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BRP Clinches Another GNCC Championship At Finale
Can-Am Racer
Michael Swift Completes Perfect Season; Can-Am
Gets Five Class Victories
Cliff Beasley
Chris Bithell |
Bryan Buckhannon
Michael Swift |
Valcourt, Québec, October 26, 2009 – Team
Warnert Racing / Can-Am saw two big victories at
the final round of the 2009 GNCC season near
Crawfordsville, Indiana. The first saw Can-Am
Outlander™ 800R EFI ATV rider Michael Swift
completing a perfect season in the 4x4 Limited
class at the Ironman GNCC, the second was Bryan
Buckhannon's 4x4 Open championship – and morning
overall victory – also on his Outlander 800R.
However, before those key victories even
happened, both riders had to deal with some of
the worse racing conditions in recent memory.
"That Buckhannon was able to dominate the final
round of the season in these conditions proves
how hungry he was for that championship," Jimmie
O'Dell, Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP.
"He and Swift rode fast and smart and it paid
off with an overall win and a third. This has
been an awesome season for team Warnert / Can-Am
and we are excited to build on that momentum in
2010. "
Torrential rain swept through the area in the
days and hours leading up to Saturday's races.
The saturating rain, combined with the course's
hills, made for some gigantic bottlenecks of
racers in the morning. The course was so tough,
Racer Production officials made the decision to
reroute and shorten the course for the afternoon
session. At the end of the two-hour morning
session, 40 racers did not finish the race and
only 29 completed the full six laps. Regardless,
Swift was able to preserve his perfect 13 for 13
season, finishing third overall in front of
almost 400 other riders.
Buckhannon broke his leg earlier in the year
after winning six races in a row on his
Outlander 800R. After that crash, he knew it
would be tough to come back and defend his 4x4
Open championship. The equation, however, was
simple at the Ironman GNCC, a win by Buckhannon
would mean a championship. He did just that, and
even more taking the overall morning victory.
In the U2 class, Can-Am X-Team racer Jeremie
Dudding took the victory on his Can-Am Renegade
800R EFI ATV. In the Women's Novice class,
Cassie Carlson finished the season with a win
aboard her Can-Am DS 450™ EFI ATV. Cliff
Beasley, who already had the 4x4 Lites class
championship, easily won his class aboard his
Can-Am Outlander 500 EFI ATV. Wrapping up the
weekend was Chris Bithell who narrowly missed
out on an afternoon podium finishing fourth
overall in the XC1 Pro class on his DS 450.
It was an extremely successful GNCC racing
season for Can-Am as Outlander ATVs swept all
three 4x4 class championships and the Renegade
800R won its first U2 class championship with
Rick Cecco. In all, Can-Am took home four GNCC
championships in 2009 and will be hunting for
more in 2010.
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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