The creation of Havoc Adventure Sports has a long and rich history of inspiration.

Team Havoc was originally formed in 1998 as a cross-country mountain biking team. Racing continued for a few years on the east coast, but the freedom of trail riding and exploring new destinations was more appealing than organized racing. The team was hungry for more intense physical and mental challenges. As a result, the team expanded its mission to include adventure sports and world travel. The team was traveling across the globe to participate in adventure racing, marathons, sky diving, bungee jumping, rock climbing, kite boarding, hang gliding, white water rafting, spelunking, and scuba diving. Team Havoc delved into virtually any activities that involved a sense of adventure and that pushed personal physical and mental limits. The team remained focused on mountain biking, but the emphasis evolved into downhill and freeriding disciplines.

The group exists today as a casually organized team of riders, friends, and travel partners. They continue to compete in a variety of organized events such as adventure races and marathons and donate their time to maintaining local hiking trails. Team Havoc is now officially sponsored by Havoc Adventure Sports.

Team Havoc's simple philosophy:
"Make our lives as rich as possible with unforgettable experiences, because you only get one guaranteed pass through life."

This concept is echoed in the tagline, "Don't settle. Create havoc in your life. Your next adventure is here."

Prior to the formation of Team Havoc, a group of close friends called the Bacardi Brothers truly wreaked havoc in Western New York. Since 1983 these young men shared an interest in the outdoors, had a passion for adventure, and always sought out new personal challenges…such as camping, rafting, bouldering, rapelling, parachuting, and biking. The group took epic trips together, most famous were week-long canoeing trips to remote areas of the Adirondacks. The six original Bacardi Brothers are still close friends today and also members of Team Havoc.

Short list of some of Team Havoc's adventures (out of more than 50)…