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Gabe Bunke wins Pro 600 at USCC Forks Equipment 100

Polaris racer Gabe Bunke's won the Pro 600 class on February 21 at the USCC Forks Equipment 100, according to a USCC press release.

The 11-mile course was run mostly in town, Grand Forks, N.D., with a terrain of tight woods and a high-speed river run. A front rolled out during the night and racers and fans were greeted with blue skies, sun and temperatures in the low teens.

The Pros ran eight laps with one fuel stop in the FXR Pro 600.

"Sixteen Pros were signed up for the race and conditions held through the day making the final one of the best of the season. The tight, shoulder burning twisties in the woods tested maneuverability and rider conditioning while the river allowed for arm-pumping high-speed blasts," USCC representative said.

Bunke came in nearly a minute faster than second place rider, Corey Davidson.

For Bunke, it ended a long dry spell in the FXR Pro 600 class. "My last win in the Pro 600 class was in 2006," Bunke said. "It's been haunting me. I can't tell you how nice it was to get this win."

During the Pro Open, Arctic Cat rider D.J. Ekre was first out followed by Ski-Doo rider Bryan Dyrdahl.

Arctic Cat racer Brian Dick tackled the two-lap race nearly five seconds faster than second place Polaris rider Corey Davidson.

He held off teammate Ekre for the win, according to an Arctic Cat press release.

"We weren't expecting such a high-speed course," said Mike Kloety Team Arctic Race Manager. "Big holes never developed, and with so much wide-open river running, the sleds that were set up for pure speed held an advantage. We missed having the best set up, and that was the difference."

The Stud Boy Semi-Pro 600 class boasted 35 entries, one of them Arctic Cat rider Carly Davis.

According to USCC press release, Davis was the first woman to race the Semi-Pro class at a USCC event. Davis finished sixteenth with a time of 39:05. Polaris rider Jesse Thelen won the class with a time of 36:53.589, narrowly edging out Ski-Doo rider Cory Grant who clocked a time of 36:53.953.