BRP Dominates Triton GNCC Morning
Session
Can-Am Renegade 800 X
Takes Third Overall; DS450 ATV GNCC Debut
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Chris Bithel
aboard the new Can-Am DS450 ATV
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Valcourt, Canada (3/5/2008) - BRP's
Can-Am™ Outlander™ and Renegade™
ATVs proved to be the machines to beat in the morning
session of the Can-Am GNCC opening round of the
2008 season. The Triton GNCC, held near Melbourne,
Fl., saw warm weather and dry conditions –
a perfect start to the 13-round GNCC season. Can-Am
ATVs took three of the top-five overall positions
in the morning class, and saw the DS 450TM sport
ATV makes its XC1 Pro-class debut with a top-10
finish.
"Many of us at BRP Can-Am made the trip
down to Florida to watch our racers compete against
the best off-road racers in the world," said
Del Bohlman, Product, Media Relation and Racing
Manager for Can-Am ATVs. "The racers and
teams did not disappoint us, it was great to see
a Can-Am ATV on the morning overall podium and
we hope too see an overall winner, whether in
the morning or afternoon session this GNCC season."
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Can-Am's
Rick Cecco X won by nearly 30 minutes
in his class on his Can-Am Renegade 800
ATV
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Making his U2-class debut, Team Warnert Racing
/ Can-Am's Rick Cecco rode his Renegade 800 X
to third overall and won by nearly 30 minutes
in his class. His teammate Michael Swift finished
29 seconds behind Cecco – and 10 minutes
ahead of his nearest class competitor –
and won the 4x4 Limited class aboard an Outlander
800 model.
Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am's Cliff Beasley,
aboard an Outlander 500 in the 4x4 Lites class,
cruised to the class win and seventh overall,
followed by Team Looney Tuned Exhaust's (LTE)
Jerime Dudding, who finished 15th overall.
The DS 450 ATV made its anticipated XC1 Pro-class
debut in the afternoon session and saw Team Warnert's
Chris Bithell finish in the top-10 of the class.
Bithell was running as high as third place at
one point and was pressuring the eventual winner.
Teammate Chris Jenks had a pin-sized hole in the
rear brake line that saw him lose valuable time
in the pits to fix it, however he managed to fight
back and finish in 17th place. LTE's Duane Johnson
took 13th overall on his DS 450.
The next round in the 2008 GNCC season is on
March 8 near Washington, Ga. For more Can-Am racing
information, visit www.can-amxteam.com.
About BRP
Bombardier Recreational Products
Inc. (BRP), a privately-held company, is a world
leader in the design, development, manufacturing,
distribution and marketing of motorized recreational
vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes:
Ski Doo® and Lynx™ snowmobiles, Sea Doo®
watercraft and sport boats, Johnson® and Evinrude®
outboard engines, direct injection technologies
such as Evinrude E TEC®, Can Am™ all-terrain
vehicles, Rotax® engines and karts.
www.can-am.brp.com
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