Prevailing Against Former Snowmachine Race Champions, Tre West Wins 2018 Kotzebue Race
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The 2018 Archie Ferguson/Willie Goodwin Sr. Memorial Snowmachine Race is in the books, and as the overall winner and the winner of the C Class, Tre West of Nome takes home more than $8,000 in prize money.
Jarvis Miller Wins 2018 Nome-Golovin Snowmachine Race; One Woman Injured
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Nome’s Jarvis Miller won for the first time in his fourth Nome-Golovin race. But the race’s high speed took its toll: a racer collision left Samantha Richards injured at the finish.
More Women, Rough Snows Freshen Competition in 2018 Nome-Golovin Snowmachine Race
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53 racers in 4 classes will speed off from the sea ice at the east end of Nome, starting at 12 noon Saturday.
Iron Dog Racers Prepare For Early-Morning Race Restart
![Casey Boylan of Team 14 and Brad George of Team 6 at the Public Works garage for layover maintenance work (Photo: Zoe Grueskin, KNOM)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_8306-1200x800.jpg)
Racers in the 2018 Iron Dog will now head out from Nome four hours earlier than planned, starting at 4 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Nome’s Morgan, Olds Lead Pack at Iron Dog Halfway
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Morgan and Olds of Team 10 crossed the halfway finish line at Nome’s East Front Street early this afternoon, at 12:43. For Morgan, it’s a hometown welcome.
Iron Dog Racers’ Layover Extended at Unalakleet; Nome Banquet Still Planned for Wednesday
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As of Tuesday mid-day, the top racers in Iron Dog 2018 are still in Unalakleet. With severe weather along the coast, race marshals decided this morning to extend the layover.
2018 Iron Dog Roster Features 27 Teams, 21 Rookies, But Not 2017 Champions
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2017 champs Cory Davis of Soldotna and Ryan Simons of Alberta, Canada, claimed the win after another team, Tyson Johnson and Tyler Aklestad, were controversially disqualified. According to a press release from Iron Dog, Inc., Davis is focusing on the X-Games and Simons is healing from a back injury, so neither racer will compete this year.
Iron Dog Snowmachine Race Corporation Loses its Top Dog
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Kevin Kastner was at the helm of the world’s longest snowmachine race for the last seven years. He resigned from Iron Dog, Inc., on Wednesday.