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INTERVIEW: TODD PALIN ON SEEKING ANOTHER IRON DOG CROWN WITH NEW RACE PARTNER
BREITBART SPORTS ^ | February 13, 2014 | by KEVIN SCHOLLA

Posted on 02/14/2014 10:28:45 AM PST by onyx




The Iron Dog is the longest, toughest snowmachine race in the world. It is truly a test of endurance, not only for the equipment but for the participants. Two men with past success in the event have teamed together this year to try to capture the title together. All eyes are on Team 11: Todd Palin and Tyler Huntington.

Palin has won the Iron Dog four times and Huntington has come out on top twice. Now, they are hoping their amalgamation will translate into another championship. This week Team 11 appeared on Iron Dog Insider, a special program on SarahNET Radio.

Todd Palin knows the over 2000-mile race is like no other. It's a grueling endeavor. So, he's hoping a new race partner will shake things up just right. "Tyler has a proven record," Palin said. "A solid proven racer who knows the Yukon like the back of his hand."


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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: irondog; palin; toddpalin
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To: onyx

If I get any photos of the Palin clan, I will post them.

This will be my first Iron Dog so I’ll probably miss them. But, who knows!


21 posted on 02/14/2014 12:22:30 PM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: hattend

OKay! I sure hope and I think I’ll pray that you get some photos with them and for sure of them.
They’re very friendly and love to mix with people, particularly people who love them.


22 posted on 02/14/2014 12:26:28 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: onyx

Bump


23 posted on 02/14/2014 12:26:31 PM PST by WHBates
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To: onyx

I admire this family so much!


24 posted on 02/14/2014 12:26:41 PM PST by GizzyGirl
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To: TurboZamboni

OH Okay that Dr Huang


25 posted on 02/14/2014 12:37:57 PM PST by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: GizzyGirl

Yes, indeed. It’s so refreshing to see a truly happy and decent family, with true American values.


26 posted on 02/14/2014 12:49:15 PM PST by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: Trust but Verify; caww; Bush_Democrat; cincinnati65; mpackard; Vor Lady; proudtobeanamerican1; ...

Overnight! Sorry I’m so late with the ping. That will teach me to live in Asia.

Go Todd!


27 posted on 02/14/2014 1:07:55 PM PST by Jemian (War Eagle!)
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To: Norm Lenhart; All
Why does this man insist on Ski-Doo and Arctic Cat sleds?

LOL! Here we go, a brand war worse than Chevy vs. Ford!

Seriously, is he riding the Skidoo or the Cat?

And is the Cat the new fangled 800 ( or 600? I can't remember ) with their Direct Injection?

28 posted on 02/14/2014 1:13:03 PM PST by taildragger (The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks....)
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To: taildragger

SkiDoo in the pic but I dunno. To be honest I haven’t kept up since I raced back in the 80s. 440 SRX Super mod II and 340 Modified. Hell, the “wife” sleds today stock have more power than my race sleds did! And we thought THEY were fast. (well they WERE...but still) ;)


29 posted on 02/14/2014 1:57:58 PM PST by Norm Lenhart
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To: hattend

Todd is starting in 25th position. I haven’t noticed Sarah in the pics at the ropeline the last couple of years. Last year I think a pic was posted of her in a truck. I think i’ve seen pics of the kids at the rope. I wonder if Sarah hangs back a little now, so as not to distract.


30 posted on 02/14/2014 3:11:29 PM PST by Truthfreesus
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To: Truthfreesus

If Sarah is there, my wife will find her...LOL! She has been trying since a Reno Nevada rally in 2008 to get close and has been within 10 feet twice but no handshake. Sarah is always on the move and doesn’t stand still long enough for a photo...at least that has been my wife’s experience.

Hopefully, the drought ends this weekend. :-)


31 posted on 02/14/2014 3:18:40 PM PST by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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To: onyx; All
Trail Class made it to Puntilla yesterday .... here is what one team (BRA) had to say about the trail:

"We made it to Puntilla! Wow! That was crazy! DEEP open water, gnarly trails and the wildest, longest 140 miles of our lives. Off to bed after a fabulous dinner."

Pro Class will have their work cut out for them on Sunday. Channel 2 KTUU will have a live TV broadcast and webcast of the Start and Finish......

32 posted on 02/15/2014 6:04:57 AM PST by Qiviut (It's hard to be a donk if you're sane & it's hard to be a pubbie if you have any integrity.)
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To: Qiviut

marked,, thanks for the links


33 posted on 02/15/2014 6:14:19 AM PST by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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To: piroque

I put the links on my profile page yesterday (mostly so I can easily keep up with them!) and also the layovers, excerpted from the rules. I’m adding stuff as I go.


34 posted on 02/15/2014 6:17:35 AM PST by Qiviut (It's hard to be a donk if you're sane & it's hard to be a pubbie if you have any integrity.)
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To: onyx

Tyler Huntington looks part Eskimeaux. Go go Eskimeaux. I chill out watching Alaska based shows on TV. Like gold mining and crab fishing etc etc Even the Alaska vacation house hunting show shows are good


35 posted on 02/15/2014 6:26:07 AM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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To: onyx

Great picture... thanks for sharing.


36 posted on 02/15/2014 11:17:25 AM PST by GOPJ ( America's drifting into totalitarianism because of left's exploitation of social failures.Greenfie)
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To: Jemian

Thanks for the ping!


37 posted on 02/16/2014 3:18:01 AM PST by Vor Lady
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To: taildragger

I believe the Yamaha is a 4 stroke engine, lower RPM but its being discussed as having more reliability and actually better fuel mileage. And with the very harsh trail with lots of ice and frozen dirt it may not be speed that wins but a more rugged engine frame, without some loose snow the tracks will burnt up, they make “ice scratchers” but they won’t last long at those speeds, I have installed several kits on friends sleds here in Alaska.

Arguably the two cycle engines like the Rotax are the performers but maybe this year the Yamahas will last longer, just my race prediction.


38 posted on 02/16/2014 3:28:40 AM PST by Spartan302
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To: onyx

Sorry to take this thread a little track but one thing I’ve never seen mentioned in the ethanol debate is it’s effects on snow machines and vehicles in cold weather climates. Anybody have first hand knowledge on this?


39 posted on 02/16/2014 3:42:03 AM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

Not a whole lot if any ethanol in Alaska gas, I own 12 motorcycles, a bunch of cars and trucks and a snowmachine and have had no issues with our Alaska gas, ethanol gas absolutely hates to be stored long time. Around 92/93 they tried oxygenated gas in Anchorage and hundreds of cars had to head to the repair shops, ethanol and arctic conditions do not mix, I believe some wiser people figured out that all in all ethanol in Alaska gas would wind up killing people so I think we have been spared for the most part.


40 posted on 02/16/2014 3:46:48 AM PST by Spartan302
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