Can-am Maverick 1000R X RS
Pilot Chaney Wins UTV Rally Raid
Valcourt, Québec (2/20/2013)
- Team JB Off Road Racing / Can-Am® pilot Kyle
Chaney won the 2013 UTV Rally Raid Northern Series
opening event in Oliver Springs, Tenn., earning
the first official victory in organized competition
with the new Can-Am Maverick™ 1000R X®
rs side-by-side vehicle. Chaney pulled a commanding
lead over the field of more than 30 entries to win
not only the series' premier unlimited C class,
but also the overall event victory at the four-hour
day / night race held at Windrock Park.
“We’re thrilled to have Kyle Chaney
race the Can-Am Maverick 1000R side-by-side vehicle
to victory in the growing UTV Rally Raid series.
He definitely showcased the capabilities of the
essentially stock Maverick 1000R X rs in the Tennessee
mountains during this rugged four-hour event,”
said Jimmie O’Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am.
“Despite drastically changing weather and
track conditions throughout the grueling endurance
race, Chaney used the abilities of the Can-Am
Maverick to his advantage and distanced himself
from the rest of the pack at the UTV Rally Raid
Northern Series opener. This was a very big victory
for Kyle, the Can-Am Maverick and BRP and we will
build upon this success as the season progresses.”
Thirty-three side-by-side vehicles started the
four-hour endurance event just before sunset on
an already wet eight-mile course. However, a few
hours into the race, as darkness fell upon the
surrounding mountains, temperatures dropped, snow
fell and standing water turned to ice. Chaney,
who started from the fourth row, took full advantage
of the Maverick 1000R X rs vehicle’s performance
and handling to work his way through the pack
of side by sides ahead of him to take over the
Class C (unlimited) lead. He then took the overall
race lead near the latter portion of the event
and eventually won by more than six minutes, completing
15 laps on the course. It was the first competitive
victory for Chaney and the 101-horsepower 2013
Can-Am Maverick 1000R X rs.
"The new Can-Am Maverick performed extremely
well for me the entire four hours of the race.
The handling is incredible,” said Chaney.
"Despite the mud and snow, the Maverick worked
really great in all the changing conditions that
the course could throw at it."
The UTV Rally Raid event and series served as
a perfect tune-up for Chaney and the Maverick
1000R as they prepare for the 2013 Grand National
Cross Country series. Chaney and the Maverick
will make their GNCC series debut March 16, in
Washington, Ga.
Four other Can-Am side-by-side vehicles also
competed in Tennessee. White Racing put its Can-Am
Commander™ on the podium in the Class B
ranks, finishing third, and took 12th overall.
The UTV Rally Raid is a four-hour endurance racing
series for side-by-side vehicles promoted by Georgia-based
Quantum Racing Inc. The series is comprised of
a two regional (North and South) 10-race schedules
that run from February through December at Windrock
Park in Tennessee and Alabama’s Stony Lonesome
OHV Park. Visit www.utvrallyraid.com for more
information.
For more information on Can-Am racing, the Maverick
1000R side-by-side vehicle, the entire 2013 schedule,
the ’13 contingency program and Can-Am DS
450™ ATV amateur racer support program,
visit www.can-amxteam.com.
Bombardier Recreational
Products Inc. (BRP)
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the design, development, manufacturing, distribution
and marketing of motorised recreational vehicles.
Its portfolio of brands and products includes:
Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea Doo watercraft
and boats, Evinrude and Johnson outboard engines,
direct injection technologies such as E-TEC, Can-Am
all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles and roadsters,
as well as Rotax engines. BRP products are distributed
in more than 90 countries. www.brp.com
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