Eco-Challenge // Pre-Race Eco-Challenge Sabah 2000 Take 304 incredible endurance athletes from all over the world, put them into teams of four on a grueling, multi-discipline 320-mile racecourse in a remote, uncharted location, and turn them loose. Video // 20 AUG 00 76 Perahu Outrigger Canoes Set Sail   Teams sail off into the majestic seas of Borneo as they cruise towards the official start at PC1. Photo Gallery // 20 AUG 00 Scenes from the Ceremonial Start   The race began with a customary tree planting and a Perahu canoe sail to the first passport control. News // 20 AUG 00 The Ceremonial Start at Semporna   Eco-Challenge Sabah 2000 kicked off with a ceremonial untimed start which helped to calm some tensions and test the waters. News // 20 AUG 00 Where Jungle Meets the Sea – Leg One of Race Course Revealed   Race Director Mark Burnett provides competitors with maps of the first leg of the race and shocks many with a race course overview. Feature // 20 AUG 00 Discreet Problems   Team Discreet encounters Perahu trouble during the ceremonial start but has fun along the way. Video // 19 AUG 00 // Registration News // 19 AUG 00 // Opening Ceremony Photo Gallery // 18 AUG 00 // Skills Testing Photo Gallery // 16 AUG 00 // Life Goes On Profile // 20 AUG 00 // Team Hi-Tec Profile // 18 AUG 00 // Team Sabah 2000 Profile // 18 AUG 00 // Team Fairydown Fleet CookieTime Profile // 18 AUG 00 // Team Salomon/Eco-Internet Profile // 18 AUG 00 // Team Playboy Extreme Profile // 18 AUG 00 // Team oobe Profile // 18 AUG 00 // Team Tactel Ispira Profile // 16 AUG 00 // Team The North Face Profile // 13 AUG 00 // Team Nokia Adventure Letters From Burnett Mark Burnett, co-founder of the Eco-Challenge and founder of "Survivor" is currently on location in Sabah. Here we present a series of his pre-race letters which were distributed to all competitors prior to the event.  02 AUG 00  17 JUL 00  14 JUL 00  14 JUN 00  17 APR 00  18 FEB 00