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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 And More
Valcourt, Québec, February 17, 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 Bombardier Recreational
Products Inc.
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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