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Warnert Racing’s Frederick, Cecco, and Beckman
shine at Endurocross
Josh Frederick |
The Can-Am Warnert race team has had a
successful 2007 season with it’s team members
claiming four out of the top ten spots in the
WPSA’s Quadterrain Pro Stock class at the end of
the season. The team also had an imposing
presence at the first ever Maxxis ATV
Endurocross that was held in Guthrie, OK on
October 7, 2007. The Can-Am Warnert team buried
the competition off the line and its riders went
on to claim some of the fastest lap times
recorded at the event.
The grueling track set up was filled with
big, slick rocks, water pits, log obstacles,
mud…and did we mention, big rocks? The track was
enough to push the limits of any rider and any
machine to the breaking point and in some cases,
it did.
Rory Beckman |
WORCS series pro, Josh Frederick, traded in
his Can-Am DS450 for an Outlander 650 for this
race and dominated most of the first heat and
took the holeshot in the main event. Josh was
leading until the big rock section got the best
of him and caused his drive shaft to break. One
of the more fortunate racers at the event was
the newest Can-Am Warnert team member, Rory
Beckman, who has already made a good impression
with his racing skills by winning the second
heat at the Endurocross and taking sixth place
overall in the Utility expert class. Beckman
will not only be racing for the Can-Am Warnert
ATV team in 2008, he will also be doing some
wrenching for Steve Martin and the WPSA Snocross
team for the up-coming Snocross season.
Fellow Utility class teammate Rick Cecco came
on strong as well, taking fourth place at
Endurocross. Cecco has really stood out this
year by clenching the GNCC 4x4 Open class
championship. Cecco made the podium an
impressive eight times, with five of those being
in the number one position, and the other three
in second place. Cecco’s fourth place finish at
the Maxxis Endurocross only confirms that he has
a very promising future and is definitely an
asset to the team.
The Maxxis ATV Endurocross certainly put the
Can-Am Warnert team and their machines to the
test, but it also proved that they are a force
to be reckoned with on the track and are,
without a doubt, in the running to be taking
home a championship in the 2008 season.
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