Darlington Raceway, along with the Florence Visitors Bureau, and the Pee Dee Geocachers, have teamed up to give fans attending the Bojangles Southern 500 this weekend a unique opportunity to hunt for treasure located around the hallowed grounds of the Track To Tough To Tame.
Treasure hunting has been around almost since the beginning of time. Once upon a time a treasure hunters tools included tattered maps, shovels, a pick ax, or on rare occasions, a divining rod.
Those days are all but gone.
Today’s modern treasure hunters use cell phones, GPS tracking devices, the internet, and a technologically advanced method called Geocaching.
Geocaching started about 13 years ago as a high tech game of hiding, and seeking, containers called caches; or geocaches.
Caches can vary from small tubes containing paper logs, to large ammo boxes containing trinkets, or toys for trading. Some of these items have serial numbers which allows tracking on the internet.
Geocaching uses the internet to provide information and GPS coordinates to the location of caches all around the world.
Rumor has it that a geocacher actually found the elusive needle in the haystack.
What makes geocaching even simpler is that smart phones can access the internet from almost anywhere.
Enhancing your hunting experience is also just as simple. Located on the internet are several geocaching and GPS apps available for download to your smart phone, or tablet, at no cost.
Treasure hunters at this weekend’s Bojangles Southern 500 will be treated to geocaching at its finest.
When fans are ready to start hunting, they should check in at the booth located in front of the raceway museum.
There they will find GPS coordinates leading them to caches hidden around the speedway. These caches will contain a trivia question and information to help them find other caches.
The first 200 lucky fans that have the right combination of caches, and correct answers, will be rewarded with a one-of-a-kind Darlington Raceway commemorative coin.
So, if you’re heading out to the Darlington Raceway for the Bojangles Southern 500, and want to do some real treasure hunting, brush up on your Darlington trivia, charge your cell phone, and be sure to bring along family and friends, so no one misses this once in a lifetime opportunity.
Your treasure is waiting.
To purchase tickets for the Bojangles Southern 500, or to find out more information about this weekend’s festivities at the Darlington Raceway, log on to one of the following web sights.
www.darlingtonraceway.com
www.geocaching.com
www.visitflo.com
Treasure hunting too tough to tame! I can’t wait to pick up one of the geocoins!