--- In gpsstash@y..., "Mike Teague" wrote: > Thought ya'll might find this interesting... didn't see any other discussion > about it, so here goes! > > Mike Teague - http://www.triax.com/yngwie > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 11:47 AM > Subject: (no subject) > > > > > > > > CONTACT: Laura Layton FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Sarah Howell > > 404-231-0812 > > > > MBNA FOXHALL CUP ANNOUNCES GEOCACHING CHALLENGE > > $5,000 Grand Prize Buried in Suitcase > > > > ATLANTA, March 5, 2001 - Hide and seek is going techno, and it's not just > for > > kids anymore. The MBNA Foxhall Cup has added the first competitive > > Geocaching Challenge to its activity roster during the four-day event > being > > held May 3-6th. The MBNA Foxhall Cup National Championship equestrian > > competition at Foxhall Farm, 15 miles from Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport, > will > > host the Geocaching event, a technology-enhanced treasure hunt with the > > largest grand prize offered in the sport - a suitcase of $5,000 cash. For > > game details and to register for the MBNA Foxhall Cup Geocaching > Challenge, > > log onto www.foxhallcup.com. > > Geocaching combines technology and physical sport. It involves using a > > hand-held global positioning satellite (GPS) device to find hidden > "caches" > > or prizes. Individuals or organizations set up the caches and post the > > location coordinates on the Internet. Participants can then download the > > coordinates and search for the treasure. Once found, a cache may provide > the > > visitors with a wide variety of rewards. The sport's popularity is > rapidly > > growing around the nation, and Georgia boasts the highest number of hidden > > caches in the southeast. > > "The MBNA Foxhall Cup Geocaching Challenge will be the first venue to take > > the new sport of Geocaching to a competitive level," said Jim Richards, > MBNA > > Foxhall Cup chairman and owner of Foxhall Farm. "For a couple of days in > > May, everyone can be Indiana Jones searching for a hidden suitcase of > cash." > > GEOCACHING CHALLENGE: The Game > > Participants register online at www.foxhallcup.com and check in at the > > primary waypoint > > -more- > > MBNA Foxhall Cup Geocaching Challenge / page two > > at Foxhall Farm during the MBNA Foxhall Cup May 3-6th. At the primary > > waypoint, challengers are provided with GPS location coordinates to find > > numerous caches each day. During the four-day Challenge, caches become > > increasingly difficult to find, with luck always adding a new dimension to > > the game. Prizes range from music CDs, tee-shirts, gift certificates and > > Rocket Cash to the grand prize - a buried suitcase filled with $5,000 > cash. > > At each day's end, challengers return to the primary waypoint. Caches are > > tallied based on random coded scoring of each cache. On Saturday and > Sunday, > > GeoCache challengers are presented a higher scoring threshold making the > game > > more competitive. On Sunday, challengers still in the game will receive > > coordinates for the $5,000 grand prize. > > Additional activities on-site during the MBNA Foxhall Cup four-day event > > will include The International Disc Dog Handlers' Association 2001 Canine > > Disc Championships, Shepherd Center Derby Day festivities, Concours > > d'Elegance exotic car show, a skydiving demonstration, 6K cross-country > Fun > > Run, 24-foot climbing wall, and Retail Village. > > MBNA America Bank, N.A. is the title sponsor and official financial > service > > products provider of the MBNA Foxhall Cup. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel > Company, > > L.L.C. is the official hotel and Star level sponsor. WSB-TV will air > > pre-event coverage and be on-site to provide closed-circuit coverage of > the > > equestrian event, so spectators won't have to miss a moment of the action. > > Atlanta-based Shepherd Center, known internationally for its successful > work > > with acquired brain and spinal cord injuries, is the beneficiary of the > MBNA > > Foxhall Cup. > > For more information on the MBNA Foxhall Cup Geocaching Challenge, log > onto > > www.foxhallcup.com. To find out more on Geocaching, visit > > www.geocaching.com. Grand prize photo available in electronic version by > > request through e-mail, please contact Sarah Howell at > > datelinecohowell@a... > > ###