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From Alaska to Kirkland in memory of agood friend | ALCAN 5000
0Share0by DEANNA ISAACS, Kirkland Reporter ReporterSep 12, 2014 at 7:00AM updated at 10:39AM

The call of the wild comes when it will and whisks people away for unknown adventures inremote parts of the world, but that adventure rarely kicks off in the center of Kirkland.
The ALCAN 5000, a 4,310 mile road-borne journey from Kirkland to Anchorage, Ak., dropped thecheckered flag to finalize the race on Aug. 26 with around 50 participants having made their way
east of Lake Washington. Veteran ALCAN driver Gary Webb, and Peter Schneider, driver andnavigator of a Subaru Impreza designated ‘Car 1’ finished first overall, including motorcycles.
“[Webb and Schneider] are incredibly consistent and that’s what it takes,” said Jerry Hines,
ALCAN Rally Master and member of Rainier Auto Sports Club (RASC) who organizes the event.
“Gary … has said repeatedly, ‘You can’t come expecting to win – winning is a gift because
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speed and stay within posted limits (orunder them). As a Time-Speed-Distance(TSD) rally, competitors are given route
instructions that guide them to and throughcheckpoints, with either the time or distancegiven and the navigator calculating when
they should cross the checkpoint for optimal
points.
If the participant has too quick of a pacepoints are deducted, too slow and they
won’t earn any.
The whole ALCAN is not a rally, although
there are long drives to enjoy the scenery
between TSD rally sections.
“If [Webb] didn’t enjoy the trip, he’d never
do it,” Hines said. “Even our winner, who isvery serious about winning, does thisbecause of the adventure.”
The competition cycle is every other year andthe ALCAN has many entrants, though noteveryone is there for the competition. Many
are there to be along for the ride.

While Jan and Tim Burgess, the competitors in the TR4,
did not win the ALCAN 5000 race but they did have a glassof champagne and a Havana cigar at the finish line inmemory of a recently lost friend. — Image Credit:
Courtesy Photo, Jan Frolic And Tim Burgess“There’s so much excitement, it wasfantastic to get to know the people [who] wewere rallying with...” said Jan Frolic,navigator for the 1961 Triumph TR4. “It waspretty much endless, it was nine days ofadrenaline!”

The route goes along some of the most remote forests in Canada, through the Alcan and Top of
the World Highways to Klondike, Denali, and Dalton – with a quick jaunt across the Arctic Circle.
Of course, that’s if drivers can get there. With an average of 500 miles a day for the nine-day rally,
the trip can have a few unintended events pop up along the way. For Burgess, Frolic and theirTR4, that came as a recently installed head gasket gave them issues and they had to call fromacross Canada and have one flown in and hand delivered.
“It was super emotional [at the finish line], because we had really been motivated by someone
who had been on the TR forum and passed away just a few weeks before we left,” Jan said.
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Burgess and Frolic raised funds via the ALCAN for cancer through Road Hockey to Conquer
Cancer.
According to Hines, a motorcycle had a head gasket issue as well, but instead of calling aroundfor spares the motorcyclist purchased a new bike and finished the race.
This year’s ALCAN 5000 competed during the summer, however the next ALCAN adventure, twoyears from now, will be a winter excursion. Planning for the coming winter ALCAN has alreadyconcluded and applications are available upon request. The next race will be in February 2016.
As for this year, out of the 11 cars and 41 motorcycles that entered, most made it to the finishline. Many of those vehicles were in the ‘tour’ category – along for the amazing ride through twocountries and more than 4,310 miles, along the Alaskan Canadian Highway.
Competing in the ALCAN 5000 is not about trophies, it’s not about winning … According to mostALCAN participants, going on the ALCAN 5000 is about adventure, the things seen along the way
and the company – whether by your side or in your thoughts.
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