At this Thursday’s racer registration for the Nome-Golovin Snowmachine Race, the air was filled with talk of sleds (and sled modifications), family, sponsors, and, of course, cautious optimism for success at Saturday’s fast-paced competition.
KNOM’s John Francis, Danielle Sylvester, Leah Radde, and Linda Maack were on the scene, interviewing racers and getting a sense of the competitive field for 2010. Here are just a handful of the many racer profiles they collected:
In the A Class (601cc – open; will wear green bibs):
Jim West, Jr. of Nome (bib #42, riding an Arctic Cat F 1000 EXT):
Geoff Hubert of Nome (bib #51, riding a Polaris IQ 800):
Howard Farley, Jr. of Nome (bib #53, riding a Ski-Doo Renegade 600X):
In the B Class (0-600cc; will wear orange bibs):
Gerald Hughes of Nome (bib #18, riding a Polaris Shift):
Joe Fullwood of Nome (bib #20, riding a Polaris 600 Rush):
Kevin Knowlton of Nome (bib #28, riding a Ski-Doo MXZ XP Ren):
George Apatiki of Gambell (bib #83, riding a Polaris 600 Dragon SP):
In the C Class (fan-cooled; will wear yellow bibs):
Quinn Schaeffer of Kotzebue (bib #33, riding a Polaris 550 Dragon):
In the Women’s Class (will wear yellow bibs):
Dora Hughes of Teller (bib #97, riding a Polaris 600 IQ):
Agnes Anasogak of Koyuk (bib #98, riding a Polaris 600 Rush):
Cynthia Outwater of Nome (bib #40, riding a Ski-Doo 600 TNT):
The Nome-Golovin Snowmachine Race starts at 12noon Saturday. We’ll bring you the race as it unfolds: on the air (96.1fm, 780am) and on this blog.
