Palin takes spectacular tumble in Iron Dog [Husband of Alaska's Governor]

Anchorage Daily News ^ | February 16th, 2008 | CRAIG MEDRED

[skeptoid]

Defending champ flies about 70 feet when snowmachine hits barrel . . .

Tesoro Iron Dog snowmobile racers Todd Palin of Wasilla and Scott Davis of Soldotna were back on the trail Friday night after a crash that rattled the duo and sent a minor tremor across the state.
The crash itself was somewhat the norm for Alaska snowmobile accidents.
Palin hit a solid object -- in this case a barrel hidden beneath the snow. The obstruction stopped his snowmachine, and he went flying over it.

[skeptoid]

Todd Palin is the governor's hubby. His sled hit a barrel hidden in the snow.

Palin/Davis won it last year . . . 1971 miles.

[MeekMom]

Hope this guy is alright.
When I saw the name Palin, I immediately thought of Michael Palin. :)

[Red_Devil 232]

Was it an oil barrel?

[kinghorse]

I take it he got his Spanish Inquisitor's robe caught up in the throttle advance and took a header. Shame.

[kinghorse]

Better file photo. Palin's the one wearing the impractical riding garb. I never fancied he took up arctic sporting. I do notice one of his associates might be into a bit of Red Baronning on the side. Good on ya Michael! Handsome lad.

[Charles Henrickson]

Michael Palin did play Scott of the Antarctic, after all.

[Ole Okie]

Was it an oil barrel?

They're very fortunate if it's an oil bbl. That's only 42 gallons.

[Red_Devil 232]

Well everybody knows a 55 gallon bbl of oil only contains 42 gallons! It is those 13 gallons of air that make it so expensive!

[rawhide]

This sounds like a fun sport.

[RightWhale]

First Dude broke his arm but finished the race from Galena to Fairbanks. Then they checked out why his arm was sore.