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Wawa Gold Quest
Wawa, Ontario
February 24-25, 2001
Return to 2001 Canadian Results List
Results provided by Neil Rasmussen & Barb Thorne
Conditions:
Despite the history of gold production at Wawa, Ontario Canada, mushers
were surprised to find diamond prospectors camped along the race trail actively
staking out diamond mine claims on snowshoe. The temperatures were mostly just
below zero C. There was a foot of new snow the day before the race started. Right after
the race started, on February 24th at 10 A.M., a winter storm began that closed the
Queen's highway for 36 hours. Dean Gulden, from Grand Marais, MN, won the Sportsmanship
Award for warning other dogs, and their mushers, when changing conditions opened dangerous
cracks in a bridge.
A $6000 purse was shared between the 130 and 65 mile teams.
| Place | Driver | Total Time |
| 133 Mile 10 Dog | ||
| 1 | Frank Holmburg | 12:28:21 |
| 2 | Dean Gulden | 13:15:22 |
| 3 | Greg Jandor | 13:23:23 |
| 4 | Lyle Ross | 14:20:14 |
| 5 | Art Gloor | 15:48:36 |
| 66.5 Mile 6 Dog | ||
| 1 | Ian MacKenzie | 7:08:13 |
| 2 | Nancy MacKenzie | 7:20:39 |
| 3 | Spencer Thew | 9:37:50 |
| 4 | Tolbert Stinson | 9:38:40 |
| 34.4 Mile 6 Dog | ||
| 1 | Neil Rasmussen | 3:22:07 |
| 2 | Michael Wright | 4:02:27 |
| 3 | Tammie Hazeltine | 4:35:12 |
| 4 | Ian Murdock | 5:19:15 |
