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I was under the impression they were races so not eligible for audax. I'm sure I asked about doing this for TABR couple of year ago. I have full tracks for the double double - once I'd worked out that the Garmin wasn't waterproof in TCR4 I sealed the SD slot and it's been fine.
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There are a few downsides though, I guess there'd be some pushback by some AUK old farts against accepting TABR/TCR type races as DIY Audaxes. Some bullshit about 'not quite the same spirit', or excuses about checkpoints providing aid/etc, but mostly because it's far beyond what people do on Audaxes and they'd grumble.
Or more accurately because its a race, and therefore whilst a really long way not an Audax.
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mustardbeak
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Pretty sure you could register TABR as a DIYxGPS.
TCR is trickier as you'd have to faff around with AUK's concept of controls (and it would make deviating from your original planned route nigh on impossible), the TCR checkpoints are too far apart for traditional DIY controls so you'd need to tie yourself in to intermediate towns/etc. (Personally I'd have no problem with allowing this kind of race as a class on its own, you'd only be credited with the minimum distance between the controls but all of the climbing that the GPX tracklog shows.)
There are a few downsides though, I guess there'd be some pushback by some AUK old farts against accepting TABR/TCR type races as DIY Audaxes. Some bullshit about 'not quite the same spirit', or excuses about checkpoints providing aid/etc, but mostly because it's far beyond what people do on Audaxes and they'd grumble.
The other downside is that validation of the ride(s) would hinge on providing a full GPX track (at more than 5 minute intervals that Trackleaders provides). One GPS fuckup and it's gone, and that stress wouldn't be welcome on a ride (I remember being grumpy for a while when my GPS charging solution fucked up on PBP and I realised I wouldn't have a full recording.)