For the first time ever, some Iditarod teams will carry tracking devices on their sleds. What are the implications? Kasey Dee Gardner finds out.
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Iditarod: Technology Tracks Teams
For the first time ever, some Iditarod teams will carry tracking devices on their sleds. What are the implications? Kasey Dee Gardner finds out.
Added: Sep 23, 2008
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