TeamD Adventures

As Steve said, TeamD is back home. After just over three days, Car #11 left the freeway 2284 miles from Anchorage.
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All three cars from TeamD have completed the 2004 Alcan Winter Rally and are ensconced at the Millenium Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska.

After two TSD sections and an ice slalom between Fairbanks and the finish, we received an excellent reception at Continental Subaru in Anchorage. Many thanks to the friendly folks there (and for the alternator help as well).

We’ll be off to the awards banquet in a few moments and will report on the final results when they’re in. Stay tuned!

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!

This morning Jim and I piled into the red Sweep truck for the trip back to Dawson City. They would drop us and the alternator loaned by the Challenge Driving Subaru team to see if we could get our act back on the road. Ohio and Ken did a great job piloting the big ol’ Dodge through the snow, ruts and morning flat light. A diversion near the end of the road — we rounded a corner to find car #13, Paul and Paul’s Mitsubishi Montero on its side in the right hand ditch. We quickly piled out of the car to find navigator Paul’s head pop out of the right hand door.
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Day 6 report — a day late.

Too much happened on Days 5 and 6 to get much out on the Web site. You’ve heard about alternator problems and the subsequent team spirit that got us to the End Of The Road on Day 5. Again, many thanks to Rob and Nick and Steve and Eric for putting up with the two large boys from Car #11.

The Baron’s Audi S4 lacked a co-driver for the day’s trip to Tuktoyaktuk so he asked me to fill in. After a quick breakfast, I joined him in his red ride for the trip up the ice road. “I don’t read too well — I’m dyslexic — and lazy” were his first comments to me that morning. I didn’t think it would be too tough to follow the route — take a right from the hotel down onto the river, turn right on the ice, and drive until the road ends.
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