Can-Am Maverick Racers Notch
GNCC & BAJA 500 Wins
Can-Am Sweeps the GNCC 4x4
Pro ATV Podium
Valcourt, Québec (6/10/2014)
- Can-Am® Maverick™1000R side-by-side pilot Marc
Burnett won Class 19 at the 2014 Tecate SCORE
International Baja 500 race held this past weekend
in Baja California, Mexico. In Ohio, fellow Maverick
racer Kyle Chaney won the XC1 Modified side-by-side
class at the Wiseco John Penton Grand National
Cross Country race in Ohio. Can-Am ATV racers
also had a great weekend sweeping their respective
podiums in the GNCC 4x4 Pro class and in the New
England ATV Motocross Pro class.
“Highlighted by Maverick racer Marc Burnett’s
dominating victory in the SCORE Baja 500, we had
several Can-Am racers win their class either on
an ATV or in a side-by-side. Burnett, Kyle Chaney
and our GNCC 4x4 Pros have been outstanding this
year” said Jeff Leclerc, Racing Project Leader,
Can-Am. “With wins in gnarly terrain like Baja,
the challenging GNCC series in Ohio and at the
Maine NEATV-MX race, our racers, once again, proved
– no matter the Can-Am vehicle — our guys will
challenge for the win at every event.”
SCORE Baja 500
MB Motorsports / Can-Am racer Marc Burnett had
a stellar weekend on the Baja Peninsula, earning
the top spot in the Class 19 side-by-side ranks
at the 46th Tecate SCORE Baja 500. Going into
the race, Burnett had to make a late scramble
to replace the engine in his Monster Energy-themed
Can-Am Maverick 1000R, but overcame that challenge
and then put the hammer down as he put together
a dominating run.
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Marc
Burnett and the entire MB Motorsports /
Can-Am team overcame several challenges
on their way to winning the 2014 SCORE Baja
500. Burnett, how has reached the podium
at every round, is now in sole possession
of first place after three rounds of SCORE
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“We worked tremendously hard for this win. My
entire crew and myself did not get any sleep for
four days. We overcame some challenges to fight
our way to the top of the podium. We are very
dedicated to winning the championship with the
Can-Am Maverick,” said Burnett.
Burnett, who piloted the No. 1905 the entire
race, finished with a time of 13:01:56. He and
his navigator Fernando Flores averaged a speed
of 34.33 mph to take the top spot on the podium
and sole possession of the Class 19 points lead.
Out of 17 racers, he was one of only nine racers
to finish the 2014 course, which measured more
than 445 miles in length. All three Can-Am Maverick
1000R teams that entered completed the race. Burnett
earned his second win of ’14 and the third in
three races for Can-Am, which is currently 1-2
in the class standings. Round-two winners Derek
and Jason Murray finished seventh in their Murray
Racing / Can-Am / ITP-backed Maverick 1000R. Maverick
1000R racer Cory Sappington of Desert Toyz / Can-Am
was eighth and is currently fourth in the standings.
GNCC Racing – John Penton
The AMSOIL GNCC series held the 25th running of
the John Penton GNCC in Millfield, Ohio. Can-Am
racers had an outstanding weekend, winning all
four 4x4 classes and taking home the top spot
in the XC1 Modified side-by-side class. Can-Am
ATV racers scored all 12 podium spots in the 4x4
classes and were led by ATV Parts Plus / Can-Am
Renegade® 800R X® xc rider Bryan Buckhannon, who
won the 4x4 Pro class. Can-Am X-Team racers Kevin
Trantham and Jordan Philips, respectively, joined
him on the podium. The victory moved him to within
seven points of Trantham, the class leader. Can-Am
also swept the other three 4x4 classes, with victories
going to Tanner Bowles (4x4 A/B; seven wins in
a row), Nick Eichelberger (4x4 C; 4 wins in ‘14)
and Chris Bragg (4x4 Sr.; first victory).
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Bryan
Buckhannon notched his second victory of
the season at the John Penton GNCC to pull
within seven points of fellow Can-Am Renegade
800R X xc pilot and class leader Kevin Trantham
in the 4x4 Pro GNCC Championship points
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“I made the switch this year from the Outlander
to the Renegade...the ATV is perfect now. This
is the best race I had all season,” said Buckhannon.
The John Penton venue also hosted round four
of the GNCC SxS Championship Series. Kyle Chaney
(Chaney Racing / Turnkey UTV / Can-Am) claimed
his second straight XC1 Modified class victory
to grow his points lead to 13. Crash Addict /
PARCS / Can-Am pilot Treavis Poynter battled from
the fifth row to earn a hard-fought second-place
finish behind Chaney to give Can-Am a 1-2 finish.
A total of six Can-Am vehicles finished in the
top 10 at round four and seven are currently in
the top 10 in the class points race. Can-Am Maverick
1000R side-by-side pilots Dave Plavi (Crash Addict
/ PARCS / Can-Am) and Marcus Pratt (Jack’s Excavating
II / Can-Am) each made the XC2 Modified podium.
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In
his home state of Ohio, Kyle Chaney (Chaney
Racing / Turnkey / Can-Am) won the XC1 Modified
class at round four of the GNCC SxS Championship
Series in Millfield, Ohio. He is the current
points leader with two rounds remaining
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“The Maverick worked awesome and really handled
the course. It was probably the tightest track
we’ve seen all season and we didn’t have a single
issue,” said Chaney. The lappers were a bit thick
towards the end, but we kept the distance between
us and second place.”
NEATV-MX Racing – Round 4
Can-Am DS 450™ racers swept the ATV Pro class
podium at round four of the NEATV-MX series held
at Hemond’s MX in Minot, Maine. Canadian Can-Am
X-Team Pro Keven Vachon won the Pro class and
was joined on the box by reigning champion Travis
Moore and Josh Creamer. The Pro-Am podium also
featured two Can-Am ATVs, as Creamer edged Moore
for the victory. Mathieu Deroy was fourth.
For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire
2014 schedule, the contingency program and all
amateur racer support programs, please visit,
www.can-amxteam.com.
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