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BRP's CAN-AM DS 450
WINS INAUGURAL RACES
DS 450 Goes Two For Two At Olympia,
Wa., WORCS; BRP Also Takes WPSA Manufacturer's
Cup
Valcourt, Quebec, August 20, 2007
– When BRP Can-Am set out to build the ultimate
450-class ATV, the result was the Can-Am DS
450TM. At Round Seven of the World Off-Road
Championship Series (WORCS), Josh Frederick gave
the DS 450 ATV its first wins in its very first
races. The Epic/Can-Am Racing rider won
Saturday's Open Pro ATV class and Sunday's Pro
ATV classes convincingly. His team mate, Jeremy
Schell, also took his DS 450 to the podium with
a third-place finish in Pro ATV.
At Round Nine of the WPSA ATV Pro Tour in
Englishtown, N.J., Can-Am X-Team racers Chris
Borich and Scott Kilby took first and second
respectively in the QuadTerrain Challenge class.
This secured the second-straight Manufacturer's
Championship for BRP. Racers riding Can Am
Outlander 650TM ATVs have consistently finished
on the QTC podium this year, resulting in this
prestigious Championship.
"What a big weekend for us," said Del Bohlman,
BRP's product, media relations and racing
manager, Can-Am ATV. "Not only did we see the DS
450 ATV win its inaugural races convincingly,
but we also clinched the WPSA Manufacturer's Cup
for the second-straight year. The DS 450 is the
perfect racing platform and the Outlander line
of ATVs has proven to be the machine to beat in
4x4 racing."
The Can-Am DS 450 model is a racer's dream
come true; advanced engineering gives it the
lightest weight in the ultra-competitive 450
class. In addition to its light weight, the
ATV's sophisticated front-end geometry and
potent Rotax® engine give the DS 450 an
advantage with which the competition will have a
hard time keeping up.
The amazing part of the DS 450 ATV's win is
the fact its engine was completely stock.
Frederick and Schell were able to beat machines
with thousands of dollars worth of internal
engine modifications and other ATVs with a large
displacement advantage, too.
Frederick is currently leading the points
championship in the WORCS series with 3 rounds
to go in the season; Schell is currently third
in points. The WPSA QTC championship will come
down to the final round, which takes place
September 15 and 16 near Boswell, Pa.
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.
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