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.
5 comments:
Very nice truck! Good way to start your day. It could have been much worse.
Have a good day.
Mom/Mommo
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG! Hope you have a great day & some beautiful scenery! LOVE the blog!
Cynthia
Happiest of Birthdays to you Doug. Great way to start your year: great adventure with good friends. Best to you , Bills Momo
Happy Birthday, Doug. It will definitely be one you won't soon forget!
It took us and the rest of the teams more than an hour in below freezing temps to make your birthday so special :)
- Stevan & Kristin
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