Posted on 02/26/2011 6:44:41 PM PST by sdpatriot
just had an interview with sarah, todd and eric are in 1st or 2nd right now
GPS shows Palin second to racer Olds.
Coming up the river now into Fort Wainwright.
Todd Palin and Eric Quam had some sort of minor accident in the last half hour, so it’s not sure if they are still in first or fell back to second. Palin/Quam are team #11
JJ - watch the time on the gps pings - it makes a big differnce on where they really are..
thanks
JJ- Todd’s gps has been really slow this whole week, Eric Quam’s has been better, so i watch his..
Scott Davis, Todds old partner also has a real slow gps pinger.
so i look at the time of the last ping, the speed they were going, the distance to the next guy, and where their partner is etc..
took some doing but i got it down pretty good after almost a whole week.. lol
10a thru ft. wainwright. 3 mins ago
11b into ft wainwright. 3 mins ago
Nodding. Only watching one feed. Let me know any updates.
Team 10 just won -—back to back champions Team 11 Palin/Quam will come in second
From the other thread
well JJ - Palin/Quam lost their lead.. came in second. team 10 won, same dudes won last year. it was a great race
waiting for the interview with Palin Quam to see what accident this was
Thanks. Let me know what happened.
i didn’t know there was another thread.. lol
dang i hate search..
No Prob!
they ended the stupid feed.. dang
fyi - National Geographic was filming this whole race - so look for it in the future on NatGeo..
that will be fun to watch
I don’t think people really understand just how grueling this is. They go the distance of NY to LA or thereabouts going 80-100 mph on a snowmachine in frigid subzero temperatures, gale force winds, snow and who knows what else, covered in duct tape, over hazardous terrain, etc...
And it’s not like they’re getting some huge payday or multi-million dollar prize. It’s fairly modest.
I guess I can somewhat understand the younger guys wanting to prove themselves but Todd has already won 4 times, came in a close 2nd a few other times. He clearly isn’t doing it for the money at this point. And he’s not a young buck anymore, either. I guess there must be something with the adrenaline, the competition, the rush, etc...
It tells you something about him when you see the dedication and training involved, the commitment.
I was wondering why he continued and I thought maybe he realized this might be his last rodeo given what could happen in the future. I wonder if he still would have done it the past few years if things had gone differently in 2008. Probably. I guess the SS guys would be following or monitoring from a chopper. Probably would be a lot more fun and interesting than following Jill Biden around. No offense or anything.
I love how the media portrays Obama as some sportsman because he plays pick-up basketball. You think he would last 5 minutes in one of these races? Duct taped up, 20 below 40 mph winds, going 100 mph over snow and ice?
It would be nice for Todd to get “one for the thumb” as they say.
Good deal.
Thanks for the tip.
Top five finishing teams in the Pro Class of the Iron Dog 2011. Huntington/Olds repeated for their 2nd win in a row
1..#10 Huntington/Olds,
2..#11 Palin/Quam,
3..#7 Davis and Davis,
4..#21 Branholm and Spernak,
5..#14 McKenna and Van Meter
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