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Changes in the 2009
Iditarod Race Rules 6/11/08, Submitted by Joanne Potts, Race Director/Administration, jpotts@iditarod.com
Attention: Mushers contemplating entering the 2009 Iditarod... Changes in the 2009 Iditarod Race Rules and some pretty significant changes in sign up procedures for the 28th of June. Following is a condensed listing of changes to the race rules and policies. The actual 2009 rules will be available on the web no later than June 13. Preamble: Verbiage in the last part of the second sentence is changed to read: … The Trail Committee shall encourage and maintain the philosophy that the race be constructed to permit as many qualified mushers as possible who wish to enter and complete the Race to do so. … Rule #2: New verbiage: Rule 2 -- Entries: Entries will be accepted from June 28, 2008 until November 30, 2008 by the Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC), P.O. Box 870800, Wasilla, Alaska 99687-0800. Kennels entering must indicate the musher's name with their entry. Entries may be presented to the ITC in person by the musher, or by mail. The maximum number of entries for the 2009 race will be one hundred (100). Once the maximum of one hundred is reached, a waiting list will be established, on a first-come, first-served basis. To qualify for the waiting list, the race application must be completed, signed and turned in, the participant's release must be signed, notarized and turned in, the Nome housing form must be completed and turned in. and a one-hundred dollar ($100.00) non-refundable fee paid. If an entrant withdraws from the list of one hundred entrants, the name at the top of the waiting list will be moved up to the entry list, upon receipt of the entry fee in full. The slot will be held open for no more than seven (7) days after notification, before it will be offered to the next name on the waiting list. Starting with the 2010 Race, it is possible that the maximum number of entries will be further limited to eighty-five (85). Mushers will sign up for the 2009 race beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at ITC HQ in Wasilla. All mushers present in person who sign up between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. on the 28th will be in the first draw for starting positions. Mushers signing up between 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., together with those who have entered by any other means before 3:30 p.m., will be in the second draw. Mailed entries will be recorded by postmark. Entries received with the same postmark will be recorded alphabetically for southern route races and in reverse alphabetical order for northern route races. An entry will not be considered complete until the entry fee is paid in full, the race application is completed, signed and turned in, the participant's release is signed, notarized and turned in, and the Nome housing form is completed and turned in. The local contact form and the dog care agreement will be turned in no later than food drop. The ITC reserves the right to reject any entry due to entry number limitations and to reject entries not in conformance with these policies and rules or from mushers who do not exemplify the spirit and principle of the Iditarod Trail Committee as set forth in the rules, policy, bylaws and mission statement. The decision to reject any entry will be made by the executive committee. A musher may appeal such a decision to the full Board of Directors within fourteen (14) days. The decision of the full Board will be final and binding. No one convicted of a charge of animal abuse or neglect, as such is defined under Alaska law, may enter the Iditarod Trail Sled dog Race. Any entry received after November 30, must be accompanied by a $4000 non-refundable fee. The qualified musher will be allowed to enter after all normal policies and procedures have been met, the normal entry fee has been received, the waiting list has been exhausted, and another musher withdraws. No musher will be allowed to sign up after February 14, 2009. Short explanation -There is no need to arrive days or hours early as doing so no longer has any bearing on your sign up order. The sign up order will be determined by random drawing at 3:45 p.m. for all those in the first and second draws. The sign up order will be the order in which you will draw for your starting position at the pre-race mushers banquet. In the event that entries for the 2009 race exceed 100 on the initial day of sign ups, the qualifying committee as to rookies (under Rule 1) and the executive board as to all entrants (under Rule 2) can be utilized to determine those placed on the waiting list, as the maximum starting field is 100 teams. Rule #3: New fee amount and refund policy: Rule 3 - Entry Fee: The entry fee is $4,000, US, which includes Iditarod and P.R.I.D.E. membership dues, payable on or after June 28, 2008. This entry fee must be received by the ITC or postmarked by midnight November 30, 2008. Payment of the $4,000 constitutes the musher's intention to enter the race and acknowledges that the musher agrees to comply with these policies and rules. Upon written request, mushers withdrawing from the race on or before 12:00 noon, October 1, 2008 will receive a full refund of their entry fee. Upon written request, mushers withdrawing after October 1, 2008 and before the close of business on November 1, 2008 will receive a $3,000.00 refund of their entry fee. After November 1, 2008 no part of the entry fee will be refunded. Entry fees received that are not in compliance with this policy shall be refunded and the musher shall not be allowed to participate. Rule #18: Add verbiage: Dogs demonstrating aggressive behavior may be withdrawn from the Race. Rule # 39: Cheque drops are not permitted for the 2009 Race.
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