TOTEM IDENTIFICATION  

Competitors in the Furnace Creek 508 are given animal totems predicated by their last name rather than race numbers. Some examples:

Adrian Harris : HOG

John Hughes : HAMSTER

Reed Finfrock : FLAMINGO                          

Rick Andersen : AMOEBAE                       

Rose Smith : SKUNK

Marie Handrahan : HORNET

Bill Peschka : PUMA