SPOT Satellite Messenger™ Enhances Premiere Adventure Race Experience with GPS Mapping and Real-Time, Leader Board Tracking 

MILPITAS, CA (April 23, 2008) –  SPOT Inc., the pioneer behind the award-winning SPOT Satellite Messenger, today announced its sponsorship of the Primal Quest Montana Expedition Adventure Race.  Called the “The World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition,” Primal Quest 2008 Presented by SPOT is scheduled to take place in Big Sky Country, Montana June 23 through July 2, 2008.

Primal Quest fans can follow their favorite teams at www.ecoprimalquest.com, through real-time GPS tracking and custom leader board technology provided by SPOT allowing for up-to-date viewing on SPOT enhanced Google Maps™.  This technology is based on new SPOT services that allow users to broadcast their location and messages to others over the web.  The SPOT satellite messenger will be worn by each of the 70 plus teams of adventure racers during the 10 day, multi-sport competition.

“We have been looking forward to the innovative technology that SPOT is bringing to Primal Quest for many years,” said Don Mann, Primal Quest Director “SPOT is a lightweight personal satellite messenger that won’t slow the racers down and will provide continuous position updates of the teams along the Primal Quest course making it the most interactive Primal Quest in history.”

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Front Royal, Virginia – Production company Race Day Films, LLC announces sponsorship of the Primal Quest Sprint Series. As a part of sponsorship, Race Day Films will shoot the first ever Primal Quest Sprint Series race on 10 May at Pocahontas State Park, Virginia.

“We are very pleased with our new relationship with Primal Quest,” said Race Day Films founder John Stann. “The Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race is heralded as the “World’s Most Challenging Human Endurance Competition”, and I am sure the shorter, faster Primal Quest Sprint Series races will be incredible too.” “We are also proud to support the Virginia film industry by shooting at Pocahontas State Park,” added Director Kevin Hershberger.

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 There has been a number of Primal Quest related episodes of the GoFAR Podcast of late covering a variety of topics PQ related.

First, we have an interview with Justin Wakefield of GoPro, a new partner for Primal Quest, who will be outfitting racers with their Hero Cameras for the 2008 race to capture an unprecedented amount of video and still images from the field. 

Teams interested in getting a sneak peek at Primal Quest Montana will want to check out this interview with Chris Caul, the 2008 PQ Course Designer. Chris discusses getting started in adventure racing, moving on to course design, and much more.

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PESCADERO, Calif. (TK DATE, 2008) - GoPro, a manufacturer of wearable digital cameras for sports, will be providing Digital HERO 3 wrist cameras and Helmet HERO gear mountable cameras for the Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race June 21 - July 2, 2008.

GoPro will provide its wearable cameras and accessories to the 80-plus teams who will compete in a variety of non-motorized action sports during this summer’s race. This will allow the Primal Quest teams to capture exciting immersive video and photos while they labor through the punishing adventure race.

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We are excited to announce our partnership with the world-class adventure race known as Primal Quest, back after a two-year hiatus. Headed up by retired Navy SEAL and well-known/respected adventure racer and event promoter Don Mann (who’s also an avid Hammer Nutrition product user), the 2008 race takes place in Hammer’s home state of Montana on June 21 - July 2 (exact location TBA).

Labeled as “the World’s Most Difficult Human Endurance Competition” (or, as writer Jason Blevins puts it, “The sufferfest that eclipses all sufferfests”), Primal Quest (quoting their web site) “is a 5-10 day expedition adventure race. It is the largest non-motorized, multi-sport, multi-day event of its kind in the US. Primal Quest® is an environmentally friendly, ecologically aware wilderness Expedition Adventure Race®. Teams of experienced back country adventure athletes journey across expansive terrain using only a map, a compass and combined skills. Successfully finishing requires much more than stamina and mental fortitude. It requires selfless teamwork, spirit and absolute determination. Only co-ed teams of four are permitted to race. Team members are required to travel together at all times and must finish together in order to be officially ranked. Over $100,000 in Cash and Prizes will be awarded to the top finishing teams.”

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Introducing a New Primal Quest Partner Level, “The Primal Quest Prize and Swag Partner.”

Events such as ours would not exist without the support of generous contributions from sponsors. If you would like to donate prizes and/or swag for our 2008 event, please complete the form (PDF) located on the Sponsorship page of our site!

Thank you!
Sherry Simpson
Sponsor Director

Stockings need stuffing?
Still making your list and checking it twice?

The “Shop PQ” store on the Primal Quest site has many ideas for all good boys and girls. You’ll find a variety of gift ideas including:

• The Complete Guide to Adventure Racing
• Primal Quest 2006 DVDs
• PQ embroidered shirts by RailRider
• PQ hats from Headsweats
• as well as groovy stickers and tattoos.

Orders from the PQ store will be shipped immediately via first class mail.

Other great ideas for gifts come from PQ 08 Sponsor Partners including:

SportRaxx, Active.com, 0Bounds.com, TechSox, MyTopo.com, Timonda, The A List, Numa, AR Gear, Axis Gear, Boulder Performance Network, Headsweats, Restop, SEAL Training Adventures, Urban Adventure Racing, Zanfel, SweatVac, USARA, USFrogMann.com, and The Coastal Challenge.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year!

Why wait for the race to start styling in your PQ clothing? The Primal Quest online store is open!

Just added to the store are embroidered race shirts by RailRiders. These are clothes that go places and are made to last.

The PQ store is also the place to find stickers and tattoos, DVDs from Primal Quest Utah, and Don Mann’s Complete Guide to Adventure Racing.

Coming soon… All the PQ logo swag you could possibly desire: Hats from Headsweats, Water bottles from Camelbak, and Buffs from, well, from Buff! And there is more great gear to follow. And you thought your holiday shopping would be difficult this year!