Can-Am SxS Racers Sweep Podium at John Penton GNCC
Can-Am ATV Racers Finish Second at Third in Pro 4x4 Class

With the overall win at the John Penton GNCC Saturday, Can-Am X-Team driver Kyle Chaney and co-pilot Chris Bithell have now won the last three GNCCC Racing XC1 Pro UTV class races with the Can-Am Maverick 1000R side-by-side vehicle to expand their points lead.

“Our Can-Am Maverick 1000R and X ds Turbo racers took advantage of the unit’s unbeatable performance to earn wins in different series, including the Ohio GNCC, where we earned another XC1 Pro UTV class podium sweep. And the Murray Racing team earned a very solid second-place at the Baja 500,” said Jeff Leclerc, Racing Project Leader, Can-Am.

GNCC
Defending 2014 GNCC UTV XC1 Pro class champion and current points leader Kyle Chaney won his third straight race with his No.1 Chaney Racing / TurnKey UTV / Can-Am Maverick 1000R after his win at the Wiseco John Penton GNCC in Millfeild, Ohio.

Taking second to Chaney was Jack's Excavating / Can-Am driver Mouse Pratt in his Can-Am Maverick 1000R.

Jack’s Excavating / Can-Am racer Mouse Pratt and Can-Am / JB Racing / Houser Racing driver Tim Farr completed the Can-Am podium sweep. Maverick 1000R drivers “Digger” Doug Gust (second, XC2 Pro Sport class) and Richard Travalena Jr. (first, Amateur Limited) also had good weekends in Ohio.

Can-Am X-Team pilot Tim Farr with co-pilot Angel Knox scored another podium in 2015. It was Farr's second straight third-place finish.

Renegade 800R 4x4 racers Bryan Buckhannon, the current 4x4 Pro class points leader, and Zac Zakowski finished second and third, respectively.

Defending 4x4 Pro champion and current class points leader, Bryan Buckhannon finished second in Ohio. He has remained consistent on his Can-Am Renegade 4x4, notching eighth consecutive podium finishes in 2016, and is the current class leader.

SCORE BAJA 500
The Can-Am / ITP / Murray Racing Maverick MAX X ds 1000R Turbo, piloted by Derek and Jason Murray was second in Class 1900 at the SCORE Baja 500 held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, to earn valuable championship points with only two rounds remaining in 2015. Cory Sappington (Desert Toyz / Can-Am) earned fifth place in the class.

Down in Ensenada, Mexico on the Baja Peninsula, Derek and Jason Murray (and team) drove their Can-Am Maverick MAX X ds 1000R Turbo (Can-Am / ITP / Murray Racing) to a strong second-place finish in Class 1900 in the SCORE BAJA 500.

REGIONAL
Can-Am Maverick racers competed in both the LACC and TORN series, earning several class wins and podiums. Can-Am Maverick X ds 1000R Turbo racers Dustin “Battle Axe” Jones and Shane Dowden went 1-2, respectively, in the Pro A class at the LACC in Fancisville, La. In Edgewood, Texas, Hunter Miller beat brother Cody Miller for the win, as the two X ds 1000 Turbo racers finished 1-2 in the TORN UTV Pro class.

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