The Great Urban Race Championship will be returning to Las
Vegas for the third year on November 10, 2012.
The Great Urban Race is an urban adventure race annually
hosted by Red Frog Events where teams of two to four solve clues and complete
mental and physical challenges while they navigate their way through a city.
Joe Reynolds, the founder of Red Frog Events, said he wanted to give the masses
the opportunity to experience a unique competitive adventure rather similar to
that in the TV show ‘The Amazing Race’.
The inaugural Great Urban Race took place in Chicago in
2007, spurring seven other events. In less than four months Great Urban Race
went from a single race to a national event. In 2008, the Great Urban Race hit
20 cities and saw the launch of a National Championship that was hosted in Las
Vegas. In 2009, the National Championship was held at New Orleans. In 2010, The
Great Urban Race became an international event, with Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
hosting the National Championship. In 2011, the race increased its
international events, adding Sydney, Australia and London, England to the list
of locations. Last year’s championship
race was held in New Orleans.
The Championship Race consists of two parts: a preliminary
race from 9am-1pm and the Elite Eight race which is from 2pm-5pm. The top eight
teams compete in the Elite Eight race which consists of intricate clues
throughout the designated city. The top team from the Elite Eight race wins a
prize of $10,000.
This year’s race headquarters is at Flamingo Las Vegas
Casino and Hotel, 3555 South Las Vegas Boulevard.
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