Local Man on Winning International Snowmobile Team
Aaron Christensen of Metiskow along with U.S. teammates Gabe Bunke and Bobby Menne of Minnesota took first place with a $12,000 prize at snowmobile racing in Sault Ste. Marie, Michegan.

The “Soo-500” race is nearly a week-long event to qualify and get ready for the one day grueling competition which was held on February 4.

The Bunke Racing team also added another $1,345 at $5 per lap for leading 269 laps at the snowmobile race. Riding a Polaris, that snowmobile company also paid $5,000 as a bonus to the team in the Enduro division.

The 30 year old son of Brian Christensen was not available for an interview but his uncle Ken Christensen said that the track conditions were terrible. Because of a lack of snow, the track wore away “pretty good the last 200 laps.”

The teammates took turns driving during their race which lasted over nine hours and 24 minutes.

The snowmobile was averaging approximately 75 to 80 miles per hour and over 100 miles per hour on the straight away. Qualifying times were 88 miles per hour.