Tag: TB Race

TB Race 2025 Updates

As part of 9US 10th anniversary celebrations we are holding a TB race. There will be prizes for the furthest travelled, most countries visited and special prizes for any TB that makes it back to our New Years Eve 2025 event. To start the race we held an event at Caernarfon Airport cafe, all distances are to be calculated from this events coordinates. We have 20 TB’s taking part.

GCB16T1 9 Usual Suspects TB Race Launch

Below are the competing TB’s, we will endeavour to keep this list up to date.


2025 New Adventure racing Hummingbird- most miles in a year!
TBB13ZA
owner Wendy2000


Distance 31,641.3 km 
Countries: UK, USA, Spain, Cabo Verde, Barbados, Saint Lucia


WanderBug the World Traveler
TB8GVY8
owner naturesbyte


Distance 4,939.4 km

Countries: UK, Norway


Travel Sun Geocoin
TB4BXKB
owner WelshDisneyMum80


Distance 1,184.6 km
Countries: UK


Stitch Lackey
TB92HJQ
owner Geojade2013


Distance 1,184.6 km

Countries: UK


Piratemania Chorley Chuckle
TBA8MQN
owner jude100


Distance 194 km

Countries: UK


Mardi Gras 2015
TB72J3Y
owner Mossfamilymacc


Distance 583.4 km

Countries: UK


Leap Year Devon Mega 2017
TB7TCBE
owner FfiLli


Distance 16,113.9 km

Countries: UK, Norway, Brazil, Argentina


Lackey Tag
TBADMMR
owner Mossfamilymacc


Distance 21,241.3 km 
Countries: UK, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, USA


Incy
TBB13Z8
owner sionyn68


Distance 31,814.9 km

Countries: UK, USA, Spain, Gibraltar, Cabo Verde, Barbados, Saint Lucia


I Met Signal Tag
TB8MEYY
owner ECOBAKE


Distance 43,605.5 km

Countries: UK, Spain, Switzerland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Italy, Czechia, Germany, Luxemburg, USA


Golden Goose
TBA5RMD
owner Clueless_Goose


Distance 35,940.8 km

Countries: UK, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Barbados, France, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Latvia, Norway, Lithuania


DJ’s Dolphin Adventure
TB9PQQN
owner Cwm DJ


Distance 23,144.4 km 
Countries: UK, USA, France, Germany, Portugal



9 Usual Suspects Race 2025 Go For It
TB5BF8Y
owner escapefromwork

Distance 15,911.9 km 

Countries: UK, Egypt, Cyprus


RACING KINGFISHER
TB5QQ1C
owner YnysMonBirders


Distance 4,481.2 km

Countries: UK, Norway


74jen Signal Race Tag
TB8M9D9
owner 74jen


Distance 13,233.6 km 

Countries: UK, Spain, Switzerland, Cyprus


BONUSTOWN I’M IN A RACE Tag
TB669ZG
owner lostnwet


Distance 6,290.6 km
Countries: UK, Czechia, Ireland


Compass Winnie
TB433D
owner Bess’s Friends


Distance starting from 68,481
Distance travelled 14,591.4 km

Countries: UK, Egypt, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, France


GraPeS The Bear
TB478A
owner Bess’s Friends


Distance starting from 102,085
Distance travelled 22,719 km

Countries: UK, Egypt, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Falkland Islands


Racing Pirate
TBA8MM3
Ann@Birdbrook


Distance 38,237.2 km
Countries: UK, Norway, Czechia, France, Spain, Dominica, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, British Virgin Islands 


Clogging all over the world
TB2J2M1
Team Marzipan


Distance starting from 3,200
Distance travelled 62.8 km

Countries: UK

Race Rules
1) The race will last for one year, starting on 1st January 2025 and finishing on 31st December 2025.
2) The start will be from 9US event GCB16T1, 9 Usual Suspects TB Race Launch (to be published) all TB’s to be dipped into this event.
3) The TB can be ‘dipped’ by the owner into another cache before it is to be released into the ‘wild’. No hanging on to it and bringing it to next year’s event!
4) A country is as defined by Geocaching.com.
5) TB’s distance to be recorded in KILOMETRES, not miles and start at zero!
6) There is no limit to how many TB’s you can enter.

Any questions contact us. Oh, The judges, Pete, decision is final!

News & New Caches 162

We have one new cache and three events to report since our last post:

GCB0NY4 Hand-me-down by Clueless_Goose Traditional D1.5/T1.5

Events

GCB0MMV Christmas Stroll up Tryfan by swindon_leys D1/T5
When: 25th December, 2024
Where: Tryfan Summit
Time: 12pm-12.30pm
No plans for Christmas Day? This event could be just what you are looking for.

GCB0QRK 9 Usual Suspects Say Goodbye to 2024 by 9 Usual Suspects D1/T1.5
When: 31st December, 2024
Where: Anglesey Column Cafe & Information Centre
Time: 11am-12pm
Our last event of 2024 and a chance for a quick catch up before the New Year Celebrations begin. There is no better way to start your celebrations than meeting up with your geocaching friends! Please log will ‘attend logs’ as we need to give the cafe numbers in advance.

GCB0PTH 9US Discover 2025 with a Beach Clean by 9 Usual Suspects CITO D1/T3
When: Wednesday 1st January 2025
Where: Beach Car Park nearest the Airport
Time: 11am to 12pm
Why not blow away those New Year cobwebs and join us for a litter pick along the beautiful beach of Dinas Dinlle?
This event will see the start of a new TB race, see below.

2025 TB Race

As part of our 10th anniversary and geocaching’s 25th anniversary we will be having another TB race starting on 1st January 2025 finishing on 31st December 2025. There will be prizes for the furthest traveled and most countries visited. Rules and details in our next post.

TB Race 2021 Update

Do you remember this TB race? The original race was for one year, starting on International Geocaching Day 2021 and finishing on International Geocaching Day 2022, with prizes for the furthest traveled.
We decided to continue the race as a test of endurance with the winner being the last TB in circulation.

6 TB’s took part in the original race there are now 4 still traveling.

HQ Win the Race TB owner lostnwet
Traveled: 136,706km
Current Location: France in the hands of *Mana*
13 Countries Visited: UK, Ireland, France, Canada, USA, Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Sark, Jersey, Guernsey

Racing Dragon owner Ann@Birdbrook
Traveled: 72,903km
Current Location: Czechia in the hands of Pe_Bo
10 Countries Visited: UK, Portugal, Sweden, Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, Denmark, France, Poland, Czechia

Draco owner Naturesbyte
Traveled: 57,168km
Current Location: Puppy Dog’s TB Hotel, Nevada, USA
10 Countries Visited: UK, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Hungary, France, USA


Welsh Sea Pottery owner escapefromwork
Traveled: 9,168km
Current Location: RAL [7] Whitby Road, Bristol, UK
2 Countries Visited: UK, Ireland

Halloween Video

GCAZ0QW Come and Monster Mash with 9US by 9 Usual Suspects D1/T1.5

We would like to thank everyone for attending and taking part in our activities. Bet you can’t wait to see what we are planning for next year!

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As Glyn kindly pointed out I had missed two caches off the list, apologies Jack.

GC9ZD8E Through the gate by Neil1234567890 Traditional D2/T1.5
GC9ZDTK Two Little Dickie Birds Set Within a Wall by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T1.5

Premium Member

GC9ZP5P Castell Caernarfon by Clueless_Goose Traditional D2/T1.5

Events

Please note this months N&N, in for review, will be on Tuesday 27th not Wednesday 28th.

GC9ZN6M Becky & Ralph On Tour by 3BearsUK
When: Wednesday 28th September 2022
Where: The Black Bull Inn, Bangor, LL57 1NS
Time: 6pm to 8pm or when the last person leaves

Becky and Ralph are on holiday, they are hosting the above event while here and would love to meet local and non local geocachers.

TB Race Results

Here are the results of the 2021/22 TB Race

Ist
Racing Dragon
Owner Ann@Birdbrook
In the hands of FeuerPatsche
23,343.9 km
Countries visited UK, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

2nd
Draco
Owner Naturesbyte
In Californian Coffee Club
22,985.3 km
Countries visited UK, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

3rd
Welsh Sea Pottery
Owner escapefromwork
In Church Micro 10232 Bibury
8,930.3 km
Countries visited UK, Ireland

4th
Little Red Dragon Racer
Owner 9 Usual Suspects
Missing in Action
7,056.4 km
Countries visited UK, Portugal, Czechia, Denmark

5th
HQ Win the Race TB
Owner lostnwet
In the hands of josie301
5,619 km
Countries visited UK, Ireland

6th
Black Pig
Owner Mossfamilymacc
In Amisfield Brae Trackable Hotel (missing)
1,319.2 km
Countries visited UK

Raffle

Apologies to everyone for running out of raffle tickets on Saturday, a bit of an over sight on my part, but you will be pleased to know this is very unlikely to happen again as I have purchased a ‘bargain’ multi pack of 6 books, 6,000 tickets!

We would like to take this opportunity to Thank Simon (Optimist on the run) and the WM Mega Team for their very kind donation of 3 geocoins, also Pat (searcherdog) for the donation of a cache container.

The new annual Geocoin/TB raffle will begin as soon as the tickets arrive. For this years raffle we have 7 prizes, 5 coins and 2 trackable tags.

TB Race 2021 – Last Tag Standing

This TB race was part of our International Geocaching Day 2021 celebrations, with prizes for the furthest traveled see results below. This now continues as endurance race, the last Tag in circulation
1st 
Racing Dragon
Owner Ann@Birdbrook
In the hands of FeuerPatsche
23,343.9 km
Countries visited UK, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

Racing Dragon
Owned by: Ann@Birdbrook

2nd
Draco
Owner Naturesbyte
In Californian Coffee Club
22,985.3 km
Countries visited UK, Portugal, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Draco
Owned by: Naturesbyte

3rd
Welsh Sea Pottery
Owner escapefromwork
In Church Micro 10232 Bibury
8,930.3 km
Countries visited UK, Ireland

Welsh Sea Pottery
Owned by: escapefromwork

4th
Little Red Dragon Racer
Owner 9 Usual Suspects
Missing in Action
7,056.4 km
Countries visited UK, Portugal, Czechia, Denmark

Little Red Dragon Racer
Owned by: 9 Usual Suspects

5th
HQ Win the Race TB
Owner lostnwet
In the hands of josie301
5,619 km
Countries visited UK, Ireland

HQ Win the Race TB
Owned by: lostnwet

6th
Black Pig
Owner Mossfamilymacc
In Amisfield Brae Trackable Hotel (missing)
1,319.2 km
Countries visited UK

Black Pig
Owned by: Mossfamilymacc

Rules for the original race
1) The race will last for one year, starting on International Geocaching Day 2021 and finishing on International Geocaching Day 2022.
2) The start will be from 9US event GC8QABW Let’s Celebrate International Geocaching Day!
3) The TB can be ‘dipped’ by the owner into another 2 caches before it is to be released into the ‘wild’. No hanging on to it and bringing it to next year’s event!
4) A country is as defined by Geocaching.com.
5) TB’s distance to be recorded in KILOMETRES, not miles and start at zero!
6) There is no limit to how many TB’s you can enter.