In our great country....

Sat May 15, 2004 11:26 am by ~Corsair#01~

...of Northern Ireland, we have a race called the Northwest 200, the greatest racing event on the calendar of erm.. Coleraine(pop.20,000, plus me). And it was today.
It actually took me 50 minutes (as opposed to the usual 5) in a traffic jam to get from one side of the town to another, the traffic was so bad. It probably would've taken about 3 hours, but we decided to turn round and go back the way we came.
We also have the Milk Cup in the summer, which makes me really happy to live here

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While to most people, these events may seem small and overhyped, but that is simply because this entire country is small and overhyped.
Where I live, it's really boring, so we learn to appreciate these minor little events in our calendar more.

Anyways, I was wondering- what's the main events in you guys' calendars?
Note: beer festivals, your birthday and pie-eating contests don't count.

Sat May 15, 2004 11:37 am by H.Q. Victor

The only one of intrest to me, is about 1500 miles away in Alaska. The Iditarod.

The distance of the race is always over 1,000 miles

Edited by - Finalday on 5/15/2004 12:37:27 PM

Sat May 15, 2004 11:39 am by freighter fighter

fd, i misread the race name, i thought it was the idiot rod

Sat May 15, 2004 11:40 am by sycho warrior

aww cute doggy
mean ppl to make them run so far

Anyway as for great events we had a couple this year. tho I dont feel like expanding that statment
Anyway

Sat May 15, 2004 11:42 am by freighter fighter

sw, its what the dogs where built for...

Sat May 15, 2004 11:53 am by sycho warrior

So....

Sat May 15, 2004 12:11 pm by H.Q. Victor

sw, its hard on both people and dogs. The race can go from 17 to 32 days in the freezing cold. A good musher takes very good care of his dogs, there is no beating them. They know thier job and are very well trained. It is not often a dog dies. But people in the race have died too. Its just an indurance contest that being strong or fast yourself does not help. It requires judgment and observation to trail details. My dad has kept up with it since around 1980 and got me interested in it.

Sat May 15, 2004 12:27 pm by Tawakalna

"its what the dogs where built for..."

bionic are they?

please please please let me get what I want..

Sat May 15, 2004 12:31 pm by H.Q. Victor

ff, I think thats bred for.

Sat May 15, 2004 12:32 pm by sycho warrior

its still mean

Sat May 15, 2004 12:42 pm by freighter fighter

feh, same difference

Sat May 15, 2004 3:58 pm by Indy11

Raises a question. Alaskan sled dogs, or huskies, are "working" dogs. Like border collies, etc., they've been bred to perform tasks useful to humans. In the case of the huskies, its to want to run and pull a sled, basically.

Is it mean to let the dog do its thing even if that's what it was bred to do?

Sat May 15, 2004 4:03 pm by H.Q. Victor

Aside from the race, Alaskans in some areas still use them to get around in the dead of winter. Wilderness areas with no fuel , it would be nessisay. There was a tv special not all that long ago, that told of a man about 50 miles from the nerest town, made the trip about once a month to get supplies and used dog sleds to get back and forth. As far as the race, the rules required manditory rest periods every 8 hrs and 24 hrs.

Sat May 15, 2004 6:09 pm by Wolf_Demon

i like huskies

Sat May 15, 2004 7:29 pm by kimk

they look nice them dogs. ^^ as for special festivals blabla on this end.. uh.. nothing....

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