Can-Am / Motoworks' Chris Bithell took third at the Big Buck GNCC

Vista, CA (4/18/2012) – Can-Am / Motoworks’ Chris Bithell braved the dusty conditions and charged his way to the podium at Big Buck for round number four of the 2012 GNCC series, giving the team its second podium finish of the season.

The course at Big Buck was well laid out, but the warm and dry weather that has been present on the east coast so far this spring produced very dusty conditions that hampered vision and was the source of several wrecks over the course of the weekend, but Motoworks’ Chris Bithell was up for the challenge.

Bithell got off to a decent start inside the top ten and was in seventh place before the end of the first lap. By the second lap, Bithell had worked into third place. “The track was well designed and it had a great flow. I could go fast in the woods through the many sweeping turns that kept me on the gas. It also had fast technical sections that allowed me to put some distance between myself and whoever was in my dust,” said Bithell.

Chris Bithell finished less than a minute behind the leader taking the final spot on the GNCC XC1 Pro ATV Podium

One advantage of the dusty conditions is that it was difficult for anyone to close. If you weren’t already on someone’s grab bar and sticking with them, you couldn’t see, and you had a tough time getting in close enough for a pass. Several times I came to a stop to see where the track went,” said Bithell, who rode smart and consistently for the remainder of the race.

Bithell was able to close in on the leaders, but ran out of time before he could get close enough to make a pass and claimed third place at the checkered flag. This is Bithell’s second podium finish on the season and his is currently sitting in third in pro points with 73 points.

DWT's Chris Bithell sits in third in the GNCC XC1 Pro ATV Points after round 4

“Even though it was dusty and pretty tough out there, I was able to finish on the podium, so I am happy. I have to thank Can-Am and Motoworks for all of their hard work. Everything just keeps getting better each race, so I am hoping to be on the podium again in Kentucky. It’s a new track and I am excited to race there,” said Bithell.

Round number five of the 2012 GNCC series, aka: the Mammoth, will be held at Park Mammoth Resort in Park City, KY on April 28th, where Motoworks’ Chris Bithell will be going for the top of the podium.