Turin Preparation
Mark Hatton and AJ Rosen are in their final preparations for the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games at the British Luge holding camp in Konigsee, Germany. Both are performing well in training and regular updates can be found under the events page
Competition
"Dare to Take the Challenge? and "let?s see what your worth?
It?s simple. Just register your details through the website using the email form here, input your name and email address and we will send you a unique code. Get as many people in 7 days as you can to text your unique code from a UK mobile to 88800 and we will send you ?0.20 for every text we receive. All your entries will get entered in to a draw to win loads of brilliant prizes (see below).
Use your email and ask your contacts to pass your unique code on for others to text in, broadcast your code on internet chat rooms and tell your friends. Use any other method you can think of? the more ingenious the more payback to you.
Think about it:
25 texts = ?5.00 to you + a certificate of achievement (minimum cheque amount ?5.00)
100 texts = ?20.00 to you + a bronze certificate of achievement + a GB Luge T-shirt
500 texts = ?100.00 to you + a silver certificate of achievement + a GB Luge Fleece
1000 texts = ?200.00 to you + a gold certificate of achievement + a GB Luge Ski Jacket
If anyone achieves over 5000 texts GB Luge will take you and a friend/partner on a VIP visit to a European Bobsleigh track to either learn to luge with the team, or to watch an International race ? it?s your choice. This competition ends on the 28 Feb 2006 after which all the texts will be counted and all the winners announced. The person achieving the highest number of texts in any 7 day period will get a bonus of an extra ?0.10 per text received.
Come on and lets see what your made of???
Prizes include over 100 TOG24 - British Luge Team branded bags; signed team GB posters, t-shirts, signed Olympic kit, guided tour and lunch for 6 around the Youngs brewery in Wandsworth, London (with Olympic Luge athletes), and many other TORINO 2006 prizes. Each text costs ?1.50 + 1 message at your standard rate. Ensure you ask the person who pays the bill first.
Major prize winners from competition ending 31 January 2006: S. Lardner (Glasgow), L Wellre (Newcastle), D Wallis (Aberdeen), MA Cotton (Winchester), D Ward (Portsmouth), I Gall (Tiptree), J Surman (Newbury) M Smith (Earley)