National Human Dogsled Championship

2009 Human Dogsled Lineup & Schedule Coming Soon!

Sign your team up for the 2009
National Human Dogsled Race Championship

High School Students can enter for FREE!

[Download Entry Form]
[Download High School Entry Form]
[Download Release Form]

To register for the Human Dogsled Competition or for more information please call Suzz Cromwell at 978-674-1483

Lowell’s National Human Dog Sled Championship is a staple of Lowell’s annual Winterfest celebration. More than 60 sleigh teams will compete for title of “top dog” as they race to the finish down 200 yards of icy tundra. Each team consists of 6 people. A rider, a musher, and four people who pull the sled.Two teams race at a time. And if that’s not funny enough, wait until you see them in full costume. In years past there have been cave men, penguins and football players among the costumed competitors.

National Human - Dogsled Championship

>>DOUBLE ELIMINATION FORMAT<<
(RACE UNTIL YOU LOOSE- TWICE)

Date & Time:
February 6th, 2009 — 6:45pm  :Challenger Round
February 7th, 2009 — 3:30pm :Championship Round

Entry Fee

$25.00 per Team

To cover the cost of Best Costume prizes, there will be a $25.00 team entry fee (check payable to the Merrimack Valley CVB).  On Friday night, your team will be judged, for the most creative costume.  Winners will be announced on Saturday along with the 2009 National Human Dogsled Championship Team . High School Student Teams can enter for FREE! Just fill out and submit the High School Entry Form.

Course

• The total course length is approximately fifty (50) yards, straight-away.  

Teams

• A complete team will consist of six (6) participants.  Four (4) pulling the sled, one (1) rider, and one (1)"musher” [rides on back of sled].
• All team members must have submitted a signed waiver/release document to be eligible to race.
• Teams are encouraged to wear a team costume (at least be in the same color tee-shirt).
• 2009 Championship Race limited to 32 teams.

Equipment

• The Sled - will be provided and may not be altered in any way.
• Harness – will be provided and rigged to the sled.
• Footwear- any type is permissible, except for metal spikes.

Rules

• The race will be run in a double elimination format.  A winning team is determined by the first complete team to cross the finish line in each race.
• The entire team must start behind the starting line.
• The “Musher” may push-start the sled up to the start line.
• Once the sled has crossed the start line, the “Musher’s” feet must remain on the sled in order not to aid the sled across the finish line. 
• The entire team must stay within the race lane.  Any team, or part there of, that enters the opposing team’s lane, may be disqualified. 
• The “Rider” must remain on the sled for the entire race.
• Any infraction of the above rules may result in team disqualification.