$125,000 in cash payouts

1st place $50,000
2nd place $35,000
3rd place $18,000
4th place $12,000
5th place $10,000

For the team finishing in 6th place, the prize is a certificate for a free entry into the 2013 Iron Dog race for both riders.

$83,000 in Contingency Prizes

*denotes product or service value/ not cash. Award Details will be received by Race Participants prior to the Race Event Start. **certificate is based on the individual, is non-transferable and only valid for the 2013 event. All other entry requirements and deadlines still apply. Note: Cancellation from Sponsor does not bind Iron Dog, Inc. for award payout. Iron Dog reserves the right to cancel or alter program at anytime.

We’ll start capturing images and videos from the garage as teams start working and post them on Facebook and the website.

Meanwhile, the rest of the volunteers and Iron Dog staff are busy setting up for the halfway ceremonies and banquet at the National Guard Armory. Join us at 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 22, 2012 for food, awards and thanks to all those who make the race possible.

The restart of the race begins 8:00 A.M. Thursday. For details on the garage procedures, work time and Nome restart, check out the Pro Class rules (Sections 10 and 11).

Teams are racing to Nome for the halfway ceremonies, $10,000 Gold Rush Prize from Donlin Gold and repair time in the Nome City Garage. Meanwhile, family, friends and Iron Dog officials are preparing for their arrival.

Chris Olds of Team #10 comes in 2nd place in Nome

On Wednesday night the halfway banquet will kick of at the Alaska National Guard Armory in downtown Nome. Come and say thanks to the Guard for their ongoing support! We even flew up Ken Peltier to add some music to our food, fun and awards ceremonies.

Special thank your to the City of Nome for providing such great support with prizes, the use of their facilities and of course their famous hospitality!

Team #16 Arriving into Nome in 3rd place

Come see the race in Nome or watch the live updates on KTUU Channel 2 and of course follow us on Facebook for the latest chatter, images and stories from the trail.

-Kevin

Scott Davis Team 11 in Ruby

It’s been a fast race and there are still lots of team in the game. Enjoy the show!

Trying to calculate who is the top 10 right now is challenging with front-running teams taking their last layovers on the Yukon.

Here’s a prediction of what the top 10 looks like, based on teams arriving in the same time it took Minnick/Olstad (Team #16) to ride from Ruby to Galena to Kaltag. This is wild speculation especially since every team will have a different pace once they start rolling out of their layovers, but this predictions demonstrates what the leaderboard would read if they were presently all laying over in the same location using their current course time separations.

1st: Team #16 – Minnick/Olstad (15:34)
2nd: Team #10 – Morgan/Olds (16:04)
3rd: Team #39 – Aklestad/Loyer (16:20)
4th: Team #17 – McKenna/VanMeter (16:26)
5th: Team #6 – Huntington/West (16:28)
6th: Team #2 – Sottosanti/Zwink (16:50)
7th: Team #11 – Davis/Palin (17:13)
8th: Team #8 – Gueco/Johnson (17:17)
9th: Team #3 – Dixon/Wold (18:02)
10th: Team #9 – Johnson/West (18:46)

Here’s what the leaders look like this moment.

1st – Minnick / Olstad – Team #16 into Kaltag on last 8 hour layover on the river system section of the trail with course time of 15 hours 43 minutes.

2nd – Morgan / Olds – Team #10 on last 8 hour layover on the river system section of the trail with a course time of 14 hours 49 minutes. Assuming Team #2 can make it to Kaltag in the same time it took Team #16 (1 hour 15 minutes) they are likely still in second place with a course time of 16 hours and 6 minutes.

3rd – Huntington / West – Team #6 on last 8 hour layover on the river system section of the trail with a course time of 15 hours 13 minutes.Assuming Team #6 can make it to Kaltag in the same time it took Team #16 (1 hour 15 minutes) they could technically STILL be in third place with a course time of 16 hours and 28 minutes.

4th – Sottosanti / Zwink – Team #2 on last 8 hour layover on the river system section of the trail with a course time of 15 hours 35 minutes. Assuming 1 hour 15 minutes run to Kaltag STILL 4th place

5th – Gueco / Johnson – Team #8 on last 8 hour layover on the river system section of the trail with a course time of 16 hours 02 minutes.

6th – Dixon / Wold – Team #3 on last 8 hour layover on the river system section of the trail with a course time of 16 hours 47 minutes.

Team #13 is on the move at the moment and was about 55 minutes behind Team #2 at Galena which puts them in close running for 6th place, but their time to Kaltag is not looking to be as fast and could move them down the chart

Corrections as of 10:00 P.M. : Time for Morgan / Olds updated and other predictions for Team #39 and Team #17 added.

As of this morning (07:51 Alaska time), Team #39, Tyler Aklestad and Aaron Loyer have made a dramatic comeback after a brief swim and six hour layover in the Puntilla checkpoint. They now hold a ten minute (00:10) lead ahead of the second place Team #16. GPS tracking reported some incredible rates of speed for Team #39, nearing 90 miles per hour in some of the early sections of the course.

Most teams are now taking either a combined fourteen hour layover or already used their six and eight at two checkpoints. Frontrunner teams are expected to make it to Galena by tonight once they are released by their hold times and reset on the course.

About the 6 hour layover
For 2012 a six hour flexible layover was added to give racers additional flexibility to handle human or mechanical issues. Racers are still required to take a mandatory eight hour layover going northbound in the regional areas: 1) By McGrath 2) On the Yukon River by Kaltag 3) On the coast by White Mountain. The six hour can be used by itself (which Team #39 did in Puntilla) or declared in combination with their mandatory eight hour layover to make for a fourteen hour layover (which many have done in McGrath). Ultimately, the six hour “flexible layover” must be used by Kaltag. This small addition has already proven to be a valuable tool for keeping teams in the hunt for victory!

Photo by http://www.statuspro.photoreflect.com

About McGrath hold time
This “hold time” in McGrath is designed to get teams closer together on the trail. Basically, we are holding teams that left Big Lake earlier to get them closer together physically on the trail (adjusting their actual distance from one another on the ground to closer represent their course time separation). Here’s a link to the starting order which also shows the hold times in McGrath.

Thousands of people gathered at Big Lake today to send off our 31 Pro Class teams to begin the Start of the 2012 Iron Dog Race. Despite predictions of thin ice and reports of dangerous conditions, the race started without any issues. It was great to see so many Iron Dog fans, sponsors, volunteers and supporters coming together to share the experience.

Follow the race with live GPS tracking.

Who is in the lead? View the actual course time stats.

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