The Alcan Winter Rally is among the world's last great and most demanding automotive adventures. Jerry Hines, the Rally Master and visionary behind the Alcan Winter Rally, has orchestrated this epic adventure for 40 years. Thirty-five vehicles, including seven Porsches, competed in the 2024 rally, covering more than 5,000 miles of frozen picturesque roads in 10 days, with temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees F. "For the first time in the 40 years of the Alcan Rally, we had more Porsches in the race than Subarus," Hines said.
The journey started in Kirkland, Washington, wound through British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Ter-1itories, and the Yukon Territory of Canada before venturing north of the Arctic Circle to Coldfoot, Alaska, down to Valdez, and finishing in Anchorage. The rally tested the competitors' driving skills, navigational ability, preparation, persistence, and teamwork.
The Alcan Winter Rally is a Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) rally consisting of stages, transits, and an ice slalom. Being precisely on time to the !/10th of a second was the objective during the TSD stages.
The Porsche team came together thanks to Miles McEwing, as Porsche Centre Calgary and Porsche Canada provided three generations of Cayenne’s for the rally. McEwing drove the 2005 Cayenne, with Tracey Mar-tin navigating. The 2005 is the Porsche Centre Calgary shop truck and previously was a rally podium-finisher. Nathan Hayashi drove the 2024 Cayenne, with Mitchell Leong navigating and photographing.
Cayenne, with Tom Pastore navigating. Jeff Lebesch joined the team and drove his Dakar, while Ryan Trail navigated. Touchette Motorsport shod the Porsches with Michelin snow tires. Mark's, a winter gear supplier, kept the team safe, warm, dry, and comfortable, and the Gear Shop added driving lights to the 2016 to illuminate the route during the dark winter nights. The team set out to embrace the rally's exhilarating spirit, support local businesses, and forge connections with fellow participants and the people we met.
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