Desert Winds Adventure Series announces expedition race for September 2010

Press Release / 03.02.2010

The Desert Winds Adventure Series has been providing quality adventure races for teams from all over the United States since 2007. This year, The Desert Winds will be producing its first expedition length race September 18th – 25th 2010 in the Mojave Desert just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. This 310 mile (or 500km) race will consist of trekking, mountain biking, rappelling, desert navigation, paddling, and surprises throughout the incredible terrain.

Registration for The Desert Winds Expedition Race is open now at www.desertwindsexpeditionrace.com. Live tracking for this race will be provided on the SPOT Satellite Messenger. The Leaderboard will be provided by Checkpoint Tracker with live video updates during the race at www.youtube.com and the race site. The Desert Winds Expedition Race will be a part of the Checkpoint Tracker Series for 2010.

Because we are expecting over 40 teams to participate in the only expedition length race in the west, we are offering discounted registration for the teams that register early. Plus all International Teams will receive a $250 discount per International team member. In order to qualify for the International Team Discount, your team must be registered as an International Team and each team member receiving the discount must reside outside of United States.

All National Teams will receive a $150 discount per International team member. In order to qualify for the International Team Member Discount, you must reside outside of the United States and participate on a United States team.

For regular updates and up-to-the-date news from The Desert Winds Expedition Race, sign up with us on Twitter and Facebook. If you are interested in racing with us but do not have a team, visit our Team Finder at www.desertwindsexpeditionrace.com. We are currently accepting volunteer applications. For information, please e-mail Briana Finlay at briana@kayaklakemead.com. If you are interested in sponsoring The Desert Winds Expedition Race contact Corey Rosen for sponsorship information at coreyrosen@yahoo.com. For general information on the race or information on team registration, please contact Robert Finlay at robert@kayaklakemead.com.