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 Jarrid Davy, 1st Place Overall Winner Jarrid Davy of Whitehorse raced to victory under adverse conditions including extreme cold temperatures and light snow conditions, to claim the 1st place overall winner spot. Davy rode a 2008 Yamaha Apex from the 41 mile start to Dezadeash, and return in 1:33:28, for an average speed to 99.5 miles per hour.  A racer crosses the line at Dezadeash, the halfway point in the race. On Saturday, January 15th, racers from Alaska and Canada will gather for another snowmachine road rally on the Haines Highway. For 42 years the Canada, BC and Yukon governments have allowed the Alcan 200 to take place on the Haines Highway from 42 mile to Dezadeash Lake and back—a distance of 80 miles each way. The road will be closed to traffic for the duration of the race, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Alaska time (9 am to 4pm Yukon time.) The race begins at 42 mile, just north of the Canadian Border station with the racers starting 30 seconds apart, two at a time from the largest machines to the smallest by the engine size. Read more-> Uncategorized  Jeramie Macelhorn, #82 at the starting line. Photo by Alex Farwell-Schamber Of 28 racers in the Alcan 200 Snowmobile Road Rally, 21 finished the race. Racers ran in snowy and windy conditions on the pass. Although turnout was somewhat less than in past years, a higher percentage of racers finished the race in spite of the bad weather. For more information and links, check out the Alcan 200 facebook account. Below is a partial list of the winners: Uncategorized  Dezedeash halfway point. Photo by Karen Hess On Saturday, January 16th some of the world’s best snowmachine racers will gather for what might be the last remaining annual road race in North America. The 41st annual Alcan 200 snowmachine road rally is set for Saturday the 16th of January, and runs from just east of Canadian Customs on the Haines Road to Dezedeash and return. The highway will be closed by Ministerial Order from the Canadian Government from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time to allow the race to take place. |
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