Land Rover And Nevada Commission On Tourism Join Forces To Present One-Of-A-Kind G4 Challenge Nevada Passage

Land Rover And Nevada Commission On Tourism Join Forces To Present One-Of-A-Kind G4 Challenge Nevada Passage

Land Rover North America and the Nevada Commission on Tourism announced today that this year’s Nevada Passage will serve as the national selection event for the 2008/2009 Land Rover G4 Challenge.

Twenty athletes from around the nation will travel throughout Nevada competing in driving and outdoor adventure activities designed to test teamwork and skills such as 4×4 driving, navigating, trail running, mountain biking and kayaking. The top two two-person teams from the national competition advance to the international selection event in early 2009, where one team will be selected to represent the United States in the final challenge in Asia.

“When we launched the Nevada Passage in 2005, our goal was to further establish Nevada as an outdoor hotspot,” Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki, Nevada Commission on Tourism chair, said. “Land Rover, a brand renowned for outdoors and adventure, has selected Nevada as the nation’s lone location for this prolific, global competition, further establishing this premier destination for adventurers, explorers and outdoors enthusiasts.”

Recognized as the one of the world’s top off-road driving and adventure events, the Land Rover G4 Challenge is held every two years with national selection events taking place in 18 countries around the world. This year marks only the second time the United States has participated in the global competition since the inaugural event in 2003. The new Land Rover G4 Challenge Nevada Passage will take place in May 2008.

For the first time in the event’s history, the Land Rover G4 Challenge will raise funds for two world-class charity organizations: the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The competition will culminate with the donation of a Land Rover on behalf of the winning team to their country’s national Red Cross or Red Crescent Society.

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