February 7, 2004 – Frontier Adventure Racing Inc. (FAR Inc.), Canada's premier adventure racing company, is pleased to announce that Canada will host the 2004 Adventure Racing World Championship.

To run from August 1-8, 2004, the 2004 Adventure Racing World Championship will feature 50 of the world's top international teams, vying for a prize purse of $100,000 CDN. In classic expedition race format, coed teams of four will traverse the wilderness of Newfoundland for six days and nights, non-stop, in their quest for the title of Adventure Racing World Champions.

Western Newfoundland has been selected as the host region for the 2004 Adventure Racing World Championship. Corner Brook, located on the west coast of the island portion of Newfoundland, off the east coast of Canada, will serve as host city for an international assembly of the world's top adventure racing athletes, media from around the world, race organizers, officials and volunteers. The announcement was made by Geoff Langford, President of FAR Inc., Peter Antle, Director of Wreckhouse Entertainment, and Gerry Byrne, MP Humber-St Barbe-Baie Verte.

Peter Antle said, “FAR Inc. will set the stage for a world class excursion in the heart of Western Newfoundland. We are excited about our partnership to host a premier race and crown the 2004 AR World Champions.”

Newfoundland's people are known for their open and friendly nature and their unwavering hospitality — yet its terrain is rugged, untamed and spectacular. Set at the mouth of the Bay of Islands, Corner Brook is 40k inland from the open waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and is nestled among the folded and faulted Long Range Mountains. The surrounding coastline holds magnificent fjords, jagged headlands, ceaseless plateaus and thickly forested areas.

Said Far Inc. president Geoff Langford, “We are thrilled to announce Newfoundland as host of the 2004 Adventure Racing World Championship race. The region's wild combination of water, forest and mountains will make for one of the most unforgettable wilderness adventure racing courses the sport has seen.”