Archive for the 'Author Dan' Category

Day 3 up next

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Day 2 is done done done! You’re all sad because you didn’t get to drive the Blackwater road. It is the best and funnest way to get from Quesnel to Vanderhoof and that includes winged vehicles. one way or another.

Inspected!

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Today was the driver meeting and tech inspection. In some ways the non-local entrants have an easier time this evening than us because all their packing and preparation needed to be complete before arriving in Kirkland.

Video: Tuk ice road part 2

Monday, July 14th, 2008

From the village of Tuktoyaktuk back down the ice road to Inuvik and then to Eagle Plains. A stop along the way for some donuts and a snowbank encounter (doh!).

If it’s January, it must be garage time

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Busy weekend at the TeamD garage. We still have a bit of work to get the Saab on the road. Center console and related accessory wiring, connect the shifter to the transmission, install that not-broken shock, and then it’s time to get the car smogged and registered.

A GPS photo and an article

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

We tried to get of photo or video of the GPS showing our location on the Arctic ocean but had no luck. who brought the big Chevy pickup.