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BRP Racers Take GNCC Wins in Pennsylvania
Can-Am
Outlander Takes Second Overall in Morning Race;
Buckhannon Injured
Scott Kilby
Mike Penland |
Taylor Swift |
Valcourt, Québec, May 18, 2009 – The Mountain
Ridge GNCC near Somerset, PA, was a race of
mixed emotions for the Can-Am™ ATV racers. In
the morning, Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am's
Michael Swift mounted an impressive
come-from-behind victory after getting caught up
in a first-turn incident. He took the 4x4
Limited class win aboard his Can-Am Outlander™
800R EFI and was second overall on the morning
podium. However, not all news was positive for
Can-Am. Swift's teammate, Bryan Buckhannon, was
well out in front leading his class, when he
suffered a brutal end-over-end crash. He was
taken away from the track with a broken leg –
ending his perfect season and potentially
threatening his pursuit of a second-straight
GNCC championship.
“The positive weekend results were definitely
overshadowed by Bryan's injury,” says Jimmie
O'Dell, Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP.
“Right now it is unknown when he will be able to
get back on his Outlander, but he is shooting
for a comeback after the summer break. We will
have to see what his doctor says, but Bryan is
staying extremely positive right now."
Rounding out the morning session results was
Can-Am X-Team racer Scott Kilby who took the 4x4
Open-class win on his Outlander 800R EFI. Racing
his Outlander 500 EFI to the 4x4 Lites class win
was Can-Am rider Kevin Trantham. In the
Women's class, Can-Am X-Team racer Lexie Coulter
took second in the class aboard her DS 450™ EFI
ATV. Warnert's Rick Cecco held on to the U2
class championship lead by finishing second
aboard his Renegade™ 800R EFI. In the afternoon,
Warnert Racing's Chris Bithell was racing up
front with the lead pack in second place when he
experienced a front-shock failure on his DS 450.
He pitted, had the shock replaced, and fought
back to 11th place.
The next GNCC race is the John Penton GNCC near
Millfield, OH on June 6. The next AMA ATV
Motocross race is Steel City this weekend and
the next ITP Quadcross race is also this
weekend. For more information on Can-Am racing,
our 2009 contingency program and amateur DS 450
support program, please visit
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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