30-10-2016 06:16 via ktoo.org

Iditarod adjusts communications rule

The Iditarod’s new communications rule will stay largely intact despite opposition.
KTVA-TV reports mushers will be able to carry two-way communication devices as well as GPS and tracking gear, but must have Iditarod Trail Committee approval to use the technology to contact the media.
Board members decided Friday to remove a part of the rule that said mushers would be disqualified if they used devices for outside assistance and coaching.
Four-time Iditarod winner Dallas Seavey said the rul
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