1998 Furnace Creek 508 Update #1

As of 10 October 1998 4:31pm PDT Time Station #2 Trona CA (approx 150 miles).
The race started at 7:00am on 10th October.

To see post-race update #4, click here
To see mid-race update #3, click here
To see mid-race update #2, click here
To see the entrant roster, click here
To see the 2008 race slideshow, click here

1. Team Wolf--Tandem--Earhart & Kasserer (2:59pm)
2. Nori Miyamoto (3:04pm)
3. Dan McGehee (3:08pm)
4. Tracy Colwell (3:10pm)
5. Joern Gersbeck (3:13pm)
6. Pete Bajema (3:17pm)
7. Michael Lau (3:26pm)
8. Team ORCA--Tandem--Peterson & Thomas (3:29pm)
9. John Williams (3:40pm)
10. Peter Pop (3:42pm)
11. Bernie Comeau (3:45pm)
12. Cassandra Lowe (3:47) ***first woman
13. Lubomir Hristov (3:54pm)
14. Mark Patten (3:57pm)
15. Keith Krombel (3:58pm)
16. Rich Kondzielaski (4:07pm)
17. Rieks Koning (4:07pm)
18. Gary Kliewer (4:19pm)
19. John Arnow (4:19pm)
20. Michael Weldy (4:21pm)
21. Arvid Loewen (4:28pm)
22. Matt Adams (4:30pm)
23. Riley McAlpine (4:31pm) ***second woman

Race Director Chris Kostman reports that conditions were mild, and that this is the largest field ever in The 508 (68 total riders, of which there were 32 solo men, 6 solo women, 3 tandems, 4 4-person teams, and 1 8-person tandem relay team).

Check back soon for more updates.

This page prepared and posted by Nick Gerlich on 10 October 1998 at 11:50pm CDT.