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2010 Warnert Racing / Can-Am
GNCC ATV Race Team Announced
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Last season, 4x4 Limited class rider Michael
Swift went all 13 rounds without losing a race
on his Outlander 800R EFI and he is looking forward
to continuing that class-win streak in 2010. The
class champion was also given the Utility Rider
of the Year award at the GNCC year-end banquet.
"Next season I am going to continue building
on what got me the championship: being smart and
consistent in the woods. The Outlander is a great
machine out on the course and I like riding it,
fast!" he comments.
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Michael Swift
4x4 Limited Class
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Bryan
Buckhannon 4x4 Open Class
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When he broke his leg at the seventh round of
the season last year, defending his 2008 4x4 Open
championship aboard the Outlander 800R EFI XT
looked impossible. Bryan Buckhannon, however,
was hard at work in the three rounds of racing
he missed, making sure he would be ready to run
up front when he returned. That he did as he finished
in the top three of each of the final four rounds,
including taking a do-or-die win at the final
round of the season. He returns on the Outlander
and is looking to dominate next season. "Last
year taught me how hard it can be to win a championship,"
says Buckhannon. "This season I am looking
forward to just going out there and winning each
round by working hard out on the course with the
Outlander 800R."
Lexie Coulter returns on the DS 450 in the Women's
class, but will now be a part of the Warnert Racing
/ Can-Am team. Coulter ran in the top 10 at almost
every round last season, including five class
podiums and two overall podium finishes. This
season she is looking forward to the added support
the Warnert Racing crew will bring her. "I
am happy to be on such a hard-working team and
to be back on the DS 450. I know we can put this
bike out front and win a championship next season,"
she comments.
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| Cliff
Beasley will make the switch to the Renegade
800 for 2010 with Warnert only racing 3
of the 4 Utility Classes in 2010 with Michael
Swift (800 Limited) & Bryan Buckhannon
(800 Open) returning |
Last year, Cliff Beasley took the 4x4 Lites championship
on his Outlander 500 EFI ATV for Warnert Racing
/ Can-Am. This season he returns to the team, but
on a new machine and in a new class. Beasley will
be defending a Can-Am class title aboard the Renegade
800R EFI X xc in the U2 class next year. "I
am looking forward to the challenge of racing a
new machine in a new class," Beasley says.
"This off-season I've worked to be ready when
the green flag flies in Florida and am up for the
new challenge of the U2 class."
Jamie Bithell raced the College A (16-21) class
aboard a DS 450 as part of the Can-Am X-Team last
season and finished second in the class championship
with a win and several second-place finishes.
This year, he will challenge for the College A
class title with the backing of the Warnert Racing
team. "It is great to be racing with my brother
out of the Warnert Racing hauler. I cannot wait
to get out there next year and win races on the
DS 450!" Bithell states.
The first race of the 2010 GNCC season is the
Parts Unlimited River Ranch GNCC on Sunday, March
1 near Lake Wales, FL. For more information on
Can-Am racing, the 2010 contingency program and
DS 450 amateur racer support program, please visit
www.can-amxteam.com. For more info on the GNCC
series, please visit: www.gnccracing.com.
www.warnertracing.com
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