grafton 100 sweep!
last weekend i came home for the years first USCC cross country race, it was colder than heck but we made it work i won both pro classes it was awesome
the pro open was 2 laps about 24 miles, the track was pretty smooth very good visabilty, the pro stock class was 4 laps about 50 miles flat light, and alot ruffer but it was still awesome.
Grafton, ND (January 3, 2010) - The frigid temperatures during the Grafton Snow Drifter 100 Presented by CPS didn't slow Soldotna, Alaska's Cory Davis down as he swept the Pro classes at the USCC opening event in Grafton, North Dakota. A record turnout of racers awoke to -19 Fahrenheit on the thermometer and, despite blue skies and sun most of the day, temps struggled to get into the single digits below zero. In addition to the cold, riders battled snow dust because of the dry snow and later fought flat light conditions when clouds rolled in.
Davis started his run early in the day by winning the Fox Racing Shox Pro Open race with a two-lap time of 29:08.5 over the 12-mile course, 11.2 seconds ahead of second place rider D.J. Ekre, a fellow Arctic Cat rider and Davis' Christian Brothers Racing teammate. Polaris rider Aaron Christensen finished third (29:28.2) with Arctic Cat rider Brian Dick (29:46) in fourth and Gabe Bunke (Polaris, 29:46.7) and Ryan Simons (Arctic Cat 29:46.7) tied for fifth.
Davis stayed at the front in the four-lap FXR Pro 600 race besting Veteran Polaris rider Corey Davidson by almost a minute with a total time of 1:02:13.118 over Davidson's time of 1:03:10.294. The race was more of a sprint than a typical USCC Pro race as officials shortened the race due to fading light. Davis attacked the course and timing showed him pulling a lead on the field from the first lap. Davis' Christian Brothers Racing teammates Simons (1:03:44.309) and Ekre (1:03:51.153) finished third and fourth with Bunke (1:05:12.207) and Brian Dick (Arctic Cat, 1:05:12.207) rounding out the top six riders.
"It was a real nice day out and that made it easy for me to race, but later in the day it got a little junky," Davis said. "During the Pro 600 race it was hard to see in the ditches but I could see well on the river. Everything went awesome for me, my sled ran great, we had zero problems and the course had a ton markers and it was put together so it was really safe to run. It was just a great day."
Davis is a relative newcomer to the USCC results sheets having run just two races last year (though he did win the Munising event) but he stresses he's no newcomer to cross-country.
"I grew up riding like this in Alaska," he said. "Up there we just go and it's all about reading terrain."
Arctic Cat rider Chad Kyllo took the win ahead of 34 other riders in the ArcticFX Graphics Semi-Pro 600 class. Kyllo, a veteran rider and race mechanic logged a two-lap time of 32:17.3, almost 13 seconds ahead of second place Polaris rider Ken Christensen (32:30.2). Jeremy Tulenchik took third (Arctic Cat, 33:00.3).
Bryce Buchanan set a blazing fast two-lap time of 32:03.2 to win the Brothers Motorsports Expert 85 class, eight seconds ahead of fellow Cat rider Dave Dirkman and a whopping 29 seconds ahead of third place Arctic Cat rider Jason Kangas. Buchanan also won the Arctic Cat Expert 85 Improved class with a one-lap time of 16 minutes, 5.3 seconds ahead of second place rider Logan Christian.
Chris Klie won the Yamaha Sport 85 class with a time of 34:05.7, a good 48 seconds ahead of second place rider Marty Feil and over a minute ahead of third place rider Timmy Kallock. Combined, the three 85 horsepower classes boasted a total of 62 entries.
The opening event on the eight-race USCC schedule, the Grafton 100 boasted 150 riders and 265 race entries, more than any previous USCC event, and is an indication of the continued resurgence in cross-country racing.
"I remember standing in a field with 50 guys back in the early days," Said USCC President Pat Mach. "We've come a long way, our numbers are growing every year and we're seeing more and more young guys coming out to race. It sure looks like cross-country is making a strong comeback."
Other class winners included Ryan Faust (Polaris) AMSOIL Semi-Pro Improved;
Ken Christensen (Polaris) Stud Boy Masters 40+; Jay Ilstrup (Ski-Doo) Woody's Sport 600; Eric Dahl (Ski-Doo) C&A Pro Sport 600 Improved; Luke Perrault (Arctic Cat) Orion Industries Trail; Corey Davidson (Polaris) RV Sports Vet 30+; C.J. Vandeputte (Arctic Cat) TekVest Junior 14-17; Jolene Bute (Arctic Cat) Powermadd Women's; Ryan Trout (Ski-Doo) Carver Performance Junior 10-13; Nathan Lorentz (Arctic Cat) 120 Stock; Scott McColl (Arctic Cat) Snow Goer 120 Improved.
Up next for USCC is the Red Lake I-500 January 15-17, 2010. The Red Lake I-500 is the first race in the Seven Clans Casino 7-7-7 Challenge. For more info and complete race results visit www.usccracing.com.
the pro open was 2 laps about 24 miles, the track was pretty smooth very good visabilty, the pro stock class was 4 laps about 50 miles flat light, and alot ruffer but it was still awesome.
Grafton, ND (January 3, 2010) - The frigid temperatures during the Grafton Snow Drifter 100 Presented by CPS didn't slow Soldotna, Alaska's Cory Davis down as he swept the Pro classes at the USCC opening event in Grafton, North Dakota. A record turnout of racers awoke to -19 Fahrenheit on the thermometer and, despite blue skies and sun most of the day, temps struggled to get into the single digits below zero. In addition to the cold, riders battled snow dust because of the dry snow and later fought flat light conditions when clouds rolled in.
Davis started his run early in the day by winning the Fox Racing Shox Pro Open race with a two-lap time of 29:08.5 over the 12-mile course, 11.2 seconds ahead of second place rider D.J. Ekre, a fellow Arctic Cat rider and Davis' Christian Brothers Racing teammate. Polaris rider Aaron Christensen finished third (29:28.2) with Arctic Cat rider Brian Dick (29:46) in fourth and Gabe Bunke (Polaris, 29:46.7) and Ryan Simons (Arctic Cat 29:46.7) tied for fifth.
Davis stayed at the front in the four-lap FXR Pro 600 race besting Veteran Polaris rider Corey Davidson by almost a minute with a total time of 1:02:13.118 over Davidson's time of 1:03:10.294. The race was more of a sprint than a typical USCC Pro race as officials shortened the race due to fading light. Davis attacked the course and timing showed him pulling a lead on the field from the first lap. Davis' Christian Brothers Racing teammates Simons (1:03:44.309) and Ekre (1:03:51.153) finished third and fourth with Bunke (1:05:12.207) and Brian Dick (Arctic Cat, 1:05:12.207) rounding out the top six riders.
"It was a real nice day out and that made it easy for me to race, but later in the day it got a little junky," Davis said. "During the Pro 600 race it was hard to see in the ditches but I could see well on the river. Everything went awesome for me, my sled ran great, we had zero problems and the course had a ton markers and it was put together so it was really safe to run. It was just a great day."
Davis is a relative newcomer to the USCC results sheets having run just two races last year (though he did win the Munising event) but he stresses he's no newcomer to cross-country.
"I grew up riding like this in Alaska," he said. "Up there we just go and it's all about reading terrain."
Arctic Cat rider Chad Kyllo took the win ahead of 34 other riders in the ArcticFX Graphics Semi-Pro 600 class. Kyllo, a veteran rider and race mechanic logged a two-lap time of 32:17.3, almost 13 seconds ahead of second place Polaris rider Ken Christensen (32:30.2). Jeremy Tulenchik took third (Arctic Cat, 33:00.3).
Bryce Buchanan set a blazing fast two-lap time of 32:03.2 to win the Brothers Motorsports Expert 85 class, eight seconds ahead of fellow Cat rider Dave Dirkman and a whopping 29 seconds ahead of third place Arctic Cat rider Jason Kangas. Buchanan also won the Arctic Cat Expert 85 Improved class with a one-lap time of 16 minutes, 5.3 seconds ahead of second place rider Logan Christian.
Chris Klie won the Yamaha Sport 85 class with a time of 34:05.7, a good 48 seconds ahead of second place rider Marty Feil and over a minute ahead of third place rider Timmy Kallock. Combined, the three 85 horsepower classes boasted a total of 62 entries.
The opening event on the eight-race USCC schedule, the Grafton 100 boasted 150 riders and 265 race entries, more than any previous USCC event, and is an indication of the continued resurgence in cross-country racing.
"I remember standing in a field with 50 guys back in the early days," Said USCC President Pat Mach. "We've come a long way, our numbers are growing every year and we're seeing more and more young guys coming out to race. It sure looks like cross-country is making a strong comeback."
Other class winners included Ryan Faust (Polaris) AMSOIL Semi-Pro Improved;
Ken Christensen (Polaris) Stud Boy Masters 40+; Jay Ilstrup (Ski-Doo) Woody's Sport 600; Eric Dahl (Ski-Doo) C&A Pro Sport 600 Improved; Luke Perrault (Arctic Cat) Orion Industries Trail; Corey Davidson (Polaris) RV Sports Vet 30+; C.J. Vandeputte (Arctic Cat) TekVest Junior 14-17; Jolene Bute (Arctic Cat) Powermadd Women's; Ryan Trout (Ski-Doo) Carver Performance Junior 10-13; Nathan Lorentz (Arctic Cat) 120 Stock; Scott McColl (Arctic Cat) Snow Goer 120 Improved.
Up next for USCC is the Red Lake I-500 January 15-17, 2010. The Red Lake I-500 is the first race in the Seven Clans Casino 7-7-7 Challenge. For more info and complete race results visit www.usccracing.com.
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