Can-Am ATV Racer Chris Bithell
Wins Yadkin Valley Stomp GNCC
Yadkin
Valley Stomp GNCC - Round 6 - Yadkinville, NC
-May 9 , 2010
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Chris Bithell
on his Can-Am DS450 ATV prepped by Team
Warnert Racing wins his first GNCC of
2010
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Valcourt, Canada (5/13/2010) -
Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am rider Chris Bithell
took the XC1 Pro-class win at the Yadkin Valley
Stom GNCC in Yadkinville, NC. This is the first
afternoon overall for Bithell on his Can-Am DS 450™
ATV, moving him to fourth in the XC1 class standings.
Bithell battled hard to take the lead on the last
lap after making strategic moves on what is considered
the toughest course on which to pass in the circuit.
His teammate Adam McGill took fourth overall in
the XC1 Pro class and sits third in the points race.
"This weekend's result is the result of
hard work on the part of the team and Chris,"
says Jimmie O'Dell, Racing Manager for Can-Am
ATVs at BRP. "For the team, this is the breakthrough
for which it was waiting. With Bithell taking
the win and McGill taking fourth, the team is
ready to make a championship push."
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Michael Swift
lead the 4x4 Limited pack from start to
finish aboard his Can-Am Outlander 800R
XT ATV
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Team Warnert / Can-Am racer Jamie Bithell took
the College A (16-24) class win on his DS 450,
after the win Bithell remains the points leader
of the class. His teammate, Cliff Beasley, continued
to dominate the U2 class on his Can-Am Renegade™
800R X™ xc. Beasley won the class by five
minutes and is undefeated in seven rounds of racing.
In the 4x4 classes, Michael Swift took the holeshot
and the win in front of he 4x4 Limited field aboard
his Warnert Racing Can-Am Outlander™ 800R
XT™. Swift's teammate, Bryan Buckhannon,
looked unstoppable on his Outlander 800R XT, taking
the 4x4 Open. Forrest Whorton continued his undefeated
streak in the Utility Sr. (45+) class on his Outlander
800R XT-P, while Mike Husband put up another win
in the Senior A (40+) class on a DS 450.
Round seven of the GNCC championship sees the
racers head to the Mountain Ridge GNCC ranch near
Somerset, PA on May 22. 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
Bombardier Recreational 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.
www.can-am.brp.com
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