Driven Powersports’ Team Second
at Vegas to Reno
Don Higbee, Rick Cecco &
Bryan Buckhannon BITD Race Report
Casper, WY (8/24/2017) - Can-Am
Driven Powersports’ Don Higbee teamed up with
Bryan Buckhannon and Rick Cecco and finished second
in the Best in the Desert Vegas to Reno, which
moved the team to within two points of the Pro
Quad points lead after three consecutive podium
finishes this season.
Riding a Can-Am Outlander 4X4 ATV in a class
usually dominated by sport quads, the team continued
to show the quad’s competitiveness. They held
the early lead until pit four, and they went on
to finish the over 500 mile long race in the second
spot, which gave them a boost in the points championship.
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Can-Am's
Bryan Buckhannon |
“This is likely the best time we’ve ever put
in out in the desert,” said Higbee. “This was
probably one of the closest desert races we’ve
ever been in. Everyone put their heads down, we
had a great effort and we had zero issues all
day. That’s the key. The Q1 Team had zero issues,
as well, so it was just a straight-up battle.
We played it safe during the last 75 miles.”
Cecco said the team used notes gathered during
its run in the Baja 500 earlier this year. With
similar terrain and distance, the setup and strategy
worked perfectly.
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Driven
Powersport's Rick Cecco |
“It’s a very similar race in terms of distance
and what we needed to do for fuel,” said Cecco.
“The machine worked flawlessly. We came out with
a second place and, I couldn’t be happier with
the results.”
Higbee rolled out a brand new Can-Am for the
event. The fresh ride, combined with Custom Axis
Shocks and Airdam Clutching proved to be a winning
combination.
“We only had 80 miles on this bike and it was
nice to run a fresh ATV,” said Higbee. “The Custom
Axis shocks were great. David Jesse does our geometry
setup on that bike and it was spot on. We were
running it in the upper 80 mph range consistently
on those long stretches and it worked perfectly.
Airdam does all of our clutching and we had zero
belt issues. We’ve never broken a belt with them.”
The area experienced little rain leading into
the event, causing the silt beds to cover large
rocks. The combination of the Kenda Tires and
Tire Spines gave the team the longevity it needed
to take on the tough run.
“We ran Kenda Tires with Tire Spines and had
zero flats all day,” explained Higbee. “There
were a lot show stoppers (rocks) buried in the
silt. Luckily we avoided them. We had some cut
tires toward the end, but the Tire Spines hung
in there for us and we got it across the line.”
With a SCORE race being held the same day as
the next round of BITD competition, Higbee will
be running in Mexico, while Cecco will race in
BITD’s Silver State 150 in Nevada. Those races
are scheduled for September 23.
Driven Powersports
Racing 2017 Sponsors:
Can Am, Driven Powersports, Custom Axis, Tucker
Rocky, Dirtworks, Tire Spines, David Jesse Racing,
OMF, Dirtworks, Kenda, DP Brakes, Evans Coolant,
MSR, Arai, Team JDR, Airdam Clutches, Spider Graphix,
Cecco Racing
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