XPD Edition 2 - XPD Joins Adventure Racing World Series

In an exciting development for Adventure racing in Australia, the nation’s very own expedition adventure race, XPD has been accepted as a member of the Adventure Racing World Series.

Scheduled for 20 Feb – 3 Mar 2006, XPD will take local and international competitors to the "End of the World", deep into the rugged wilderness of Tasmania.

Teams of four will battle the elements and terrain for up to 10 days of world-class expedition adventure racing. Disciplines include mountain biking, trekking, whitewater kayaking and roping.

Race Director Craig Bycroft said, “The news is tremendous and the spotlight will definitely be on XPD and Tasmania this February”.

“Without a recognised qualifier until now, Australian teams have had a tough job qualifying to compete in the AR World Series. This will give some of the truly world class Aussie teams a better chance to compete at an international level”.

The winning team in Tasmania will qualify to race at the Adventure Racing World Championships in Sweden this August.

The Adventure Racing World Series also stops at other destinations around the globe including the Southern Traverse in New Zealand, Raid the North Extreme in Canada, Bull of Africa in South Africa, Wilderness ARC in Scotland, EcoMotion Pro in Brazil, Bergson Winter Challenge in Poland and the Bimbache Extreme in Spain.

Detailed race information and the progress of teams can be followed throughout the race at www.xpd.com.au

High Res Media images can be found at: http://www.xpd.com.au/mediaph.htm

For more information contact Race Director Craig Bycroft on 0419 427 244 or craig@gar.com.au .

Organisers would like to note that the event has received great support from Events Tasmania, Telstra Countywide, Sevylor Kayaks, Mountain Designs and the Hobart City Council.