Impossible Panther Adventure Race 2008

Uwharrie National Forest

Saturday, May 3, 2008 @ 7:00 AM

Date

Start: Saturday, May 3, 2008 @ 7:00 AM

Address

Uwharrie National Forest
near Albemarle, NC

Registration Closing Date

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 @ 11:59 PM PST

Registration

Bushwhack Adventures is picking up your online registration fee. Online registration closes April 29. No race-day registration. Each team member must register separately. TrailBlazers members get a $15 discount. Non-members get a TrailBlazers membership.

Team formats

2 or 4 person; Coed, Male, Female

Prizes

For most, just completing an adventure race is reward enough! Cash prizes for first place teams. Door prize drawings for others.

Refunds

Visit Bushwhack Adventures website for refund policy details. No cash refunds after April 3, 2008.

Mandatory Gear

Mountain bike, bike helmet, team compass, basic safety gear. Visit the Impossible Panther AR website for more details.

More details

Visit the Impossible Panther AR website for race rules, schedule, and more information.

Additional Information

This AR will include orienteering, mountain biking, trekking, and paddling for teams of 2 or 4. Teams will plot UTM coordinates for the checkpoints on the provided maps and then navigate their way through the course. Special challenges may be encountered along the way! Visit the race website for more details! Teams must bring or arrange for their own canoes. Support crews are not required. Free camping onsite. Come join in on the adventure racing fun! Are you ready? All participants are expected to be competent in basic mountain biking, paddling, and orienteering skills as well as possessing a fitness level suitable for 4, 8 or 12 hours of rigorous wilderness activity. The 4 HR course will be challenging, but the shorter length is perfect for new adventure racers wanting to try the sport for the first time. The 8 and 12 HR courses will be more challenging - BE PREPARED! All courses will be a modified rogaine format with points determining the winner. There will be some mandatory CP's but no specified order.

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