Cyclists to Challenge 508 Miles of Southern California's Mojave Desert and Death Valley

For Immediate Release

Event: - 20th Anniversary AdventureCORPS Furnace Creek 508 bicycle race (29th edition).

Date: -October 11-13, 2003.

Where: -Santa Clarita to Death Valley to Twenty Nine Palms, CA.
-508 mile distance.
-35,000 feet of total cumulative elevation gain.

Who: -More than 100 bicycle racers from across the States, Canada, Europe, and Japan.

Why: -To challenge themselves in the world's toughest single stage open bicycle race. To experience an unparallelel spiritual odyssey.

Sponsors: Special thanks to E-CAPS and Hammer Nutrition, The City of Santa Clarita, Hilton Garden Inn of Santa Clarita, and the Best Western Gardens Motel of Twenty Nine Palms.

Details: -508 mile non-stop bicycle race. No drafting or pack riding allowed in any division.
-Solo, tandem, two rider, relay team, four rider relay team, eight rider tandem relay team, and HPV/recumbent categories are offered.
-There is a 48 hour time limit for solo, 45 hour time limit for two rider teams, and a 42 hour time limit for four rider and tandem teams.

COURSE RECORDS:

Solo
Men's Open, Rainer King Crab Klaus, '96, 28:09:34.
Men's 50+, Tom Winstrom, '91, 31:07:22.
Mens' 60+, Jim Pterodactyl Pitre, 61, Mesa, AZ, veteran, '01, 37:55:15.
Women's Open, Seana Hoopoe Hogan, '95, 28:46:34.
Women's 50+, Rebecca Sun Bear Smith, '02, 39:28:36.
Men's Open Recumbent (Superstock category), Eric Hedgehog House, '94, 35:24:29.
Men's 50+ Recumbent (Superstock category), Don Gray, '91, 47:10:20.

Tandem
Mixed Tandem, Cindi Staiger, Mark Patten, '96, 32:28:12.
Men's Tandem, Wolfgang Erhart and Franz Kasserer, '98, 29:58:18.

Two Rider Team
Men's Two Rider Team, Team Jackalope, '01, 29:24:24.
Mens' 50+ Two Rider Team, Team Chinook 50+, '02, 33:04:51.
Mixed Two Rider Team, Team Pelican, '01, 30:28:58.
Mixed 50+ Two Rider Team, Team Saluki, '02, 31:12:49

Four Rider Team
Men's Four Rider Team, Action Sports Buffalo, '95, 21:47:12.
Women's Four Rider Team, TS Technical Bat, '95, 27:31:10.
Mixed Four Rider Team, Kern Hammerhead, '97, 24:13:38.
Men's 50+ Four Rider Team, Bicycling Magazine Peacock, '95, 23:07:58.
Women's 50+ Four Rider Team, Team Bakersfield Black Widows 50+, '01, 30:21:55.
Mixed 50+ Four Rider Team, Whippet, '99, 33:17:15.
Men's 60+ Four Rider Team, Whippet, '00, 31:37:38

Four Rider Tandem Team
Mixed Tandem Team, Team Fire Ants, '02, 28:11:33

Eight Rider Tandem Team
Women's Tandem Team, Team Tarantula, '96, 28:00:05
Mixed Tandem Team, Kern Wheelmen T-Rex, '99, 23:54:17.
Men's Tandem Team, Team Davis Drills, '01, 22:45-22.