Welcome to the 2007 Furnace Creek 508 Webcast, produced by AdventureCORPS, Inc. We hope this gives you a little bit of the feeling of participating in this awesome race and challenging this one-of-a-kind race course. Congratulations, racers, crews, and staff!

Congratulations, new record holders! >>>
Men's 30+, Michael Alpine Ibex Emde, '07, 27:32:30.
Mens' 60+, Reed Flamingto Finfrock, '07, 32:10:30.
Men's Fixed Gear 40+, Terry Chesapeake Bay Retriever Lentz, '07, 30:13:05 (Overall Men's Fixed Gear Record).
Men's 30+ Two Rider Team, Team Ox, '07: 30:00:12.
Men's 40+ Two Rider Team, Team Hammerhead, '07: 25:56:28. (Overall 2x Record)
Mens' 60+ Two Rider Team, Team Whooping Cranes, '07: 31:46:29.
Mixed 20+ Two Rider Team, Team Labrador, '07, 34:38:32
Mixed 40+ Two Rider Team, Team Picklend Herring, '07: 27:34:29.
Mixed 50+ Two Rider Team, Team Wrentit, '07: 31:59:05.
Men's Recumbent 30+ Two Recumbent Team, Team Mussel, '07, 29:31:10.
Men's Recumbent 40+ Two Recumbent Team, Team Cuckoo Bee, '07, 32:02:13 .
Mixed 40+ Two Tandem Team, Team Basenji, '07, 35:11:36.
Mixed 30+ Four Rider Team, Team Sphinx, '07: 30:27:15
Men's 70+ Four Rider Team, Team PAC Rats, '07, 43:15:25
Mixed 40+ Four Rider Team, Team Kites, '07: 32:21:06.
Mixed 50+ Four Rider Team, Team Chinook, '07, 36:09:49.
Mixed 40+ Four Tandem Team, Team Mighty Millipede, '07, 28:11:04.

   

Pre-Race Press Release

Race Roster

Race Route

2007 Furnace Creek 508 Race Magazine
(Large 44-page PDF, 3MB)

Solo and Relay Time Splits
(updated throughout the race!)

508 Green Teams

Feedback about the 2007 Race

Full Race Report by Chris Kostman

  
DSC03151 Check-In and Pre-Race Meeting: Hall of Fame Induction and Race Dedication to Cindi Staiger
DSC02630 Racer Mugshots
DSC03211 Solos Pre-Start and Start Line
DSC03238 Solos on the Road: First 10 miles
DSC03313 Team Race Pre-Start and Start Line
DSC03382 Relay Teams on the Road: First 17 Miles
DSC03432 Relay Teams meet up with Crews at Mile 24.6
DSC03441 Relay Teams (and some solos) on the Road: Miles 25-70
DSC03545 Solos and Relay Teams at TS#1, California City
DSC03572 TS#1, California City, to TS#2
New! Ben Jones' photos of the race in the Panamint Valley area
New! Ian Parker's photos of the race
DSC02837 TS#2, Trona through Panamint Valley
DSC03710 Townes Pass to Furnace Creek
DSC03788 Furnace Creek to Shoshone
DSC03834 Shoshone to Baker to Kelso
DSC03888 Sean Crow Cuddihy, the Loony TS#7 at Almost Amboy, 2x Hammerhead's Joe Petersen, and Sheephole Summit
 
DSC03916 Solo Men's Champ Michael Alpine Ibex Emde
DSC03998 Finishers 2x Hammerhead, Crow, 2x Pickled Herring, 4x Mighty Millipede, Fixed Gear Chesapeake Bay Retriever2x Bone Dogs, 2x African Swamp Rats
DSC04027 Finishers from 221pm (Southern Vole) to 536pm (Silly Goose)
DSC03028 Finishers from 546pm (Manticore) to 1238pm (Chukar)
DSC03089 Finishers from 1226am (Ischyodus) to 520am (Nutria)
DSC04195 The Final Four: Hare, Snow Goose, Rook, and Pekingese
   
Furnace Creek 508 Hall of Fame, Class of 2007
Sam Seal Beal, 508 Hall of Fame inductee
Dan Crane Crain, 508 Hall of Fame inductee
Joe Hammerhead Petersen, Hall of Fame inductee
508 Racer Videos
Paul "Muddy Mudskipper" McKenzie
Anna "White Rabbit" Boldon
2x Prairie Dog
2x Team African Swamp Rats: Pre-Race Prep
2x Team African Swamp Rats: The Race
508 Racer Blogs and Websites
Charlie "Water Dragon" Engle - Death Valley Cup
Lisa "Empress Penguin" Smith-Batchen
Franz "House Mouse" Preihs
2x Team Prairie Dog
Fixed Gear George "Red-Eyed Vireo" Vargas
4x Team Capybaras
Recumbent Godzilla's photos on the Spincyclz site
2x Pickled Herring (in Swedish!)
Furnace Creek 508 Media Coverage
Steve "Desert Duck" Teal in the news!
Hugh "Dall's Porpoise" Gapay in the news!

Special thanks to the 508 race and webcast staff who make this happen:

RACE DIRECTION AND MEDIA

Webcast and Race Director: Chris Kostman

Images: Chris Kostman, Dave Heckman, Len Bertain, Jo Carmichael, Mike Berry, Dave and Margaret Nelson

Video: Dan Dominy and Lana Corless

RACE STAFF ON COURSE

Pre-Race: Charlie Chimpanzee Marko and Jeff Brown Bear Bell

Roving: Len Bertain and Chris Kostman

Roving: Rick Amoeba Anderson and Mike Whale Wilson

Roving: Eric Ostrich Ostendorff

Roving: Dave White Tail Deer Heckman

Roving: Cindi PitSnake Staiger

Roving: Jeff Jaguar Martin and Jo Carmichael

Roving: Ian Parker and Anne Tournay

Roving: Tom Parkes

Roving: Mike Berry

SPONSORS:

Special thanks to Hammer Nutrition, Sparrow Hawk Photography, Hilton Garden Inn of Santa Clarita, Furnace Creek Ranch, and the Best Western Gardens Inn of Twenty Nine Palms.

  

TIME STATION STAFF

TS1 California City: Terry Hutt

TS2 Trona: Dawn and Mike Derlighter

TS3 Furnace Creek: Jack Blackbird Bochsler

TS4 Shoshone: Eric Ostrich Ostendorff

TS5 Baker: Ton Parkes

TS6 Kelso: Bruce Gungle and Kyle Blasch

TS7 Almost Amboy: Scott Loon Dakus, Matthew Dakus, Tracy Fisher and Cynthia Bodnar

Finish Line:

Wendy Barth, Len Bertain, Cindi PitSnake Staiger, Rick Amoeba Anderson, Mike Whale Wilson, Jeff Jaguar Martin, Jo Carmichael, Eric Ostendorff, Tom Parkes, and Mike Berry

THIS EVENT HELD UNDER SPECIAL PERMITS GRANTED BY:

Califonia Department of Transportation, County of Inyo, Death Valley National Park, Mojave National Preserve, and others.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

State Traffic Officer Scott Wall, Lt. Ralph Elvira, Sgt. R. Lund, and Officers S. Nelson and E. Stevenson of the California Highway Patrol for their superb traffic safety efforts on Saturday morning.

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