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|name = Abgefahren hitchhiking race 2012<br />
|date = 26th May 2012<br />
|start = Braunschweig<br />
|start-country = Germany<br />
|destination = Mardorf<br />
|destination-country = Germany<br />
|participants = 78<br />
|km = depends (170 km to 375 km)<br />
|winnertime = 6h30 min<br />
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The '''Abgefahren hitchhiking race 2012''' was the fifth hitchhiking race from the German autostop society [[Abgefahren e.V.]]. It started in [[Braunschweig]], [[Germany]] and the final destination was [[Mardorf]] near [[Hannover]] on the lake ''Steinhuder Meer''. Between the start and the destination the teams had to reach at least 3 out of 9 checkpoints and make an evidence that they were there. The race was propagated as the ''German hitchhiking championships 2012''. The race started on May 26th 2012. <br />
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== The participants ==<br />
78 people, mostly from Germany and Braunschweig, but also from four hitchers from [[Israel]], one from [[Ukraine]], one from [[France]], and one from the [[Netherlands]] participated the race. A rule was, that everybody had to hitch in a team of two or more, the teams were not allowed to separate until they reached the destination camping site.<br />
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== The route ==<br />
For all teams, the destination and the checkpoints were secret until the race really started. Also the used route was choice of the teams. There was one checkpoint in [[Hamburg]], called St. Pauli which counted for three checkpoints. So it was the teams choice to hitch only to there or to try to hitch to 3 more closer but remote checkpoints.<br />
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Checkpoints were:<br />
* SNAKE - The Snakezoo in [[Schladen]] (Harz)<br />
* ZYTANIA - The area of the ''Zytanien'' Festival near [[Lehrte]]<br />
* ALPHA - The memorial of the german division and the old border station on service area [[Marienborn]]<br />
* CASTLE - Castle in [[Gifhorn]]<br />
* PIED PIPER - The historic old town of [[Hameln]]<br />
* FEUERSCHUETZENBOSTEL - The feudal estate of Feuerschützenbostel near [[Celle]] - the most remote checkpoint<br />
* WATER TOWER - a historic water tower in [[Nienburg]]<br />
* ISLAND - The fortress ''Wilhelmstein'' on an island in the lake ''Steinhuder Meer''<br />
* ST. PAULI - The stadium ''Millerntor'' in Hamburg (counted like 3 checkpoints)<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
On Saturday evening, a firefighters car appeared at the camping site packed with 4 hitchhikers and invited all the hitchhikers for a party on the fire department the next day.<br />
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== The press ==<br />
A list will be added soon when the press reporting from the race is finished.<br />
To view or listen to these press articles see [http://race.abgefahren-ev.de/?id=press the abgefahren race website]<br />
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