2000 Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series Kicks-Off in Los Angeles May 21; Series' Fifth Year Begins at Castaic Lake Recreation Area.Sports Editors LOS ANGELES--(BW SportsWire)--April 11, 2000 The Adventure begins Sunday, May 21, when the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series(R), officially sanctioned by USA Adventure Racing, kicks-off its fifth season in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. at Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² Recreation Area. The race, scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m., has attracted the planet's top adventure racers, and will likely become the largest-ever adventure race in the world. Last year's Los Angeles event set the mark with 975 participants. Teams of three will battle the elements as well as each other in the disciplines of trail running, kayaking and mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. . In addition, teamwork will be a priority as new and outrageous "special tests" will be added to the course to further challenge the competitors. The world's top adventure racers are scheduled to compete at Castaic Lake, including the last three National Champions: 1999 Champs, Team BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. from North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. ; 1998 winners, Team Nature's Garden from Pennsylvania; and 1997 kingpin Team Balance Bar from San Diego. They will be challenged by the likes of Team Hi-Tec, owners of 17 consecutive top-five Series finishes, and Team Fogdog fog·dog n. A bright or clear spot that appears in breaking fog. [From the fact that it accompanies fog as a dog accompanies its owner.] , consistent top-five finishers over the last two seasons. The adventure continues into the new Millennium! The Hi-Tec Adventure Racing is the perfect test for adventure racing professionals as well as "weekend warriors." Each competition involves a trail run between five and eight miles; a mountain bike trek between 10 and 15 miles; and a kayak segment between one and three miles. However, it is the special tests (up to 10 per race) that intrigue both racers and spectators alike. The special tests are unknown to the competitors until they come upon them in the race. Some of the outrageous special tests have included orienteering orienteering Cross-country footrace in which each participant uses a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course. Introduced in Sweden in 1918, it later spread throughout Europe. World championships have been held since 1966. , the slippery mountain, crawling through a mud pit, and scaling a 12-foot wall. Each race takes approximately three to six hours to complete, enabling everyone, from professionals to first-time adventurers, to compete, be challenged and have fun. Following the Los Angeles event, the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series continues with stops in Miami (June 4), Atlanta (June 18), Dallas (July 16), Sacramento, Calif. (Aug. 19), Hartford (Sept. 9), Pittsburgh (Oct. 1), and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (Oct. 22). For further information or to register for the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series, contact Michael Epstein Sports Productions at 818/707-8867, or visit the Web site at www.mesp.com. For more information about the sport of adventure racing, check out www.usaar.net. The Los Angeles race, as well as all other Series events, will be televised by the Outdoor Life Network. Air dates and times will be posted on the MESP Web site in mid-summer. |
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