACTBMWMCC, PO Box 4042, Weston Creek, ACT  2611, or passed to a committee member at a general meeting.

Entries close on 28 February 2009.