Motoworks / Can-Am DS450 ATV
Racers Win at Budds Creek
Josh
Frederick & Collins Webster Win BITD Silver
State 300
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Can-Am's
#88 Joel Hetrick took the Overall Win at
Budds Creek |
Valcourt, Québec (5/9/2012)
- Joel Hetrick won round three of the 2012 AMA ATV
Motocross Championship series held at Budds Creek
Raceway in Maryland. The Motoworks / Can-Am®
DS 450™ pro racer was joined on the podium
by teammate John Natalie, who took third. In the
Best in the Desert (BITD) Silver State 300 in Nevada,
Josh Frederick and Collins Webster teamed up to
win the ATV Pro class aboard their Motoworks-backed
Can-Am DS 450. Also in Nevada, Team Desert Toyz
/ Can-Am piloted its Commander® 1000 X™
to a third-place finish in the UTV Pro class at
the BITD event.
“We are thrilled to have both our Motoworks
/ Can-Am DS 450 racers Joel Hetrick and John Natalie
reach the AMA Pro class podium. While Joel didn’t
win either moto, he was the most consistent pro
racer with two second-place rides, and earned
the overall in only his third race aboard the
Can-Am DS 450. Natalie’s moto-two victory
was also another bright spot for our team and
helped him secure third overall,” stated
Jimmie O’Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. “I’m
also pleased with our Best in the Desert series
success. Having our Motoworks / Can-Am team of
Josh Frederick and Collins Webster win the ATV
Pro class and Cory Sappington’s Desert Toyz
/ Can-Am X-Team Commander 1000 X finish on the
UTV Pro class podium is really a great accomplishment.”
AMA
ATV Motocross – Budds Creek - Round
3 |
The first Pro class moto saw two different results
for Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450 teammates Hetrick
and Natalie. Hetrick, who finished second overall
in moto one, posted the fastest lap during his
pursuit of the race leader. Natalie came out of
the gate in fifth was looking good before he briefly
got stuck atop a berm after carrying too much
speed into a corner. Natalie’s bobble dropped
him to 13th and forced him to play catch up the
remainder of the moto. The defending Pro class
champion put in a valiant effort, passing seven
riders on his way to sixth place in moto one.
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Motoworks
/ Can-Am's Joel Hetrick & John Natalie
topped the Pro podium in first & third
at Budds Creek AMA ATV Motocross Round 3
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Moto two started with Natalie in fifth and Hetrick
tucked behind his teammate in sixth. As the race
wore on, both riders continued to move up. Natalie
quickly passed his way into second and then eventually
took over the lead. Once out front, he set the
pace and took what turned out to be a very popular
moto-two victory with the fans. His 6-1 finishes
were good for third overall and helped Natalie
maintain his second-place spot in the Pro class
standings. Hetrick put in another solid race,
finishing second again in moto two. His 2-2 moto
scores gave him the Pro class overall and his
first win aboard the No. 88 Motoworks / Can-Am
DS 450. He’s currently fourth in the Pro
class points race.
“The track was gnarly. After I got into
the second spot, I knew I had the overall win,
so I settled down a bit. I’m really excited
to get my first win of the season, especially
at Budd’s Creek because it isn’t really
my [kind of] track. I really have to thank Can-Am
and Motoworks for helping me take the win today,”
said Hetrick.
Can-Am X-Team Pro-Am racer Chase Henry had a
good weekend in Maryland, as he won the Production
A class overall and also finished a career-best
third overall in the Pro-Am Unlimited class. In
the AMA amateur class ranks, Can-Am DS 450 racer
and former GNC Pro class Champion Travis Spader
dominated all four classes (Open A, 4-Stroke A,
Junior 25+, Vet 30+) he entered.
Best
In The Desert Racing Series – Silver
State 300 |
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Motoworks
/ Can-Am's Josh Frederick & Collins
Webster took the Pro ATV win at BITD Silver
State 300 |
The Best in the Desert Silver State 300 was a 298-mile
point-to-point affair that took riders to varying
elevations through Nevada’s high-desert terrain
that were marked with Joshua trees and cacti, steep
cliffs, whoops and several high-speed sections.
The Motoworks / Can-Am ATV duo of Frederick and
Webster were the last Pro ATV team to start the
race. Webster filled in for teammate Dillon Zimmerman,
who was absent to compete in Italy.
Starting three minutes behind the first team,
Frederick was first up and rode to mile marker
72 before passing off to Webster. By the 175-mile
mark of the race, Webster was only 26 seconds
behind the leaders with adjusted time. Frederick
took over for the final portion of the race. Although
he did not take over the physical lead, Frederick,
with the time adjustment due to the staggered
start, took the Pro ATV class win with a time
of 5:56.54.
“I gave as much abuse to the DS 450 as
I possibly could this weekend and it just took
everything I gave it. There were these super-fast
sections where you were going full throttle for
at least a half an hour and the quad never faltered
in anyway,” said Frederick.
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No.1904
Desert Toyz / Can-Am placed third in
the UTV Pro Class |
In side-by-side class action at the Silver State
300, Sappington and co-driver Jim Sharp (No.1904
Desert Toyz / Can-Am Commander 1000 X) finished
with a time of 7:06:38.848 to finish third on
the UTV Pro class podium. The third-place finish
marked back-to-back podium finishes for Sappington’s
squad. The Murray Motorsports / Can-Am Commander
1000 X followed up its Mint 400 victory with fourth
overall in the Pro class at this round. The top-five
finish maintained co-pilots Jason and Derek Murray’s
BITD series UTV Pro class points lead. Sappington’s
team is now second in points with three rounds
remaining.
“Making the switch to the Can-Am Commander
this year was the best thing we could have ever
done. It is a night-and-day difference in handling
and power compared to our old side-by-side,”
said Sappington. “I can’t thank Can-Am
enough for giving us the opportunity to race the
Commander and I am going to do everything I can
to put it on the podium in the Vegas-to-Reno race.”
For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire
2012 schedule, the ’12 contingency program
and DS 450 amateur racer support program, please
visit www.can-amxteam.com.
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