The Race Starts at McGrath

Howdy Race Fans!

Everyone is saying it– The Race Starts at McGrath.

All of the strategies and miles of the 832 mile race come down to what happens after McGrath.

Richie Diehl led the trio of Teams we have been following since McGrath on the outbound trail. He was into McGrath at 7:13pm followed 15 minutes later by Pete and the Kaiser Race Team.

Richie arrived in 9th position followed by Pete in 10th.

All of the 12 Teams in McGrath at this hour seem to have very similar speeds and times in from Ophir. It is really hard to see the condition of any of them, but watching the Live Feed, Pete and Richie’s Teams were lively and ready to go.

I am figuring a 3-4 hour break for Pete and Richie before they head out for Nikolai. That would put them out close to 10pm.

It’s going to be another cold run tonight, but more than likely not nearly as cold as it was last night.

It looks pretty daunting with the lead that Dallas has at this point, but in dogsled racing, anything can happen and the order we see right now will not be the order of finish. Comparing this race to a traditional race, McGrath is the new Unalakleet. It should be a very exciting next couple of days.

McGrath Forecast-
Tonight– Patchy freezing fog after midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around -28. Calm wind.
Saturday– Patchy freezing fog before noon. Sunny, with a high near 4. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.

Go Team Kaiser!!

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