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2009 RACE ROSTER
50 Racer Limit!

to find out more about the racers in this year's race, some have a clickable link that leads to their website or blog

1 Peter Basinger Ski 1100
2 Jay Petervary am. flag Bike 350
3 Tracey Petervary am. flag Bike 350
4 Eric Warkentin am. flag Bike

350

5 Catherine Shenk am. flag Bike 350
6 Sean Grady Alaska Flag Bike 350
7 Anne Ver Hoef Alaska Flag Foot 350
8 Cory Smith Alaska Flag Ski 350
9 Geoff Roes Alaska Flag Foot 350
10 Rocky Reifenstuhl Alaska Flag Bike withdrawn
11 Bill Dent UK Flag Bike 350
12 Jeff Oatley Alaska Flag Bike 350
13 Roger Leavesley UK Flag Foot 350
14 Yair Kellner Australia Bike 350
15 Robert May am. flag Bike 350
16 Billy Koitzsch Alaska Flag Bike 1100
17 Roberto Gazzoli Italy Foot 1100
18 Mario Sterli Italy Foot withdrawn
19 Riccardo Ghirardi Italy Bike 350
20 Rick Freeman am. flag Foot 350
21 Bob Struble am. flag Foot 350
22 Jill Homer Alaska Flag Bike 350
23 Aidan Harding England Bike 350
24 Aaron Benetti am. flag Bike withdrawn
25 Scott Davis am. flag Bike withdrawn
26 Todd Kasteler Alaska Flag Foot 350
27 Isabel Vicente Lopez Spain Bike 350
28 Alberto Villaverde Spain Bike 350
29 Howard Cook UK Flag Foot 350
30 Eleazaro Rossi Italy Foot 350
31 Frank McGuire Alaska Flag Bike 350
32 Jacques Boutet Alaska Flag Bike 350
33 Phil Hofstetter Alaska Flag Bike 350
34 Edward Plumb Alaska Flag Ski 350
35 John Ross UK Flag Bike 350
36 Chris Wrobel Alaska Flag Bike 350
37 Alec Petro am. flag Bike 350
38 Robert Ostrom Alaska Flag Bike 350
39 George Azarias Australia Bike 350
40 James Leavesley UK Flag Bike 1100
41 Savino Musicco Italy Foot 1100
42 Marco Costa Italy Bike disqualified
43 Steve Evans Welsh Flag Foot 350
44 Marco Berni Italy Foot 1100
45 Jörg Painsipp Austria Foot 350
46 Francesco Ghigliotti Italy Foot 350
47 Eric Johnson am. flag Foot 350
48 Louise Kobin am. flag Bike 350
49 Tim Hewitt am. flag Foot 1100
50 Tom Jarding am. flag Foot 1100

3D Animated Flags--By 3DFlags.com

 

Race to McGrath (350 mile)
Fees: US $800.00  before December 1, 2008
US $900.00 after December 1, 2008

Race To Nome (1100 mile)
Fees US $ 900.00 before December 1, 2008
Nome racers except for previous Nome finishers must post a $750.00 refundable bond which will be donated to Iditarod if the racer asks for help from Iditarod trail crews or check points (except in life threatening situations or serious injury)
US $ 1000.00 after December 1, 2008

Entry fees are non refundable.

$800.00 entry fee  for the 350 mile race will provide:

  • Transportation from Golden Lion Best Western 1000 East 36th to race start at Knik Lake
  • Lodging and food at Winter Lake Lodge on Finger Lake
    (on the southern edge of the Alaska Range)
  • Lodging and food at Puntilla Lake (middle of the Alaska Range)
  • A tent camp and food in Rohn (on the northern edge of the Alaska Range)
  • Shelter at Bison Camp in the Farewell Burn
  • Lodging and food in Nikolai
  • Lodging and food in McGrath
  • A food drop of 10 pounds each in Finger Lake and Rohn
  • Please keep your drops small, we bring those to their location via small ski plane.
    ( All survival gear, sleeping bags, clothing ect. must be carried from the start)
  • T-Shirt

There is no prize money in this race, the first male and female in the 350 mile and 1100 mile race will receive a free entry for the following year.
We will have two snowmachines ahead of the lead pack.

1100 mile Racers:
For racers going to Nome the $ 900.00 entry fee will include a food drop ( 10 pounds) in Iditarod ( southern Route /odd years) or in Cripple (northern Route/even years).
Besides that drop all racers going on to Nome will be responsible for their own drop bags, lodging, food and contacts beyond McGrath. We will provide Post Office addresses and phone numbers to local residents who are willing to support our racers.
In past years racers have been staying in village schools for a small fee and sending boxes to villages post offices  "General Delivery"+ racer's name +" hold for Alaska Ultra Sport Racer" for drops along the route.

Please contact us for more detailed information on the 1100 mile race to Nome.

Flights & Evacuations:
Flights from McGrath, Nome or evacuations from the course are at racer's expense.
Flights back to Anchorage from McGrath with Pen Air have been around $200.00 and with Alaska Air from Nome about $350.00.
 

Required Checkpoints:

CP1: Yentna Station ( mile 57) racers pay for meals and lodging

CP2: Skwentna Roadhouse ( mile 90) racers pay for meals and lodging

CP3: Winter Lake Lodge on Fingerlake ( mile 130) food and lodging provided

CP4: Rainy Pass Lodge on Puntilla Lake ( mile 165) food and lodging provided

CP5: Rohn Cabin ( mile 210) food and lodging provided

CP6: Bison Camp ( mile 255)

CP7: Nikolai ( mile 300) food and lodging provided

CP8: McGrath ( mile 350) food and lodging provided

Supply Drops
(racers provide those and either drop them off in person a week before the race.
Many european racers and out of state racers mail them by post to us)

(please use bags not boxes)

Drops are for expendables! ( food, batteries, fuel, chem. handwarmers,etc.)

Everything else is to be carried from the start by the racer.


• Finger Lake - 10 lbs/4.5 kg
• Rohn   - 10 lbs/4.5 kg
Cripple -10 lbs/4.5 kg

Drop bags will be due in Anchorage one week before race start to insure delivery to the checkpoints via ski plane.Drops will be due on February 21, 2009 in Anchorage.

Links:

Iditarod Centennial


www.irondog.org
www.iditarod.com
Iditarod Trail Mileage & Route Description
www.athinwhiteline.com
GPS coordinates

info for 1100 mile race
Don's Trail Notes
Race Route Description
National Historic Trail Map
Iditarod National Historic Trail
Race History


Race Philosophy
Deutsche Trail Beschreibung  

350 mile route
Portale italiano dedicato all'iditarod trail invitationalwww.iditarod.it
www.icebike.com
www.serumrun.org
mountain bike forum alaska

Read Racer's Blogs

Mike Curiak
Pete Basinger
Jill Homer
Geoff Roes
Jay Petervary
Rajko Podgornik
Jose Diego
Christian Cullinane

Jeff Oatley

 

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