NESDC - Event Calendar

NESDC Event Calendar - 2012/2013 (tentative)

Please register online or call Steven Endres at 603-938-2040 to enter NESDC races. All NESC membership (contact Gretchen Karlson at 978-369-1268 to become NESDC member) and race registration must be completed Thursday prior to the race (see how to register for a NESDC race). NO registration will be taken on race day.

Note: All Junior Class Mushers must wear a helmet! Helmets are also mandatory for all rig, bike and scooter classes during dry land events. The "Time Cut-Off" rule will be enforced at all NESDC races - Any Team not finishing within 1.5 times the average of the first (5) five teams in the same heat of the same class doesn't race the second day. Dual starts are possible at all races. Mandatory driver meeting at 8:30 A.M., each race day. Race Entries must be in by 5:00PM Thursday before the race.
All dogs will be marked ahead of drivers meeting. If dogs are not marked, participants will not be able to race.

All snow and rig races will be ISDRA sanctioned! Please check www.ISDRA.ORG for details.

Date	Event/Location	Club	Status	Purse
Nov 10/11	2012 Auburn, NH - Rig Race	NESDC		$1,000
Jan 5/6	2013 Westbrook Winter Festival, ME - Sprint & Skijor	NESDC		$1,000
Feb 2/3	Norman Vaughan Memorial, at Appleton Farm, Hamilton, MA - Sprint & Skijor	NESDC	Canceled	$5,000
Feb 16/17	Tamworth, NH - Sprint & Skijor	NESDC	Canceled	TBA
Feb 16/17	Hill Village, NH - Sprint & Skijor	NESDC	New Date	TBA

DESDC = Down East Sled Dog Club
LRSDC = Lakes Region Sled Dog Club
YSHC = Yankee Siberian Husky Club
GMDM = Green Mountain Distance Mushers
NBSDC = Narragansett Bay Sled Dog Club

NESDC Snow Race Day Schedule
Time	Event
7:30am-8:30am	Registration (drivers will pick up bibs)
8:30am-8:45am	Drivers meeting
9:00am	Skijoring (1/2 dogs run together, separate ISDRA reporting)
	3 Dog Junior
	4 Dog
	Open
After start of Open Class	1 Dog Junior
	8 Dog
	6 Dog

Race class order might change due to trail and/or weather conditions.
NESDC Race Fee (Rig and Sled)
Class	Fee
1 Dog Juniors	$5.00
3 Dog Juniors	$10.00
1 or 2 Dog Skijoring, Canicross, Bikejoring, Scooter	$30.00 (includes ISDRA fee)
4 & 6 Dog	$35.00 (includes ISDRA fee)
8 Dog	$40.00 (icludes ISDRA fee)
Open/Unlimited	$45.00 (includes ISDRA fee)

Typical Snow Race Distances by Category
Category	Distance / Miles
3 Dog Juniors	4
1 or 2 Dog Skijoring,	4
4 Dog	4
6 Dog	6
8 Dog	8
Open/Unlimited	10-15

All fees in US funds.

Notice to all drivers: All dogs participating in NESDC sled dog races must have a certificates of rabies inoculations signed by a licensed veterinarian, or a letter of kennel inoculation signed by a licensed veterinarian on his business stationary, stating that the entire kennel has been inoculated. Proof of inoculation, original or Photostat copies or certificates or letter must be submitted to the club secretary prior to or at the team's first sled dog race.

Relevant Links

2010 Race Schedule Poster

Race Pictures

Sled Cam

Spectator Information

Race Day Schedule

Race Fees

Rabies vaccination

Race Distances by Category

Racing Rules & Manual

Purse Payout