Team Scraz

HEADLESS CHICKEN RUN 2009

Welcome to the HEADLESS CHICKEN RUN 2009! Stuck for something to do in June for a few days? Got too much time on your hands? Fancy a crazed, balls-out 2000 miles charge around the Isle of Albion with a bunch of like-minded individuals? If so the HEADLESS CHICKEN RUN could well be for you! On this site we will introduce the brave (read 'deranged') teams taking part in this year's inaugural event, take a look at the frankly random checkpoints, snigger openly at the blatant lack of rules and organisation, and plan for a few 'low-key social events'. Cough, choke, splutter...

AND NOW, A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS...

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Dave's parents will be seeing us off from Avebury....

What is the Headless Chicken Run? Its an opportunity for a blast around Britain by whatever means necessary, stop at a few checkpoints to collect photos of your intrepid selves to be published on this site, and have a few memorable nights out en route!

The Run will leave from The Lizard in Cornwall on the morning of Saturday 20th June, then on to Avebury for Midsummer Day, taking in the four corners of mainland Britain, a night in an Iron Age round-house and finally a chance to punish your few remaining braincells and vital organs at Scampi Island in the Lake District. Each team can suggest up to 5 Non-Compulsory Waypoints that any team can take in and photograph for points! Thus The Headless Chicken Run becomes the first such run where the participants decide their own and others' routes!

There will be a fair bit of driving, so if you think its a long way to the shops and back, this may not be for you.

The Run is the brainchild of Dave 'The Baron' Richardson, my partner in Team Scraz, with whom I took on and completed the Mongol Rally in 2007. Dave and I concluded that the Mongol Rally would have been much more fun had there been less rules involved. Consequently the Headless Chicken Run HAS NO RULES. Well, only a couple of little ones....

My name's Jay, but you can call me....

THE EXORCIST

I fancy a slice of this! What do I have to do?

Firstly and most importantly you need to have a week spare from 19th - 26th June 2009.

Next you need to have some form of transport. Given the distances involved, something with an engine would probably be a good shout.

Finally, you need to have a tent, a sleeping bag, a map, a camera, a liver the size of a rugby ball, some energy drinks, some paracetomol etc etc etc etc etc....

What's that? A sign-up fee?? Get out of town! We're a non-profit making organisation. If participants have a good crack and have their perspectives altered a bit then that's good enough for us!

What was that about charidee work? If you want to use the Run as an excuse to raise a few quid for the charity of your choice, then that's fair dinkum. So long as you're not raising cash for any loony far-right groups, that is!

Dave has ruled that an unhealthy interest in Captain Pugwash will help earn bonus points. I have absolutely no idea what he means by this. More to follow...

Contact Team Scraz at...jayrangdale@hotmail.co.uk

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