Philippe's Bike Repair Race Day! Smashing Success!

BREAKING NEWS!

27 teams and 5 muscle dogs turned out at Drag n Fly Kennel Saturday for the Hot Hounds Dryland Races and First Mate Extreme Freight Pull.

Results Flash - details and photos to follow

FIRST MATE EXTREME DOG FOOD FREIGHT PULL

Lightweights

1...Janet Keller....Aissa...200lbs.

Mediumweights

1...Jon Lucas...Asha...560lbs.

2...Susie Rogan...Baby Jesus...480lbs

3...Vern Selman...Chena...160lbs in 14.79 seconds

4...Darrell Sheepway/Amil Dupois Rossi...Tipi...160lbs in 17.37 seconds

PHILIPPE'S BIKE REPAIR RACES

1 Pet Dog 1 mile (all bikejour)

1... Wilson...Wendy Morrison "The Zoo"...5:18

2...Ruby...Janet Keller "Grizzly Blizzard"...8:17

3...Adak...Alexandra Rochat...9:07

1 Sled Dog 1 mile (all bikejour)

1...Grizzly...Darryl Sheepway "Smokin Paws"...3:27

2...Ibex...Gaetan Pierrard...3:43

3...Baby Jesus...Susie Rogan...3:47 

4...Buddha...Stephan Poirien..."Sky High Wilderness Ranch"...4:09

5...Polar...Amil Dupois-Rossi..."Smokin' Paws"...4:16

6...Nahanni...Cynthia Corriveau...4:43

7...Ringo...Janet Keller..."Grizzly Blizzard"...4:55

8...Sammy...Alexandra Rochet...5:57

9...Chena..Vern Selman..."Grizzly Blizzard"...6:28

1 Dog 1 Mile Canicross

1...Velvet... Ben  Goddien...6:02

2...Siggy...Crystel Bartczak "Drag n Fly"...6:47

3...Juska...Hennifer Pascal...10:20

2 Sled Dog 2 Mile (all bikejour except as noted)

1...Emma + Assman...Jon Lucas "Snowpigs"...7:55...Scooter

2...Grizzly...Amil Dupuis-Rossi "Smokin' Paws"...8:04

3...Benji + Spell...Crispin Studer...8:26

4...Fry + Coho...Darryl Sheepway "Smokin' Paws"...8:31

5...Klein + Appleton...Fabian Schmitz...8:50

6...Nemo+ Hydro...Claudia Wickert...10:00

7...Nina + Popeye...Bruised, Broken, and Bloody from a spectacular wipe-out but determined to finish before seeking treatment...Valerie Bussieres "Sky High Wilderness Ranch" where the iron-hard mushers live...10.09

8...Tundra + Sassy...Susie Rogan...10:18

9...Yan + Ar....Janet Keller..."Grizzly Blizzard"...13:13

10...Esther + Pooh Bear...Stacie Zaychuk..."Chaos"...14:21

11...Dolly + Dusty...Vern Selman..."Grizzly Blizzard"...20:01

DNF...Nahanni...Cynthia Corriveau

Thanks to Race Marshall Gene Ennis; press-ganged timers Alexandra Rochet and Jon Lucas; and Darrell Otto for the turnaround control out at the end of the course.

Best Wishes to Valerie for a quick recovery and speedy return to the track!!

and to our Sponsors:

Phillipe's Bike Repair (who don't put old patched inner tubes under your new tires on your new bike, and who also sell very protective body armour); First Mate Dog Food; Icy Waters Ltd Arctic Charr; Aurora Booties; Grizzly Blizzard Kennel; Yukon Meat & Sausage; Dazhaw Du Chiropractic Clinic - BUY THEIR STUFF, THEY KEEP US RACING!

Next Race

Susia Rogan and Hans Gatt host

Eagle Pack's "Mongrel Hordes"

at Susie's place out at Golden Horn, Saturday August 22nd, 5pm