BRP Racers Take GNCC Wins
in Pennsylvania
Can-Am Outlander Takes Second
Overall in Morning Race; Buckhannon Injured
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#205 Michael
Swift finishes his 2nd straight on the
Podium with 2nd Overall as he extends
his class win streak to 7 races
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Valcourt, Canada (5/20/2009) -
The Mountain Ridge GNCC near Somerset, PA, was a
race of mixed emotions for the Can-Am(tm) ATV racers.
In the morning, Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am's Michael
Swift mounted an impressive come-from-behind victory
after getting caught up in a first-turn incident.
He took the 4x4 Limited class win aboard his Can-Am
Outlander(tm) 800R EFI and was second overall on
the morning podium. However, not all news was positive
for Can-Am. Swift's teammate, Bryan Buckhannon,
was well out in front leading his class, when he
suffered a brutal end-over-end crash. He was taken
away from the track with a broken leg - ending his
perfect season and potentially threatening his pursuit
of a second-straight GNCC championship.
"The positive weekend results were definitely
overshadowed by Bryan's injury," says Jimmie
O'Dell, Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP.
"Right now it is unknown when he will be
able to get back on his Outlander, but he is shooting
for a comeback after the summer break. We will
have to see what his doctor says, but Bryan is
staying extremely positive right now."
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Scott Kilby
Grabs the Holeshot & the Win
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Rounding out the morning session results was
Can-Am X-Team racer Scott Kilby who took the 4x4
Open-class win on his Outlander 800R EFI. Racing
his Outlander 500 EFI to the 4x4 Lites class win
was Can-Am rider Kevin Trantham. In the Women's
class, Can-Am X-Team racer Lexie Coulter took
second in the class aboard her DS 450(tm) EFI
ATV. Warnert's Rick Cecco held on to the U2 class
championship lead by finishing second aboard his
Renegade(tm) 800R EFI. In the afternoon, Warnert
Racing's Chris Bithell was racing up front with
the lead pack in second place when he experienced
a front-shock failure on his DS 450. He pitted,
had the shock replaced, and fought back to 11th
place.
The next GNCC race is the John Penton GNCC near
Millfield, OH on June 6. The next AMA ATV Motocross
race is Steel City this weekend and the next ITP
Quadcross race is also this weekend. For more
information on Can-Am racing, our 2009 contingency
program and amateur DS 450 support program, please
visit www.can-amxteam.com
About BRP
Bombardier Recreational Products
Inc. (BRP), a privately-held company, is a world
leader in the design, development, manufacturing,
distribution and marketing of motorized recreational
vehicles. Its portfolio of brands and products includes:
Ski Doo® and Lynx™ snowmobiles, Sea Doo®
watercraft and sport boats, Johnson® and Evinrude®
outboard engines, direct injection technologies
such as Evinrude E TEC®, Can Am™ all-terrain
vehicles, Rotax® engines and karts.
www.can-am.brp.com
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