Brown is president of Circle D.E. Pacific Corporation. Even auto racers get tired after 510 miles, but bikers must get completely exhausted, then again the Alaska AIDS vaccine ride is not your typical sporting event. The ride is a competition, but not between riders, instead it is a competition against a disease. Proceeds from the event go towards research for an AIDS vaccine. The bikers stopped in Delta Junction on Monday night, one of 6 stages leading up to the finish in Anchorage.
People come from all over the country to participate.
It's a way to spread the hope of a cure for AIDS and HIV, but individual riders have different motivations. The bikers pass through Donnelly Creek on Tuesday, stopping for the day at the Top of the World Camp. That's right, a Junior A affiliation means the Ice Dogs have an expanded schedule in 2000-2001. The long journey for the Dogs begins Wednesday, with team tryouts and training camp. Even for returnees, making the squad won't be easy.