The Iditarod sled dog race is set to be adapted for a major film release, it has been reported. According to the Hollywood Report, the Last Great Race will be the subject of director Gavin Hood’s next silver screen picture, with Mark Johnson taking on production duties. The project had apparently been in the development [...]
Is the Iditarod about to get the silver screen treatment?
January 27th, 2010Jeff King warms-up for Iditarod with Tustumena 200 win
January 26th, 2010Iditarod competitor Jeff King has continued his preparations for the Last Great Race (LGR) with a win at this year’s Tustumena 200 (T200). The Denali Park-based veteran beat off the likes of Cim Smyth, DeeDee Jonrowe and Scott Smith to take the title on the 200-mile course. Meanwhile, Lance Mackey – tipped to be in [...]
SHCGB Aviemore rally ‘enjoyed perfect conditions’
January 26th, 2010Competitors at the Siberian Husky Club of Great Britain’s (SHCGB) Aviemore rally over the weekend (January 23rd and 24th 2010) enjoyed perfect conditions. Organiser Judy Wakker told Sky News the snow in the Scottish Highlands created a trail akin to the southern Alps, adding that the mood among mushers was buoyant. She explained that racing [...]
Yukon Quest sled dog race planning ‘takes a year’
January 25th, 2010A sled dog racer has revealed planning for the Yukon Quest begins 12 months in advance – often during the previous year’s event. David Dalton told the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that although he mentally starts a checklist for the following year during the race, mistakes can still happen. "There’s always something I think of and [...]
Iditarod racer’s passion for sled dogs ‘began at the age of two’
January 25th, 2010A man planning to take part in the Iditarod during the next few years has revealed competing in the Last Great Race would continue a journey that began in his living room at the age of two. Chaplin Burgess told wltx.com he first developed an interest in mushing as a tot, when he would tie [...]