Chad Wienen Claims DWT World ATV MX Pro
Championship
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Can-Am's
Chad Wienen claims the DWT World ATV Motocross
Pro Championship
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Valcourt, Canada (2/10/2010) -
Team Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450™ EFI ATV racer
Chad Wienen is the inaugural Pro-class World MX
Racing Champion after the final weekend of racing
for the series. This after the Team Motoworks /
Can-Am semi-truck carrying Wienen's race ATV and
all the team's equipment caught fire on the way
to the Anza, CA track a day before the final two
rounds were set to start. After working all night
Friday to prep another DS 450, the race team was
ready to battle hard for the championship.
"I arrived at the scene minutes after the
fire was extinguished. What I saw was devastating;
thank the Lord no one was injured. To see the
Motoworks team rally together like they did and
overcome all the adversity thrown at them this
weekend was impressive," says Jimmie O'Dell,
Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP. "This
type of perseverance is of what championship teams
are made. Congratulations to Chad and the entire
Motoworks organization on their championship win."
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Can-Am's
Chad Wienen
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The racers battled the rain and mud during the
course of the doubleheader weekend. In the first
moto during Saturday's Round 7 action at Cahuilla
Creek MX Park, Wienen would have to settle for
second overall in the tough conditions. Going
into Sunday's Round 8, Wienen knew he just had
to finish the motos to claim the Pro-class championship.
In the first moto he was battling for the lead
when a coolant line came loose, forcing him to
back off a bit and finish third. The second moto
saw Wienen quickly pass for the lead where he
would stay until the checkered flag.
Wienen's Pro-class teammate, Jeremie Warnia,
was absent for the final two rounds as he was
in France racing a Motoworks-prepped DS 450 in
the famous Le Touquet Beach Race on the English
Channel. Warnia raced to the win during the three-hour
race, beating second place by almost four minutes.
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/ 2010 DWT World ATV Motocross Champions
(lef to right)
Ty Zimmerman, Johnny Leach, Theo Lusardi,
Chad Wienen, Ryan Cox, Jimmie Odell
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Racer Quotes
“It was pretty nerve-wracking with the
rig catching on fire and the bikes getting destroyed.
I think the worst part of it was for the crew
because they put so much work into everything
they do. They felt really prepared going into
this last round and to have something like this
happen was really heartbreaking for everyone.
But my mechanic Ryan Cox and the rest of the team
are the best and they came through and worked
almost all night to make sure that I would be
able to race; I really have to thank those guys
for all their hard work.” –
Chad Wienen
“It felt really good to go out and
take a championship for Can-Am, especially it
being my first year with the team. Now that this
series is over, we are going to focus on testing
and getting the bikes fine tuned and also training
so that we are ready for Nationals in March.”
– Chad Wienen
For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire
2010 schedule, the 2010 contingency program and
DS 450 amateur racer support program, please visit
www.can-amxteam.com.
About
BRP
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Products Inc. (BRP), a privately-held company,
is a world leader in the design, development,
manufacturing, distribution and marketing
of motorized recreational vehicles. Its portfolio
of brands and products includes: Ski Doo®
and Lynx™ snowmobiles, Sea Doo®
watercraft and sport boats, Johnson® and
Evinrude® outboard engines, direct injection
technologies such as Evinrude E TEC®,
Can Am™ all-terrain vehicles, Rotax®
engines and karts.
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