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In the past twelve months I have visited places beginning with almost all of the letters of the Alphabet in WA on a motorcycle:

Albany, Bunbury, Collie, Denmark, Elleker, Frankland, Geraldton, Harvey, Irishtown, Jarrahdale, Kirup, Ludlow, Margaret River, Nannup, Oakajee, Piawaning, Quairading, Ravenswood, Shotts, Toodyay, Uduc, Vasse, Wongan Hills and Yallingup.

In the next few weeks I will ride to Zeehan and Xantippe but before I set out for Esperance and Dalwallinu can you remind me of the prize.

Footnote: JonO's suggestion that you show a receipt for a purchase of food or fuel in the places visited was hard to comply with. IE no shops in Uduc. If the towns were visted as part of a ride with BMW Club riders or were part of a ride report that should be enough evidence.

Great trial / pilot work Bozo.....and thanks for the reminder.

Can I refer you to the Members Only Forum Reply # 1207585 on post 1197962.......The towns should be some distance away from Perth. I would suggest at least 100 km's, probably over 150 km.

It shouldn't be a comp based on the quickest time to complete the alphabet or the greatest distance covered in completing it as that could cause fatigue issues.

An award should suffice for all completing the challenge by say the end of May each year....in time for the End of Year function.

How about we start this from July this year or August if there are any formalisation required at a meeting?

I might tag along on some of Bozos rides and discover the X and the Z!

Cheers

Koos

I put a proposal to the club meeting tonight and it was agreed to run the event in 2013/14 as follows:

There are two awards:
• Alphabet Challenge Rider
• Dusty Alphabet Challenge Rider

Rules:

1. Only towns/places outside of the area enclosed by Armadale, Midland, Joondalup and Kwinana are eligible.
2. The applicant must have ridden a motorcycle to at least 24 places, beginning with a unique letter of the alphabet, according to the following rules:
a. General rules:
• Only towns and places visited from 1 July 2013 will be eligible for this award.
• The names of towns and places must be listed in “Roads and Tracks Western Australia” as places and geographical locations.
• Towns and Places beginning with a number will be regarded as having the first letter as that of the name of the number.
• The same motorcycle does not have to be used for all 24 places but must be a motorcycle owned by the rider.
• Any number of places may be visited per trip.
• At least 24 places must be visited by June 30 2014.
• The applicant must be a paid-up member of the Club in good standing, with a valid membership at the time of the ride(s) to each of the listed places.

b. Alphabet challenge:
• Ride to any combination of at least 24 places on bitumen or gravel for the Alphabet Challenge Award.
• Nominate one place from at least 24 letters of the alphabet.
• Bonus points will be given for visiting the greatest number of the 9 rural regions in WA.
• Bonus points will be given for visiting two towns or places commencing with sequential letters of the alphabet and no towns in between being claimed ie Denmark and Elleker

c. Dusty Alphabet challenge:
• Ride to at least 13 places where the only access is gravel for the Dusty Alphabet Challenge Award.
• Ride to the balance of places need to make up your minimum 24 locations.
• Nominate one place for at least 24 letters of the alphabet.
• Bonus points will be given for visiting the greatest number of the 9 rural regions in WA.
• Bonus points will be given for visiting two claimed towns or places that are linked by your journey on gravel

3. Evidence of a visit can be given showing a motorcycle owned by the rider, and a recognizable landmark, street sign, shop, and tavern depicting the places visited. If there is no visible sign, a picture of the GPS coordinates will also be accepted. A ride that is undertaken with other WA BMW Club members is also OK as evidence.
4. Planning your ride and riding your plan is at own risk. The WA Committee take no responsibility whatsoever.
5. Submit your application form to the WA Committee for approval once you've visited at least 24 towns/places according to the rules and regulations. The decision to make the award is entirely at the discretion of the Committee.

Great...thanks Bozo.

I'm in.

The Alphabet Challenge starts 1st July 2013
Get details, entry form etc here;

http://bmwmccwa.asn.au/Default.aspx?pag ... 37#1319837