Primal Quest Badlands Presented by SPOT is a 10-day, non-stop expedition-style adventure race, which will be held August 14 – 23, 2009.  Pre and post-race activities, as well as race headquarters will be hosted by Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Registration is open to coed teams of four.  As this is an “unsupported” event, teams will not require their own support crews.

The cost of entry is $11,500 USD per team.  The prize purse for this event is $150,000 in cash, prizes and gifts.

The 600-mile course through the Black Hills and Badlands will encompass various disciplines including:

• Trekking/Off-road running
• Mountain biking
• Caving
• Flat-water swimming
• Kayaking
• Fixed-line ropes course

Teams must pass through a series of mandatory check points along the course, the details of which will be disclosed during the pre-race brief when competing teams are provided maps and course passports.  Racers change from one mode of transportation to another at designated transition areas. Transition areas and check points are staffed with race officials and medical personnel, as well as more than 75 volunteers from around the world.

Teams travel non-stop, day and night and the winning team will finish the race in approximately six days.  Other teams will take as many as ten days to complete the course, and others will complete shortened courses as deemed necessary to reach the finish line.

This is a Don Mann Production.

For more details, contact info@ecoprimalquest.com