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Canadians lead the AR World Championship in Newfoundland

Susan McKenzie / 01.08.2004

The race is barely twelve hours old, so it’s too soon to call the outcome. However, it’s safe to say that the name “Supplierpipeline� wasn’t necessarily the team that many had expected to take an early lead at the AR World Championship. But after CP2, Supplierpipeline is the name that tops the leader board, leading Montrail and Nike ACG/Balance Bar by nine minutes.

The Canadian team of Bob Miller, Dave Norona, and Greg and Denise McHale started the race this morning with the lead pack, kept pace with some of the best teams in the world and then eventually passed them on the first trekking leg. While naysayers may say, “It’s early days yet,� the Canadians will and must enjoy the
moment. Long recognized as one of Canada’s top teams, this race may well give the team a more prominent profile on the international scene.

That being said, Supplierpipeline, like the other
forty-one teams competing at the AR World
Championship, will first have to get through 500
kilometres of Newfoundland wilderness, starting with the tough 38-kilometre trek between CP 2 and CP3.

Most teams seem to think this section could prove to be the most critical section of this race.

“The first trek is key,� says gearsracing.com’s Kevin Wallace, from Toronto, Canada.

Shane Nachin of IRLUSCAN agrees.

“I think the race will be won and lost in the first trek. If you can get to the paddle early ahead of the dark zone, then you can make eight or nine hours up on the teams that don’t make the dark zone.�

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