Summer is coming to an end and for most people the vacation is over and the daily chores consist of work or school. But for us [[Turfer|turfers]], it means that we have a fully charged phone and get up an hour earlier than everyone else so we can grab a few zones before we get to our morning destination! On the way home, forget buying milk, for many of us in more active towns it's a frenzy getting just a few zones on the way home. Careful planning and tactics are key to get those extra points.

This round has shown that new talents are popping up all the time. None of the top three have won a round medal previously so give it up for Pilgrim[[User:Blixtenkga|Blixtenkga]], [[User:Blixtenkga|Blixtenkga]], and [[User:MasterChef|MasterChef]]! Both [[User:Pilgrim |Pilgrim]] and [[User:Blixtenkga |Blixtenkga]] were seen on the map in the final minutes, however [[User:Blixtenkga |Blixtenkga]] had no chance of catching up to Pilgrim [[User:Blixtenkga|Blixtenkga]] who managed to gather an impressive 902 075 [[Poäng|points]]. [[User:Blixtenkga |Blixtenkga]] scored 764 093 [[Poäng|points ]] and [[User:MasterChef|MasterChef ]] ended up with 687 953 [[Poäng|points]]. Put your arms out like the [[Turf ]] logo for these three!

[[Turf 24 ]] reports that [[User:Snusmumriken |Snusmumriken]] has passed the epic score of 10 million [[points ]] being the first one to reach that marker. Also, this month [[Turf ]] can proudly say that 10 million [[Take|takeovers ]] were recorded, only four years after the official beta release! At 08:24:38 local time ([[Country:Sweden|Sweden]]) on the 6th September [[User:Wsnurr|Wsnurr ]] was the one to make this grand takeover and the reward is an Android smartwatch!

As usual there are lots of exciting things going on in the [[Turf ]] universe. We've had three events during August in [[Country:Sweden|Sweden]]. The first one was in the beginning of the month in [[Municipality:Jönköping|Jönköping ]] called Turf Open Jönköping (TOJ) [[2014 ]] where over 70 turfers participated in the two part competition. In [[Event:TOJ 2014|TOJ 2014 ]] you could namely compete in teams as well as alone, pretty awesome! The winner of the singles was [[User:Thorre|Thorre ]] who managed to collect 1 730 [[points ]] by taking 98 zones and the team that won was MMS consisting of [[User:Madmajk|Madmajk]], [[User:magnfalt|magnfalt]], and [[User:Snorloskan|Snorloskan]]!

In [[Municipality:Kalmar |Kalmar]] they managed to gather over 100 [[Turfer|turfers ]] to compete in the stressful challenge called Turf Championship Kalmar. The winner of this contest was [[User:CykelTurbo|CykelTurbo ]] who gathered 2101 [[points ]] by visiting 115 zones and travelling 28.8 km as the crow flies.

Up north in [[Municipality:Umeå |Umeå]] the Summer Classic was held. 24 brave [[Turfer|turfers ]] competed for this epic event. [[User:MarresmacK |MarresmacK]] managed to grab the first prize by taking 91 zones and collecting 1637 [[points]]. Interestingly enough [[User:MrDinco|MrDinco ]] came second with 1576 [[points]], just 61 [[points ]] behind. However, the number of takeovers for this proud competitor was 92! Just goes to show that tactics and a bit of luck are required to win in [[Turf]].

The first nationwide newscast on TV in [[Country:Sweden |Sweden]] of Turf has finally appeared. TV4 was first to do this and you can watch it here! TV4 talks about how pupils are using Turf as a sports event during school hours.

So what's happening in September? Well, if you have some free time you should find your way to [[Municipality:Västerås |Västerås]] on the 27th and participate in the [[Municipality:Västerås|Västerås ]] [[event:Zonrace 2014|Zonrace 2014]]. In the official forum thread you can read that turfers on foot are welcome but won't have a chance against cyclists and that motorized vehicles are prohibited. Nothing about horses though so if you happen to be a good rider...

Just to bring up some safety tips, no matter if you're the casual turfer or a hardboiled spandex turfer, have fun and respect the traffic rules. In case of an emergency, dial the emergency number first and afterwards, feel free to contact other [[Turfer|turfers ]] through the chat, we're a friendly bunch of folks! Good luck in September! //[[User:StarDust|StarDust]], [[Country:Sweden|Sweden]]