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AdventureCORPS Presents the 2007 Furnace Creek 508 Webcast
Results & Time Splits (Searchable Database) | Race Roster | Pre-Race Press Release | Post-Race Report
Race Magazine (PDF) | YouTube Channel
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.
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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
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Check-In and Pre-Race Meeting: Hall of Fame Induction and Race Dedication to Cindi Staiger |
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Racer Mugshots
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Solos Pre-Start and Start Line |
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Solos on the Road: First 10 miles |
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Team Race Pre-Start and Start Line |
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Relay Teams on the Road: First 17 Miles |
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Relay Teams meet up with Crews at Mile 24.6 |
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Relay Teams (and some solos) on the Road: Miles 25-70 |
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Solos and Relay Teams at TS#1, California City |
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TS#1, California City, to TS#2 |
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New! Ben Jones' photos of the race in the Panamint Valley area |
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New! Ian Parker's photos of the race |
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TS#2, Trona through Panamint Valley |
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Townes Pass to Furnace Creek |
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Furnace Creek to Shoshone |
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Shoshone to Baker to Kelso |
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Sean Crow Cuddihy, the Loony TS#7 at Almost Amboy, 2x Hammerhead's Joe Petersen, and Sheephole Summit |
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Solo Men's Champ Michael Alpine Ibex Emde |
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Finishers 2x Hammerhead, Crow, 2x Pickled Herring, 4x Mighty Millipede, Fixed Gear Chesapeake Bay Retriever2x Bone Dogs, 2x African Swamp Rats |
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Finishers from 221pm (Southern Vole) to 536pm (Silly Goose) |
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Finishers from 546pm (Manticore) to 1238pm (Chukar) |
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Finishers from 1226am (Ischyodus) to 520am (Nutria) |
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The Final Four: Hare, Snow Goose, Rook, and Pekingese |
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FURNACE CREEK 508 HALL OF FAME, CLASS OF 2007
Sam Seal Beal
Dan Crane Crain
Joe Hammerhead Petersen
2007 RACE DEDICATION
Cindi Staiger
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!
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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.
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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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