Kent Multi-Tx DF  Nov 5th 2017
Organiser
Colin M (G4CDM)
Location: Hosey Common, near Westerham    Car Park: TQ 453531
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After event rendezvous:
“Rose and Crown”     Web link for more info





     
 Natalie, Tish & Howard  tuning for Tx B   ...........................                                                                           .............  so where to now?

      
Justin & Natalie after Tx G       It's this way!                                                              .................... Oh no it isn't

   
Where the 'L' is the Triffid  .....................................   MUCH later .......................................   Why couldn't I see it?
Fashion rights owed by Forjac


     
John fancies a second red, a man with a handicap has too!                             This is where the ghost lives (Westerham Mine)  so it should be close.


Results

Pos Competitor Hcap Joker A B C F G H K L M 1 Score Raw % Final Total
1 Justin S 0 A 52 26 26 11 11 15 17 15 0 26 199 64 199
2 Dave C-A 0 G 13 13 20 26 80 11 0 0 0 0 163 53 163
3 Rosie M 39 G 9 8 0 40 64 0 20 23 0 17 181 58 142
4 John M 3 K 0 0 0 13 13 17 52 26 23 0 144 46 141
5 Roy E 124 L 11 7 0 23 23 26 40 80 17 20 247 80 123
6 Tim P 124 B 32 64 32 6 9 23 7 13 26 32 244 79 120
7 Colin F 145 A 80 23 23 15 15 20 13 11 20 40 260 84 115
8 Steve S 112 L 8 11 0 17 20 32 32 64 40 0 224 72 112
9 Gary P 196 B 23 80 40 20 17 40 15 17 32 23 307 100 111
10 Howard 0 * 40 20 0 9 8 0 9 9 15 0 110 35 110
11 Richard S 73 F 7 9 0 64 26 13 23 20 0 15 177 57 104
12 Tish C 0 * 15 34 0 7 7 0 11 8 13 0 95 30 95
13 Natalie 0 * 34 15 0 8 6 0 8 7 11 0 89 28 89

Note the new Raw% column.
Points scores vary widely with event difficulty and the number of competitors present.  
The Raw % based on the highest score achieved that day, ignoring handicaps, allows you to compare your performances across different events.

Times below are for info only - points above mean prizes!
 
Competitor Joker A B C F G H K L M 1 Validation
Justin S A 13:18:51 13:21:00 13:39:49 14:22:35 14:39:38 15:12:47 14:30:52 14:50:33 14:04:30 15:24:42
Dave C-A G 14:01:42 14:19:02 14:51:16 13:19:41 13:33:36 15:20:45 15:26:48
Rosie M G 14:31:09 14:43:00 13:19:19 13:34:36 13:50:38 13:56:01 14:13:25 15:24:28
John M K 14:09:24 14:23:52 14:41:31 13:25:44 13:41:47 15:05:35 15:25:26
Roy E L 14:31:03 14:49:00 13:33:16 13:42:39 14:04:54 13:25:26 13:15:42 15:10:01 14:13:17 15:13:49
Tim P B 13:18:36 13:12:00 13:38:18 14:46:18 14:40:24 14:31:20 14:57:23 15:01:56 15:05:17 14:01:34 15:20:00
Colin F A 13:18:20 13:22:00 13:41:16 14:09:09 14:23:34 14:41:14 14:48:45 15:02:17 15:05:51 14:01:23 15:15:00
Steve S L 14:33:26 14:20:00 14:04:55 13:42:57 13:56:35 13:25:35 13:16:07 13:35:30 15:04:29
Gary P B 13:32:24 13:11:00 13:20:58 13:59:26 13:52:25 13:42:46 14:41:27 14:35:40 14:30:13 14:08:34 15:01:00
Howard * 13:39:40 14:05:00 14:30:24 14:42:31 14:57:09 15:05:31 15:15:09 15:30:00
Richard S F 14:33:31 14:42:00 13:19:26 13:34:44 15:20:34 13:50:31 13:56:11 14:13:33 15:27:07
Tish C * 13:39:56 14:05:02 14:31:06 14:42:47 14:57:03 15:06:06 15:15:30 15:30:00
Natalie * 13:39:42 14:05:04 14:30:48 14:42:57 14:57:17 15:06:16 15:15:45 15:30:00


Hero League


Gary remains our 'Hero' can anybody catch him?...... Possibly there are new kids on the block!


Presentation Ceremony


Justin being awarded the Multi-Tx Trophy by our host Colin.
I thought he had lost a bit of weight during the event but  is it more serious than I thought?
Is he the new ghost for 2018?

Fortunately a fully re-embodied Justin emerged from the mist some days later, this is how he did it:

What can I say, It can only be down hill from here!  After all I was only out for a bit of gentle exercise on a Sunday afternoon after over indulging on Saturday night!  With it being a nice but rather chilly day, I felt the need to keep the pace up to keep warm.  I drew A as my Joker and clambering up the hill from the start I caught both feet on a fallen branch and fell flat on my face!  Fortunately nothing damaged as the ground was quite soft under foot and the set only suffered a bent sense antenna, easily sorted.  I found A easily enough, but could I find the triffid?, not until two others had found it for me, denying me maximum Joker points, Grrr. 

Somewhat despondent I set off for B and it's malfunctioning triffid, took mental note of time and then hung about for C which turned out to be right down the hill to the west (probably the point at which my GPS tracker recorded my peak velocity of 8.1mph!). 

Spying Tim coming back up the hill I headed for where he had apparently come from and soon found the triffid.  Long slog up the hill and wondering what to go for next, I could hear the Ghost!  This turned out to be rather further away than I thought, but just happened to stumble across it eventually on the way to the old mine workings.  Then it was just a case of heading in the general direction of the remaining TX's and picking them off in any order as I got close. Spent ages trying to find the triffids on G and H.  Looking at my GPS track, I clearly should have thought about it a bit more carefully and I wasted a lot of distance.  I got close to M near the end, but it looked to be in a difficult area so headed back to A to bank my points with just 5 minutes to spare.  By the end of the event my right foot was very painful as I limped back to the car park.  But I don't expect I will get any sympathy!  Obviously beginners luck and the points tell a different story of a mediocre performance.  But I was not taking it seriously. Thanks for a fun afternoon out and sorry I did not have time to join in the apres-DF at the pub.
Trace from Justin's GPS.

Well done Justin, navigator for winning team at the National Final, winner of the Triple Night and now a Multi-Win , I hope you don't get more serious than 8.1 mph  next year otherwise the rest us will need to visit the Gym.  At least next time you will have  a 50 point handicap!

Thanks to you all for coming and to Colin for managing to produce a challenging event in a very small area, the Jumble of Txs bottom right left me totally disorientated.  Took two pints in the pub before I could walk in a straight line again.  His method acting opposite the Ghost at the presentation has earned him an Multi-Oscar nomination.  Steve also deserves our thanks for entering times manually for Triffid B (which had a sulk when its battery sagged) while the rest of us supped and passed 'encouraging' comments. 

So that's it until next year, keep an eye on the Multi-Noticeboard for details of the next event, probably in March.

Merry Christmas when it comes and hope to see you all in 2018.