1. Being tracked from space is just cool
   
2. Fall foliage in the Upstate peaks the last two weeks of October
3. Your team could win a free entry to the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge (Dec 2008), the Odyssey One Day Extreme (Jan 2009) or the Checkpoint Zero Adventure Race (Mar 2009)
4. Last event in the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series presented by Inov-8
5. There will be a soup kitchen somewhere in the woods
6. High quality maps from MyTopo.com
   
7. The weather will be gorgeous or atrocious, nothing in between
8. First edition of a new race, you'll be able to say "I was there man"
9. Course designed by Tim "the blizzard" Morris is fun and challenging
10. Every team that makes it to the finish is officially ranked no matter how many checkpoints they skip (this race is only as hard as you want to make it)
    

Information about the race is available on the official race page at http://www.checkpointzero.com/upstate.

Online registration is open through midnight on September 31st.

If you'd like to volunteer to help at Check In or work at a Checkpoint or Transition Area please send an email to race@checkpointzero.com.