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The “Premier Mixed” category team that completes the Adventure 1 Series with the most points, will be crowned the New Zealand Adventure Racing team champions and enter into the sport’s history pages. In addition the winning Premier Mixed team will gain a free entry at the worlds biggest adventure race, GODZone in March 2018. We are working towards cash prizes for A1 winners as media interest grows and spectators and sponsors are attracted to the series.
The Adventure 1 Series will not just focus on the elite teams but also those teams who embody the spirit of the sport. You and your team will not only have an official New Zealand ranking for the first time, but as A1 Club members, you will be in the running for awards, recognition and the following prizes:
Who will make history? The “Premier Mixed” category team that finishes the Adventure 1 Series with the most points will be crowned Adventure 1 NZ Adventure Racing team champions.
With a new national championship title under their belt the winning team will then head to the biggest test of them all. Chapter 7 of GODZone, hosted by the legendary Fiordland, where they will take on the world’s best racers in an event lasting 10 days.
We recognise not everyone can or choses to compete in the Premier Mixed category. For the 2017/18 season we will recognise the category winners in Masters, Youth, Female and Male teams.
Categories with two or more teams who have ranked in two or more races qualify for prizes.
EACH CATEGORY WINNER PRIZES TBA
Adventure 1 is very excited to introduce the A1 Club Awards. This recognises the individual athletes in the sport and has something for everyone from the elite to newbie.
Check out your A1 Club members and their rankings
Watch in time as reaching the level of Grand Slam Club becomes synonymous with conquering the ultimate in human endurance sports...
Have you got what it takes to step up a gear and join the Series Sweep or Grand Slam Club?
Are you chasing the top spot this year with your team mates, or will your A1 campaign over time make you the most prolific racer in New Zealand? Or do you just want to have some fun and banter by beating your mates?
What ever floats your boat, you now have an individual adventure racing ranking for the first time.
For athletes who represent the spirit, heart and soul of adventure racing, that show extraordinary strength and commitment to the series whilst knowing they are unlikely to ever stand on the podium.
Adventure 1 looks forward to giving you the recognition you deserve.
Mmm the emotions that come with getting lost…really lost. For some, an excuse for a good laugh and a unique sightseeing experience, but for others it may cost a heartbreaking podium finish. Emotions can run high and the serene sounds of birds and waterfalls are replaced with the less peaceful sounds of #$%@#%##.
So for our enjoyment learning experience, we will be voting on the worst most memorable checkpoint of the season…. And with that comes the honour of the Marco Polo Award.
Read more about Marco Polo award and its candidates
