Sarah a drunk and Todd cheats in snow race

[riverwalker]

Interesting comments in Feb 2008 Alaskan article about hubby Todd crashing in a race. I bet the barmaid at Forks Roadhouse has some good stuff to tell. :evilgrin:

http://community.adn.com/adn/adn_pubstory_316352#comment-151613


16 February 15, 2008 - 9:09pm | Skeptical1

Crash is news but nothing last year re penalty for cheating?

Why is this minor injury crash (among many in the Irondog this year) newsworthy when you failed to even mention in ADN coverage of the race last year that Palin/Davis were caught cheating in Nome, working off the clock on their machines, and given a controversial slap-on-the-wrist 10 minute penalty for the cheating when many Irondog fans thought the penalty should have been 1-10 hours. That incident was newsworthy-- race followers are still talking about it this year.

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February 17, 2008 - 12:10pm | cjdraveling1

Cheating

Oh, Plllleeeezzzz....his wifey is the governor and at that time high up with the politicians. They wouldn't want the governor's skeletons to be let out of the closet....she was quite the snowmachine drunk on their weekends at the Forks Roadhouse in Peters Creek too. Guess that makes a good choice for election of officer of some sort in the political realm! There is sooooo much publicity and advertisements on the name Palin, it makes me want to barf!!! There are others in this world too besides Sara and Todd!!!

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[riverwalker]

1. witnesses to his cheating here

http://www.supercub.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?p=138795&highlight=

Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:19 pm Post subject: Chasing the IRon Puppies (2K mile Snow-go race)

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Yes, saw some country, beautiful country.

Yes, saw some cheating, scandilous cheating.

Yep, flying 180's, not Cubs.

Scott Davis and Todd Palin (mister first mister of AK) were caught greasy-handed, wrenching on their machines off-the-clock a few minutes before the restart in NOme. I saw it with these two eyes. Scandilous! and the Iron Dog race directors may actually sweep it under the carpet.

.....Here's your 2007 Iron Dog Champions...............

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Dave Calkins



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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 4:38 am Post subject:

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So I started this thread cuz I'm pissed that the golden boy and the first dude won this race with blatant cheating not addressed by the race director. Pure favoritism, and a sham smearing our new governor.

DAVE

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glassjet



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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:03 am Post subject:

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Let it go.... please....

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StalledOut
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:23 am Post subject:

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They assessed them a penalty of 15 minutes for it.

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StalledOut
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 8:40 am Post subject:

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http://irondog.org/results/checkpointData.php?team=22

Under NOME, you see they were given a penalty.

The race director reviewed it and that was his decision. It's final. It's done. It's past. Move on.

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Dave Calkins



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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject:

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Thanks for the support guys!

I suppose you'd feel different if they were not your team and if they were stealing minutes FROM your team in front of your very eyes.

Like I said, a smear and a sham. The governor's husband cheating in some stupid snowmachine race that he could win without cheating................and I voted for her and wish that the cheating had not made it on NPR radio for all the liberals to hear. Now how'd'ya think?

>>>yeah, I know, let it go..

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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:45 pm Post subject:

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Dave

It sucks when you see folks like that. It just hurts your spirit.

Bill

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Dave Calkins



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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

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Yeah, especially when I felt so helpless to stop it or really have anything done about it.

Also, especially when they are veterans favored to win and the team leader (Scott Davis) has a commonly-recognized (by those more race-involved than I) history of getting away with rules infractions. Every other former and veteran racer that I spoke to of this confirmed it. Some of them advised it better left alone. Can you believe it?

The world is not a fair place. DAVE

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aalexander



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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 3:48 am Post subject:

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Dave,

Out of curiosity, what was the infraction? My knowledge of the Iron Dog is pretty much limited to: "it's a cross country snowmobile race" so I'm kinda wondering what the rules are that are being broken.

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