TT2000 2025 mystery checkpoints

**Racing Dave** · 4th November 2024, 09:32

There are a couple of tricky mystery checkpoints to find this time.

Is anyone prepared to swap the location of Checkpoint 9 (which I need) for any of the others (which I have)?

A PM will keep a secret!

**Racing Dave** · 4th November 2024, 13:11

This is the checkpoint.

**biggo** · 6th November 2024, 18:23

I have only found 6 so far and not that one either

**Racing Dave** · 7th November 2024, 21:17

Originally Posted by biggo

I have only found 6 so far and not that one either

Some are very tricky to find. Two have been previous checkpoints, so those were easy to confirm. If you track down #9, let me know and we can do a deal!

**BMWST?** · 8th November 2024, 14:13

So these mystery checkpoints. Are they (or at least some of them) on the route that you will take for the "preplanned" halls?,ie you will pass them as you go from hall to hall? Some may well be on the route you will take to find the other halls? How the hell do you find them before hand?

**Racing Dave** · 8th November 2024, 18:25

Originally Posted by BMWST?

So these mystery checkpoints. Are they (or at least some of them) on the route that you will take for the "preplanned" halls?,ie you will pass them as you go from hall to hall? Some may well be on the route you will take to find the other halls? How the hell do you find them before hand?

Ah, the million dollar question. The quick answer is yes, three of them are on the pre-planned route, one is just off that route by a few yards, but not easily noticed. Others are a long way off (as in, nowhere near!) and only will be found in advance. I've used a number of techniques; two I knew straight away are checkpoints from previous TT2000s, Google Lens gave me two more, and hours of Google Street View (hours!) and Satellite View provided more. There's never been 10 Mysteries before, and some of these are really obscure.

**BMWST?** · 9th November 2024, 20:33

Originally Posted by Racing Dave

Ah, the million dollar question. The quick answer is yes, three of them are on the pre-planned route, one is just off that route by a few yards, but not easily noticed. Others are a long way off (as in, nowhere near!) and only will be found in advance. I've used a number of techniques; two I knew straight away are checkpoints from previous TT2000s, Google Lens gave me two more, and hours of Google Street View (hours!) and Satellite View provided more. There's never been 10 Mysteries before, and some of these are really obscure.

I tried looking for a database of halls but not much luck. I have found some really obscure stuff with google lens but i just never thought of that to find a community hall.Street view yes but i cant even begin to recognise any of those mysteries

**Grumph** · 10th November 2024, 06:27

Originally Posted by BMWST?

I tried looking for a database of halls but not much luck. I have found some really obscure stuff with google lens but i just never thought of that to find a community hall.Street view yes but i cant even begin to recognise any of those mysteries

And putting a bike in the front of the pic stuffs up Google lens. You get recognition of the bike not the background.

Cunning.

**SaferRides** · 10th November 2024, 10:16

Originally Posted by Grumph

And putting a bike in the front of the pic stuffs up Google lens. You get recognition of the bike not the background.

Cunning.

You can use AI to remove the bike and fill in the background. Newer Samsung phones can do this.

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**Grumph** · 10th November 2024, 12:06

Originally Posted by SaferRides

You can use AI to remove the bike and fill in the background. Newer Samsung phones can do this.

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Ask anyone who knows me if the terms "AI" or "cellphone" mean anything in my life.

Just as well I'm not riding the TT2000 isn't it.

**Philo** · 30th November 2024, 18:12

This is the only Mystery Checkpoint that I have left to find. Seems like it is the one that everyone is stuck on. Like others Ive searched data bases for halls to no avail & spent hours upon hours on google maps much to amusement of my family!!
Someone must know where it is!
Curses upon but also well done to the organisers!!

**Jantar** · 3rd January 2025, 20:16

I have my route planned, including all the Mysteries and I even get to spend a night at home.

**Racing Dave** · 6th January 2025, 09:03

Originally Posted by Jantar

I have my route planned, including all the Mysteries and I even get to spend a night at home.

Night at home? I reckon that'll be Friday night.

My plan includes all the mysteries, too, so I'll probably see you along the way.

**Jantar** · 7th January 2025, 08:08

Originally Posted by Racing Dave

Night at home? I reckon that'll be Friday night.

My plan includes all the mysteries, too, so I'll probably see you along the way.

Correct. It does mean that I am going off track slightly to add more distance on Friday, but Saturday and Sunday are pretty much the shortest route to get all the Mysteries and finish, with as many other halls as possible on the direct route.

**Hairymcsweary** · 8th January 2025, 08:37

Originally Posted by Jantar

Correct. It does mean that I am going off track slightly to add more distance on Friday, but Saturday and Sunday are pretty much the shortest route to get all the Mysteries and finish, with as many other halls as possible on the direct route.

I'm following a similar plan - the mysteries forming the basic route. What's your km to cp ratio?