2006 Furnace Creek 508 Roster, as of October 7, 2006
75 solo racers (11 women and 64 men, including one tandem, two fixed gear, and two recumbents)
22 2x teams = 44 2x racers (8 mixed and 14 men's teams)
15 4x teams = 60 4x racers (1 women's, 2 mixed, and 12 men's teams)
Total of 179 competitors: 93 rookies / 86 veterans; 30 women / 149 men
Participants by Country: Austria-1, Canada-2, Denmark-2, Finland-1, France-1, Germany-2, Italy-1, Singapore-1, Sweden-4, UK-1, and USA-164.
Participants by US State: AZ-3, CA-137, CO-2, CT-1, FL-1, GA-1, ID-1, IL-1, MA-1, MD-1, MI-1, MN-2, NH-1, NV-5, OH-2, OR-4, PA-1, TX-1, WA-6, WI.
| Totem | Last | First | M/F | Age | Category | Grp | Status | City | State | Country | Nationality | Comments |
| Alpine Ibex | Emde | Michael | M | 36 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Spokane | WA | USA | Austria | |
| Arab Horse | Harper | David | M | 43 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Clermont | FL | USA | USA | Death Valley Cup hopeful |
| Bear | Baierl | Gary | M | 39 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Lake Forest | CA | USA | USA | |
| Blabber Bird | Brown | Dennis | M | 60 | Solo | 60+ | Veteran | Poway | CA | USA | USA | |
| Black Foot Ferret | McManigill | Alex | M | 37 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | Palo Alto | CA | USA | USA | |
| Blue Dog | Jurczynski | John | M | 49 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Holderness | NH | USA | USA | |
| Bongo | Head | Michael | M | 36 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | San Mateo | CA | USA | USA | |
| Bradan | Redmond | Bob | M | 47 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Petaluma | CA | USA | USA | |
| British Red Squirrel | Martin | Oliver | M | 41 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Los Angeles | CA | USA | USA | |
| Collared Lizard | Bridschge | Mike | M | 42 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Coolidge | AZ | USA | USA | |
| Cookie Monster | Cook | Michael | M | 35 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | Santa Rosa | CA | USA | USA | |
| Crow | Cuddihy | Sean | M | 37 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Long Beach | CA | USA | USA | |
| Desert Duck | Teal | Steve | M | 41 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Phelan | CA | USA | USA | Death Valley Cup hopeful |
| Desert Rat | Schrank | Ric | M | 41 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Virginia City | NV | USA | USA | |
| Devil Grasshopper | McIntosh | Scott | M | 36 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Chicago | IL | USA | USA | |
| Donkey | Jones | David A. | M | 60 | Solo | 60+ | Veteran | Canoga Park | CA | USA | USA | |
| Dik-Dik | Armstrong | Shanna | F | 32 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Lubbock | TX | USA | USA | |
| Dung Mite | Zelhof | Andrew | M | 37 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | Carlsbad | CA | USA | USA | |
| Fast Rabbit | Flenner | Jennifer | F | 31 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | Ridgecrest | CA | USA | USA | |
| Fast Truck Gecko | Souza | Kenny | M | 41 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | San Marcos | CA | USA | USA | |
| Flamingo | Finfrock | Reed | M | 60 | Solo | 60+ | Veteran | Springville | CA | USA | USA | |
| Flying Fish | Frost | Chris | M | 55 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Malibu | CA | USA | USA | Death Valley Cup hopeful |
| Flying Pig | Dressman | Martin | M | 42 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Cincinnati | OH | USA | USA | |
| French Frog | Pechallat | Pascal | M | 42 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Lyon | France | France | ||
| Giant Water Bug | Gray | Steve | M | 45 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Henderson | NV | USA | USA | |
| Great Dane | Sherman | Gregory D. | M | 40 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Chula Vista | CA | USA | USA | |
| Griffin | Griffin | Kevin | M | 52 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Woodside | CA | USA | USA | |
| Hare | Jacobson | Rick | M | 48 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Reseda | CA | USA | USA | |
| Hoary Marmot | Maurice | John Henry | M | 51 | Solo | 50+ | Rookie | Keizer | OR | USA | USA | |
| Hoodoo | Comar | Louise | F | 53 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Atascadero | CA | USA | USA | |
| Lapp Dog | Saarinen | Markku | M | 50 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Paimio | Finland | Finland | ||
| Leafhopper | White | Leighton | M | 43 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Steamboat Springs | CO | USA | USA | |
| Lone Wolf | Hurst | Robert Kevin | M | 47 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Lake View Terrace | CA | USA | USA | |
| Malteese | McFadden | Linda | F | 44 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Modesto | CA | USA | USA | Death Valley Cup hopeful |
| Mammoth | Nichols | Curt | M | 50 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | El Dorado Hills | CA | USA | USA | |
| Medicine Horse | Long | Jenn | F | 32 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Fawnskin | CA | USA | USA | |
| Monarch Butterfly | Bott | Linda | F | 49 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Ventura | CA | USA | USA | |
| Mudcat | Holt | David R. | M | 54 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Laguna Niguel | CA | USA | USA | |
| Muskrat | Morlock | Rob | M | 42 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | Danbury | CT | USA | USA | |
| Nautilus | Azad | Babak | M | 33 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | Santa Monica | CA | USA | USA | |
| Nudibranch | Riddle | Patty | F | 58 | Solo | 50+ | Rookie | La Jolla | CA | USA | USA | |
| Picachu | Ignacio | Francis-Marion | M | 39 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | Duarte | CA | USA | USA | |
| Portuguese Man-O-War | Fithian | Lauren | F | 48 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Minneapolis | MN | USA | USA | |
| Pound Puppy | Tortorich | Vincent | M | 44 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Beverly Hills | CA | USA | USA | |
| Prairie Dog | Kious | Brent Michael | M | 28 | Solo | 20+ | Rookie | Los Angeles | CA | USA | USA | |
| Python | Pollock | Graham | M | 39 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Folsom | CA | USA | UK (Scotland) | |
| Ram | Ragsdale | Chris | M | 29 | Solo | 20+ | Veteran | Seattle | WA | USA | USA | |
| Red Tail Hawk | Scheetz | Steve | M | 36 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | King Of Prussia | PA | USA | USA | |
| Red Wolf | DeNoma | Mike | M | 50 | Solo | 50+ | Rookie | Singapore | Singapore | Singapore | ||
| Red-Eye Vireo | Vargas | George A. | M | 41 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Encinitas | CA | USA | USA | |
| Rocky Mountain Wolf | Kroonenberg | Stuart | M | 38 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Highlands Ranch | CO | USA | USA | |
| Rottweiler | Jacobson | Ralph | M | 46 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Santa Clarita | CA | USA | USA | |
| Scarlett Fairy Cup | Scholz | Monica | F | 39 | Solo | 30+ | Veteran | Jerseyville | ON | Canada | Canada | Death Valley Cup hopeful |
| Scorpion | Winfrey | Steve | M | 52 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Camarillo | CA | USA | USA | |
| Sea Horse | Severance | James | M | 60 | Solo | 60+ | Veteran | Driggs | ID | USA | USA | |
| Silly Goose | Matherly | Greg | M | 43 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Encinitas | CA | USA | USA | |
| Sloth | Skramstad | Erik | M | 28 | Solo | 20+ | Veteran | Henderson | NV | USA | USA | |
| Snow Leopard | Trevino | Mike | M | 31 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | San Diego | CA | USA | USA | |
| Spider | Scharffenberg | Del | M | 61 | Solo | 60+ | Veteran | Milwaukie | OR | USA | USA | |
| Springbuck | Schroyer | Charles C. | M | 54 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Morgan Hill | CA | USA | USA | |
| Swift | Karanas | Jim | M | 52 | Solo | 50+ | Rookie | Lafayette | CA | USA | USA | |
| Tapir | O'Keefe | Christopher | M | 39 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | Mountain View | CA | USA | USA | |
| Tarpon | Kluck | Laurence A. | M | 58 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Eureka | CA | USA | USA | |
| Tasmanian Wolf | Lenzen | Wolfgang | M | 60 | Solo | 60+ | Rookie | Osnabrueck | Germany | Germany | ||
| Titanium Triceratops | Philbrick | Kenneth | M | 28 | Solo | 20+ | Rookie | Kezier | OR | USA | USA | |
| Viper | Hiebert | Greg | M | 46 | Solo | 40+ | Veteran | San Jose | CA | USA | USA | |
| Water Bear | Buntrock | Robert | M | 42 | Solo | 40+ | Rookie | Discovery Bay | CA | USA | USA | |
| Wookie | Nemecek | Jason | M | 35 | Solo | 30+ | Rookie | San Jose | CA | USA | USA | |
| Wren | Baker | Wade | M | 51 | Solo | 50+ | Veteran | Atascadero | CA | USA | USA | |
| Archaeopteryx | O'Brien | Emily | F | 24 | Solo Fixed Gear | 20+ | Veteran | Medford | MA | USA | USA | |
| Seal | Beal | Sam | M | 54 | Solo Fixed Gear | 50+ | Veteran | Mountain View | CA | USA | USA | |
| Flicker | Wolfe | Michael | M | 32 | Solo Recumbent | 30+ | Rookie | Portland | OR | USA | USA | |
| Werewolf | Woudenberg | Timothy | M | 49 | Solo Recumbent | 40+ | Veteran | Moss Beach | CA | USA | USA | |
| Blandy Dragons | Bader | Blake | M | 45 | Tandem Mixed | 40+ | Rookie | Turlock | CA | USA | USA | |
| Blandy Dragons | Mohr-Bader | Sandy | F | 41 | Tandem Mixed | 40+ | Rookie | Turlock | CA | USA | USA | |
| Addax | Babayan | Steve | M | 32 | Two Man | 30+ | Veteran | Los Angeles | CA | USA | USA | |
| Addax | Beauregard | Mike | M | 31 | Two Man | 30+ | Veteran | Los Angeles | CA | USA | USA | |
| African Swamp Rat | Barnett | Mark | M | 47 | Two Man | 40+ | Rookie | Temecula | CA | USA | USA | |
| African Swamp Rat | Grossman | Kip | M | 46 | Two Man | 40+ | Rookie | Laguna Beach | CA | USA | USA | |
| Hammerhead | McNulty | Kevin | M | 42 | Two Man | 40+ | Veteran | Ramona | CA | USA | USA | |
| Hammerhead | Petersen | Joe | M | 48 | Two Man | 40+ | Veteran | Bakersfield | CA | USA | USA | |
| Mahi Mahi | Baldino | Robert | M | 61 | Two Man | 60+ | Veteran | Pleasanton | CA | USA | USA | |
| Mahi Mahi | Morgan | Lowell | M | 60 | Two Man | 60+ | Rookie | Monument | CO | USA | USA | |
| Numbat | Irizari | Alex | M | 49 | Two Man | 40+ | Rookie | Las Vegas | NV | USA | USA | |
| Numbat | Landberg | Jason | M | 34 | Two Man | 40+ | Rookie | Las Vegas | NV | USA | USA | |
| Platypus | Dowell | Noah | M | 28 | Two Man |