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2 Information to Mushers Tobacco Trail 2017 Dear Musher, In just a few days time we will see you here in Kiruna for the start of Tobacco Trail. I hope you and your dogs are ready for what will surely be a great race. In final preparation, we have put together this Infomail containing all of the essential information you will need for the weekend. PLEASE READ it in full. We look forward to seeing you soon!

3 PRE- RACE If you have not yet paid the full entrance fee please do so now to this account: Torneälvens Slädhundsklubb SWISH Bank Giro IBAN: SE BIC/SWIFT:SWEDSESS Junior, total starting fee 1000sek reference on payment MUSHERS NAME, TTJ Limited, total starting fee 2000sek reference on payment MUSHERS NAME, TTL Open, total starting fee 3500sek reference on payment MUSHERS NAME, TTO You MUST have a license to race dogs from your home country! Competitors from outside of Sweden, Norway and Finland should provide proof of your home country license at Registration. If you are racing for a Swedish Club you will need a Green Card. All competitors are required to register on Draghundsportförbundets website BEFORE the race. See the links below. If you live in Sweden go to: If you do NOT live in Sweden go to: MUSHERS MEETING The Mushers Meeting will take place at at Café Sport, Luossabacken, Kiruna (Kiruna s downhill ski slope) on Friday 24 th March. Café Sport will offer a good value dinner for around 80kr per person from We would encourage all mushers to eat there and say hi to their fellow competitors before the race! Beer and drinks are also available after the mushers meeting.

4 RACE DAY This year s race will be one of several events taking place at Luossabacken on Saturday 25 th March as part of Kiruna s Spring Festival Våryan. Tobacco Trail will have its own parking area. Each competitor should park according to your race bib number (this will be published prior to the race). Please do not use long stake- out lines in the parking place: dogs should be kept around the car/trailer. And please make sure you clean up your parking place before you leave the start area. REGISTRATION The Secretariat is also based at Luossabacken and will be signposted from the main car park. Registration opens at on Saturday 25 th March. Please make sure you bring all the necessary papers with you (Chip List, Dog Passports) plus the mandatory dog food to be weighed. Attachment: CHIP LIST PRE RACE VET CHECK Vet checks will take place at Luossabacken car park from on Saturday. Please be aware of the de- worming rules in your own country and Sweden for your outbound and return journey. You can buy de- worming medicine at home and contact the Race Leader, Birgitta Fernstrom, if you need a certificate from the vet. STARTING TIMES 14.00: LDU open class in 2- minute intervals : LDL limited class and Junior class in 2 minute intervals. You must be ready to be positioned in the start area 5 minutes in advance of your official start time.

5 TRAIL, CHECKPOINTS & RESTING POT GPX- file with the race track can be downloaded from our website very soon! Juniors The Junior race is 103km in total. The trail leaves Luossabacken towards Sekkustuga where the teams turn and head back to Jakkala cabin. Teams rest overnight at the cabin and start again on Sunday morning. There is no access for handlers at Jakkala and depot bags should be given to the checkpoint official prior to the race start. LDL, Limited Class The LDL distance is approx. 184km in total. There is one checkpoint at the half way point in Ovre Soppero where teams have a mandatory stop of 6 hours plus time adjustment. Ovre Soppero checkpoint is situated on the river. Food and resting places (for purchase) are available nearby. Cash only! LDU, Open Class The LDU distance is approx. 344km in total. There are three checkpoints at Ovre Soppero 1, Saivomuotka and Ovre Soppero 2. There is a mandatory stop for all teams at Ovre Soppero 1 of 6 hours plus time adjustment. A further 2 hours resting pot is to be taken between checkpoints Saivomuotka and/or Ovre Soppero 2.!!!! Please note, the minimal resting pot has been designed to allow teams to create their own resting strategy according to their training and we fully expect teams to rest longer than the mandatory 8 hours. It is not a recommendation to rest only 8 hours during the race. Any musher choosing to rest the minimum 8 hours will have his or her dog team scrutinized by the race vets and their decision is final over whether the team is fit to continue from each checkpoint.!!!! See above for information on Ovre Soppero checkpoint. At Saivomuotka food (for purchase) and accommodation is also available. Credit cards accepted. IMPORTANT! At Ovre Soppero 2, food and resting places are available at Gode Herdens Kyrka only this is different to Ovre Soppero 1! More information will be available at the mushers meeting.

6 HANDLERS Depot bags should be left behind the staging area perimeter. From here mushers can collect and return the bags themselves. No handlers within the staging area. Depot bags can be checked at any time by race officials. RULES & MANDATORY EQUIPMENT The Tobacco Trail follows three sets of race rules: IFSS, National Additional Rules and Tobacco Trail Rules. See here for full information English - GB/rules Swedish - SE/regler Each competitor must have the full mandatory equipment in their sled at all times during the race. Random checks (on equipment and dog chips) can be made during the race. A missing item on the mandatory equipment list can be a disqualification so please make sure you bring everything you need! PRIZE CEREMONY The Junior and Limited Class prize ceremony and evaluation meeting will take place at at Café Sport, Luossabacken on Sunday 26 th March, followed by the Mushers Dinner. The Open Class prize ceremony and evaluation meeting will take place at at Café Sport, Luossabacken on Monday 26 th March, followed by the Mushers Dinner.

7 CONTACTS Birgitta Fernström, Race Leader Tel: Maria Olsson, Chief Veterinarian - Tel: Lena Hammarberg, Head Judge Tel:+46 (to be informed) Pavol Gonda, Manager at Ovre Soppero Tel: Lotta Olausson & Mattias Nilsson, Managers at Saivomoutka Tel: , SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS We would like to say a huge thank you to Kiruna Lapland, Café Sport and Samarbetspartner for supporting the Tobacco Trail race and our vision for the future! We would also like to thank all of our sponsors who have made it possible for us to have this race: Royal Canin, quality dog food Axaeco Lapland Sleddog Adventures, sleddog tours Lapland Wilderness Tours, sleddog tours Fjellborg Arctic Journeys, sleddog tours Kiruna Sleddog Tours, sleddog tours Camp Ripan, hotel and camp site Abisko.net, hostels and huskies Arctic Road AB Kiruna Veterinarklinik, Kiruna vet practice Snickarbroderna, Carpenters Vildmarkshörnan, fishing, hunting and wilderness supplies Lundströms Maskin, snowmobiles and ATV Nymånen, art expedition Vildmannens drag ÅF

8 TOBACCO T R A I L 2017 We are ready!

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