The Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority Awards made it possible for several teams with little international racing experience to be here for the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge. They include the following:

Sleepmonsters/FGS of Great Britain

DART/nuun of the United States

Sweco Adventure Team of Sweden

Slovenia ADV 2008 of Slovenia

Team www.ar.co.za of South Africa

Some of the media covering the race are already talking about the "race within the race" among these five teams. Who do you think will win this race among the international newbies?