Can-Am Commander SxS &
Outlander ATV Win at Baja 1000 & BITD
Can-Am Riders Win at SCORE
Baja 1000 & Best in The Desert Series
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Derek
Murry & Co-pilot Bill Kugel drove
their Can-Am Commander 1000 UTV / SxS
to win the BITD Henderson 250
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Valcourt, Québec (12/8/2011)
- Can-Am off-road racing teams posted class victories
in two different desert racing events. Derek Murray
piloted the Murray Motorsports’ Can-Am Commander
1000 to victory at the Henderson 250 in the Best
in the Desert series in Nevada. The four-man team
of Carl Vella, Mike Penland, Rick Matteson and Ryan
Robey teamed to ride a Can-Am Outlander 800R ATV
to a class win at the 44th Annual 2011 SCORE Baja
1000 desert race in Ensenada, Mexico.
At the BITD event in Henderson, Nev., Derek Murray
drove and Bill Kugel co-piloted the Can-Am due
to Jason Murray, the driver of record, being ill.
Even without his brother by his side, Derek Murray
was determined to win. The Commander 1000, prepped
by Desert Toyz, started in seventh place, but
slowly worked its way to the front of the side-by-side
vehicle pack. Three miles into the third lap,
the team took over the lead and drove a clean,
fast race from there to the finish line to record
its first overall win of 2011. The Murray Commander
team ended the BITD season ranked third in the
final Pro UTV class standings.
“We are extremely happy to have won the
Henderson 250 as it is the final race of the season
and determines the outcome for the season due
to it being a double points race,” said
Derek Murray. “We knew all season the Commander
had what it takes to be a top competitor in the
most competitive desert racing series in the USA.
We’re excited that what we knew finally
came to fruition in Henderson. It shows that the
Commander is a great, reliable and fast machine
that’s able to be modified to any rider’s
needs.
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Carl Vella, Mike
Penland, Rick Matteson & Ryan Robey
won the SCORE Baja 1000 aboard their Can-Am
Outlander 800R X xc Utility ATV in the
Limited Utility Class
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In Baja, the Vella / Penland team was the only
ATV in the Limited Utility (Class 26) ranks to
finish the race. The team, riding a modified 2011
Outlander 800R X xc finished the Baja 1000 course
in 26:26:44 and averaged more than 26 mph. Their
victory, combined with an earlier win at the Baja
500, also secured the SCORE Series Class 26 championship.
“The Can-Am Outlander made our victory
easy,” said Penland. “This makes six
Baja 1000 wins that I’ve been involved in
and this one means just as much to me. We just
rode smart, raced hard but conservatively and
stuck to our race plan. Rick and Ryan rode for
the San Felipe section, which was a solid 200-mile
stretch of challenging, deep whoops, and did a
great job. This was a complete team effort and
we were happy with the results.”
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