Prairie Village, KS - 03/24/2008 - Due to lack of registrations for the race, Bonk Hard Racing, LLC has made
the tough decision of cancelling the 2008 Mighty MO Expedition. We apologize to all of the registered teams for any inconvenience
this decision may have caused you and your team, and we will be in contact with all of the teams shortly about their full refund.
We would like to thank all of the teams that registered for the race, and we hope to see you at some of our events in the future.
Sincerely,
Jason Elsenraat
Bonk Hard Racing, LLC
CREDIT CARD REGISTRATION CURRENTLY OPEN; NEED MORE TEAMS TO HOST RACE
Prairie Village, KS - 02/27/2008 - Registration for the Mighty MO Expedition is currently open to credit
cards. Bonk Hard Racing has determined, that in order to host the second running of the Mighty MO, we will need a minimum of
20 teams. Registration will be open until March 21st! If you are considering doing the Mighty MO Expedition, please
register soon so we can host this fantastic race! Thank you!
BONK HARD RACING, LLC TO BRING BACK MIGHTY MO EXPEDITION IN 2008
Prairie Village, KS - 01/09/2008 -Bonk Hard Racing, LLC
announced today that it will officially bring back the highly anticipated return of their expedition-length adventure race, the Mighty
MO Expedition. The race is to be held on May 15 - 18, 2008 and will cover 200-250 miles in the beautiful and rugged Ozark region of
Missouri.
The 2006 edition of the Mighty MO saw some of the top adventure racing teams in the United States come and take on the 230+ mile
course. After being pushed the majority of the race, Team Nike, consisting of Mike Kloser, Michael Tobin, Ian Adamson and Sari
Anderson, came out on top with a very impressive win. Afterwards, Ian Adamson had this to say about the Mighty MO Expedition, "That
could have been the best single track mountain biking I have ever done in a race. There were times that I felt like I was in another
country."
The 2008 edition of the Mighty MO Expedition is going to take teams of four on brand new trails, rivers and terrain. Teams will once
again mountain bike some of the best singletrack trails in the state as well as paddle beautiful, spring-fed rivers alongside towering
bluffs. The majority of the race will traverse the rugged Ozarks, and teams will explore remote caves and some of the
nation's largest springs.
Jason Elsenraat, owner of Bonk Hard Racing, LLC, had this to say about the 2008 Mighty MO Expedition course, "We have received a lot
of pressure over the past couple of years to bring back the Mighty MO. There are so many unique geological features in Missouri.
It's an amazing state, and if I didn't feel like I could put together a course that was just as beautiful and challenging, if not more
beautiful and challenging than the 2006 course, then I probably wouldn't have even considered organizing another Mighty MO Expedition.
With the course we have in the works though, I don't think that will be a problem."
Registration for the Mighty MO will open at 12PM Central time on February 4th, and will accept registrations for the first 40 teams.
Racer check-in and the race itself will start at the host hotel of the 2007 USARA Adventure Racing National Championships, the YMCA
Trout Lodge near Potosi, Missouri. There is a cash purse for the race of over $10,500, with the top team taking home $6,000 plus some
great prizes.
The Mighty MO Expedition will be a part of the 2008 Checkpoint Tracker
Adventure Racing Series, and all co-ed teams that participate will receive double the points of a 24-Hour event in the Series.
The Mighty MO will again utilize Checkpoint Tracker, an online race management tool that allows friends and family at home to follow
their favorite teams online. Fans will also be able to view a detailed course overview, read up-to-date race blogs, post shout outs
to their favorite teams and more.
To learn more about Bonk Hard Racing, LLC, and to see their full racing schedule for 2008, please click here.
