http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:21:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [nggallery id=x] [imagebrowser id=2] http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=36 Tim and Eric left their final layover in Churchill at 9:19am.  Our support team #2 had gone ahead to the Ranger checkpoint and we had stayed back to get Tim and Eric out of Churchill.  As soon as they left, we booked it towards the Ranger checkpoint.  We saw them cross ... http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=29 After the 24 hours of suspension were over and the trees were cut out of the trail, Tim and Eric left Goosebay at 2:05pm Newfoundland time. Team Maine #22 headed out about 2 hours ahead of us, followed by team 25, then team 27.  The other Team Maine team which is #44 ... http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=28 Well, yesterday started off promising.  Tim and Eric started off right after the 3rd and 4th place teams.  They were about 34 miles out when sabotage!  Eric said there were about 30 trees dropped in the trail.  Tim and Eric tried to find another way around.  The helicopter came in ... http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=27 Team 31 made it to the Postville checkpoint at 5:33am.  This checkpoint is a 12 hour layover and we will not see them unless we have to send our support team up to help them.  The teams will rest for 12 hours and I am sure they will need to.  After ... http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=26 Tim and Eric made it to their fist layover in Churchill at 3:33am Labrador time.  It was great to see them come in!  They left around 11am this morning heading to Postville.  Cain's Quest officials put them up in rooms and fed them.  We brought them dry clothes and left ... http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=24 Tim and Eric pulled #24 for their starting position.  They left the line at around 11:48am Labrador time.  Labrador is one hour ahead of our Maine time.  We are in the White Wolf snowmobile club tracking their progress and routing for them!!  They are very close to making the first check point ... http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=23 Left Jackman, ME at 11:30pm on Tuesday night.  Made it into Lab City at about 5pm on Wednesday, quite a long ride up.  Just beat a snowstorm which is a good thing because the ride from Baie-Comeau to Labrador was not as easy as the ride from Jackman to Baie-Comeau.  ... http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=22 Scott's Recreation and Mission Trailer helped us out with a great deal on this 7'x18' trailer.  Pulls really nice and is just what we need for the race. http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=21 Worked on the sleds a lot this past weekend trying to get them ready.  Starting to get down to crunch time.  Eric came down for the weekend and we had alot of help from friends in town.  The shop kind of looks like a bomb went off but thats what ... http://www.gripnripracing.com/cainsquest2009/?p=20