Mushers drew for their Friday start order of the 2010 GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race, at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks Wednesday night. Homer musher Jack Berry will be the first musher out on Friday, drawing the #1 chip with the first pick of the night. Nine-time and defending champion Egil Ellis drew the tenth slot. Download Day 1 timesheets here (20K PDF).
2010 GCI Open North American start order for Friday, March 19
1. Jack Berry – Homer/Salcha, AK
2. Eddie Dayton – Big Lake, AK
3. Ken Chezik – Fife Lake, MI
4. Mark Hartum – Edmonton, Alberta
5. Randy DeKuiper – Hesporia, MI (Rookie)
6. Jeff Conn – Ester, AK
7. Jason Dunlap – Salcha, AK
8. Marvin Kokrine – North Pole, AK
9. Mike Stephens – Fairbanks, AK
10. Egil Ellis – Willow, AK
11. Heather Hardy – Wasilla, AK
12. Arleigh Reynolds – Salcha, AK
13. Curtis Erhart – Fairbanks, AK
14. Clifton Carroll – Fort Yukon, AK (Rookie)
15. Gary Markley – Salcha, AK
16. Beth Manning – Fairbanks, AK (Rookie)
The first team will leave the starting line at 1 p.m. each day, from the Mushers Hall on Farmers Loop Road. The start was moved from its normal downtown Fairbanks location due to trail and river conditions.
Will we be able to download timing sheets like we have had in the past?
Cousin Don we’ll miss you a lot!