DPSAY to host RR100 meeting tomorrow night
With temperatures dropping and the colours changing, the Dog Powered Sports Association (DPSAY) is getting ready for a busy winter season.
With temperatures dropping and the colours changing, the Dog Powered Sports Association (DPSAY) is getting ready for a busy winter season.
The board is sending out an open invitation to anyone interested in joining the River Runner 100 (RR100) Committee.
The first meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, Sept. 5th, at 6 p.m at DPSAY board member Virginia Sarrazin's office (Associated Engineering), located above Coast Mountain Sports.
The annual race from Whitehorse to Mendenhall and back again was won last year by local musher Normand Casavant.
Casavant completed the distance in nine hours and 38 minutes; he was followed closely by four-time Yukon Quest champion Hans Gatt.
After the race, Gatt gushed about the trail conditions, saying there's lots of potential for the race to continue to grow.
Last year's event brought in a plethora of former Quest and Iditarod competitors including Ed Hopkins, Gerry Willomitzer and Brian Wilmshurst, who placed 16th in the 2012 Quest.
Three teams also competed in a newly implemented 105-km skijoring race, an alternative to the 210-km distance of years past.
Darryl Sheepway led the field, completing the race in five hours and 44 minutes.
He was followed by Gaetan Pierard who posted a time of seven hours and 43 minutes and Amelie Janin who completed the race in just over nine hours.
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