1998 Race Results!

Trail Conditions: (for the visitor) Click on [pic] for photo.

For those of you who haven't been on our club trails, let me explain a bit. We are a coastal village, which translates as windswept [pic]. There are no trees here and therefore we get a lot of snow drifting and sastrugi [pic]. This makes for slow trails, or icy where the snow has blown away. Of course, there may be some of you, used to groomed trails through the forest, who would hesitate to use the word 'trails' to describe our race courses. The race times may reflect these conditions.

January 4th, 6-dog, 7 mile race:

1st	Kate P.	23.01
2nd	Aaron B.	24.01
3rd	Bill C.	25.35
4th	Margaret T.	26.23
5th	Ray Lang	27.11
6th	Bill M.	28.28
7th	Robin T.	28.45
8th	Chris R.	29.23
9th	Rachel B.	33.32
10th	Kirsten B.	34.43
11th	Ramzi N.	34.43
12th	Sue B.	36.20
13th	Howard F.	40.19

January 11th, 6 dog, 10 mile

1st	Aaron B.	41.03
2nd	Billy C.	41.28
3rd	Ray L.	47.00
4th	Sherman S.	51.23
5th	Jennifer R.	57.44
6th	Michelle P.	61.22
7th	Kirsten B.	61.54
8th	Robin T.	64.21
9th	Howard F.	64.22
10th	Sue B.	65.26
11th	Nina Verzoni	78.10

January 17th 12 dog, 20 mile

1st	Aaron Burmeister	1:21
2nd	Ray Lang	1:25
3rd	Bill Cavenny	1:30
4th	Matt Desalernos	1:39
5th	Robin Thomas	2:21
6th	Sue Buchanan	DNF

Winds at 20-30 mph in the face, the dogs' ears were all pointing backward. Temperature was around a balmy -13F with windchill, with overcast skies.

January 25th 8 dog, 12 mile

1st	Aaron Burmeister	40.44
2nd	Billy Caveny	41.27
3rd	Ray Lang	44.36
4th	Kate Persons	45.11
5th	Joren Freedman	49.25
6th	Todd Lovell	51.57
7th	Robin Thomas	52.08
8th	Gary Longley	52.26
9th	Kirsten Bey	56.39
10th	Howard Farley	61.45
11th	Nina Verzoni	DNF

Weather -20F, 4 mph wind, clear

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February 1st 8 dog, 20 mile

1st	Aaron Burmeister	1:14:32
2nd	Ray Lang	1:18:35
3rd	Bill Cavaney	1:23:29
4th	Joren Freeman	1:27:29
5th	Chris Rowe	1:32:11
6th	Todd Lovell	1:47:55
7th	Robin Thomas	1:48:35
8th	Sue Buchanan	2:00:51
9th	Howard Farley	2:05:55
DNF	Michelle Peterson

Trail Conditions - soft, Temperature +20F

February 7th, 12 dog, 20 mile

1st	Aaron Burmeister	1.28.22
2nd	Charlie Boulding	1.29.42
3rd	Billy Caveney	1.32.34
4th	Kate Persons	1.40.18
5th	Joren Freeman	1.46.12
6th	Chris Rowe	1.48.51
7th	Ray Lang	1.51.39
8th	Kirsten Bey	1.56.12
9th	Robin Thomas	2.03.10

30F, Soft, sugary trail in the hills with sunshine.

February 14, 12 dog, 30 mile

1st	Aaron Burmeister	1.49.06
2nd	Ray Lang	1:52:58
3rd	Joran Freeman	2:00:30
4th	Billy Caveney	2:08:15
5th	Chris Rowe	2:13:09

+15F, snowflurries, light winds, the trail ran from the coast inland over three 600 ft hills.
The Burden Race was not run.

March 1, 8 dog, 25 mile

1st	Aaron Burmeister	1:43:59
2nd	Bill Cavaney	1:57:03
3rd	Kirsten Bey	2:14:09

Blowing Snow and a soft drifted trail.

March 14,15th, 2-day 30 mile race

Day 1				Day 2
1st	Aaron Burmeister	2:24.54	* *	2:31.24
2nd	Ray Lang	2:37.24	* *	2:32.54
3rd	Billy Caveney	2:53.15	* *	2:52.27
4th	Matt the Hat	2:51.10	* *	2:54.36
5th	Joran Freeman	2:54.44	* *	3:02.18

The trail started from Matt's yard and went out over the flats across the Teller Rd, with a loop that wound up & back down the Snake River Valley. Although flat, there were some open river crossings and some moose along the way.

Saturday March 14th the trail was firm, temperature was +40 F and sunny. The race today went very well, though it was very hot out and even hotter in the direct sunlight... Snow is melting everywhere and there is water on the streets...		Sunday March 15th the trail was soft and punchy, temperature +38F cloudy with snow and rain coming down.

March 21, Nome Kennel Club Businessman's Race

Place	Driver	Time	Sponsor	Location
1st	Dave Lovell	12:24	Natural Health Chiropractic	Nome, Alaska
2nd	Cap Chastain	13:02	Nome Rescue Mission	Nome, Alaska
3rd	Louise Greenlaw	13:11	City of Nome	Barsfield, Wisconsin
4th	Brian Rippy	13:29	B + S Excursions	Portland, Indiana
5th TIE	Carrie Heaton	13:45	N A	Anchorage, Ak.
5th TIE	Kym Monroe	13:45	Juvenile Probation	Nome, Ak.
6th	Bob Berntson	14:08	Berntson and Porter, CPA	Bellevue, WA.
7th	Jeff Phillips	15:28	Eagle Quality Centers	Anchorage, AK.
8th	Olwin Sims	15:34	DNM Enterprises	Houston, Texas
9th	Jack Kampa	16:02	Self sponsored	Seattle, Washington
10t	Bill Borden	16:15	Real Estate Custom Finance Inc.	Kennesaw, Ga.
11th	Devon Young	16:17	Wolf's Cry Kennel-Nome, AK	Winthrop, Ma.
12th TIE	Dena Brown	16:42	Self	Sitka, Ak.
12th TIE	Sharon Kaizer	16:42	Alaska Gold Co.	Westhaven, Conn.
13th	Paul Forman	16:45	ANHC	Anchorage, Alaska
14th	Bill Heinze	17:11	Heinze & Assoc. Inc.	Port Isabel, Texas
15th	Patricia Power	17:21	Emergency Education Resources	Nome, AK.
16th	Jackie Hannigan	18:09	Betty's Igloo Bed and Breakfast-Nome	Middleton, Ma.
17th	James Berg	18:50	Dr. Mark & Michelle Peterson NSRH	Dunseth, N. D.
18th	Kelly Maniss	18:56	Maruskiya's of Nome	Fairbanks, AK.
19th	Eric Gillespie	20:12	Bering Strait Record	Chesapeake, VA.
20th	Lisa Rydell	21:16	NSBSD	Barrow, Ak.
21st	Stacy Giachino	23:31	REB. Mo. Pic. of Hollywood, CA.	Vancouver, Wash.
22nd	Teresa Falione	24:17	Ramsi Nassar	Nome, Ak.
23rd	Patricia Dunaway	24:27	Bering Strait Record	Belleverne, Kentucky
24th	Chris Barlow	24:44	Self?	Wisconsin
25th	Rene Luca-Crabtree	24:46	ABC's for Pets	Nome, Alaska
26th	Rob Shelby	29:39	NSBSD	Barrow, Alaska
27th	Jennifer Smith	36:27	DNM Enterprises	Deland, Florida
DNF	Carolyn Mc Inturff	*	Fat Freddies	Nome, Alaska
DNF	Marge Kleibacker	*	Self?	Bellingham, Washington

A good time was had by all! The race was run in two heats. Unfortunately, the trail was soft and sugary for the first heat, and had firmed up for the second. Many riderless teams made for good spectator sport.

Nome Council Centennial 200

Start March 27, Finish March 28

Place	Driver	#Dogs	Council In/Out	(Rest)	In Nome	Total Time
1st	Nick Topkok	11	2:46am / 4:25a	(1:39)	2:58 pm	20:58
2nd	Bill Cavenny	11	3:31 am / 4:27a	(0:56)	4:06 pm	22.06
3rd	Ray Lang	11	2:30 am / 4:32a	(2:02)	4:53 pm	22:53
4th	Matt Desalernos	11	3:34 am / 6:08 a	(2:34)	7:46 pm	25:46
5th	Joran Freeman	12	3:35 am / 9:59a	(6:24)	2:05 am	32:05
DNF	James Wheeler	10	Scratch

Joran took a 6 hour layover for an Iditarod qualifier.
Good weather, little wind, temperature around zero to teens.
A big thanks to Pat Rae for being our Race Marshal and to Connor Thomas for coordinating the race and for being our Council timer and race judge.
Special thanks to David Holly for staking a great trail and to Don Smith for the use of his cabin as the checkpoint.
Thanks to Bering Air for flying the stakes to White Mountain prior to the staking of the trail.
Thank you very much to Dr. Derrick Leedy, DVM for taking part once again.
Thanks also to Mark Hunt and Les Brown of KNOM for helping out in Council.
Thanks very much to the Seward Peninsula Amateur Radio Club for their support and assistance in helping us keep track of the racers:
Colby Carter, Tom Gray, Pat Hahn, Todd Lovell, Rosalie McCreary, and Dan Stang.

Women's Race Results

1st	Tristan Palomaki	48:35
2nd	Chris Rowe	56.12
3rd	Kirsten Bey	1:03:20
4th	Michele Peterson	1:06:14
5th	Lagina Longley	1:06:51
6th	Sue Buchanan	1:12:32

Soft trail, fresh snow 25 degrees