Another great turnout at Sundays Yukon Brewing Twister Race! The -25 Temperatures and a little wind didn’t seem to bother most of the racers and so twenty-two competitors entered the main race on the Northern Tales Aurora Twister Race Day. Nine skijorers and thirteen mushers raced on the 11 mile course prepared by Yukon Quest winner Hans Gatt who hosted the race with his partner Susan Rogan in the Golden Horn area.
Stefan Wackerhagen won the skijor race with a time of 48:14 followed by Claudia Wickert with a time of 50:02.
David Johnson won the sled category with a time of 42:10. Second finisher in this category was Marie Elie with 43:17. Third finisher was Charles Villeneuve with a time of 44:45.
Seth Carey ran the kids race with a time of 15:22. Amil Dupuis-Rossi and Virginia Sarrazin participated in the recreational class over a course of 3 miles.
This race was also the first time we could use our new race bibs sponsored by Yukon Brewing and some racers seemed to be confused by the fact that we actually had a complete bib set with all numbers and rushed to the start ahead of time.
Thanks to our main sponsors Yukon Brewing and Northern Tales Travel Services and our merchandise sponsors Coast Mountain Sports, Aurora Booties, Betty Keefer Booties, Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters and Up North Adventures and a big thank you to all volunteers and spectators who made it out there.
Please check the DPSAY website and our facebook page for information on the February race. For any questions on the next race please contact Darryl Sheepway or write an email to DPSAY.
Skijoring 11 Miles
1. Stefan Wackerhagen 48:14
2. Claudia Wickert 50:02
3. Cynthia Corriveau 51:33
4. Barb Anderson 55:46
5. Susan Rogan 56:12
6. Adam Robinson 57:36
7. Gaetan Pierrard 58:10
8. Sam Penner 1:01:07
9. Amil Dupuis-Rossi 1:04:32
Sled 11 Miles
1. David Johnson 42:10
2. Marie Elie 43:17
3. Charles Villeneuve 44:45
4. Petra Bachhuber 47:00
5. Armin Johnson 47:25
6. Tony Radford 48:40
7. Meagan Grabowsky 53:01
7. Marine Gastard 53:01
9. Katherine Atmanspacher 59:38
10. Christel Bartczak 1:02:03
11. Christina Reeves 1:09:12
12. Rhonda Kotelko 1:10:16
13. Nadine Kafka-Kotelko 1:19:58
Kids (3 Miles)
1. Seth Carey 15:22
Recreational (3 Miles)
1. Amil Dupuis-Rossi 17:58
2. Virginia Sarrazin 19:34
Yukon Brewing Twister Race Series proudly presents:
The Northern Tales Aurora Twister
Come out and freeze your butt off! It’s Twister time again!
The next Twister Dog Sled and Skijor Race will be held on January 29th, 2012 at Susie Rogan & Hans Gatt’s place in the Golden Horn area south of Whitehorse.
The main Twister Race will see a challenging and fun-to-run 10 mile trail. The kids and recrational class features a 2.5 mile race course.
Registration and pre-race meeting is at 10 am. The race start will be around 11 am.
Our race day sponsor Northern Tales Travel Services donated the cash for the purse and we will have merchandise prizes from Yukon Brewing, Aurora Booties, Coast Mountain Sports, Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters and Yukon Quest.
See you out there!
Fabian Schmitz
(867) 335 29 20
Directions:
Go south on Alaska highway, past the carcross cutoff (do NOT turn onto the Klondike highway). Continuing on the Alaska highway, it is the third road on the left (after the cutoff), called Gentian Lane (green sign). Travel about 2 km on Gentian Lane, look for trail markers indicating a right turn and these markers will lead you to the property of Hans and Susie!
It is already well into 2012 and we finally have some cold weather! Many dog-powered enthusiasts were at the Carbon Hill race at Mt. Lorne yesterday braving the first cold snap. Congratulations to all of the hardy participants and a HUGE thanks to the wonderful volunteers and organizers that continue to make that annual event a success.
We, of the Dog Powered Sports Asoociation, took some time to relax over the holidays, but have been busy as ever lately to get more Yukon Brewing Twisters and the River Runner coming your way.
River Runner registration is now open!!!
Please check out the various parts of this website to get your registration form and check out the updated rules. Looking forward to this Rendezvous event on February 25th and 26th! Check out our profile page for the first entrant in the dogsled class.
Also, we have a free Long Distance Skijor Workshop this coming Saturday, the 21st at 2pm, Mary Lake Subdivision. It will be led by Gaetan Pierrard and is aimed at getting those interested in the sport ready for tackling either the 65 mile or 130 mile skijor classes in the River Runner. One important piece of equipment – the pulka – will be talked about as well as a skate ski technique lesson, and much more! Please contact Amelie at 335-5416 to register, or email dogpoweredsports@gmail.com.
Our next Yukon Brewing Twister local race event will be held on January 29th just south of Whitehorse, at Hans and Susie’s place. Check back here for details.
Stay warm!
