Ohoh just heard that Martin is off the list for having a GPS! Guess they reassigned it to Silvia Willis.
Ah well, probably for the best, I know Martin didn't like big bro watchin him all the time...maybe they didn't think his handoff to the pilot was too funny?
Gee we sure did! Would like to know if they offered him a chance to lose it or if he got in trouble?!
Here is the official announcement;
""Attention Race Fans!!
There have been a few changes to the list of mushers being tracked via
satellite. Refresh your pages to see the new listings. Changes are as
follows.
1. Dee Dee Jonrowe is on the map again. I don't know the details but after
being the first into cripple she asked to have the transmitter installed on
her sled again. The specific unit we had set aside for her has a faulty
temperature sensor but is otherwise OK. It always reports 70F so ignore temp
for Dee Dee. I'll try to block that out in the popup data but until I do it
will simply show up as way too warm.
2. Martin Buser and the other two mushers that we were tracking who
scratched (Jason Barron and Cliff Roberson) have been removed from the map.
The three units that previously belonged to Buser, Barron and Roberson may
be distributed to other mushers in the future.
... a phone rings... the future occurs ...
3. Buser's unit is now assigned to #40 Sylvia Willis
I cannot offer explanation right now, communication with checkpoints is
extremely limited. I receive commands to make changes and make em happen. I
have to go update all the people watching the race via PDA now.
Feel free to speculate amongst yourselves.
- Russ Ryba
IonEarth
Satellite Race Telemetry""