Deadline looms for Iron Dog 2021

Looks like the Expedition Class is going to fill up every checkpoint they roll into. Another two Expedition riders signed up today to bring the total number of Iron Dog 2021 racers and riders to 46. 

While rumor has it another three to five Pro teams are waiting until the last minute (hurry up, racers, the deadline lapses on Oct. 31!), there are now 16 teams that have completed their paperwork and paid their entry fee. The Expedition Class now boasts 14 riders, with more expected to sign up soon. 

The World’s Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race is slated to leave Big Lake on Saturday, Feb. 13, head to Nome for the NAC halfway banquet, then hightail it to Koyuk, Buckland, Selawik, Kiana, Noorvik, Kotzebue and back through Buckland to Koyuk. The racers will turn south down the coast to finish on Big Lake Feb. 20. The additional loop creates a total course mileage of 2,645.

Pro class teams will leave the Big Lake starting chute on Saturday, Feb. 13, and return Feb. 20, covering some 2,600 miles during the 38th running of the Iron Dog. Expedition Class (formerly Rec Class) riders will start Thursday, Feb. 11 on Big Lake and finish in Nome some five days later. 

Registration closes Oct. 31, 2020. Entry fees per person are the same as last year: Pro class entry is $4,100; Expedition class entry is $2,600.

To register, sponsor or for more information, please browse www.irondog.org or email director@irondog.org, or call 907-563-4414.

First NameLast NameHometownStateMake of sledStatusTeam#
Pro Class
IsraelHalePalmerAKSki-DooRookie21
JosephHalePalmerAKSki-DooRookie21
BlakeElderBig LakeAKPolarisVeteran30
KyleConnerPalmerAKPolarisVeteran30
KennethKleeweinWillowAKPolarisVeteran12
KruzKleeweinWillowAKPolarisVeteran12
TylerAklestadPalmerAKSki-DooVeteran7
NickOlstadWasillaAKSki-DooVeteran7
BrettLaphamWillowAKPolarisVeteran5
ZackWeiszWasillaAKPolarisVeteran5
AndrewGumleyWasillaAKPolarisVeteran49
KlintonVanWingerdenWasillaAKPolarisVeteran49
StanJamesPalmerAKSki-DooVeteran18
GregoryStrohmeyerWasillaAKSki-DooRookie18
ChrisOldsEagle RiverAKPolarisVeteran10
MikeMorganNomeAKPolarisVeteran10
JarvisMillerNomeAKSki-DooVeteran23
JordanMillerNomeAKSki-DooRookie23
DavidWagnerArnoldCAPolarisRookie11
EricWellmanWasillaAKPolarisRookie11
TroyConlonFairbanksAKPolarisVeteran39
CodyBarberWillowAKPolarisVeteran39
DanielThomasSalt Lake CityUTSki-DooRookie40
MarkNelsonKaysvilleUTPolarisRookie40
CodyMoenCle ElumWAPolarisRookie15
Chad Gueco Wasilla AK Ski-Doo Veteran 8
Robert Schachle Big Lake AK Ski-Doo Veteran 6
Brad George Wasilla AK Ski-Doo Veteran 6
Mark Fosty Beausejour Manitoba Polaris Veteran 37
Ben Hildebrand Stead Manitoba Polaris Veteran 37
Ivar Carlson Fairbanks AK Polaris Veteran 26
Rob Mason Fairbanks AK Polaris Veteran 26
       
Expedition Class      
ScottCampbellDoylestownPASki-DooRookie93
RebeccaCharlesWasillaAKSki-DooVeteran93
Kim Bergeron Dublin NH Polaris Veteran 51
Jason Bergeron   NH Polaris   51
Jean Pierre Bernier Hancock NH Polaris   52
Glen Britton   NH Polaris   52
Randy Bedard Willow AK Polaris Veteran 53
Jim Huttemier Stillwater MN Polaris   53
Bob Bloom   AK Polaris Veteran 54
Dan Regan   AK Polaris   54
Jim Blakley Anchorage AK Polaris   55
Diane Blakley Anchorage AK Polaris   55
Wade Erickson Wasilla AK Polaris Rookie 50
Gage Schaack Cold Bay AK Ski-Doo Rookie 86
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