The Challenge was the brainchild of the four of Tonsley crew during an alcohol-fuelled evening in the Tonsley. The objective was simple: to find the weirdest sporting event in a year and attend it. The judging... perhaps not so simple.

Following the year long quest, invitations went out around the UK to the fathers of the Yelsnot crew: Lord Chief Justice John Woolf (Foreman), Judge Dick Bruce, Judge John Flood, and Judge Robert Bruce.

Having been sent the three entries from each competitor in advance, the judges met earlier in the evening and were left to debate their final decision upstairs at "The Porterhouse" pub on Maiden Street.

The actual announcement of the judge's decision was to take place over dinner in the John Betjeman Dining Room, a private room steeped in history upstairs in Rules of Covent Garden, the oldest restaurant in London.

The dress code was black tie which befitted the dark wood panelled room housing a fine round mahogany table. We were still short of one thing and after we had seen off the Lobster and Crayfish starter, a waiter appeared with a 48" covered silver salver only to reveal to the judges their correct attire for the remainder of the evening - the Tonsley Wigs!

A thoroughly enjoyable and memorable evening continued with a variety of inputs from all the judges, some very good food and too much fine wine. The Judges' final decision was declared by Lord Chief Justice John Woolf as follows:

	= FOURTH				Joe: The World Championship of Flounder Tramping Woolfy: The Annual Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling Race
	THIRD				Rob: The Annual International Festival of Worm Charming
	SECOND				Floody: Tar Barrel Racing
		FIRST			Woolfy: The Toe Wrestling World Championship

And so it was… the end of a year of dashing around the country in secrecy, mixing it with beardy weirdies and wearing a school boy cap at any opportunity! £100 from each of the runners up was to pass to the winner and to be spent thereafter on an adrenalin sport.

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