鈥淎bsolutely awesome,鈥� and 鈥渁 great success鈥� were two of the comments made by organizers of the annual Togo Snowmobile Derby and Irondog Vintage Derby held February 18.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淓veryone I spoke to had very positive comments about the day,鈥� said Mayor Loretta Erhardt, an organizer of the derby. 鈥淢any said they were pleased with the trails and those on the Iron Dog route commented on the beautiful scenery.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e had people from near as well as from Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Virden, Man. and from Alberta,鈥� Erhardt said, adding that some participants commented on the 鈥渞ough wind鈥� but said that there was more snow on the route than they had had from where they were from.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On the route there were areas with fresh 鈥減owder鈥� snow which prompted some participants to go off trail and they said they enjoyed that experience, she said. A few people said they were attending their first such derby and had such a great time that they said they would be returning.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淎ll-in-all, I鈥檝e heard nothing negative about the derby,鈥� Erhardt said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The derby attracted 105 vintage machines and 109 regular snowmobiles, said Amanda Burback, an organizer. That amount is slightly more than last year.
