TeamD Adventures

Day 8 is the home stretch to the finish of the Alcan Winter Rally. There were only two timed sections today and there will be two tomorrow. Compared with the early days of the rally there is little opportunity to regain losses. But the chance still exists to make your score way worse.

At this point, going in to day 9, TeamD stands as follows: Eric and Steve in BMW 325iX #7 are 2nd in class I and 5th overall. Jim and Dan in their Subaru WRX are 3rd in class I and 8th overall. Rob and Nick driving the Mazda 323 GTX are 3rd in class III and 9th overall. Wish us luck on Day 9, the final day of the Alcan Winter Rally.

Full scores and a little more discussion follows…
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Today we are in Fairbanks. Though we didn’t cover as many miles as previous days, we had two TSD sections. Most of the TeamD cars think they did well. We should get scores later tonight.

During today’s drive I put together a gallery of photos I’ve taken so far. Too much trouble to get them onto the site. You can find them at this place

Nighty night from the Captain Bartlett Inn located in brisk Fairbanks, AK!

Day 2 pictures

Three cars happy and safe at the Captain Bartlett in Fairbanks.
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We are at the end of Day 7 of the Alcan Winter Rally. We spent days five and six testing the endurance of ourselves and our vehicles by driving North from Dawson City 500 miles to Inuvik. After turning North at the junction onto the Dempster Highway it is about 230 miles of completely uninhabited snow covered valleys, hills and mountains until you reach Eagle Plains, a lone self-sufficient outpost that provides the only gas on this road. Leaving Eagle Plains going North it’s another 250 miles to reach Inuvik. You don’t want trouble on that road.
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