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Hans Gatt

Bib Number: 38
Hometown: Whitehorse, YT, CANADA
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Biography

Hans Gatt, 58, born and raised in Austria, now lives in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory with Susie Rogan and 48 dogs, including many retirees. His business, Gattsled, makes top quality racing sleds as wells custom and tour sleds. For the past 11 years, Hans has only bred dogs in his own yard and prior to that, his lines included Lester Erhart, Harris Dunlap mainly, and behind them, lines such as Roxy Wright, George Attla and many other old time mushers. The exception was a breeding with an Arleigh Reynolds dog which produced nice pups and exceptional grand and great grand pups. Hans is a four time Yukon Quest winner and the current record holder. He is a member of Yukon Cross Country Order and enjoys dirt bike riding and bicycle riding.

Sponsors

Eagle Pack Holistic--Natural Pet Foods, IN
Tanzilla Harness Supply, YT CANADA


2008 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/01 11:21:00 12
Willow 3/02 15:12:00 16
Yentna 3/02 18:47:00 16 3/02 18:50:00 16 0h 3m 3h 35m 11.72 42
Skwentna 3/02 21:51:00 16 16 3h 1m 11.27 34
Finger Lake 3/03 07:28:00 16 3/03 07:33:00 16 0h 5m 45
Rainy Pass 3/03 16:08:00 16 3/03 16:13:00 16 0h 5m 8h 35m 3.50 30
Rohn 3/03 20:46:00 16 3/04 03:04:00 15 6h 18m 4h 33m 10.55 48
Nikolai 3/04 12:04:00 15 3/04 18:32:00 15 6h 28m 9h 0m 8.33 75
McGrath 3/05 01:02:00 15 3/06 03:01:00 14 25h 59m 6h 30m 8.31 ✔ 54
Takotna 3/06 05:10:00 14 3/06 05:11:00 14 0h 1m 2h 9m 8.37 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/06 07:33:00 14 3/06 07:44:00 14 0h 11m 2h 22m 10.56 ✔ 25
Cripple 3/06 23:13:00 14 3/06 23:25:00 13 0h 12m 15h 29m 3.81 ✔ 59
Ruby 3/07 14:09:00 13 3/07 22:09:00 12 8h 0m 14h 44m 7.60 ✔ ✔ 112
Galena 3/08 05:31:00 12 3/08 09:28:00 12 3h 57m 7h 22m 7.06 ✔ ✔ 52
Nulato 3/08 17:18:00 12 3/08 21:35:00 12 4h 17m 7h 50m 6.64 ✔ ✔ 52
Kaltag 3/09 04:10:00 12 3/09 10:22:00 12 6h 12m 5h 35m 7.52 ✔ ✔ 42
Unalakleet 3/10 02:20:00 12 3/10 02:27:00 12 0h 7m 15h 58m 5.64 ✔ ✔ 90
Shaktoolik 3/10 09:00:00 12 3/10 14:07:00 12 5h 7m 6h 33m 6.41 ✔ ✔ 42
Koyuk 3/10 21:12:00 12 3/11 02:19:00 12 5h 7m 7h 5m 6.78 ✔ ✔ 48
Elim 3/11 09:20:00 12 3/11 09:30:00 12 0h 10m 7h 1m 6.84 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/11 16:13:00 12 3/12 00:13:00 12 8h 0m 6h 43m 6.85 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/12 08:19:00 12 3/12 08:19:00 12 0h 0m 8h 6m 6.79 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/12 11:20:36 12 3h 1m 7.29 ✔ ✔ 22