Los Banditos sweep in again!!

Jo and Will Van Randen took 1st and 5th in today's Alpine Vet CHT, against 18 teams. Will, flush from his win in the Poker Run, took 5th, whilst Jo came in first, in +6'C heat! (and it's great for the sport as Jo and Will have always donated a nice proportion of their winnings to DPSAY - Dog Powered Sports Association of the Yukon - thank you!). Kyla Boivin was pleased with 2nd, whilst a hard working Tony Radford drove a Drag 'n' Fly Kennel team to third and Aileena Ruckenbach, 14 and weighing about 14 lbs, floated in to 4th!

This race was about 41'C warmer than the Oscar's Electric December race, and despite the ploughed trail, rain, and sun, the trail surface held up well, being firm, and downright slick fast in places.

Four kids battled it out over the 5km, with Jeff Diment leading with an excellent 11:28 run, and another 10 points for his move on the Kid's League.

Asha the Rottie proved she can race against opposition, coming 1st of four teams in the Pet Dog 5km and locking another 10 points into her Pet Dog League challenge.

12 Mile Twister, all 6 dog sleds unless stated otherwise

1 Jo Van Randen 58:30

2 Kyla Boivin 58:55

3 Tony Radford 59:04

4 Aileena Ruekenbach 1:01:29

5 Will Van Randen 1:01:34

6 Marie Claude 1:04:51

7 Darrel Sheepway 1:05:40 4 dog skis

8 Jim Hajash 1:06:38

9 Michelle Phillips 1:07:46

10 Valerie Bussieres 1:08:03

11 Claudia McPhee 1:08:16

12 Gaetan Pienard 1:10:07 4 dog skis

13 Melina Fontain 1:12:20

14 Matthieu Renner 1:12:45

15 Laura Jane Lucas 1:15:02

16 Alex Badino 1:16:54

17 Wendy Morrision 1:21:36 2 dog skis

18 Matt McHugh 1:39:32 3 dog skis

Erin Spicer gets ready to lead out the Kid's 5 km Race (photo Dave Mondor)

Kid's 5km Race, all 4 dog sleds unless ststed otehrwise

1 Jeff Diment 11:28

2 Keagan Hopkins 15:16 2 dog sled

3 Larissa Ruekenbach 25:08

4 Erin Spicer DNF

1 Pet-Dog 5km Race

1 Asha + Jon Lucas skis 17:08

2 ? + Michael Pealow kick-sled 17:10

3 Cosmo + Annisa Guenfoud skis 21:03

3 Keno + Heather Desmarais skis 26:27