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Warnert Racing Wins
Again, Rick Cecco closes in on Championship
Cliffton Beasley |
Round 10 of the Can-Am GNCC Series was held
at Unadilla Motorsports Facility, which is one
of the more challenging events of the year, and
the Warnert Racing team were once again up for
the challenge as they overcame the obstacles and
racked up two more wins, which has the team
within a few races of clinching all three 4x4
championships.
The rain clouds moved in during the start of the
Morning race, which set the stage for a grueling
two hour long mud fest. The slick mud and
deep ruts created an environment that heavily
favored our Warnert Racing prepped Can Am
Outlander racing machines.
Michael Swift |
4x4 Lites racer Cliffton Beasley battled with
Can-Am’s Jerime Dudding for the first 2 laps,
but by the third lap, Beasley took over the lead
and began to pull away from Dudding. By
the checkered flag, Beasley claimed the win with
over four minutes to spare and finished once
again in the top 10 overall out of 261
competitors. The win marked Beasley’s 8th
of the season as he wraps up the 4x4 Lites
Championship for Warnert Racing with three races
remaining on the schedule, but regardless of
wrapping the championship early, Beasley will
back in full force for the remaining race to add
to his win total.
4x4 Limited racer Michael Swift appeared to be
on his way to his 9th win of the season as he
extended his lead to six minutes over second
place, but the brutal conditions brought Swift
to a stop for the first time this season in the
final laps of the race. Swift finished out
the race in 7th place, and Swift has already
wrapped up the 4x4 Limited Championship for
Warnert Racing with his overall win at Somerset
two weeks ago.
4x4 Open class had Scott Kilby missing from the
lineup as he competed for the championship in
the WPSA at the “Field of Dreams”, which left it
up to Rick Cecco to secure the win for the
Warnert Racing CanAm Team, and Cecco was up to
the challenge as he set a blazing pace on his
Outlander 800. With each passing lap,
Cecco added another minute to his lead, and by
the checkered flag, Cecco finished just under
five minutes ahead of CanAm mounted Byran
Buckhannon. This win marked the
sixth straight top two finish for Cecco, and he
is now within one point of taking over the
points lead from Buckhannon.
The GNCC series heads to Yadkinville, NC for
Round 11 on September 29th. This tight and
twisting course will once again test man and
machine, and Warnert Racing Team will be up to
the challenge!
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