Day 7 // News // 27 AUG 00




(Photos: Quokka Sports)

Victories: Big and Little

Team Salomon/Eco-Internet clinches 1st place, while other teams fight to continue.



Kloser, Wilson, Benincasa and Adamson of Team Salomon/Eco-Internet[go to Team Bio] taste sweet victory after scuba diving for coins on the bottom of the sea and sailing their Perahu canoe to the finish line. Their “perfect race” gave them the well-earned title of “World Champions.”
Go to News // The World Champions
Go to Feature // Perfect Race

A few PCs back, competitors continue to endure pain and fatigue, fighting their bodies’ pleads for rest. The finish line is in sight for Japan’s Team AXN Salomon EastWind[go to Team Bio] and Team Hi-Tec[go to Team Bio] (USA) and each PC attained is a small victory in itself.
Go to News // Racing for the Bitter End
Go to News // Team Hi-Tec Trudges on

For some, rotting, painful feet were too much to ignore. Even adventure racing legend and king, John Howard, pulled himself out of the race. The jungle climate is relentlessly ruining racers’ feet, and medics explain, “It’s like when you stay in the bath for a couple of hours – only it’s six days.” And soon it will be seven, then eight…
Go to News // Trench Foot Torture
Go to News // Even the Best Say, “Enough’s Enough.”
Go to Team Standings

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