I had the time of my life riding this one. Wonderful route, laid back atmosphere & organisation. Plus 12 points banked already this season. Superb
Plus you may have already ticked off the 600 qualifier for PBP, or perhaps a super 1200 pre-qualifier to jump the entry queue. I'm glad it went well, after all the build up rides, and the organisation needed just to get the start line.
Suitably envious at the riders' experiences down under and impressed with the audacity and organisation to get there to ride.
They join the large number (?100+) of Audax UK randonneurs who have completed a 100km or more during the year Nov 17 - Oct 18 thus allowing PBP pre-registration at the earliest opportunity in January.
But (as they probably know) the ride doesn't seem to meet the requirement of a 600 as part of a PBP 'Qualifying' SR in the relevant period though, if I read jsabine's post correctly (from the PBP thread):
Any BRM event you ride before 31/10/18 can be used to qualify for pre-registration - sign up from Jan 2019 to guarantee your place, then complete your registration by July.
In order to complete your registration, you must ride BRM events making up an SR series between 01/11/18 and June 2019. UK events will be marked in the calendar as Somnolent says, but if you ride events abroad you'll be able to register using them too if you want.
The PBP qualification window opens (worldwide view) in 2 days time. Antipodean based riders may hold their breath. Other perhaps better not to.
Excellent reason (if one was needed) to ride a 600 next spring.