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WHEN RIVERS BECOME ROADS
Radar Run, Wired Iron, Jurassic Classic, Wet Iron…
What, might you ask, are all of these colorful words about?
None other than the 5th Annual Fairbanks Tired Iron!
The vintage snow machine race is back.
Bigger, better than ever, and in a new location on the Chena River in the heart of downtown Fairbanks.
The Tired Iron, celebrates the snow machine (the older the better), recognizes the many different makes and models, and has come up with ingenious categories for these amazing, restored machines to compete in. On February 27th and 28th downtown will be filled with a wide variety of snow machine competitions and activities. If you have a vintage machine you’d like to race, now is the time! Go to their new website at www.fairbankstirediron.org for entry forms, maps of the courses, sponsorship opportunities and more.
Snow machines are an integral part of Alaska history. With such little infrastructure in our wild, sub-arctic climate, rivers become roads for snow machines during the winter months. These snow machines and river roads have allowed people access locations all across our great state. Dedicated to showcasing this history, the Tired Iron allows people to share their stories and then race their vintage snow machines on the “River Rally Race Track”, on the Chena River.
However, this event is not without a sense of humor. The annual “Fun Run”, featuring all shapes and sizes of snow machines of yesteryear (with few exceptions the snow machines have to pre date 1975), is less race and more red-green regatta. And this year’s Tired Iron is also adding plenty of carnival like fun on Saturday February 27th, at the new “Downtown River Party” from Noon until 2 pm, with activities such as the Kid-a-Polt, Bunny Boot Golf Contest, and the Turkey Toss & Shot Put. Try your hand at these amusing, unusual contests and maybe you’ll win big! All proceeds benefit the Presbyterian Hospitality House.
So come on Downtown watch the races and play some games, or better yet, sign up to compete!
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