Australian Nationals 2013 (Canberra)

[cubecraze1]

Hmm... I'm tempted to go to this, but it will be my first competition and I barely average 30-35 on 3x3. How many competitors are you expecting, and will there be cubes for sale there?
Also what's the limit on 3bld? >_<

You should go! Usually the limit for 3bld is the maximum 10 minutes.

 

[Logical101]

Who's Kirk? And how many people do you expect to come?

 

[cubecraze1]

Who's Kirk? And how many people do you expect to come?

I don't know of a Kirk, do you mean Kirt? If so, he's a speedcuber. Nationals gets around 40-50 competitors normally.

 

[rock1313]

Is anyone going to be at the Canberra airport at around 9:20 pm Friday. If so, we could share a Taxi to the Statesman Hotel.

 

[YddEd]

Are there buses that can go from the airport to the hotel?

 

[Dene]

Not like there's anything happening of any importance that Saturday night in Canberra

dw, if you wanna go party with Rudd or Abbott feel free to leave early

 

[TimMc]

Are there buses that can go from the airport to the hotel?

Yeah. Check Canberra Airport's website. There's as shuttle bus. The last one departs at 6:50pm on Friday.

The first one on Saturday departs 9:15am.

Tim.

 

[TimMc]

Carpool

How many Melbourne cubers are planning to travel by car?

We could try to carpool to reduce the number of cars going up.

Driver | Passengers | Depart Melbourne | Depart Canberra
Tim    |     3      |     10:00 AM     |     3:00 PM

Tim.

 

[andojay]

How many Melbourne cubers are planning to travel by car?

We could try to carpool to reduce the number of cars going up.

Driver | Passengers | Depart Melbourne | Depart Canberra
Tim    |     3      |     10:00 AM     |     3:00 PM

Tim.

Tim, I'm confused. depart Melbourne 10am Friday and depart Canberra Sunday @3pm?

Also, I could ask my dad to borrow his car... (I wouldn't take my car, it's too small)

 

[TimMc]

Tim, I'm confused. depart Melbourne 10am Friday and depart Canberra Sunday @3pm?

Yeah, leave Melbourne Friday morning and arrive around 6pm in Canberra (the night before).

And then leave Canberra on Sunday around 3pm so that we can get back to Melbourne before midnight.

We'll need to start early and finish late on Saturday, and then start early on Sunday to finish by 2pm.

Tim.

 

[YddEd]

Why are there 2 Martin Henry's? o.O

 

[ottozing]

Why are there 2 Martin Henry's? o.O

My guess is he registered twice

 

[YddEd]

My guess is he registered twice

Maybe he has a clone so he could get faster times?

 

[Dene]

As per Tim's post above, there are quite a few seats available in cars for carpooling (one or two cars may be leaving in the afternoon at a more convenient time). If you are interested in taking up this offer please get in contact with myself or Tim ASAP as the competition is drawing nearer and it would be better to have things organised quickly.

We are also looking into accommodation, and possibly arranging a deal for competitors. If we can't get a deal, it might be a good idea for small groups of people (4-6 people) to get accommodation together at a hotel or hostel somewhere. Competitions are more fun when you can hang out and cube together all night as well as all day! We'll post an update as soon as we have more information.

 

[YddEd]

Is anyone else going to be staying at Statesman Hotel?

 

[David Zemdegs]

We are also looking into accommodation, and possibly arranging a deal for competitors. If we can't get a deal, it might be a good idea for small groups of people (4-6 people) to get accommodation together at a hotel or hostel somewhere. Competitions are more fun when you can hang out and cube together all night as well as all day! We'll post an update as soon as we have more information.

I guess we need to sort this one out as many will have booked the statesman. Reviews say its way to pricey for what it is so another option might be useful. And surely you'll be glued to the election on saturday night?

 

[David Zemdegs]

I checked today and even the Novotel seemed cheaper than the statesman - with better facilities. The closest option which seems just a bit cheaper but closer to many more shopping/food areas is the Quality Inn in Woden.

 

[Tim Major]

David, did you find any really cheap places within a 10 minute walk (or maybe doesn't need this as people will have cars)?

I basically don't care whatsoever about the accommodation, all I want is to not fork out lots of money for this competition.

 

[Dene]

The Statesman Hotel made this offer:

$155/room night Rubik's Cube rate

Room Type 1: queen
Room Type 2: twin (queen + single)

Check speedcubing.com.au if you want to take up this offer. I'm going to have a look around for other places on Saturday to see if I can find something else.

 

[David Zemdegs]

David, did you find any really cheap places within a 10 minute walk (or maybe doesn't need this as people will have cars)?

I basically don't care whatsoever about the accommodation, all I want is to not fork out lots of money for this competition.

Not much close around there. Check out the Quality Inn in Woden.