Can-Am ATV Racers Take Podium
at Ironman GNCC Round 12
GNCC
ATV Racing - Round 12 - Crawfordsville, IN -
October 22, 2011
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Warnert Racing
/ Can-Am's Adam McGill rounded out the
XC1 Pro ATV Podium in third at the Ironman
GNCC
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Valcourt, Québec (10/26/2011)
- Warnert Racing / Can-Am DS 450 Pro racer Adam
McGill stood tall on the all-pink GNCC cancer awareness
podium after finishing third in the Pro XC1 class
despite gruelling conditions at the Ironman GNCC
course in Crawfordsville, Ind. Can-Am X-Team members
Clifton Beasley, Forrest Whorton and Zac Zakowski
each won their respective class in morning action.
“McGill and Bithell really battled out there
today and I was proud of the effort they put forth
on their Can-Am DS 450 ATVs. Adam notched his fourth
consecutive XC1 podium and led three laps of the
race. Chris put in an inspiring ride, coming from
dead last at the start of the race to finish fourth,”
said Jimmie O'Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. “Can-Am
X-Team racers Cliff Beasley and Zac Zakowski each
made a powerful statement with their class victories
in Indiana.”
Coming into the Ironman GNCC, McGill held second
place in the XC1 point standings and needed to win
at the final two rounds of the series for a shot
at the championship. After leading the first three
laps, it looked as if McGill would keep the hopes
for a 2011 title alive, but lapped traffic slowed
his pace on lap four and he dropped to fourth place.
He then picked up the pace to reclaim the third-place
position. He moved to within striking distance of
first and second place at the end of the race, but
had to settle for third.
“I got a good start and was leading for the
first couple of laps,” said McGill. “I
fell back, but was able to retake the lead. Then
I fell back again and finished in third. I had a
good time out there anyway and it was a good race,
so I’m pretty happy with the podium finish.”
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Chris Bithell
worked his way up from the back of the
pack to finish fourth in the XC1 Pro ATV
Class aboard his Can-Am DS450 Sport ATV
at GNCC Round 8
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Warnet Racing / Can-Am teammate Chris Bithell got
off to slow start in Indiana when his machine failed
to start. After restarting the ATV, Bithell quickly
went to work and moved from last place to 10th after
one lap. By the second lap, Bithell had moved into
fourth place and was challenging for third place.
During the final laps, Bithell and his teammate
McGill actually swapped positions before McGill
surged ahead for the final podium position. Bithell
notched his ninth top four finish of the season
and is currently fourth in the XC1 point standings.
He is three points behind third place with only
one race remaining.
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Team UXC Racing's
Cliff Beasly was on the gas as usual as
he finished more than six minutes ahead
of second place in the U2 Utility ATV
Class!
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In the morning U2 class, Can-Am X Team racer Cliff
Beasley was back in the winner’s circle after
winning by more than six minutes on his Can-Am Renegade
800R X xc. He finished fifth overall and second
on the morning 4x4 podium. Can-Am X-Team racer Forrest
Whorton continued his 4x4 Super Senior 45+ class
domination as he led from start to finish and won
by more than 13 minutes. Whorton has won 11 out
of 12 races this season.
Zac Zakowski (Zakowski Motorsports / Can-Am X-Team)
earned his second straight 4x4 Open class win. He
was in third place going into the woods on the first
lap, but took the lead when the two riders in front
of him had trouble on a hill climb. Zakowski ended
the day nearly three minutes ahead of his competition.
He also earned the top stair on the morning 4x4
podium with his second place overall finish.
“It felt really good to get back-to-back wins
and I hope I can win again at Loretta’s,”
said Zakowski, who is currently third in the 4x4
Open class point standings.
Can-Am X-Team racer Bryan Buckhannon overcame a
hill climb crash to finish second behind Zakowski.
Buckhannon now trails fellow Can-Am X-Team racer
and 4x4 Open class points leader Michael Swift,
who took eighth in Indiana, by just two points going
into the final race. Buckhannon also piloted his
Team ATV Parts Plus Commander 1000 to its second
class win of the season in the Open Limited UTV
class and took fifth overall for the day. In the
UTV Open Limited class championship final points,
Can-Am Commander teams swept the top three positions,
with Team Travalena taking the title, Team Held
finishing second and Team ATV Parts Plus earning
third.
In the UTV Open Modified class, Zakowski Motorsports
was the top Can-Am Commander with a fourth-place
finish. The Warnet Racing / Can-Am / Foremost team
took a hard-earned fifth place after battling back
from a crash after being hit from behind at the
start of the race. The Warnert Commander, piloted
by Jerime Dudding, also wrapped up fourth place
overall on the season. Can-Am Commander vehicles
made up five out the top 10 positions (out of 44
entries) in the class.
The Can-Am GNCC racing series held its Second Annual
Pink Race to support cancer awareness with many
teams and racers running pink graphics, number plates
and riding gear. Some riders even went the extra
mile to make special appearances at local the school.
On Friday, McGill and a few other top racers visited
the fifth and sixth graders at New Market Elementary
School to make special “pink buttons”
that gave the children free admission to the Ironman
GNCC race.
“I had the opportunity to go out to one of
the elementary schools in the area and talk to the
kids about racing and cancer awareness. I do this
kind of thing around home, but have never had the
opportunity to go out of state. A lot of the kids
actually showed up to the races the next day so
it was really cool,” said McGill.
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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