Nevada Passage shooting begins in Las Vegas

Taking a turn: Competitors practice driving their Land Rovers over an obstacle course at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Lake Las Vegas. Photo by Ryan Jerz.I’m in Las Vegas to follow and cover this year’s Nevada Passage adventure competition. The 2008 Nevada Passage is partnering with Land Rover’s G4 Challenge and serving as a qualifier event for Land Rover’s worldwide adventure challenge.

Today was the introduction of the athletes to the media and a practice session with the vehicles on a course Land Rover set up at Lake Las Vegas’s Ritz Carlton Hotel. As the media watched, competitors took the Land Rovers around a course testing it on rocks, driving over rugged terrain, and tilting the vehicles up to 30 degrees as they rounded a turn. The goal was to...

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