For interested die-hard sled dog race fans ... in addition to the All Alaska Sweepstakes Race, here's handy links to a few more races before the season wraps up
Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race Starts Thursday, March 27, 2008
Race route follows the Yukon River trail, with some bush trails, depending on the ice conditions. The race is from Dawson City to Eagle, Alaska, and returns to Dawson City for the finish on the same trail. 9 dogs (210 miles); 9 dogs (105 miles)
http://www.thepercy.com/index.html
Amundsen Race Starts Friday 28th of March 2008
*Brand new race!* The only sled dog race in Europe with start and finish in two different countries (Norway and Sweden).Total length of the trail is approx. 400 km
Main home page
http://www.amundsenrace.com/
English home page
http://www.amundsenrace.com/front.jsp?lang=en
Hudson Bay Quest Starts March 29, 2008
The Hudson Bay Quest is a 400km dog sled race linking Churchill, Manitoba with Arviat, Nunavut. For five years, it has brought together mushers and sled dogs from Canada's Polar Bear Capital of the World, some of the finest Inuit mushers in the Kivalliq and more than a few teams from 'outside'.
http://www.wapuskdogsled.com/
2008 Taiga Spring Break 300 Start s April 1, 2008
300 miles of cross country travel in the Upper Susitna River Basin. 12-dog limit (300 miles)
http://www.dogsleddenali.com/Taiga300.html
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***Edited to add Kobuk 440 info*****
The old link for the The Kotzebue Dog Mushers Association website went poof. I finally found the new link and website. They haven't added much content to the site yet, but I found the dates for this year's Kobuk 440. Does anyone else know for sure if KDMA isl holding the Kobuk 440 this year? I don't know if they are because of the All Alaska Sweepstakes. Will keep ferreting for more information.
KOBUK 440 Sled Dog Race April 3-6 2008
http://kotzebuedogmushersassociation.com/id3.html