Skea ready to go sledding in I-500
Billy Skea loves snowmobile racing, and the 36-year-old Northport native enjoys talking about it just as much. read more
Side-by-side racing at Rally Calder
An all new motor sport category has been given the go ahead as part of the 2012 Bosch Australian Rally Championship with a four event Side x Side Rally Challenge to be run as a part of the National Rally series.
Bunke Racing wins I-500
SAULT STE MARIE - Bunke Racing won a tight race Saturday at the I-500 in Sault Ste Marie. The team beat Christian Brothers Racing by fewer than 17 seconds. It was driver Gabe Bunke's first victory since
Bunke Racing rules at I-500
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — He ran out of gas just as he was completing a victory lap. But Gabe Bunke cut it close in more ways than one Saturday. After battling D.J.[...]
SNOWMOBILE RACING Area riders compete at ISOC regional
Area riders placed in the top five in an ISOC regional event last weekend at ERX Racepark in Elk River. Cody Thomsen of Lake Shore was runner-up Sunday in Pro Stock and fifth in Pro Open and fifth Saturday in the Pro Stock final on his Arctic Cats.
Missoula brothers win honors for restored vintage snowmobiles
The conversation on this bright winter day wandered from Missoula in the 1960s and '70s, to oval track racing, to sprockets for a twin-track Skidoo. Five Jacobsens were talking snowmobiles - specifically, the racing sleds of yesteryear, what it was like to race them, and what it takes to fix them up to look like new or better. It was a language of comfort and joy.
SNOWMOBILE RACING Area drivers compete in USCC, ISOC events
Area drivers competed in the United States Cross Country event last weekend at Detroit Lakes. Semi Pro raced 100 miles and Pro 600s raced 200 miles for the Pro 600's. There was a record turnout of 300 entries for a USCC event.
Racing: Vintage weekend yields success for some area riders
EAGLE RIVER - The opening week of the World Championship Snowmobile Derby in Eagle River was a successful one for many area snowmobilers who went back in time.
Sponsors ride up front with snowmobile racer
Billy Skea is going back to Sault Ste. Marie next weekend and he’s taking part of the community with him — on the hood of his Polaris XTSP. The 36-year-old Northport native and Glen Lake graduate will be competing in the 44th Soo International I-500 Sn read more