Can-Am's Bryan Buckhannon Wins
Snowshoe GNCC
Points leader, Kevin Cunningham,
third in GNCC Pro 4x4 ATV Class
Valcourt, Québec (6/28/2016) -
In the last three rounds, Buckhannon has
one win and two runner-ups to move into sole possession
of fourth place.
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#1 Bryan
Buckhannon notched his first GNCC 4x4
Pro class win of the year at the Snowshoe
GNCC in West Virginia. Kevin Cunningham,
another Can-Am X-Team member & Renegade
ATV racer, joined him on the podium in
third.
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Cunningham earned a spot on both the morning
and 4x4 Pro podiums. His third-place finish stretched
his current class points lead to 24 going into
the GNCC summer break. The GNCC series resumes
September 10-11, in Unadilla, N.Y. Bryan Buckhannon
rode his Can-Am Renegade X xc 1000R to victory
at a rain-soaked 2016 AMSOIL Grand National Cross
Country series race in Showshoe, W.Va. Can-Am
X-Team teammate Kevin Cunningham joined Buckhannon
on the class podium to expand his class points
lead. Can-Am racers also notched two regional
racing victories for the Can-Am X-Team.
“Our Can-Am Renegade 1000R ATV is engineered to
perform in the GNCC arena and our racers continue
to prove that fact,” said Jeff Leclerc, Racing
Project Leader, Can-Am. “Bryan Buckhannon has
regained his elite form, after posting his first
victory of 2016 and third straight podium finish.
Kevin Cunningham put in another solid race as
well, taking third and growing his 4x4 Pro class
points lead.”
Despite the severe flooding, numerous road closures
and a drenched course, round nine at Snowshoe
Mountain Resort, known as “America’s Toughest
Race,” was held as scheduled and lived up to its
billing.
Buckhannon, the defending class champion, posted
his first 4x4 Pro class win of the year and also
took the top spot on the 10 a.m. overall podium
Regional Can-Am Wins
Tim Farr piloted his Can-Am Maverick 1000R through
blinding dust to win round four of the UTV Rally
Raid series. Farr won in impressive fashion, as
he was the only racer who did not take a pit stop
during the grueling four-hour event.
Cody Taylor earned three podiums in the Louisiana
Cross Country series at Huff Bend Highland Run.
He won the UTV A class in his Can-Am Maverick
X ds Turbo and also took second in the ATV A class
with his Can-Am Renegade 4x4.
About BRP
BRP (TSX: DOO) is a global leader in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of powersports vehicles and propulsion systems. Its portfolio includes Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft, Can-Am all-terrain and side-by-side vehicles, Can-Am Spyder roadsters, Evinrude and Rotax marine propulsion systems as well as Rotax engines for karts, motorcycles and recreational aircraft. BRP supports its line of products with a dedicated parts, accessories and clothing business. With annual sales of over CA$3 billion from 105 countries, the Company employs approximately 7,100 people worldwide.
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