Glad to see you made it so far. I will follow your progress with great interest. Remember.....stay warm and above all, stay away from the bears!! ( And I'm not talking the Chicago type :)) Love ya.
I know I say this for all your races, but it pertains to this one too. Keep it on the Road!
Also, I know you're used to being the DRIVER & all, but you need to do a better job navigating than when I talked to you this morning. Joy: "Where are you now?" Doug: "I don't know - maybe 40 miles North of Vancouver. Maybe closer to 70 miles."
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.
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Wishing you every success on this adventure! Godspeed, Momo
Have a blast Doug & Bill! We'll be thinking of you guys at Doo Wops. -D
Glad to see you made it so far. I will follow your progress with great interest. Remember.....stay warm and above all, stay away from the bears!! ( And I'm not talking the Chicago type :)) Love ya.
Mom/Mommo
I know I say this for all your races, but it pertains to this one too. Keep it on the Road!
Also, I know you're used to being the DRIVER & all, but you need to do a better job navigating than when I talked to you this morning.
Joy: "Where are you now?"
Doug: "I don't know - maybe 40 miles North of Vancouver. Maybe closer to 70 miles."
Yikes! Be Safe.
Love you,
Joy
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