OSCARS ELECTRIC - Record Pet Dog Turnout

Crisp, fresh snow seemed to make for a slower trail (except for Tony "the Bandit" Radford), but under the sunshine at -13'C today was a fun day out for dogsports enthusiasts. 15 teams vied in the 8 mile, whilst 9 pet dogs variously pulled and ran alongside their owners in the 5km; In the Kid's Race Erin Spicer, although coming second to newcomer Jesse Doherty, added handsomely to her Kid's League points total.

With Snowpig's Jon volunteering, and no-shows from a number of CHT League contenders, the points now show the league to still be wide open, at this half way point:

Monkey--------------Volunteered------------points

Tony Radford No 20

Jon Lucas Yes 16

Crispin Studer No 14

Trevor Braun No 12

Luc Twedell No 8

Darryl Sheepway Yes 8

Cynthia Corriveau No 4

Dave Johnson No 4

Kyla Boivin No 2

Jim Hajash Yes 2

To have a League position finish and some of Yukon Brewing's loverly cash, you have to volunteer on the 8 mile (and therefore miss one race).

The Kid's League

Erin Spicer - 18

Louve Tweddell - 10

Jesse Doherty - 10 (V)

Lori Tweddell - 8

Only Jesse has had someone volunteer for him so far

Pet Dog League

Pippa Lawson, Tiramasu, 28

Jon Lucas, Asha, 22 (V)

Honzo Balar, 10

Cynthia Freidrich, 8

Kam Davies, 6

Kyla Johnson, 2

Sandro, 2

Anyone who aspires to a League Position and prize will need to volunteeer on the 8 mile, however this does not mean they have to miss a Pet dog race.

Remember 1 new rule for next race:

You must show the RM 4 booties per dogs at the start line, and

One Rule retroactively applied to 10am today:

Any errors in the timing stand as far as prizes are concerned, however League points are redistributed according to the corrected timing. ie if a timing error put you 8th, but later it's found you were actually 3rd, you keep your 8th place prize (with good grace) and collect 6 points towards your League total. That also means the person who thought they were third gets to keep their third place prize, but will only collect 4 points (for fourth).

OSCAR'S ELECTRIC RESULTS

8 mile, all 6 dog sleds unless otherwise stated

1...Tony (The Bandit) Radford...26.27

2...Trevor Braun...4 dog skis...32.42

3...Darryl Sheepway...4 dog skis...33.45

4...Cynthia Corriveau...2 dogs skis...33.54

5...Jim Hajash...34.09

6...Darrell Otto...34.49

7...Pippa Lawson...2 dog skis...36.02

8...Claudia Wickert...36.04

9...Maren Bradley...36.50

10...Gunter Glaser...37.50

11...Stefan Wackerhagen...2 dog skis...38.51

12...Jeff Diment...43.30

13...Franziska Bouner...45.03

14...Laura Jane Lucas...4 dog sled...45.52

15...Wendy Morrision...2 dog skis...59.12

5 km Kids Race, both 4 dog sleds

1...Jesse Doherty...12.30

2...Erin Spicer...15.17

5km 1 Pet Dog, all skijoring, unless otherwise stated

1...Honzo Balar...15.44

2...Pippa Lawson...17.14

3...Jon Lucas...18.30

4...Cynthia Freidrich...20.06

5...Sandro...Running...21.10

6...Kam Davies...21.24

7...Helen Eddy...22.58

8...Collin MacDonald...23.20

9...Jason Doucet...25.22

A great 26 team turn-out, and really great to see the Pet Dog race filling out - thank you everyone, especially the volunteers!

Next race Sunday Feb 14th, 10 am, Icy Waters Ltd. 8 mile race - sleds 2-5 dogs, skis 2-4 dogs; Kids race sleds 2-4, skis 1-3; Pet dog, erm, 1 Pet Dog!

Have fun!