Warnert Racing
GNCC Round 5
Clifton Beasley Claims 5th Straight Win at Loretta
Lynn’s GNCC
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Clifton Beasly
won his 5th straight race on his Can-Am
ATV
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Hurricane Mills, TN (4/30/2008) -
Cliff Beasley continued his series sweep of the
4x4 Lites class this past weekend at Loretta Lynn’s
bringing home his 5th consecutive win for the Warnert/Can-Am
team. Michael Swift also continued his winning streak
in the 4x4 Limited class, taking his 3rd consecutive
win, which makes 4 total wins this season for Swift.
Loretta’s laid out a rugged track with
some wide open areas, steep, narrow hillclimbs
and they also incorporated a section of the motocross
track to add some variety. The A.M. classes had
a tough go of things as rain that fell the night
before left the track slick and muddy and made
for some challenging conditions which made Cliff
Beasley feel right at home. Beasley had no trouble
showing everyone that he meant business. Beasley
laid down the fastest lap times in his class and
finished 23 minutes ahead of 2nd place. Beasley
finished his day with a time of 02:10:33.
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Warnert Racing's
Chris Bithell
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Warnert Racing's
Chris Jenks
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Meanwhile Michael Swift was checking out on the
rest of the 4x4 Limited class. “I was 2nd
in the holeshot, but made the pass for 1st on
a downhill when I took a different line,”
said Swift. Once Swift made the pass, there was
no turning back. Swift even caught up to the class
in front of him. Swift’s efforts earned
him a time of 02:03:57 and allowed him to take
8th overall for the morning classes.
Scott Kilby also ran a strong race this weekend.
Kilby came off the line in 2nd and maintained
his position for the entire 5 laps. Kilby finished
with a time of 02:07:04 which put him in 2nd place
in the 4x4 Open class and put him in 13th overall.
Kilby’s strong consistent style currently
has him placed 2nd in his class in the points
race.
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Warnert Racing's
Michael Swift
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Warnert Racing's
Scott Kilby
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Rick Cecco once again encountered some bad luck
this round and was only able to complete 3 laps
before calling it a day. Cecco is looking forward
to round 6 where he hopes to claim another win
as he did in round 1.
Chris Bithell and Chris Jenk’s luck seems
to have taken a turn for the better this weekend.
Jenks ended his day with a top 10 finish in the
XC1 class with Bithell just seconds behind him
in 11th. “The bike did really well out there.
The Warnert crew came up with some good ideas
for this race. We put them to the test and everything
worked out good,” said Jenks. Jenks did
get hung up in the 3rd lap, which dropped him
back to 13th, but he made the push and worked
his way back up to finish with an overall time
of 02:16:13. Bithell who had a bad start coming
off the line in 19th, put the hammer down and
began picking off riders one by one. Despite the
rough track conditions, Bithell managed to work
his way up to 11th and finish with a time of 02:16:54,
which earned him 16th overall.
The Warnert team will once again be ready for
action as they head to the John Penton (round
6) in Millfield, OH on May 10th, where Beasley
will try to continue his sweep of the 4x4 Lites
and Bithell and Jenks hope that luck will be on
their side once again as they try for the podium.
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