Yateley Heath was the venue for the climax of the ABSA racing series. With championship positions coming down to the last race in many classes, the weather was kind and despite a comparative warm spell during the previous week competitors arrived at Yateley to a cold crisp morning. Yateley is a favourite of many mushers; [...]
Round 6 of Weight Pull Championship
February 13th, 2012Saturday 11th February saw the coldest temperatures of the championship so far. Once again we left home at 5am, well that was the aim anyway. On going out to the car in -10oC, we tried loading up the car to find that the doors had frozen shut. All windows were frozen on the inside and [...]
ABSA Longmoor Rally review
February 13th, 2012A little later than normal, but our review from the ABSA Longmoor Rally held on 29th January 2012. Longmoor was always going to be tough. It was a new venue to sled dog racing; it was on a course twice as long as many of the other courses and it fell the weekend after Aviemore [...]
ABSA Forest of Dean Rally review
February 7th, 2012A little later than normal, but our review from the ABSA Forest of Dean Rally held on 15th and 16th January 2012. ABSA’s first night rally of the season at the Forest of Dean was well attended despite many competitors (and organisers Kate & Ian Muncaster, Ems Scott Langley and Matt Hammersley) facing the daunting [...]
Round 4 of Weight Pull Championship – new record set!
December 19th, 2011This weekend, the Luponooshka pack were a dog down as Mina had to stay home. James stayed home with her whilst I took Lucien and Slink to the 4th round of the Allerton Park Weight Pull Championship. I arrived early, the car park was like sheet ice and I nearly slipped just getting out of the [...]