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Extended Hold Times for Finish

February 23, 2019 Filed Under: News

UPDATED 8:45am February 23, 2019: For an estimated 10:30am finish in Fairbanks teams will have an extended layover. Below are release times. restart for finish

2019 Live Feeds

February 22, 2019 Filed Under: Featured, Live Feed, Media, Videos

2019 Live Feeds brought to you by: *Live feeds are recorded and are available to view below. Brought to you by Alaska Communications and SHS SOUTH LIVE PRODUCTIONS 2/15/19 Friday 5pm to 8pm– Donlin Gold Safety Expo and Racer Drawing 2/17/19 Sunday 10am to 12pm – Deshka Landing Pro Class Start 2/19/19 Tuesday 3:00pm to 7:00pm – Nome Garage First Session 2/19/19 Tuesday 7:00pm to 11:00pm – Nome Garage Second Session 2/20/19 Wednesday 9:00am to 1:00pm – […]

FAST AND FURIOUS FRIDAY

February 22, 2019 Filed Under: Den Mother Stories, Featured, Guest Writers, News, Pro Class, Pro Class Updates, Update

FAST AND FURIOUS FRIDAY By Harriett Hamilton Fenerty Just like predicted it has been a fast day…..just 12 hours ago, Team 20 was finally pulling on to the course after a couple of false starts…..they made some good time to their second LO at UNK, but called it a day this morning…..24 teams started….14 […]

THROTTLE THURSDAY BECOMES….

February 21, 2019 Filed Under: Den Mother Stories, Guest Writers, Pro Class, Pro Class Updates, Update

THROTTLE THURSDAY BECOMES…. Fast and Furious Friday By HARRIETT HAMILTON FENERTY What a day it has been……so much great racing……it started at 8 AM and it will continue late into the night…..the first team to get off LO is Team 20 in KOY @ 9:18 PM and then the KAL releases will start ticking off […]

Consistently GOOD

February 21, 2019 Filed Under: Den Mother Stories, Featured, Guest Writers, News, Update

Consistently GOOD By HARRIETT HAMILTON FENERTY That is what Iron Dog racers of 2019 are……consistently good!!! Just three days ago, there were 24 teams gathered at the start line at Deshka Landing, sitting under the start line banner to begin the World’s Longest Toughest Snowmobile race. Today 16 of those teams were doing what they […]

2019 Nome Release Times

February 20, 2019 Filed Under: News

2019 Nome Release Times 2019 Nome Release times 2019 Nome Release times Teams will begin departing at 8:00am Thursday morning February 21, 2019.

The COAST – TOOLS, TIRED, TUESDAY…

February 19, 2019 Filed Under: Den Mother Stories, Featured, Guest Writers, News, Pro Class, Pro Class Updates

The COAST – TOOLS, TIRED, TUESDAY… By HARRIETT HAMILTON FENERTY All teams are throttling to the coast…..Norton Sound, Unalakleet to Nome……racers have created their own flurry…..tools and scrambling for parts has replaced the flurries that hampered the race start on Sunday. The chatter on the Group Page has been phenomenal…..lots of fact, probably a little […]

HARD START ON DAY TWO

February 18, 2019 Filed Under: Den Mother Stories, Featured, News, Pro Class, Pro Class Updates

HARD START ON DAY TWO By HARRIETT HAMILTON FENERTY Racers use the words “Clean-Run” when they talk about their race hopes. Last night approaching McGrath…..just 20 miles out….the clean runs for the front runners became a jumble of man and machine….. Team 16 running about 50 MPH straight into a swirling snow tunnel….Team 8 was […]

Day 2

February 18, 2019 Filed Under: Den Mother Stories, Featured, Guest Writers, News, Pro Class Updates

DAY 2…… By HARRIETT HAMILTON FENERTY 10:57 start line to MCG run for Team 29…..Father/Daughter, Larry & Dani Lavine…… relatively quiet night, Team 20 was in McG by 1:15 AM Teams 39 and 25 got off LO in Rohn and are headed to McG…. Team 39 on the 52 mile stretch between NIK and McG […]