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Article: Subaru Primal Quest Begins to End; Team Seagate and Nike ACG-Balance Bar Tie for First.
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- September 25, 2004
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EASTSOUND, Wash., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- In a competition beset by grief at the death of competitor Nigel Aylott, first place in the Subaru Primal Quest adventure race was shared by Teams Seagate and Nike ACG-Balance Bar, as they finished in a collaborative tie at 7:19 p.m. PST.
The race, which began on September 19th at 7:50 a.m., was expected to last from five to ten days, but was cut short by the accidental death of Nigel, who suffered fatal head injuries after being struck by a boulder on Tuesday, September 21st.
Nathan Fa'ave, captain of Seagate, said of the teams' collaboration, "We realized we didn't have a right to win. At the time of the ...