The Alcan 5000 Winter Rally is an endurance driving and navigation competition. The rally starts near Seattle, Washington on February 17th, 2008, and continues through February 27th, 2008, ending in Jasper, Alberta. The route goes North through Canada's Northwest Territory and above the Arctic circle before returning south again.
The event is divided into several types of competition. In the "TSD" or Time-Speed-Distance sections, a car must drive according to a set directions, reaching checkpoints in exactly a specified amount of time. Points are accrued for reaching the checkpoints too early or too late and the goal is to have zero points! There are also a few ice slaloms, where the goal is to go as fast as possible around a defined, closed course.
The Alcan 5000 is a team event, with each car having a driver and at least one navigator. Bill and Doug plan to split these duties so that each get to drive and navigate part of the time.
While we do hope to be competitive, our main goal is to have fun and enjoy the beauty of Northern Canada.
4 comments:
Beers is right! This pic looks like you guys have had a few already. Take it easy so that you can come home tomorrow!
Congrats on finishing the big race! Michael & Abby are going to be soooo excited to see their daddies.
Drive safe,
Joy
Yay! Abby and I can't wait. Be careful coming home!
Love,
Kricket
Hey Guys, hop;e you have a safe trip home. We'll be back in PDX tomorrow. Need to catch up with you and get our stuff.
Renee
congrats bill... make sure you give me a call when you get home so i can hear all your stories about this... i am jealous... :)
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