What are scooter races like?
The one and two dog class use the scooters, three dogs and over use rigs. It is not unusual to have up to 100 entries in the one dog class and almost as many in the two dog class at larger races in Australia. The top five – ten places in these classes are very hotly contested – things are getting very tight – there have been occasions where first and second have been decided by 100ths of a second, and the top ten competitors separated by less than a few seconds. Attendance at scooter racing in the US is picking as more scooters and accessories are becoming more available in a wide range of prices and types. By having these smaller teams racing, it gets people involved who have small numbers of dogs and a lot of them go on to race larger teams. (a bit sneaky really, getting all those poor mushers addicted 🙂 Before they know it, they have 10 dogs and a large fuel bill from travelling to races all over the countryside!
The one and two dog class use the scooters, three dogs and over use rigs. It is not unusual to have up to 100 entries in the one dog class and almost as many in the two dog class at larger races in Australia. The top five – ten places in these classes are very hotly contested – things are getting very tight – there have been occasions where first and second have been decided by 100ths of a second, and the top ten competitors separated by less than a few seconds. Attendance at scooter racing in the US is picking as more scooters and accessories are becoming more available in a wide range of prices and types. By having these smaller teams racing, it gets people involved who have small numbers of dogs and a lot of them go on to race larger teams.
