Can-Am ATV Racers Take Podium
at GNCC Round 1 & 2
Can-Am's
Cliff Beasley Wins River Ranch GNCC & General
GNCC
Valcourt, Québec (3/23/2012)
– With two rounds of ATV racing and one round
of side-by-side racing completed, several Can-am
ATV and side-by-side racers lead their class in
points or are in the top three with 11 ATV rounds
remaining and 5 side-by-side rounds remaining in
the 2012 Can-Am / GNCC series. Team Motoworks /
Can-Am DS 450 EFI racer Chris Bithell is third in
the XC1 Pro class points after two rounds. Can-Am
X-Team racer Bryan Buckhannon dominated both 4x4
Open class races aboard his Outlander 800R. Cliff
Beasley also posted two consecutive class wins on
the Renegade 800R 4x4.
“Cliff and Bryan are as fast as ever and
are already in the driver’s seat in their
respective 4x4 classes,” said Jimmie O’Dell,
Race Manager, Can-Am. “Even though there
is plenty more racing left in the season, we’re
content to have our riders positioned where they
are after two rounds of Can-Am / GNCC racing.
Bithell currently sits third in the XC1 class
standings and I predict he's about ready to show
us what he's made of as the series heads to some
of his favorite tracks. I'm proud to see Kyle
Chaney put the Commander side-by-side on the XC1
UTV Modified podium in Georgia in his first race
with the Motoworks / Can-Am team.”
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GNCC ATV Racing - Round
1 - River Ranch, Florida |
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| Can-Am
/ Motoworks' Chris Bihell rounded out the
XC1 Pro podium in third at the River Ranch
GNCC |
Bithell was at the back of the pack at the start
of the XC1 Pro class in River Ranch, Fla., but quickly
rode his DS 450 into the top five. By lap four,
he took over the lead. Bithell fell to third on
the final lap, but maintained that position to earn
a spot on the XC1 class podium.
“It was really rough out there; brutal
to be more exact, but the quad kept going,”
said Bithell. “We have done a lot of training
and put a lot of hard work into this and I think
this is going to be a really good season.”
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| Bryan
Buckhannon won the 4x4 Open Class aboard
his 2012 Can-Am Outlander 800R Utility ATV |
Buckhannon impressed aboard his new 2012 Outlander
800R EFI 4x4. Seeking to repeat as 4x4 Open class
champion, Buckhannon overcame a mid-race mistake
to win his class and earn the overall top spot on
the morning podium. UXC Racing / Can-Am 4x4 Open
class racer Michael Swift finished in third.
Beasley, riding his UXC Racing / Can-Am Renegade
800 X® xc, came out on top in the U2 class
and also earned the final spot on the overall
morning podium. Defending 4x4 Senior Class Champion
and Can-Am X-Team racer Forrest Whorton started
the 2012 season with a victory over fellow Can-Am
X-Team racer Mike Penland. Can-Am X-Team competitor
and Outlander 500 racer Kevin Trantham won 4x4
Lites class, leading from start to finish.
| GNCC
ATV Racing - Round 2 - Washington, Georgia |
Can-Am racers claimed four class wins and took
second in the XC1 UTV Modified class at The General
GNCC held in Washington, Ga.
In ATV action, Bithell got a mid-pack start in
the XC1 Pro class, but soon rallied to join the
racer leaders. At one point, the Motoworks / Can-Am
racer moved into second overall. However, round
two ran 20 minutes longer than the usual two-hour
GNCC event and this caused a fuel shortage for
Bithell. After taking on a splash of fuel for
his ATV, Bithell charged ahead to retain a top-five
finish in the XC1 class.
Beasley won the U2 class by more than a minute.
Buckhannon, Trantham and Whorton also won their
respective classes to post back-to-back wins to
start the 2012 season. Buckhannon finished more
than eight minutes better than second place in
the 4x4 Open class. Trantham won the 4x4 Lites
class and was second on the overall morning podium.
Whorton notched the 4x4 Senior class win aboard
his Outlander 800R.
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Team UXC Racing's U2 Class Champion
Cliff Beasly won GNCC Round 1 & 2 on
his Can- Am Renegade 800 X Xc ATV |
Can-Am
/ Motoworks' Kyle Chaney placed second in
the GNCC XC1 UTV Modifed Class at the General
GNCC |
In the XC1 UTV Modified class, Motoworks / Can-Am
Commander™ 1000 X racer Kyle Chaney was
in the top three all day. On the final lap, Chaney
made his move into second, but couldn’t
overtake the leader. It was the team’s first
Pro-level GNCC side-by-side podium.
Defending XC2 UTV Limited class champion Team
Travalena (Can-Am X-Team) earned a hard-fought
second-place finish in Georgia. Fellow Can-am
X-Team competitor Mike Penland made his class
debut in the Commander 1000 X and finished sixth
in the class.
For more details about Can-Am racing, the ’12
contingency program and the Can-Am DS 450 ATV
amateur racer support program, please visit www.can-amxteam.com.
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