Gin Gin 200 Race Updates

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Winner Brent Sass of the mens division

a few snaps the night before the race

Theresa Daily and Peter Kamper

Musher Yuka Honda giving us the thumbs up.

Watch for Yuka in the 2009 Yukon Quest!

Zoya & Jona Checking mushers in

Gin Gin 200 race volunteers

say "cheese"

Trail boss John Schandelmeoer holds meeting with the Army on how they plan to help during the Gin Gin 200 sled dog race. Zoya and baby Jona listen closely.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Musher Finish Times

Womens Division

1: Jodi Bailey (12-28-08) 23:55
2: Colleen Robertia (12-29-08) 01:28
3: Michelle Phillips 07:26
4: Aliy Zirkle 07:34
5: Abbie West 10:40
6: Yuka Honda 13:41
7: Bridget Watkins 13:46
8: Ava Lindner 13:55
9: Judy Currier 13:57
10: Marie Claude 14:40
11: Jen Seavey 16:34
12: Deb Moderow 16:40
13: Tamara Rose 17:42
14: Jen Brown 17:50
15: Simi Morrison 18:57
16. Jillian Rogers Tuesday 4:35pm

Scratches;
Maclaren outbound: Cristina Roaloff, Iris Sutton

Mens Division

1: Brent Sass 01:58
2: Ken Anderson 04:27
3: Ed Hopkins 07:42
4: Lance Mackey 10:44
5: Harry Alexie 10:48
6: Braxton Peterson 10:50
7: Sebastion Schnuelle 10:58
8: Hugh Neff 11:08
9. Tom Lesatz 11:52
10: Darrin Lee 12:23
11: Rick Casillo 12:32
12: Mark Sleighthome 13:13
13: Allen Moore 13:40
14: Chris Boyer 13:41
15: Sonny Lindner 13:55
16: Chad Lindner 13:55
17: Louis Bissonette 14:29
18: Mitch Seavey 14:30
19: Dallas Seavey 14:33
20: Jake Lysyhyn 14:34
21: Yuho Ylipiesse 19:04

Scratches;
Maclaren outbound: Bill McKee, Colin Morrison, Mike Ellis
Maclaren inbound; Jason Reppart, Jeff King

Overall

1. Jodi Bailey; 36 hours 55 mins.
2. Brent Sass; 37 hours 58 mins.
3. Colleen Robertia; 38 hours 28 mins.
4. Ken Anderson; 40 hours 27 mins.
5. Ed Hopkins; 43 hours 42 mins.
6. Michelle Phillips 44 hours 26 mins.
7. Aliy Zirkle 44 hours 34 mins.

Monday, December 29, 2008

The Final Leg

The mushers award banquet is starting now at the Paxson Lodge with a room full of red faced happy- to- be finished mushers. Teams are still coming in as far as I know. We had to push back the award time from 2 to 5 with trail boss John Schandelmeier barley making it in time himself as he ran back from Maclaren with the last group of dropped dogs, 42 miles in with wind and cooling temps. It's sitting at -32 on Paxson Lake.

As race organizer and director this year working from the Paxson end with minimal information coming in throughout the race, I did my best to keep concerned mothers, fathers, husbands. wives, friends and fans informed as you called in on the phone. It was Very cold out there for the mushers this year and with some brutal conditions. Theresa Daily posted some great photo's from the Maclaren checkpoint.

Congrats Jodi Bailey! 2 time Champion of the 2008 Gin Gin 200! Her team was smoking hot when they arrived the finish line, still pulling hard and ready to go. I was there anxiously awaiting to check her in ---- with this bad bug I caught over the weekend, I didn't dare give her the hug I wanted to give.

CONGRATS TO ALL THE MUSHERS OF THE 2008 GIN GIN 200.

zd

Today there are no frogs

Too cold for frogs. Minus 44 on the Maclaren. This place is emptying quickly as teams head for balmy, 20 below, Paxson. Still blowing on 13 mile, though not as hard. A load of dropped dogs just arrived in Paxson. 7 teams are in--- with another 25 or so on the trail. Jodi Bailey was the fastest overall for the 2nd year in a row---Brent Sass is the fastest guy and 2nd overall. Colleen Robertia; 3rd overall. Congratulations to these 3 teams in particular for staying focused and moving steadily in extremely adverse conditions.
john

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Only three teams are out as of 11:00 pm. Quite a few teams are preparing to leave within the next hour. Teams are not all leaving at their designated times----mostly due to weather issues. There are winds in the 30mph. range in the Tangle Lakes area and over 13 mile hill. The current Maclaren temperature is 39 below at 11:00 pm. There are still 5 teams out on the 110 mile loop; one is reported several miles out.
john Schandelmeier