1998 Race season - We had a fairly good year in 2nd year
of racing. Our highlight was a 2nd place finish in Canmore.
We were running all 1-2 year old dogs so the future looks promising.
6 Dog Purebred class 6 miles
Houston Sleddog Classic Jan 3-4/99
|
Place
|
Driver
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
Total
|
| 1 |
Steve Rooke |
23:38 |
24:07 |
47:45 |
| 2 |
Glenn Sorensen |
24:40 |
24:44 |
49:24 |
| 3 |
Jim Decoffe |
25:01 |
25:08 |
50:09 |
| 4 |
Rob Bryce |
25:02 |
25:22 |
50:24 |
| 5 |
Donna Poitras |
27:11 |
27:53 |
55:04 |
| 6 |
Robyn Clausen |
30:34 |
28:35 |
59:09 |
| 7 |
Lee Eberle |
30:36 |
28:45 |
59:21 |
| 8 |
Mark Miller |
33:25 |
38:26 |
71:51 |
6 dog Purebred Class 6.2 miles
Falkland International Sled Dog Races Jan 10-11/98
|
Place
|
Driver
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
Total
|
| 1 |
Steve Rooke |
23:04 |
23:26 |
46:30 |
| 2 |
Rob Bryce |
23:47 |
24:01 |
47:48 |
| 3 |
Don Herr |
23:54 |
23:56 |
47:50 |
| 4 |
Jim Decoffe |
23:36 |
25:04 |
48:40 |
| 5 |
Tammy Herr |
24:18 |
26:04 |
50:22 |
| 6 |
Glen Sorensen |
25:01 |
25:37 |
50:38 |
| 7 |
John Conrard |
55:07 |
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6 Dog Purebred 6.8 miles
108 Mile House Race Jan 17-18/98
|
Place
|
Driver
|
Saturday
|
Sunday
|
Total
|
| 1 |
Steve Rooke |
28:38 |
29:19 |
57:57 |
| 2 |
Rob Bryce |
30:46 |
28:32 |
59:18 |
| 3 |
Jim Decoffe |
32:58 |
30:01 |
62:59 |
| 4 |
Jamie Ross |
45:33 |
45:40 |
91:13 |
| 5 |
Beart |
49:51 |
51:48 |
101:39 |
| 6 |
Christophe |
52:47 |
50:55 |
103:42 |
| 7 |
Pat Evans |
54:26 |
59:11 |
113:37 |
| 8 |
Hans |
64:07 |
53:17 |
117:24 |
| 9 |
Karl Tress |
58:01 |
63:10 |
121:11 |
| 10 |
Max |
53:23 |
78:21 |
131:43 |
4 dog open class
Quesnel Gold Rush Race Jan 24-25/98 4 dog
| Place |
Driver |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Total |
| 1 |
Jim Decoffe (alaskans) |
16:44 |
15:28 |
32:12 |
| 2 |
Dan Neu (alaskans) |
17:46 |
16:21 |
34:07 |
| 3 |
Jeff Beliveau (alaskans) |
19:02 |
18:09 |
37:11 |
| 4 |
Carol Juba( alaskans) |
19:36 |
18:31 |
38:07 |
| 5 |
Rob Bryce (siberians) |
21:20 |
19:24 |
40:44 |
6 dog Open class
Quesnel Gold Rush Jan 24-25/98 6 dog
| Place |
Driver |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Total |
| 1 |
Jim Decoffe (alaskans) |
19:25 |
18:20 |
37:45 |
| 2 |
Dan Neu (alaskans) |
20:26 |
19:02 |
39:28 |
| 3 |
Jeff Beliveau(alaskans) |
20:21 |
19:23 |
39:44 |
| 4 |
Rob Bryce(siberians) |
22:35 |
22:42 |
45:17 |
| 5 |
Laurie Bryce(siberians) |
32:26 |
29:04 |
61:30 |
| 6 |
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6 dog Purebred
Canmore International Sleddog Classic Jan31-Feb1/98
| Place |
Driver |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Total |
| 1 |
Ann Stead |
21:31:09 |
20:16:27 |
41:47:36 |
| 2 |
Rob Bryce |
21:08:93 |
21:14:88 |
42:23:81 |
| 3 |
Steve Rooke |
21:02:77 |
21:36:57 |
42:39:34 |
| 4 |
Bob Bourget |
21:45:19 |
21:32:05 |
43:17:24 |
| 5 |
Michaela Probst |
22:06:02 |
21:24:99 |
43:31:01 |
| 6 |
Don Herr |
22:31:32 |
21:39:44 |
44:10:76 |
| 7 |
Jim Decoffe |
22:31:33 |
23:10:58 |
45:41:91 |
| 8 |
Rick Wannamaker |
22:54:29 |
22:53:90 |
45:48:19 |
| 9 |
Tammy Herr |
23:48:71 |
23:43:36 |
47:32:07 |
| 10 |
Darryl Himmelspeck |
23:15:62 |
24:40:29 |
47:55:91 |
| 11 |
John Vanrooyen |
24:36:11 |
25:24:06 |
50:00:17 |
| 12 |
Dena Wannamaker |
24:46:62 |
25:40:26 |
50:26:88 |
| 13 |
Dave Lovell |
22:52:96 |
27:42:43 |
50:35:39 |
| 14 |
Nicole Whitlock |
25:02:32 |
26:29:26 |
51:31:58 |
| 15 |
Doug Shellington |
25:43:00 |
27:28:88 |
53:11:88 |
| 16 |
Mark Hartem |
25:38:19 |
28:13:82 |
53:52:01 |
| 17 |
Eric Touche |
28:09:73 |
30:14:79 |
58:24:52 |
| 18 |
Allan Mackenzie |
30:45:74 |
31:53:75 |
62:39:49 |
4 Dog Purebred
Edmonton Dog House Classic Feb 8-9/98
| Place |
Driver |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Total |
| 1 |
Michael Probst |
18:38 |
19:26 |
38:04 |
| 2 |
Dena Wannamaker |
19:14 |
19:34 |
38:48 |
| 3 |
Doug Willet |
19:31 |
20:16 |
39:47 |
| 4 |
Bob Bourget |
19:46 |
20:43 |
40:29 |
| 5 |
John Van Rooyen |
19:49 |
21:35 |
41:24 |
| 6 |
Steve Rooke |
20:11 |
21:53 |
42:04 |
| 7 |
Rob Bryce |
20:53 |
22:20 |
43:13 |
| 8 |
D. Himmelspeck |
22:59 |
25:08 |
48:07 |
| 9 |
Laurie Creelman |
25:27 |
25:33 |
51:00 |
| 10 |
Mark Hartum |
24:58 |
27:31 |
52:29 |
| 11 |
Allen McKenzie |
25:58 |
27:14 |
53:12 |
| 12 |
G. Christensen |
27:43 |
27:58 |
55:41 |
| 13 |
Kelly McKenzie |
26:17 |
30:01 |
56:18 |
| 14 |
Rob Holowina |
35:31 |
27:52 |
1:03:23 |
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6 dog Purebred
(8.5 Miles)
Edmonton Doghouse Classic Feb 8-9/98
| Place |
Driver |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Total |
| 1 |
Steve Rooke |
38:29 |
39:40 |
1:18:09 |
| 2 |
Doug Willet |
38:25 |
41:23 |
1:19:48 |
| 3 |
Maggie Barker |
39:01 |
42:34 |
1:21:35 |
| 4 |
Rob Bryce |
39:59 |
42:37 |
1:22:36 |
| 5 |
Bob Bourget |
40:56 |
41:43 |
1:22:39 |
| 6 |
Rick Wanamaker |
41:23 |
44:41 |
1:26:04 |
| 7 |
D. Himmelspeck |
43:35 |
47:51 |
1:31:26 |
| 8 |
D. Shellington |
51:58 |
59:09 |
1:51:07 |
| 9 |
Allan McKenzie |
56:59 |
1:02:21 |
1:59:20 |
| 10 |
Gordon Hogg |
58:39 |
1:02:38 |
2:01:17 |
| 11 |
Gary McKenzie |
1:11:30 |
1:19:24 |
2:30:54 |
4 dog Purebred 4 miles
Anzac Winterfest Ft McMurray Alberta Feb 21-22/98
| Place |
Driver |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Total |
| 1 |
Bob Bourget |
13:31 |
14:03 |
27:34 |
| 2 |
Rob Bryce |
14:45 |
14:42 |
29:27 |
| 3 |
Steve Rooke |
15:07 |
15:06 |
30:13 |
| 4 |
Daryl Himmelspeck |
14:40 |
15:41 |
30:21 |
| 5 |
Craig Blundon |
19:33 |
19:39 |
39:12 |
| 6 |
Joanne Hogg |
20:38 |
20:09 |
40:47 |
| 7 |
Gerald Christensen |
20:11 |
21:06 |
41:17 |
6 dog Purebred (6 miles)
Anzac Winterfest Ft McMurray Alberta Feb 21-22/98
| Place |
Driver |
Saturday |
Sunday |
Total |
| 1 |
Bob Bourget |
20:39 |
20:20 |
40:59 |
| 2 |
Steve Rooke |
20:35 |
21:18 |
41:54 |
| 3 |
Rob Bryce |
20:49 |
21:26 |
42:15 |
| 4 |
Darryl Himmelspeck |
21:51 |
23:11 |
45:02 |
| 5 |
Gordon Hogg |
26:00 |
27:04 |
53:04 |
| 6 |
Doug Shellington |
27:17 |
26:02 |
53:19 |