Can-Am ATV Racers Win at Mammoth
GNCC & NEATV-MX MX338
BCS / Can-Am's Josh Creamer Wins Pro &
Pro-Am Class at Southwick
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| BCS
/ Can-Am's Josh Creamer swept the Pro &
Pro-Am Class at NEATV-MX 338 |
Valcourt, Québec (5/3/2012)
- BCS Performance / Can-Am® X-Team racer Josh
Creamer won the Pro and Pro-Am classes at round
two of the 2012 New England ATV Motocross (NEATV-MX)
series. In Can-Am / Grand National Cross Country
racing action, five Can-Am racers won their classes
this past weekend at the inaugural Can-Am Mammoth
GNCC event held in Kentucky.
“Josh Creamer continued his Pro and Pro-Am
class dominance by winning in the sandy Southwick
soil aboard his DS 450. I was thrilled to see
Richard Pelchat have such a great showing, challenge
Josh and give us two riders on both the Pro and
Pro-Am class podiums,” stated Jimmie O’Dell,
Race Manager, Can-Am. “In GNCC action, our
morning Can-Am 4x4 racers keep impressing us with
their convincing wins. To have Bryan Buckhannon,
Cliff Beasley, Kevin Trantham and Forrest Whorton
post victories, and to do it on the brand new
Mammoth course, shows a lot of dedication, drive
and focus. Unfortunately a badly bent sprocket
literally derailed Chris Bithell’s chance
to shine in Kentucky, but he’ll be back
at round six ready to challenge for the XC1 Pro
class overall.”
| NEATV-MX
ATV Racing - Round 2 - MX338 Raceway |
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| Multi-time
Champion Richard Pelchat placed second the
Pro-Am Class & third in the Pro Class |
Creamer, riding a BCS Performance sponsored Can-Am
DS 450™, tamed the notoriously rough-and-rutted
MX338 Raceway (Southwick) sand to win the overall
in both the Pro and Pro-Am classes. In the Pro class
action, Creamer passed fellow Can-Am X-Team racer
Richard Pelchat late in moto No.1 to notch his first
moto victory. He followed that up by grabbing the
holeshot and the win in moto two for his second
straight 1-1 Pro class finish.
Pelchat won the first moto of the Pro-Am class
and Creamer took second. However, Creamer charged
to the front to start off the second moto and
never let off the throttle, tallying a 2-1 moto
finishes for the class overall.
“I’ve got all four overall wins so
far this year and put BCS Performance / Can-Am
on the podium, so I’m pretty happy about
that,” said Creamer.
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BCS
/ Can-Am's Josh Creamer took the win in
the Pro ATV Class & was joined by Can-Am
Teammate Richard Pelchat on the podium in
third |
Pelchat, who will be competing on a DS 450 in
Canada this season, used Southwick as a preseason
warm-up race. “I had a really good first
Pro class moto. Josh and I had a tight race and
it was fun,” said Pelchat. “This was
good practice for me before my season starts and
it was good to try out my [ATV] set-up.”
Can-Am DS 450 mounted amateur-class racers, including
Travis Spader and Nicole Gates, also accounted
for nine class victories and 23 total podium finishes
at Southwick.
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GNCC
ATV Racing - Round 5 - Can-Am Mammoth GNCC |
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| Kevin
Trantham continued his winning streak by
winning the 4x4 Lites Class at Mammoth GNCC |
Park Mammoth Resort in Park City, Ky., hosted round
five of the GNCC series. Many touted the all-new
facility and its 10-mile racing course as one of
the toughest GNCC tracks on the circuit so far during
the 2012 season. Racers were greeted with warm,
albeit dusty, weather and plenty of obstacles to
conquer. Two Can-Am ATV racers continued
their undefeated season with class victories in
Kentucky. Reigning U2 Class Champion and current
points leader Cliff Beasley won by more than two
minutes aboard his UXC Racing / Can-Am Renegade®
800R X® xc. Fellow Can-Am racer and X-Team
member Kevin Trantham also kept his winning streak
alive with another 4x4 Lites class win. Riding
a 2012 Can-Am Outlander™ 500 XT™,
Trantham was the only 4x4 Lites competitor to
complete four laps on his way to yet another convincing
victory.
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Cliff
Beasley won the U2 class by more than two
minutes at Mammoth GNCC |
Bryan
Buckhannon won the 4x4 Open Class on his
Can-Am Outlander Utility ATV |
In the highly competitive 4x4 Open class, Bryan
Buckhannon, the reigning champion and current
points leader, outlasted fellow Can-Am Outlander
800R racer Michael Swift. The two riders raced
bumper-to-bumper the entire race before lapped
riders on the final lap slowed Swift. Buckhannon
has a slim seven-point lead in the class standings.
Can-Am X-Team racer Forrest Whorton won his fourth
race of the year in the 4x4 Senior class. Another
Can-Am 4x4 class racer, Tanner Bowles, won his
fourth race of the year in the 4x4 Novice class.
In XC 1 Pro class action, Chris Bithell (Motoworks
/ Can-Am) put his DS 450 into the top five after
the first lap, but due to a bent a sprocket could
not make up any ground on the leaders and had
to withdraw after just two laps. He’s currently
fifth in the Pro class point standings.
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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