Delay has only increased racers’ excitement for this year’s Alcan 200 snowmachine race set to begin on Saturday at 10 a.m.

After a 50-year run, it had looked like the Alcan 200 might be canceled this year due to inhospitable road and weather conditions, said Kathi Lapp, a member of the Alcan 200 board of directors.

The race had originally been scheduled for Jan. 18. The week of the race, organizers made the tough call…