XTERRA Winter Worlds Press Guide '09:2007 XTERRA Maui Press ...

TEAM UNLIMITEDTEAM Unlimited is a Hawaii-based television events and marketing company,founded in 1988. It owns and produces XTERRA, and in 2009 there will be more than100 off-road triathlon events held in 15 countries. It all started with 123 competitorsone afternoon in Maui, and has since evolved into the most prestigious off-roadmultisport race in the world. There are 30,000+ competitors, ages 13-71, from all 50states and more than 40 countries competing in XTERRA events. TEAM Unlimitedalso produces a 50-race XTERRA World Trail Running Series with National and WorldChampionship races, the XTERRA Winter World Championship, and more than adozen TV shows each year are produced by TEAM TV.XTERRA THROUGH TIME1996: Jimmy Riccitello and Michellie Jones win inaugural event in Wailea, Maui.1997: XTERRA adds two events in California, and one in Louisiana in addition to World Championship.1998: The XTERRA tour goes to Michigan, Colorado, Oregon, and back to Louisiana.1999: 11 races spanning from California to New Jersey. First year of Pro Points Series.2000: XTERRA goes global with its first international races in England, Japan, and Canada.2001: The first year of the XTERRA USA Championship Series, Australia and the Netherlands.2002: The inaugural XTERRA Saipan Championship, and races in Germany and the Czech Republic.The XTERRA USA Championship Series expands to 31 races.2003: The seventh consecutive year of expansion provides more than 50 events to compete in.2004: Forty-five events in the U.S., plus 33 international races and a full-fledged XTERRA European Tour2005: First year of the stand-alone XTERRA Trail Running Series and Nevada Passage Adventure Competition.2009: More than 100 XTERRA off-road triathlon races, 50+ XTERRA Trail Runs, & 2nd annual XTERRA Winter Worlds.TEAM TVSince 1990 TEAM TVhas produced nearly300 television showsresulting in threeregional Emmy’s and39 Telly Awards forproduction excellence.TELEVISION EVENTS AND MARKETING, INC. 720 Iwilei Road, Suite 290, Honolulu, HI 96817Phone: 808.521.4322 Fax: 808.538.031426