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.