31-12-2024 All the best...
We wish Newton ,Doc,Hans,Martin,Lancy,Seb ..all the very best in this years event ..Newton will be running Lancys 2nd team..hes been training & living in AK since Sept;..he simply dos not arrive ..having someone else train the dogs etc..farcical when it comes down to that ..and not even race nor have raced with own dogs at home to any level..,you can pay to go to NASA space station,have people look after you all the time,get the teeshirt ..but it dos not make you an astronaut .. its a win win for "rent a team" ..same dogs will be back in the event the following year ..all getting to Nome lining up the next punter who pays $50k or more ?..there is always a few around who cant nor want to train/race sleddogs ..but always want to be seen as being out there doing it..those of us who know better ..and the people who run those events also know better. We head to Alpen Trail most of January ..looking forward to see my old mushing friends in Europe. Looks like the Scottish season is finishes before its began..todate everything canceled ..waiting for the snow to thaw? Believe the sport needs to have a good look at itself after this winter ..dos it want the likes of SHC and so called committee members simply canceling event .. the country needs to set up a real sleddog racing club..no showing no * welfare (*always can work with it ) best winter for sleddogs in 20 yrs and not one club capable to set out a snow event/or training area on snow ....there are mushers out there who try very hard to put events on..sadly they are not backed by club hands on & £.. ..in any shape or form.
