I put the last of the dryland equipment in storage today. The bike, scooter, gig and assorted large pieces are in the sled shed; while the chest protector, helmet, dedicated dryland lines, etc. are stored in the attic.

Now, we’re working on completing Johnn’s race sled. Hopefully it will be finished by this weekend in case there’s snow. This year he will be driving a two-tone ( Red Maghoney and Golden Pecan) Star Dust with a swivel brake and drag matt. We’ve actually made this specific sled twice so far this fall, but have sold both of them! It’s close enough to race season that Johnn’s personal sled will not be available for sale now until the race season ends.

We’re also finishing a number of a couple of ordered sleds, repairs & updates on sleds that will travel back to the New England region with us when we drive up just before Christmas.

Here’s hoping the holiday season becomes white and snowy for all of us  !

What a great weekend ! We headed for the Dec 6 & 7 PSDC dryland race in Maryland with entries in the one dog bike-jor, 2 dog scooter and 4 dog rig. We knew it would be cold, but no-one predicted snow starting late Saturday afternoon and accumulating on the grassy trails.

 But on Friday night Race Organizer Chris Bannister talked Johnn into also entering the 6 dog rig. I only allow Johnn to run 4 dogs on his light-weight, antique rig, so he ran 4 in the 6 dog class. 4 of our 7 racing dogs ran twice that day, but they didn’t mind. We’re currently training just over 5 miles so they took running the 3.4 mile trail twice very well.

Johnn (and the Super 7) won every class they entered. The two yearlings did fantastic ! Billie ran in both the 4 and 6 dog rig classes - back -to-back-; and was screaming to be hooked up the second time. Henry, the shyest dog on the truck, loses all shyness once he’s in harness. It’s quite a transformation to see.

The two yearlings - Billie & Henry - now have 4 races under their belt; and they are quite experienced with the dog lot experience, start chutes, loud count-downs, passing, traveling to events, etc. We feel this gives us a nice edge on the snow season. It will be almost like having 7 expert race dogs instead of five and two youngsters.

Our thanks to Chris & Jessica Bannister, Reggie Brown, and Doug & Joy Heitz for all their work organizing this fun event. A special tip of our hats to race officials - timers Dennis Joyce and John Gates who drove from snowy upstate New York as did the Race Marshall Chris Gates.