Can-Am ATV Racers Earn Several
Podiums at Unadilla GNCC
Cliff
Beasley Captures U2 Class Championship Aboard
Renegade 800R X XC
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Can-Am's Chris
Bithell placed second in the XC1 Pro class.
Bithell currently sits third in points
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Valcourt, Québec (9/14/2011)
- Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am DS 450 racers Chris
Bithell and Adam McGill finished second and third,
respectively, at the 2011 Can-Am Unadilla GNCC in
New Berlin, N.Y. Bithell, who led a portion of the
final lap, also finished third overall on the afternoon
podium. In the morning ranks, several Can-Am racers
finished on their class podium at Unadilla Valley
Sports Center complex, including Bryan Buckhannon
in the 4x4 Open class and Clifton Beasley in the
U2 class. In fact, Beasley also secured the season
championship aboard the Can-Am Renegade 800R X xc
ATV by notching his ninth win in nine rounds of
racing in 2011.
"I was pleased to see both Bithell and McGill
reach the Pro class podium in New York. They both
led the race at one time and had the speed to
win, but unfortunately came up a little short
on the rough, fast and short 7-mile course,”
said Jimmie O'Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. "I
also have to congratulate Cliff Beasley on winning
his 28th consecutive race, another U2 Class Championship
and going 9-for-9 this year on his Renegade X
xc.”
In Pro-class action, McGill started off slow
as he was outside the top 10 at the beginning
of the race. However, the West Virginia native
battled hard and eventually took over the lead
on lap four. He dropped back to second and then
fell one more spot as a lapped rider slowed his
pace on the seventh-and-final lap.
Bithell was in eighth place after lap one, but
moved into fourth place by the second lap. He
took the lead on lap six as he patiently waited
for a lapped rider to move off the trail as other
Pro racers chose to find an alternative route
around the blocked trail. Bithell’s decision
put him in the lead, which he held until the final
jump on the motocross track when another rider
passed him. Bithell recorded second overall in
the class and third overall on the afternoon podium.
McGill finished one spot behind in the Pro class,
earning third place. McGill and Bithell are currently
in second and third place, respectively, in the
Pro class points race with four rounds remaining.
“It was pretty crazy. There were a lot
of lead changes,” said Chris Bithell. “I
would have liked to have taken the win, but I
was happy to finish in second.”
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Team
UXC Racing's Cliff Beasley took his 28 straight
U2 class win aboard his Can-Am Renegade
800X XC ATV |
The morning races were highlighted by Beasley’s
win and championship, as well as Buckhannon’s
4x4 Open class victory. Beasley has now won 28
straight 4x4 class races after posting another
U2 class overall win at Unadilla aboard his Team
UXC Racing / Can-Am X-Team-sponsored Renegade
X xc. The morning Utility podium was made up of
Buckhannon, Swift and Beasley.
“I was leading [the] overall for a little
bit in the first lap and I took another win in
my class. I’m still just going to take it
one race at a time and do the best I can and hopefully
keep winning,” said Beasley.
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Bryan Buckhannon
took his fifth win of the season at Unadilla
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Buckhannon, riding his Can-Am Outlander 800R
X xc, outran Team UXC Racing / Can-Am X-Team racer
Michael Swift as the two riders exchanged the
lead close to 10 times during the morning session.
Buckhannon’s fifth victory of 2011 pulled
him to within three points of Swift for the class
points lead.
“Michael [Swift] and I were really battling
out there and we accidentally had a little contact
this time, but we always try to keep it clean
so we all go home safe at the end of the day,”
Buckhannon said. “It felt good to take another
win and I’m hoping to keep doing that for
the rest of the season.”
Finishing third in the 4x4 open class aboard
a Can-Am Outlander and riding for Zakowski Motorsports
was Marko Jager of Prebold, Solvenia. Jager, the
winner of the 2011 Red Bull Erzberg and other
gruelling European endurance events, ended up
10th overall in the morning session in his U.S.
racing debut.
In the 4x4 Lites class, Zakowski Motorsports
/ Can-Am X-Team racer Kevin Trantham, who led
for the first five laps, encountered issues in
the final lap and finished third in his class.
He currently has eight victories and holds a 10-point
lead over second place.
Lexie Coulter earned third place in the Women’s
class and moved into a tie for fourth place after
being unable to compete in the previous two rounds
due to injury.
In the 4x4 Super Senior class, Forrest Whorton,
Mike Penland (MPR / Can-Am X-Team) and David Jessee
made up an all-Can-Am podium finishing 1-2-3,
respectively.
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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