presented by Inov-8
 With 1st place finishes at the One Day Xtreme, Wild Wonderful and Impossible Panther and a 2nd place finish at Endorphin Fix, the team needs one more first place finish for a perfect 400 points.They've got two events left on their schedule to pull it off...the Odyssey One Day on July 25th in Roanoke, VA and the Bushwhack Adventure Race on September 25th in Raleigh, NC. If they win either race they'll likely win the Series. The best chance for an upset might come from last year's winner, DART-nuun who beat them at the Michgan Expedition Race, because of the rules governing a tie score. A tie score at the end of the season will be decided by a) results of any head to head competition b) total number of Series events attended.   Our official mapping partner, MyTopo, has generously offered to provide a free copy of Terrain Navigator to the winner of each Series event. MyTopo has been supporting Checkpoint Zero for years and the Series since it's inception. In addition to providing custom, high resolution maps that are both waterproof and tear resistant, they're also providing the topographical mapping data that we display on our online Course Overview and GPS Tracking maps.I'd like to personally thank MyTopo for their long running support and for this unsolicited addition to our large and growing prize purse.   The LBL Challenge will offer racers 12 or 24-hours of pure backwoods adventure racing in one of the best venues in the Midwest, the Land Between the Lakes. The Land Between the Lakes, in western Kentucky, is known for its fantastic and flowing single track trails, beautiful lakes and backwoods beauty. With more than 170,000 acres of backwoods forest, 300 miles of undeveloped shoreline and over 200 miles of single track trails and jeep roads, the Land Between the Lakes is an adventure racers paradise! The LBL Challenge is brand new to Bonk Hard Racing. You will not want to miss the inaugural race at the Land Between the Lakes.  Team captain Peter Jolles explained in no uncertain terms that this race was not a competition between teams...it was a test of will power given the dangerously cold weather:"From the get go we knew that the team that stayed warm would be the one that made it to the finish line first. We took great pains to stay dry during the entire race, and for the most part we accomplished that. We had a few frozen bits of equipment: bladders, shoes, bikes, lungs, thumbs...the usual stuff you when it's way below zero. Anyone who thought the Checkpoint Zero Adventure Race last year was cold doesn't know what cold is. The course was what we have come to expect from the Odyssey folks, lots of elevation change, long treks and rides, plus some tricky orienteering right at the end of the race to keep you on your toes. Coming away with the victory was a great moral booster for the team and we're psyched to start the season off on a high note." The next event in the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series presented by Inov-8 is the LBL Challenge set for April 4th in Grand Rivers, KY.  |
Top 10 teams as of Saturday July 04, 2009
2009 Series Events
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