TAIGA Spring Break 300 dog race is on!

Hey; We decided that there needs to be another dog race in the spring. The weather is great, the trails are in and there is a ton of daylight. Think about coming to Lake Louise on April 2nd 2007 to run the Taiga Spring Break. The Kobuk 440 is a great race but Kotzebue is a little far away for those of us who are looking for a fun race without spending thousands of dollars to go. The Gin Gin organization will be holding this race from Lake Louise---Wolverene Lodge cross country to Maclaren Lodge and return. The race will be open to all. The course will be a little over 300 miles and very user-friendly. Lots of flat river running on trails with a good base. Mostly in the timber, but there will be some good high country sections. The rules will be posted on our website in the next few days. We will also post info on Sleddog Central and Dogsled.com Race applications and entry forms will also be posted here. We will have a 12-dog limit and the purse will be out of the entry fees. Hopefully in the future we will have sponsors to help with the purse, but since we are putting this together in hurry this year, entries will suffice. We are holding the race during the week do avoid snowmobile traffic conflicts that would occur on weekends---plus we can take advantage of trails that are already in place. If you are thinking of running this race---you will be able to sign up clear to the last minute, but we will be letting teams out in order of sign-up. Entry fee will be $300 plus a $15 Gin Gin Organization membership---which will get you into any and all race that this group puts on for the next year. For detailed information you can contact me: John Schandelmeier at jschandelmeier@starband.net Entries can be mailed to: John Schandelmeier
HC 2 Box 7193
Meiers Lake, Alaska 99586

Contact Information: Wolverene Lodge 907-822-3988
Maclaren River Lodge 907-822-5444