BRP Clinches Two Utility ATV
Championships at Unadilla GNCC
Michael Swift & Cliff Beasley
Wrap Up Championships With Three Rounds To Go
Valcourt, Canada (9/15/2009) -
With the summer break behind them and three rounds
still left in the 2009 Grand National Cross Country
season, Can-Am™ ATV racers have already secured
championships aboard Can-Am ATVs. Warnert Racing
/ Can-Am racer, Michael Swift, rode his Can-Am Outlander™
800R EFI ATV to the 4x4 Limited class win at Round
10 of the GNCC championship this past weekend at
the famed Unadilla Valley Sports Center near New
Berlin, New York. In doing so, Swift secured the
4x4 Limited championship for 2009 and continues
his unbeaten streak this season despite taking a
knock to the head on the first lap. His teammate,
Cliff Beasley, took first in the 4x4 Lites class
on his Can-Am Outlander 500 EFI ATV, and also secured
a class championship. Beasley rode a smart race
and took the lead for good on the fourth lap of
the rough, 10-mile course.
"To have two championships wrapped up this
early is a testament to the hard work and dedication
Swift and Beasley have put in this season,"
says Jimmie O'Dell, Racing Manager for Can-Am
ATVs at BRP. "Both of these riders rode their
Warnert-prepped Outlander ATVs smart all season
long and never lost sight of the ultimate goal:
championships for BRP. Congratulations to them
and the entire Warnert Racing organization."
The third 4x4 class – 4x4 Open –
saw one of the best battles of the season as Can-Am
X-Team racer Scott Kilby and Warnert Racing's
Bryan Buckhannon were neck and neck to the finish
line with Kilby taking the class win and Buckhannon
taking second. Both riders were on Can-Am Outlander
800R EFI ATVs, and this race represented Buckhannon's
first since he broke his leg at Round 7. Kilby
is the current points leader in the 4x4 Open class.
Warnert Racing's Rick Cecco extended his championship
lead in the U2 class as he took the win aboard
his Can-Am Renegade® 800R EFI ATV. Can-Am
X-Team riders Jeremie Dudding and Sam Williams
took second and third respectively to complete
a Can-Am sweep of the U2 podium at Unadilla.
Racer Quotes
"This fourth championship feels great! When
I started racing with Can-Am, our goal was multiple
championships and I plan to continue winning each
year. I hurt my neck a little when I banged my
head on a low-hanging tree, but I am cleared by
the doctor to race in North Carolina. All that
is left is to try and complete a perfect season.
– Michael Swift
“It feels good to win another championship
for Can-Am. I had a really good race and I was
able to take over the lead in the fourth lap and
take the win.” – Cliff Beasley
“It was the best race of the season! The
new 2010 model with the power steering really
helped me out there. I was less fatigued and it
handled so well it made everything seem easy.”
– Scott Kilby
“It was great to be back, and to finish
well after being out for so long felt really good.
I felt great out there. Everything went really
well; the bike handled great and had plenty of
power. It was a good day.” – Bryan
Buckhannon
“It felt great to go out there and take
the win. My goal for the rest of the season is
to ride smart and win a championship for Can-Am.”
– Rick Cecco
The next GNCC race is the Yadkin Valley Stomp
GNCC near Yadkinville, NC on September 26.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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