More media attention for Primal Quest 2008…

Team Nike never looks back (Denver Post)

The adventure continues (Bozeman Chronicle) 

Team MAAR drops from Primal Quest (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

Kloser wins at Primal Quest (Vail Daily)

By Craig Stein

July 1, 2008 – Big Sky, Montana

As Primal Quest Montana 2008 approaches it’s conclusion on Thursday July, 2 most of the major filming on the project has been completed. The program is already being edited and producers will deliver (4) half-hour episodes to Rush HD in mid October, 2008.  Rush will begin promoting the broadcast sixty days in advance of the premiere.  Details will be posted on the PQ website as they become available.

Director Tim Powell kindly agreed to take time out of his slam-packed shooting schedule to answer some questions from the Primal Quest media staff.

Q: Tim, what is your history in the AR community? What races have you been involved with and in what capacity?

A: I was a Producer on Eco Challenge British Columbia and Eco Challenge Borneo, and Supervising Producer/Director on Eco Challenge New Zealand, Eco Challenge Fiji and Armed Forces Eco Challenge. I was also Producer/Director on Raid Gauloises Ecuador and Raid Gauloises Nepal.

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This morning Team Oceanic Interactive crossed the finish line, joining the growing list of Primal Quest 2008 survivors. Upon reaching the end of the race, they looked more relieved than happy, but with time credits they may yet earn a top ten finish.

They were followed shortly by Team Goals ARA who looked much more fresh coming across the finish line as they rolled into Big Sky Resort to the welcoming cheers of friends and family.

Team True Grit snuck across the finish line during the wee hours of the morning, demonstrating that their name accurately represents their approach to the sport. Congratulations to True Grit, who crosses the finish line in 9th place. 

Merrell Halti Multimania has crossed the finish line and claimed 8th place in the 2008 Primal Quest. The team looked fresh and happy as they approached. The team from Norway have impressed the PQ field and become the first team not from the U.S. to cross the finish line. 

Team Nike ACG/Gore-Tex has crossed the finish line, currently holding down the 7th position. The team rode in to the cheers of their support crowd, which consisted of friends and family who enthusiastically welcomed them home.

One great story overheard at the finish was that Nike ACG team member Mike Dawson carried mementos from his three boys throughout the race, including a necklace and a matchbox car, for the entire race, taking a small piece of his family with him throughout the entire 548 mile course.