2008 ONAC, Day 2 RACE AGAINST THE MACHINE
Another great day for racing here in Fairbanks. A blistering run by Egil Ellis put nearly 3 minutes between him and open-class rival Blaine (Buddy) Streeper. It looks like Buddy had to change leaders, and Egil had a nearly perfect run. I’m sure Buddy will be looking to have a…
Exciting 1st day of ONAC 2008
Super exciting first day of racing here in Fairbanks. The first 4 teams are within just about a minute of each other, and some good teams are not far behind them. The conditions were great for mushers, dogs and spectators – sunny and clear with temps around 25F. Powerhouse teams…
GCI OPEN NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS START ORDER
The 2008 GCI Open North American Championships (ONAC) got underway last night with a social and start order draw at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks, Alaska Wednesday night. 22 of the World’s best open-class mushers showed up to try their hand at the “Granddaddy of Them All”. Conditions on the…
Day 2, Limited North American Championships
Another warm and sunny day here at the Jeff Studdert race trails in Fairbanks. Temps ranged from 32-40, but it felt warmer in the sun! There are a few tight races going on, most notably in the 8-dog class for the lead. Having lead the first day by about 13…
Limited Class North American Championships
First Day Times available here:http://www.sleddog.org/races/2007-08/LNACDay1.htmlAnother day of LNAC in the history books. Weather here was warm (45F) and the trail was in pretty good shape given the heat. No records were set, but a notable fast run was put in by Jennifer Probert in the 6-dog class. Jennifer and her…
Excellent Blog on Iditarod
For an excellent account of strategy and the race, visit Ken Anderson’s and Gwenn Holdman’s Blog at http://windycreekkennel.com/ Gwenn’s racing experience, and excellent writing skills make the blog a real treat to read.
Iditarod 2008 ceremonial & official start musher interviews.
We were able to get a few minutes with some of the mushers in this year’s race. Here they are!
North Pole Championship day 2 results
With a blanket of new snow covering the trail on day 2, the times for each class were slower than day 1. class leaders remained the same, with some jockeying for places lower than first. Greg Jurek maintained his 1st place lead with Jim Herriges and Susan Seitz switching places…
Anchorage Fur Rondy Day 3 Coverage
Another bright and sunny day here in Anchorage.Please be patient while the video files load.
North Pole Championship day 1 results
Under warm, clear conditions mushers raced around the flat and fast Chena Lakes trails. As usual, mushers encountered snow machines and ice fisherman, and young children on the trail. But one one out-of-state musher, Gary Frank,got more than he bargained for – Frank got initiated to Alaskan mushing with a…