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Palin takes spectacular tumble in Iron Dog [Husband of Alaska's Governor]
Anchorage Daily News ^
| February 16th, 2008
| CRAIG MEDRED
Posted on 02/16/2008 12:59:15 PM PST by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at adn.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: alaska; governor; palin; snowmachine
Todd Palin is the governor's hubby. His sled hit a barrel hidden in the snow.
![](http://media.adn.com/smedia/2008/02/16/01/293-3377933.standalone.prod_affiliate.7.jpg)
Palin/Davis won it last year . . . 1971 miles.
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posted on
02/16/2008 12:59:17 PM PST
by
skeptoid
To: skeptoid
Hope this guy is alright.
When I saw the name Palin, I immediately thought of Michael Palin. :)
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posted on
02/16/2008 1:07:24 PM PST
by
MeekMom
(Present your bodies a living sacrifice unto God.)
To: skeptoid
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posted on
02/16/2008 1:08:28 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: skeptoid
I take it he got his Spanish Inquisitor's robe caught up in the throttle advance and took a header. Shame.
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posted on
02/16/2008 1:14:17 PM PST
by
kinghorse
(Surname first in the Eastern Male Cultures. Obama Barrack Hussein it is. OBH for short)
To: 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.
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posted on
02/16/2008 1:18:53 PM PST
by
kinghorse
(Surname first in the Eastern Male Cultures. Obama Barrack Hussein it is. OBH for short)
To: kinghorse; MeekMom
Michael Palin did play Scott of the Antarctic, after all.
To: Red_Devil 232
Was it an oil barrel?They're very fortunate if it's an oil bbl. That's only 42 gallons.
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posted on
02/16/2008 1:40:35 PM PST
by
Ole Okie
To: Ole Okie
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!
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posted on
02/16/2008 1:45:51 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: skeptoid
This sounds like a fun sport.
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posted on
02/16/2008 3:01:09 PM PST
by
rawhide
To: rawhide
First Dude broke his arm but finished the race from Galena to Fairbanks. Then they checked out why his arm was sore.
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posted on
02/18/2008 9:04:57 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(Clam down! avoid ataque de nervosa)
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