A 5000 mile tour of British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Alaska started 2/25 with 25 intrepid entries. Information can be found at http://www.alcan5000.com. Map of the route: http://www.alcan5000.com/2012Route.pdf

Edited February 26, 201214 yr by edrach

Some interesting pics and commentary on this blog: http://dolmageadventures.com/author/daviddolmage/ Car #21.

Edited February 26, 201214 yr by edrach

Paul Eklund is headed up.

Paul Eklund is headed up.

Paul was there in his gold Forester.

Got a nice new big aluminum front bumper on it too :-p

Day 3 is in the books. Per David's blog, up and on the road at 6:30AM; finally roll into the finish in Whitehorse at 10PM! No new pics but that's understandable. I've driven a 700 mile day (in the summer with sunshine) and didn't have time for pics then either.

I want to do this some day!

I want to do this some day!

Check out the No Alibi Rally put on by the same club in early June. Great event over a two day weekend. Not the same conditions (i.e. no snow) but lots of fine gravel roads and scenery. Starting pretty close to your location in the Tri-cities area. More information at http://www.rainierautosports.com/

I hate reviving threads but I had a moment of genius that I have to share.

 

If you go to the very bottom of the alcan5000 page you'll see the alcan5000 was won in 1986 with a Subaru RX 4x4.

 

The next alcan5000 winter rally is in 2016, the 30 year anniversary.....

 

I would think that if someone had an RX, Subaru would sponsor them to do the rally.

 

For the best chance at getting sponsored I would think the car would have to be mostly stock. and high miles would probably be a good thing.

 

It would be great publicity for Subaru "the worst engine we ever made, 30 yrs, and 300k miles later its still winning races, its what makes a subaru a subaru". Or something along those lines.

 

 

now I wonder who has a really nice RX and would rally... Turbone, got any ideas? :-p

 

I hope to one day run the alcan5000 with a lifted wagon, 2 foot snow drifts? yes please!