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#IronDog is a snowmachine race runs through the village of Unalakleet twice. Racers start outside of Anchorage and come north along the Iditarod Dog Sled Race Trail mostly. There are two race classes "Trail" and "Pro." Trail rides to Nome and is finished they are not really racing. The Pro class riders are the racers! They will race to Nome then come back south and head to the finish in Fairbanks.
To be honest, I am not a huge fan of snowmachines but I am impressed by these racers. Snow machines are for grooming cross-country ski trails right? Mostly, I think about the racers poor backs! The land they cover is rough, not always snow covered, not smooth, and remote. Then racers deal with our current overflow issues here on the Unalakleet River, the howling winds of the coast and usually low temperatures . . . yikes, one tough race!
The kids in the village love snow machines! Yesterday off we went to see the machines which were parked at "The Garage" our local Native Store. The racers are at various peoples homes sleeping and being fed.
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| Field Trip which we can do here at a drop of the hat---off we went to see these amazing machines! |
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| One word---FAST! |
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| #Team8 current leaders! |
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Future racers dreaming of a fast machine!
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