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Can-Am's Bryan Buckhannon Wins Loretta Lynn's GNCC
Can-Am 's Travis Moore Wins AK Farms NEATV-MX

Valcourt, Québec (5/13/2014) - Can-Am Renegade 800R X xc racer Bryan Buckhannon posted his first 4x4 Pro class win of the season and finished second overall on the 10 a.m. session podium at round six of the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country series in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Can-Am racers also competed at round two of the New England ATV Motocross series in New York.

“It was a very competitive weekend at Loretta’s, but we were extremely pleased by Bryan Buckhannon’s 4x4 Pro Class win and second overall finish during the morning session,” said Jeff Leclerc, Racing Project Leader, Can-Am. “The class points race is tight between Buckhannon and current class leader Kevin Trantham. After the six rounds of racing action, it’s exciting that four different Renegade 800R X xc racers having won at least one round.”

GNCC – Loretta Lynn's
The sixth round of the 2014 GNCC series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, was held at the Loretta Lynn Dude Ranch outside of Hurricane Mills, Tenn. Despite a call for rain, the weather held off for Saturday’s ATV action and instead racers had to battle the hot, dry conditions and hilly course. Bryan Buckhannon (ATV Parts Plus / Can-Am) battled out front with the 4x4 Pro class leaders all day and eventually posted his first class victory of the year. The multi-time GNCC utility ATV champion climbed to within three points of class points leader and fellow Can-Am Renegade racer Kevin Trantham, who took fifth. Buckhannon, who earned second overall in the 10 a.m. session, has been consistent all year, making the podium at five of six rounds.

Bryan Buckhannon GNCC Podium

After a perfect 13-0 2013 GNCC season that saw him win the 4x4 Open class title, ATV Parts Plus / Can-Am racer Bryan Buckhannon came out of retirement to compete in the inaugural running of the GNCC 4x4 Pro class this year. He earned his first overall class win at Loretta's this past weekend to pull within three points of class leader and fellow Can-Am Renegade pilot Kevin Trantham. 

“It feels great to win the 4x4 Pro class. I have been waiting six rounds to do it and I am happy to get the monkey off of my back,” said Buckhannon. “I was third off the start, but was able to grab the lead by mile marker one. I got into a battle with Kevin (Trantham), although he had some bad luck. After Kevin, Rob (Smith) and I started to battle. We had a blast. We passed each other back and forth. It was a good clean race.”

Rob Smith (BNR / Can-Am) earned his second straight 4x4 Pro class podium finish after slugging it out with Buckhannon in Tennessee. Smith, who has one win this year, currently sits third in the class point standings 10 points out of second place. Jordan Phillips finished fourth.

Rob Smith Can-Am

Joining Bryan Buckhannon on the 4x4 Pro class podium at the Loretta Lynn's GNCC race was BNR Motorsports / Can-Am Renegade pilot Rob Smith

Another class victory went to Can-Am racer Tanner Bowles in the 4x4 A/B class. The Loretta’s win marked the fifth victory in a row for Bowles, who leads the class by 19 points heading into round seven. In his third race of the year in the 4x4 C class, Can-Am racer Matt Ewart posted his first class victory, winning by more than six minutes. Brian Foltz also scored a podium finish aboard a DS 450™ in the Senior A/B (38+) class Saturday afternoon.

Tanner Bowles GNCC

Can-Am Renegade racer Tanner Bowles has taken command in the 4x4 A/B class, posting his fifth consecutive class victory

NEATV-MX – Round 2 - AK Farms
Can-Am racers won three classes and tallied 10 total podiums at round two of the NEATV-MX series at AK Farms in Modena, N.Y. The New York race featured both traditional motocross and a few hare scramble events, too. In motocross, Can-Am racer Travis Moore, despite a nagging shoulder injury, went 4-1 in the Pro class and 3-2 in the Pro-Am class to earn to second-place finishes in each.

“My BCS Performance / Whitcher Racing Can-Am DS450 worked great for me today. The track was pretty rough, but also fast in some spots, with some big uphill jumps and whoops sections which really beat me up, but the DS handled it without a problem,” said Moore.

Travis Moore NEATV-MX

Travis Moore, who has been hampered by a shoulder injury to start the year, scored two second-place finishes (Pro and Pro-Am) at round two of the NEATV-MX series in NY

Can-Am DS 450 racer Jake Bradway won the College Boy and Open A classes with 1-1 moto sweeps. Wayne Chamberland also won the SxS Production Open class – a special side-by-side event – behind the steering wheel of a Can-Am.

For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire 2014 schedule, the contingency program and all amateur racer support programs, please visit www.can-amxteam.com.

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