1999 Gold Rush Trail Sled
Dog Race Results
Quesnel, British Columbia
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January 22 thru 24, 1999
Race conditions, weather, camraderie and venues were generally excellent.
Quest Qualifier Division, 200 miles.... continuous..... 14 dog limit
Teams left Quesnel B.C. on Friday evening beginning at 10:00 p.m. The first teams were in to Wells B.C. for a mandatory 2 hour layover by 5:00 a.m. This was a very demanding trail with significant elevation changes. The route had been well cleared and packed but fresh snow with minus 30C temps. at night slowed the teams and caused some ice balling. It became clear that it would be very difficult for the teams to complete the 200 mile route in the allotted time frame....all finishers had to complete the trail by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. The decision was made not to risk the dog's well-being in any way. It should be noted that all awards were for participating, not for winning.
| Craig Houghton | Fort St. James B.C. | 12 dogs | Withdrew at 125 mile point |
| Peter Voegler | Lac La Hache B.C. | 12 dogs | Withdrew at 125 mile point |
| John Douglas | Fort Fraser B.C. | 12 dogs | Withdrew at 85 mile point |
| Jeff Dinsdale | Quesnel B.C. | 10 dogs | Withdrew at 70 mile point |
"B" Division, 22 miles per day over two days
This race was a 6- 8 dog class. Race organizers allowed some competitors to start with fewer than 6 dogs with prior permission. This was at the request of some competitors who were anxious to run their small teams over a longer distance. The Gold Rush Trail Sled Dog Race philosophy was to share all awards equally amongst all participants in all race divisions and so prize money for "winning" was not at stake. Some DNF teams took a wrong turn on the first day and did not finish the required course. Other DNF teams were unable to complete the whole trail on the first day due to fatique. All DNF teams from the first day were offered the opportunity to run again on the second day, only one of the DNF teams from day one, Anne Douglas, competed on the second day. What is recorded below, therefore, is the team's best time from either day one or day two......organizers can make decisions like this when all of the awards are for participating rather than for winning.
| 1 | Anne Douglas | Fraser Lake B.C. | 8 dogs | 3:32:04 |
| 2 | Lisa Martin | Quesnel B.C. | 6 dogs | 3:32:05 |
| 3 | Jamie Ross | 100 Mile House | 8 dogs | 4:37:17 |
| 4 | Simon Zurak | Williams Lake B.C. | 8 dogs | 4:39:13 |
| 5 | George Grieb | Germany | 8 dogs | 4:52:32 |
| 6 | Lynne Pommer | Quesnel, B.C. | 7 dogs | 5:10:58 |
| 7 | Darren Ferris | Williams Lake B.C. | 8 dogs | 6:09:50 |
| 8 | Larry Naciuk | Williams Lake B.C. | 8 dogs | 6:18:26 |
| 9 | Sylvia Feder | Seattle WA | 3 dogs | 7:48:09 |
| 10 | Dina Lund | Renton WA | 5 dogs | DNF |
| 11 | Denise Linley | Farmington B.C. | 8 dogs | DNF |
| 12 | Gayle Cyra | Renton WA | 4 dogs | DNF |
| 13 | Marcel Erzinger | Lac La Hache B.C | 8 dogs | DNF |
| 14 | Daniel Brown | Seattle WA | 8 dogs | DNF |
"C" Division 6 dogs, 6 miles per day....2 day combined times listed below
| 1 | Robyn Clausen | Smithers B.C. | 45:06 |
| 2 | Laurie Bryce | Prince George B.C. | 48:30 |
| 3 | Glenn Sorenson | Quesnel, B.C. | 49:35 |
| 4 | Ron White | Hinton, Alberta | 52:09 |
| 5 | Craig Johnson | Hinton, Alberta | 57:42 |
| 6 | Mark Miller | Prince George B.C. | 58:51 |
"D" Division 4 dogs, 4 miles per day...2 day combined times listed below
| 1 | Robyn Clausen | Smithers B.C. | 34:45 |
| 2 | Carol Juba | Valemount B.C. | 36:37 |
| 3 | Ron Whyte | Hinton, Alberta | 42:39 |
| 4 | Chad Ortloff | Hington, Alberta | 43:22 |
| 5 | Michael Naseth | Lac La Hache B.C. | 49:24 |
| 6 | Heather Davis | Prince George B.C. | 51:05 |
| 7 | Mark Miller | Prince George B.C. | 1:04:08 |
| 8 | Shandra Miller | Prince Geroge B.C. | 1:07:26 |
