Can-Am Racers Win at NEATV-MX,
BITD, & Heartland Challenge
Can-Am ATV & SxS Racers Take Wins at BITD,
Heartland Challenge, & NEATV-MX
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BCS Performance
/ Can-Am DS 450 pro Josh Creamer won both
the Pro and Pro-Am classes over the weekend
at Hemonds MX in Minot, Maine
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Valcourt, Québec (8/23/2012)
- In a dominating performance, six Can-Am racers
posted overall class victories at the fifth annual
GBC Heartland Challenge in Carlisle, Iowa. Motoworks
/ Can-Am racer Kyle Chaney (UTV Open) and Can-Am
/ UXC Racing’s Michael Swift (4x4 Open) led
the way, winning the two marquee classes. Across
the country in the New England ATV Motocross series,
BCS Performance / Can-Am DS 450 pro Josh Creamer
won two classes at round eight held in Minot, Maine.
At the General Tire Vegas-To-Reno round of the Best
in the Desert (BITD) series, Motoworks / Can-Am
DS 450 teammates Dillon Zimmerman and Josh Frederick
earned third on the Quad Pro class podium, while
Murray Motorsports finished third in its Commander
the UTV Pro class.
“I was pleased with the results from our
Can-Am racers at three different racing series
across the country. Can-Am racers ruled the Heartland
Challenge. It was thrilling to see Kyle Chaney
and Michael Swift each earn the hard-fought overall
wins. Winning four more class titles was icing
on the cake,” said Jimmie O’Dell,
Race Manager, Can-Am. “Josh Creamer kept
rolling in the NEATV-MX series as he once again
put his DS 450 out front and on top of the podium.
And although we missed out on a Vegas-To-Reno
victory, having both the DS 450 and Commander
teams reach the podium was truly an accomplishment.”
| 2012
Heartland Challenge Endurance Race |
The Heartland Challenge had its largest attendance
in the race’s five-year history with 109
entries. The endurance event, which uses a Lemans-style
start, features ATV and side-by-side vehicle racing
with 10- and 4-hour race times, respectively.
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Kyle Chaney
piloted his Motoworks-tuned Can-Am Commander
1000 X to victory in the UTV Open class
at the fifth annual GBC Heartland Challenge
endurance race held in Carlisle, Iowa
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In the 4-hour UTV race, Chaney fought off numerous
challenges to take a popular win in the UTV Open
class in his Motoworks-prepped Can-Am Commander
1000 X®. Chaney got off to a slow start, but
quickly worked his way through the 22-car field
and into the lead pack. Just after the halfway
point, Chaney inherited the lead and never relinquished
it, despite a few challenges. At around 11 p.m.,
and with a four-minute time advantage, he drove
across the finish line with the UTV Open class
victory.
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Michael Swift
(Team UXC Racing / Can-Am) drove his Can-Am
Outlander to victory in the Pro 4x4 Ironman
division, completing the entire 10-hour
race solo
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Swift won the Pro 4x4 Ironman class and was joined
on the podium by Can-Am racers Bryan Buckhannon
and Chris Robinson. Buckhannon was out front early
but missed a turn and allowed Swift to take over
the lead. Swift then rode for the next five hours
straight before stopping for a break. A refreshed
Swift resumed his race pace to outdistance Buckhannon
by four laps for the overall win. D&S Racing
(UTV 850 Mod), Stalker Racing (A class), Team
Katers / Zakowski Motorsports (4x4 Open) and Justin
Steck (Open Ironman) also earned overall class
wins with Can-Am vehicles. Can-Am racers Forrest
Whorton (third, Open Ironman), Sammy Joe Racing
(third, B class) and Go Blue Racing (second, 4x4
Open) earned class podiums.
| NEATV-MX
- Round 7 - Hemonds MX |
Creamer continued his undefeated run in both
the Pro and Pro-Am classes in the NEATV-MX series
this year. At Hemonds MX in Maine, Creamer rode
his BCS Performance-supported DS 450 to four holeshots,
four moto wins and victories in both the Pro and
Pro-Am ranks. He has yet to lose in the 2012 NEATV-MX
series aboard his Can-Am.
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Best
in the Desert ATV / SxS Racing - Vegas to
Reno |
In the UTV class, brothers Jason and Derek Murray
of the Murray Motorsports / Can-Am team battled
with more than 20 other side-by-side vehicles
on their way to an impressive finishing time and
third overall on the 534-mile desert course. The
Can-Am Commander pilots led a good portion of
the race, but issues with a flat tire late in
the race slowed their pace and allowed two other
teams to pass. The Murrays repaired the tire and
finished on the podium in third, earning 152 valuable
points in their chase for a title.
“We were running in the lead most of the
race. We had a logistics issue with a flat and
lost the lead with not enough time to catch up,”
said Derek Murray. “The Commander ran great,
and with the third-place finish we still hold
the points lead.”
With a time of 10:44:11.867, the DS 450-mounted
Frederick and Zimmerman finished the Quad Pro
class in third place and 12th overall on the day
in the Motorcycle/Quad division
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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