(photo courtesy of Wayne Davis Photography)
They rode for more than two hours on Sunday, but the prize waiting for the pros at the end made it worth it in the first leg of the 2008 AMSOIL Triple Crown presented by Polaris. DJ Ekre from Shevlin, Minn. rode his Arctic Cat snowmobile through ice, snow, mud, and forest on his way to a first place finish in the Mille Lacs 200 in Garrison, Minn.
Ekre was one of more than 120 racers in this weekend’s event. Racers participating in the event came from the five state area and Canada and participated in classes ranging from amateur and vintage, to youth and pro. The increased payout of $25,000 will be seen at each of the next two legs of the series.
Ekre’s teammate, Brian Dick, who also rides an Arctic Cat, from Thief River Falls, Minn. led the entire 100 mile race leading into the last three laps. It was reported that his sled blew a belt which prevented him from making a clean sweep of both pro finals for the weekend.
Ekre’s teammate, Brian Dick, who also rides an Arctic Cat, from Thief River Falls, Minn. led the entire 100 mile race leading into the last three laps. It was reported that his sled blew a belt which prevented him from making a clean sweep of both pro finals for the weekend.
The Mille Lacs 200 was the first of three consecutive weekends of the high stakes cross country series sanctioned by the USCC. This weekend, February 23 and 24, the second leg of the series will run with the BIR 200 at Brainerd International Raceway, followed by the Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce’s Hayward 300 at the LCO Casino in Hayward, WI March 1-2.
