Can-Am Racer’s McGill
& Bithell Take Top Spots at Steele Creek
Steele Creek
GNCC - Round 3 - Morganton, NC - March 26, 2011
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Can-Am's Adam
McGill took his first win at Steele Creek
in Morganton, NC aboard his Can-Am DS450
ATV
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Valcourt, Québec (3/30/2011)
- Warnert Racing / Can-Am DS 450 rider Adam McGill
made a hard charge on the fifth and final lap
to take the afternoon overall and the XC1 Pro
class win. The Steele Creek GNCC course was rough
by the end of the day, but that didn't prevent
him from making his move to get around teammate
Chris Bithell who took second overall.
This is McGill's first win on the Can-Am DS 450,
and the first afternoon overall for the machine
in 2011. The podium finishes put Bithell in second
for the championship battle and McGill in third.
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Chris Bithell
chasing down the number two position.
Can-Am's Chris Bithell was able to make
the pass & finish second in the GNCC
XC1 Pro ATV Class
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"Adam and Chris put on a great battle on
the final lap," said Jimmie O'Dell, Race
Manager, Can-Am. "I am extremely proud of
these two racers, along with the entire Warnert
Racing crew who have worked very hard to get the
DS 450 to where it was today: on the top two spots
of the podium."
The morning race also saw a Can-Am rider on the
podium. Can-Am X-Team racer Michael Swift took
third overall and won the 4x4 Open class and stayed
atop the class points ahead of fellow X-Team racer
Bryan Buckhannon, who finished third in the class.
Both riders race the Can-Am Outlander 800R X xc.
The 4x4 Open podium sweep was completed by Outlander
800R XT rider, Rick Cecco, who finished second.
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Can-Am's Cliff
Beasley was again out front & added
another win to his three for three winning
streak
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X-Team racer Kevin Trantham continued his unbeaten
streak in the 4x4 Lites class on his Outlander
500 XT, while Forrest Whorton also remained unbeaten
in the 4x4 Super Senior (45+) class on his Outlander
800R X xc. Racing his Can-Am Renegade 800R X xc,
Cliff Beasley remains three for three in the U2
class as he won this weekend.
Racer Quotes:
“I am so happy to take a win for our
team. I really have to thank Can-Am and everyone
who has helped me get to this point. I just tried
to stay focused and keep my head down and when
I saw Borich fall back, I pushed even harder.”
– Adam McGill
“I’m glad to be on the podium
again. Everything went really well today and it’s
great that out team topped the podium.”
– Chris Bithell
Round four of the 2011 GNCC series will be at
the Big Buck GNCC near Union, South Carolina on
April 9. This will also be a side-by-side vehicle
race featuring the Can-Am Commander line of side-by-sides.
For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire
2011 schedule, the 2011 contingency program and
Can-Am DS 450 ATV amateur racer support program,
please visit www.can-amxteam.com.
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