BRP Announces Can-Am X-Team
DS 450 Racer Support Program
Support Offers At Least $3,000 In Benefits,
75% Parts Discount, Factory Race Tips
Valcourt, Canada (2/18/2009)
- Amateur racers who ride the Can-Am™ DS
450™ EFI ATV now have unprecedented access
to factory racing support thanks to the 2009 Can-Am
X-Team DS 450 Racer Support Program. No matter
the race series and no matter the class, amateur
DS 450 racers can apply through any authorized
Can-Am dealer and receive factory support upon
racer approval.
“This is just one of the ways Can-Am is
standing behind its racers,” says Bernard
Guy, Director of Marketing, Can-Am ATVs. “We
proved last season the DS 450 is competitive at
the professional level and now we want to extend
support to everyone who chooses to race a DS 450.
We feel if someone who is considering a race ATV
brand, this program makes it an easy decision;
race a DS 450 and you will have the factory standing
behind you."
A racer who is approved, and purchases a DS
450 in the program timeframe, will receive a one-year
Can-Am X-Team Membership card with unique racer
ID giving access to a $1,000 racer discount on
any new or unused 2008 DS 450 or a $500 on any
new or unused 2009 model and a $1,000 X-Team Racer
parts account. The approved racer will also receive
a FREE X-Team Stage 1 Racing kit (up to a $1,000
value). This kit (Racing Engine Control Module,
Motoworks SR4 aluminum slip-on silencer, and other
factory-developed racing items) brings the crank
horsepower of the DS 450 to 50 hp – an improvement
of 11 percent on stock – while considerably
increasing low end torque.
Approved racers will also receive a significant
discount on specific Can-Am X-Team Performance
Packages. Four performance packages are available
to further customize the DS 450 (other than X
mx and X xc models) to specific racing applications,
and they are offered at an unbelievable 75 percent
off MSRP to approved racers. From KYB shock packages
to 50-inch widening kits; these performance packages
have been race-tested with winning results:
MX 50"
This kit contains +2" MX (motocross) racing
A-arms, caster and camber adjustable by 1°
increments, with extended tie-rods and brake lines,
as well as a racing-specific hollow rear axle
adjustable from 46" to 50" by 1"
increments. ($1,400 retail value; $349.98 racer
price)
MX 50" KYB Shock
Consists of a pair of KYB HPG C40 aluminum piggyback
front shocks and one KYB HPG C46 aluminum remote
reservoir rear shock. Shocks are Kashima-coated
for lower friction, with dual-speed compression,
rebound and preload adjustments and come complete
with racing spring set-up. Mated with the MX 50"
package, this kit provides 10.7" of travel
and an optimal 7" ride height for MX racing.
($2,300 retail value; $574.98 racer price)
XC 46" KYB Shock
Package consists of a pair of KYB HPG
C36 aluminum piggyback front shocks and one KYB
HPG C40 aluminum piggyback rear shock. Shocks
come with dual-speed compression, rebound and
preload adjustments and complete with racing spring
set-up. Mated with the standard DS 46" width,
this kit provides 9.6" of front travel, 10.5"
of rear travel and an optimal 7.5" ride height
for XC (cross-country) racing. ($1,500 retail
value; $374.98 racer price)
Steering stem and handlebars
Package includes an extra-strength extended 1"
steering stem with anti-vibe mounts and an aluminum
6061-T6 taper-profile handlebars with square pad.
This package is recommended for racing with all
2008 and 2009 DS 450 standard and 2008 DS 450
X package models. ($300 retail value; $74.98 racer
price)
Moreover, racers will not only have access to
more than 1 million dollars in race contingency
in 11 national and regional racing series, but
approved X-Team racers winning a class championship
will be featured on advertising in the pages of
ATV Insider magazine and on many racing websites.
This can launch a career and get sponsors to notice!
Last but not least, X-Team racers will be notified
by the Can-Am Racing department if important racing
tips become available during the 2009 season.
Full details of the program and more race information
can be found at www.can-am.brp.com
or 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, Evinrude®
and Johnson® outboard engines, direct injection
technologies such as Evinrude E TEC®, Can
Am™ all-terrain vehicles and roadsters,
as well as Rotax® engines and karts
www.can-am.brp.com
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