it's true that i am in the background. i get really excited when Commander Albert takes his shirt off.

Hey thats Steph in the background!

Cocaine is a helluva drug.

these guys really did epitomize the best parts of the idiotarod. But i'd agree with the other commenters who've noted that overall, the race seems to get messier, angrier, and more out of control every year.

i think COBRA did a decent job of keeping things organized as best they could, and the shopping cart garbage truck at the end was a great idea, but one big mistake was at the gowanus checkpoint, having a challenge that involved stealing flags from other teams. it was a recipe for disaster, and resulted in a lot of hostility, and in some cases, actual violence between teams. definitely the ugliest thing i've seen in the two races i've run.

i am curious to see if COBRA can get away with this next year. Fun as it is for the participants, people along the race route have a very legitimate gripe about the noise, mess, litter, traffic obstruction, and property damage. like all good things, the idiotarod may be at an end.

yeah, I'll admit it. When they started rocking Danger Zone I got goose bumps.

count me in as 1 of their groupies. i loved that movie! loved it. & not in an ironic/snarky way either. hopefully they will serve as an example for next year's participants.

Did they bribe one of the race officials with a vibrator? Smart!

That part where they fire up the afterburners is so boss.