On a ten day event like the Alcan Winter Rally one of the challendges is being able to turn on the super-sharp rally skills when the clock commands it. Now day 2 is almost done and we’ve had to do the ‘rise and rally’ and the ‘wait and rally’ drills. Hopefully we’ll be able to continue to rise to rally level when the clock calls and still rank well in the standings when we get to Jasper.
It’s day two of the Alcan Winter Rally and there is already a change of plans. Gold Pan Speedway in Quesnel is a 1/4 mile paved oval which is snowed under in the winter. Their menu is mouth watering.
On day 2 of Alcan, we had a brief stop at a school outside Quesnel, BC where the kids got to check out the cars and learn a bit about rallying.
This article from the Quesnel news was just brought to our attention by a fellow Alcan entrant. Here is the text in case the article doesn’t stay available
Rally rookies Parkland students experience Alcan Winter ralliers first hand
By Annie Gallant – Quesnel Cariboo Observer – February 24, 2008
What started as a regular Monday morning for Parkland elementary school students turned into a hastily organized assembly where they met 24 Alcan Winter Rally teams who were passing through Quesnel during their cross-country trek to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. The Alcan Winter Rally tests the endurance of participants over snow- and ice-covered roadways in British Columbia, the Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory and Alberta, Feb. 17 – 26. Students learned about how the rally is run with each vehicle arriving at designated check points at a precise time. Besides keeping the car in good condition, making certain they are prepared for the weather, have snacks, fluids and other personal items, many cars have a rally computer installed. Each evening they check their scores, catch a few hours sleep and plot the next leg of the rally. The Alcan 5000 rally began in 1984 as a summer event that traditionally starts in Seattle, traverse the Alcan Highway and other roadways, ending up in Anchorage, then returning to the Puget Sound Area. It’s not a race, but one of the most demanding of time-speed-distance rallies staged in the world, and it take skill and patience to survive. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first winter rally.
Finally getting rid of some of the backlog Day 1 Video: Day 2 Video, Dan at the helm: Day 4 at the Ice Slalom: And as always,
Jeff did not mention that he’d stopped to pull the big Dodge out of a snowbank on the Blackwater.
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