These guys are freakin' nuts! They are running this 408-mile race as a sprint, to all appearances. I don't know where, if or how much they are resting their dogs; it looks like damn little if at all. It took King 4 hours 39 minutes to get from Gold Run to Candle; looks like he turned right around and started back, and it took him 4 hours 15 minutes to be back in Gold Run. It took Mackey 3 hours 20 from Gold Run to Candle, and 3 hours 52 minutes to get back to Gold Run. Maybe some brief snack stops in either or both drivers' times, but nothing by way of a sustained rest for the dogs. As I write this, Mackey has already pushed on to First Chance.
Mitch Seavey and Jim Lanier are already posted as having arrived at Candle; but not Sonny Lindner. Will any (or all) of these guys crash and burn, do you suppose? I'd say all bets are OFF at this point!
Posted by ditkoofseppala at March 28, 2008 07:15 AM