Landmarks Competition 2011

Welcome to the VSOC 2011 Landmarks Challenge. The purpose of the Landmarks format has always been and hopefully will continue to promote our members to travel to other regions of the country that they would not normally go to and to possibly meet up with other Centre’s on their travels.

The 2011 awards will be based on a "percentage completed" format. This is to allow the majority of the members to compete and be rewarded as much as possible.

• If the rider completes <95% (19 or 20 of the Landmarks), they will get a VSOC Landmarks 2011 badge in Gold.
  
• If the rider completes 80% to 90% (16 to 18 of the Landmarks), they will get a VSOC Landmarks 2011 badge in Silver. 
  
• If the rider completes 70% to 80% (14 or 15 of the Landmarks), they will get a VSOC Landmarks 2011 badge in Bronze. 

There are 20 locations. The locations are predominantly in the UK, and there are two locations internationally. The competition will run from 1st of March 2011 through to the 31st September 2011. No entries will be accepted after the finish date.

All of the riders entering the Landmarks are to do the following:

• Contact me via email to let me know you are entering the Challenge.
  The email address is brianocw@yahoo.com
  
• At each Landmark, a picture is required of the rider and the bike. This is the acceptable format to confirm that the rider has ridden to that Landmark.

Pictures are to be emailed to me at the email address above. In exceptional circumstances where the Landmark is inaccessible due to being closed to traffic on the day or time visited for example, it is acceptable to send a picture of the rider with their riding gear on and skid lid in hand. 

• The format of the pictures is unimportant (gif, jpeg, jpeg etc) as is the size. What is important is the naming of the pictures. The name format is to be as follows: ridername_Landmarkname.file format. So an example would be: brianocw_sydneyharbourbridge.jpg Be careful and enjoy yourself. In the context of motorcycle riding the event is strictly non competitive.

1. Port Meirion Village, Gwynedd. LL49 9LR
2. Compton Castle, Marldon, Paignton, Devon. TQ3 1TA 
3. Longleat Estate, Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire. BA12 7NW
4. Elgood & Sons Brewery Ltd, North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. PE13 1LW. 
5. Grimes Graves Heritage Centre. IP26 5DE 
6. Koldinghus Castle, Markdanersgade 11 Kolding 6000, Denmark.
7. The “Cannon of London”, Fortresse de Mimoyecques, 62250 Landrethun-le-Nord, France 
8. Lincoln Castle, Castle Hill Lincolnshire. LN1 3AA 
9. Royal Air Force Holmpton - Bunker Tour, Royal Air Force, Rysome Lane, Holmpton, Withernsea. HU19 2QR 
10. Robertson's, 6-7 Bridge Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire.YO22 4BG 
11. Chillingham Castle, Chillingham, Alnwick, Northumberland. NE66 5NJ 
12. The Old Brewery, Brewery Lane, Keswick, Cumbria. CA12 5BY 
13. Watermill Inn & Brewery, Nr Windermere, Kendal, Cumbria. LA8 9PY 
14. The Cobb, Lyme Regis. DT7 3NF 
15. The Buttermarket, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford, Herefordshire. HR3 5DF
16. The Ace Cafe, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. NW10 7UD
17. National Motorcycle Museum, Coventry Road, Bickenhill, Solihull, West Midlands. B92 0EJ 
18. BarnardCastle, Nr Galgate, BarnardCastle, Durham. DL12 8PR 
19. The Ponderosa Cafe, The Horseshoe Pass, Llangollen. LL20 8DR 
20. The Victoria Bikers Pub, Whitwick Rd, Coalville. LE67 3FA

I look forward to seeing the results of the Challenge and wish you all the best of luck.

Brian
Centre 2 & 20 Rep.