Can-Am ATV & UTV / SxS
Racers Win at WORCS & TORN
Motoworks / Can-Am's Josh Frederick Wins WORCS
Pro ATV Class at Buffalo Bill's
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Can-Am
/ Motoworks' Josh Frederick took his first
win of the 2012 WORCS season at Buffalo
Bill's round 2 |
Valcourt, Québec (2/16/2011)
- Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450 Pro racer Josh Frederick
won round two of the 2012 World Off-Road Championship
Series (WORCS) held in the desert at Buffalo Bill's
Casino and Resort in Primm, Nevada. Can-Am X-Team
racer Hunter Miller won the Pro 450 ATV class
and also won the UTV Unlimited class in the Texas
Off-Road Nationals (TORN) series at Beaumont Ranch
in Grandview, Texas.
Our Can-Am racers had successful weekends in
both Nevada and Texas. Josh Frederick has gotten
off to a great start this year on his DS 450,
moving into a tie for the ATV Pro class points
lead. He put in a great effort on the ATV and
in the Commander 1000 X side-by-side vehicle in
WORCS, said Jimmie O'Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am.
Hunter Miller had a great debut in the Commander
1000 X in its TORN series debut, and also started
the 2012 season off on the right foot with a Pro
class victory aboard the DS 450.
WORCS
Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450 pilot Dillon Zimmerman
grabbed the WORCS ATV Pro-class holeshot after
the dead-engine start, and led for two laps to
start the Nevada round. However, a mechanical
issue forced Zimmerman into the pits for a brief
repair. He re-entered the mix, but ended the day
in eighth place. Frederick had his own challenge,
as he was just outside the top five at the start
of the race.
After steadily moving to the front, Frederick
found his way around the leader near the one-hour
mark. From there, the former WORCS ATV Champion
and Nevada native dominated on his home turf.
He crossed the finish line more than a minute
in front of the second-place rider. It was his
first win of 2012 and pulled him into a tie for
the Pro class points lead heading into round three.
It was really dusty at first and the track was
rough, so I just had to ride cautiously, said
Frederick. I moved up pretty quickly and when
I took the lead, I just kind of cruised. It felt
like it's been a long time since I was on top
of the podium, so it felt really good to be up
there.
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Josh
Frederick also raced in the SxS Production
Class & placed fourth overall in his
Can-Am Commander 1000 X UTV |
Can-Am's 2011 Pro-Am Champion Collins
Webster took second in the Pro-Am Class
in Primm, Nevada |
The Can-Am DS 450 always shines in the rough
stuff. In other ATV class action, Can-Am X-Team
racer and reigning Pro-Am ATV Champion Collins
Webster finished second in the Pro-Am class and
also won the Production A class on his DS 450.
In just his second official race behind the wheel
of the Motoworks-prepped Can-Am Commander 1000
X, Frederick overcame a tough start to finish
fourth in the SxS Production 1000 class against
37 other racers. After getting hit from behind
by another racer at the start, Frederick showed
the poise of a champion and calmly clawed his
way back into podium contention during the 45-minute
race. He came up just a few seconds shy of making
in on the box, but was happy with his fourth-place
finish.
Round three of WORCS is scheduled for March 16-18,
in Lake Havasu City, Ariz.
TORN
Hunter Miller, the defending Pro 450 class champion,
jumped out to an early lead aboard his Louis Powersports-backed
Can-Am DS 450. He battled for the lead with his
brother and fellow Can-Am X-Team member Cody Miller
and another racer until the midway point. Hunter
held off both riders and finished roughly 14 seconds
ahead of Cody for the win.
Hunter also notched a victory in the UTV Unlimited
class in a nearly stock (aside from the exhaust,
wheels and tires) Can-Am Commander 1000 X. Throughout
the race Miller held off challenges from two highly
modified, turbo-charged side-by-sides. Cody Miller
also made his TORN debut behind the wheel of a
Can-Am Commander 1000 X. He finished second overallin
the UTV Limited class, just two seconds behind
the winner
Round two of the TORN series is slated for March
24-25, in Callisburg, Texas.
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