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According to The Russian hitchhiking club [[PASL]] is currently organizing the first [http://wwwtransglobal-race.zeit.deorg/2010/47/Interview''TransGlobal Autostop Race''], a world-Worow this article] in the German Zeit wide contest of 8/12/2010, hitchhikers from [[St. Petersburgcompetitive autostop]] intend to organise a 'World Championship' Hitchhiking in 2011.
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The final race is planned to take off in August 2012. Before, two qualification rounds are planned. During all stages, the ''global race competition rules'' are applied.
There are two rounds of qualifications, a national and international one.
;1st round qualifications
The first round should consist of a min. 5000 km of hitchhiking, preferably through the country of the local hitchhiking club organizing it. Also, a minimum of ten checkpoints and six teams participating is recommended. Some checkpoints exist (far) off the road, asking participants certain skills in ''sport orienteering'' & ''navigation'' through unknown territory. If not enough teams are to be found, it is possible to participate in another club's qualification round.
The qualification for [[Russia]] starts on August, 7th, 2011. It will approximately take two to three weeks.
The [[Baltics]] are having their qualification rounds in early autumn 2011.
;2nd round qualifications
;final stage
The final route will be announced no earlier than three days prior to the start of the race. Though hitchhiking of freight traffic (airplanes & ships as well) is allowed, to cross the two big oceans it is planned to use casual air transport. The race will be probably split up in several stages to a maximum of seven to ten days per stage, with rest days inbetween. Also, there are defined rest times per team for during the race that have to be conducted.
===Sponsorship & Media===
On July 7, 2011, [[PASL]] hold their first press conference in [[St. Petersburg]]. Media coverage within [[Russia]] is already established, as well as sponsorship by a well-known Russian tourist agency.
===Links===
* [http://transglobal-race.org/ Website] of the TransGlobal Autostop Race {{ru}} ({{en}} coming soon)
* [http://www.zeit.de/2010/47/Interview-Worow Interview] {{de}} with PASL founder [[Alexey Vorov]] about their intentions of setting up the ''world championships''
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6AYlm20PpA Alexey Vorov explains the idea of the TransGlobal Austostop Race] {{ru}}
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