Can-Am / Warnert
Racing GNCC Round 6
Cliff Beasley Continues Series Sweep and Michael
Swift takes 4th Straight Win at The “John
Penton”
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Warnert Racing's
Clifton Beasly
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Millfield, OH (5/15/2008) - Suspension
limits were maxxed out and racer’s endurance
was put to the test this weekend due to the added
weight of thick, heavy mud that stuck to everything,
and everyone, like glue. Despite the less than desirable
track conditions, Can-Am/Warnert Racing’s
Cliff Beasley and Michael Swift continued to dominate
the 4x4 Lites and 4x4 Limited classes at round number
6 of the GNCC.
Cliff Beasley came off the line in 4th place
of the 4x4 Lites class. Cliff had a battle on
his hands for the entire as he and Jerime Dudding
swapped places repeatedly throughout the grueling
5-lap race. “It was a rough race!”
exclaimed Beasley. “I was getting caught
in bottlenecks all day long.”
Beasley’s Outlander 500 performed well
despite all the added weight of the mud and allowed
his to cross the finish line with an overall time
of 1:53:44, which was more than a minute faster
than his nearest competition. Beasley went on
to take 12th overall and hopes to take his 7th
consecutive win at round 7 in Sparta, KY.
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Warnert Racing's
Micheal Swift
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Warnert Racing's
Chris Jenks
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Michael Swift continued with his winning streak
as well in the 4x4 Limited class. Swift took the
holeshot and never looked back, which was a huge
advantage for him as he avoided getting blasted
with mud on take off. Swift ran a smooth clean
race on his Outlander 800. Swift finished with
a time of 1:53:29, finishing over 9 minutes ahead
of 2nd place in his class. When asked what he
would like to see happen in the future, Swift’s
answer was quite simple, “I’m really
hoping to win a championship this year,”
he said. “And I’m also hoping it doesn’t
rain in Kentucky!” he said with a laugh.
Many racers would concur with Swift in regards
to the rain, including Scott Kilby.
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Warnert Racing's
Scott Kilby
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“There was so much mud on me! I think my
helmet must have weighed about 15 pounds. It was
so heavy it was hard to keep your head up after
a while,” said Kilby. Kilby had a good go
of things in spite of the mud as he took the holeshot
in the 4x4 Open class and led for almost 3 laps
until he got caught behind another racer. It took
Scott over a minute to get unstuck and back on
track, which cost him the lead. Scott still ran
an impressive race finishing with a time of 1:52:33,
only 6 seconds off the class leader. Kilby ended
his day with an impressive 8th overall.
Rick Cecco ran a solid race in the U2 class.
Rick was in 4th place at the end of the first lap,
but was caught in traffic and had dropped back to
9th by lap #3. Cecco gave it his all and came back
to take 4th in his class. Cecco finished with a
time of 1:58:20.
Meanwhile, Chris Bithell and Chris Jenks did not
fair as well as their teammates. Chris Jenks broke
down in the 1st lap, and was forced to take a
DNF for this round. Chris Bithell completed 4
laps in 1:28:11. Bithell was doing quite well
as he had worked his way from 7th in the first
lap to 5th in lap 2 where he claimed the fastest
lap time in the Pro class, with a time of 00:19:50,
but his luck would not hold. Bithell’s bike
fell victim to the mud and stopped running in
lap 5.
The Spartan round of the GNCC will be held May
31st in Sparta, KY where Beasley and Swift hope
to continue their winning streaks, and also hope
for the cooperation of Mother Nature.
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