*Teams 25, 31, 29, 26, 78, 27 and 44 were held over 2 hours at Esker.  All remaining teams that finished within 18 hours of the first team to cross the finish line had 2 hours added to their end time.

Date: April 5, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Labrador City, NL – After the tremendous success of the 2012 Cain’s Quest Snowmobile Endurance Race, committee organizers met on Tuesday, April 3^rd, 2012 to review the operations and procedures over the past year and to discuss the potential date for the next race.

After much discussion surrounding the rapid growth of the event and the limited resources and financial strain that the event experiences year after year, the committee has moved that the next race for Cain’s Quest will be scheduled for 2014.

Cain’s Quest is in a unique situation. As it has quickly become recognized as a world-class event attracting attention from potential participants and race fans on a global scale, it is an event that is managed by only one paid employee and a volunteer committee.  The race has taken on a life of its own and it has now reached a point where committee members feel it necessary to bring Cain’s Quest to a standard of excellence and a level of professionalism that will coincide with the race’s already established reputation as a superlative snowmobile competition within the professional racing world.

Over the next two years, Cain’s Quest will address the challenges that have been on-going in recent years and the goal is to re-introduce Cain’s Quest 2014 to the world in a manner that will exemplify the event as THE top choice event among race fans, racers and snowmobile and adventure enthusiasts.

Cain’s Quest proposes to:

• Increase marketing efforts and tap into current market trends reaching a broader audience within the target market
• Develop a sponsorship strategy that will enhance the current benefits package, attract new sponsors and strengthen relationships with existing sponsors and partners
• Execute a successful sponsorship campaign and lobby funding agencies to increase income to employ more staff to manage key areas of the event
• Develop a volunteer recruitment and retention strategy that will increase volunteer involvement and attempt to mitigate volunteer “burn out”.
• Personalize Cain’s Quest and revamp rules and regulations to correspond with the growth of the event
• Engage spectators and become more interactive with race fans through social media
• Engage communities along the race route to become more actively involved and to mandate Cain’s Quest as a part of their Municipal budget
• Explore new possible route options to showcase more of Labrador’s unique landscape and cultural heritage
• Review current safety scheme to identify areas for improvement and implement new safety standards
• Keep up to date with ever-changing technological advancements and incorporate new technologies into race/fan interaction.

Cain’s Quest Snowmobile Endurance Race will return in March 2014 with an event that promises to be bigger and better than ever before.

For more information on Cain’s Quest visit www.cainsquest.com

Contact: Todd Kent-Co Chair-(709)-944-5013 or 5011 PO Box 206, Labrador City, NL Canada, A2V 2K5

The purpose of Cain’s Quest is to

promote Labrador as a premier snowmobiling destination and provide reliable, consistent, safe and honourable cross‐country

snowmobile racing and recreational riding in Labrador

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Date: March 22, 2012                                          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Labrador City, NL – It has been an exciting week for Cain’s Quest Snowmobile Endurance Race.  Racers have faced formidable obstacles during their time on the 2012 Cain’s Quest race route.  Traveling long hours through ice fields, deep snow, and slob, it has been trying to say the least but ALL racers are to be commended on their efforts, accomplishments and bravery during this year’s race challenge.

The final standings for Cain’s Quest 2012 are as follows:

1st - Team 25 (Aucoin/Girard) from Cheticamp, NS and Chibougamau, QC with an unofficial time of 09:21 riding BRP Summit Freeride 800′s

2nd – Team 31 (Lessard/Hall) from Monmouth and Jackman, ME USA with an unofficial time of 10:00 riding Arctic Cat’s M8 800′s

3rd – Team 29 (Nui/Nui) from Natuashish, NL with an unofficial time of 10:21 riding BRP Summit Freeride 800′s

4th – Team 26 (Lucy/Flowers) from Hopedale, NL with an unofficial time of 11:41 riding BRP Summit Freeride 800′s

5th – Team 78  (Burke/Tobin) from Wabush, NL with an unofficial time of 16:14 riding Yamaha’s Nytro 1050′s

6th – Team 19 (Robitaille/Brunet) from Mont Laurier, QC with an unofficial time of 18:20 riding Polaris Switchback Assault 800′s

7th – Team 27 (Dyson/McNeill) from Makkovik, NL with an unofficial time of 18:43 riding BRP Summit X 800′s

8th – Team 77 (Poker/Rich) from Natuashish, NL with an unofficial time of 19:48 riding BRP Tundra Xtreme 600′s

9th – Team 67 (Lukan/Newton) from Meath Park and Saskatoon, SK with an unofficial time of 20:45 riding BRP Summit Freeride 800′s

10th – Team 14 (Bourgault/Couture) from St. Alphonse-de-Granby and Shefford, QC with an unofficial time of 23:45

11th – Team 33 (Acreman/Callahan) from Goose Bay and Labrador City, NL with an unofficial time of 00:15

12th – Team 39 (Paul/Paul) from Labrador City, NL with an unofficial time of 00:55 riding BRP’s Renegade 800 and Summit 800

13th – Team 11 (Stadler/Matias) from Barkhamsted, CT USA and Labrador City, NL Canada with an unofficial time of 02:37 riding BRP Summit Freeride 800′s

14th – Team 44 (Jones/Lemieux) from N. Yarmouth and Parkman, ME USA with an unofficial time of 04:39 riding BRP’s  Renegade 1200

*note: Teams arriving in 1^st – 5^th position were held up 2 hours at Esker Checkpoint to ensure a daylight finish.  Teams in 6^th -14^th position had 2 hours added to their end time as they were not held back in Esker.

Teams that did not cross the finish line within the mandatory 18 hour time deadline include:

• Team 35 (Gillam/Winter) from Labrador City, NL
• Team 37 (Tinkham/Tremblett) from Gander and Labrador City, NL
• Team 28 (Hallstrom/Howell) from Savage, MN and West Yellowstone, MT USA

Scratched Teams Include:

• Team 2 (Crann/Moore) from Little Britain, Coe Hill, ON
• Team 4 (Loveman/Earle) from Labrador City, NL
• Team 5 (Rodgers/Simms) from Happy Valley – Goose Bay, NL
• Team 6 (Travers/Travers) from Labrador City, NL
• Team 12 (Griffin/Dow) from Labrador City, NL
• Team 13 (Coles/Leaman) from Labrador City, NL
• Team 18 (Burke/Puchner) from Labrador City, NL
• Team 20 (Watkins/Chatman) from Labrador City, NL
• Team 22 (Gardner/Milley) from Mercer, Maine USA and Labrador City, NL Canada
• Team 30 (Nui/Nui) from Natuashish, NL
• Team 32 (Benuen/Rich) from Natuashish, NL
• Team 36 (Tremblay/Tremblay) from Montreal and Quebec City, QC
• Team 38 (Berthe/Watkins) from Kuujjuaq, QC
• Team 40 (Einish/Gordon) from Kawawachikmack and Kuujjuaq QC
• Team 41 (Swappie/Swappie) from Kawawachikmack and Schefferville QC
• Team 42 (Rich/Tshakapesh) from Natuashish, NL
• Team 55 (Bertrand/Bertrand) from Listowel and Chelmsford, ON
• Team 69 (Collingwood/King) from Whistler, BC and Happy Valley – Goose Bay, NL

Team times will be determined official at the Awards Banquet Saturday March 24^th, 2012. Awards and prize money will be presented at that time.

For more information on Cain’s Quest or to track the race via satellite visit www.cainsquest.com

Contact: Todd Kent-Co Chair-(709)-944-5013 or 5011 PO Box 206, Labrador City, NL Canada, A2V 2K5

The purpose of Cain’s Quest is to

promote Labrador as a premier snowmobiling destination and provide reliable, consistent, safe and honourable cross‐country

snowmobile racing and recreational riding in Labrador

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Taking the #6 spot…..Team #19, Francois Brunet and Alain Robitaille with an unofficial time of 16:20

In 7th place, Makkovik Team Perry Dyson and Lewis McNeill at an unofficial time of 16:43

In 8th position, Aaron Poker and Luke Rich from Natuashish, NL with an unofficial time of 17:48

In 9th place Team 67 from Saskatchewan, Rookie Team Joey Lukan and Robert Newton.  Unofficial Time – 21:45

More teams are on their way in,…stay tuned for more updates!!!

In second place, Team 31!!!  Time Lessard & Eric Hall from Monmouth and Dennistown, Maine USA with an unofficial time of 10:00

In third place, Team 29!!! Mark Nui and Joachim Nui from Natuashish, NL at an unofficial time of 10:21

Cain’s Quest would like to congratulate these teams on a fantastic race!!!  Way to go!!