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♦ Thanks to Steger Mukluks & Moccasins for their generous Premier Sponsorship that allowed this race to happen! Also, Thank You to all our other Supporters for their assistance in running this race. Most importantly a very big Thank You to all of the WTC volunteers. This race is a 100% volunteer organization; from the WTC Board, Timers, Dog Crews, Road Crossing Volunteers, Ham Radio Staff, Trail Bosses, Start and Finish Staff, Chili Feed Staff, Vets, to each and every other person that assisted in making this race happen. Without all of the WTC volunteers hard work and dedication, there would not be a WolfTrack Classic Sled Dog Race. See you all next year!
♦ Official Race results of the 2015 Steger WolfTrack Classic: (pdf)
10-Dog race Results: WTC 2015 65 Mile 10 Dog Race
8-Dog Race Results: WTC 2015 50 Mile 8 Dog Race
6-Dog Race Results: WTC 2015 30 Mile 6 Dog Race
Steger Mukluks & Moccasins has put on their Mukluks and stepped forward as the Premier Sponsor for the 2015 race. Proudly made in Ely, Minnesota, Steger Mukluks have logged countless miles on dogsled runners, polar expeditions, northern adventures and just getting about winter in comfort and style. The Wolftrack Board of Directors is very excited for this partnership and Steger's support of the race. Stop by their store on Sheridan Street in Ely and thank them for their support.
♦ 2015 Steger WolfTrack Classic Race Purse breakdown.
| Place | 6-Dog | 8-Dog | 10-Dog |
| 1st | 650 | 800 | 1100 |
| 2nd | 300 | 500 | 700 |
| 3rd | 200 | 350 | 550 |
| 4th | 100 | 200 | 350 |
| 5th | 100 | 150 | |
| 6th | 75 | 100 | |
| 7th | 75 | 75 | |
| 8th | 50 | 75 |
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Tribute to George Attla
The WolfTrack Classic would like to pay tribute to a
legendary sprint musher who was a big part of Ely sled dog race
history. George Attla passed away Sunday February 15th, 2015 in
Anchorage Alaska. He was 81 years old. George was vice president
of the Ely Sled Dog Committee and raced in the Ely All American
for many years. In 1972 he came in 2nd, in 1975 he won with a
record-setting time. He continued to dominate throughout the
70’s. The sled dog enthusiasm that showered Ely in the winter
led Mayor JP Grahek to proclaim Ely the Dog Sled Capital in
1980. The original sign that was at the entrance to Ely now
hangs at the Ely Chamber of Commerce.
George was one of the most decorated mushers in history.
Throughout his life, Attla faced down numerous setbacks to his
health, always finding a way to get back on the sled. Attla, who
suffered from tuberculosis as a boy, spent nine years of his
childhood in and out of the hospital, where they straightened
and fused his knee. He refused to let that keep him from racing
competitively, instead turning it into his trademark – the ‘Attla
Kick’. He had open-heart surgery in 2008, and hip replacement
surgery in 2009. Attla's historically long mushing career
spanned a period of more than six decades. He continued mushing
as late as the 2014 Arctic Winter Games last spring – at the age
of 80.
“At almost 80, I look back on four decades of carrying the
torch. To youth like my granddaughter, Georgia Attla, and those
inspired by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, I pass the torch to
discipline your mind and your body, to give your best. If I can
do it, so can you.”
Picture from the 1990 All American Sled Dog Race. Team racing up Sheridan St. in front of the Ely movie theater.
