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Wienen claims world
MX racing Championship
Chad Wienen
Chad Wienen in action.
The Can-Am X-Team |
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Valcourt, Québec, February 10, 2010 – Team
Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450™ EFI ATV racer Chad
Wienen is the inaugural Pro-class World MX
Racing Champion after the final weekend of
racing for the series. This after the Team
Motoworks / Can-Am semi-truck carrying Wienen's
race ATV and all the team's equipment caught
fire on the way to the Anza, CA track a day
before the final two rounds were set to start.
After working all night Friday to prep another
DS 450, the race team was ready to battle hard
for the championship.
"I arrived at the scene minutes after the fire
was extinguished. What I saw was devastating;
thank the Lord no one was injured. To see the
Motoworks team rally together like they did and
overcome all the adversity thrown at them this
weekend was impressive," says Jimmie O'Dell,
Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP. "This
type of perseverance is of what championship
teams are made. Congratulations to Chad and the
entire Motoworks organization on their
championship win."
The racers battled the rain and mud during the
course of the doubleheader weekend. In the first
moto during Saturday's Round 7 action at
Cahuilla Creek MX Park, Wienen would have to
settle for second overall in the tough
conditions. Going into Sunday's Round 8, Wienen
knew he just had to finish the motos to claim
the Pro-class championship. In the first moto he
was battling for the lead when a coolant line
came loose, forcing him to back off a bit and
finish third. The second moto saw Wienen quickly
pass for the lead where he would stay until the
checkered flag.
Wienen's Pro-class teammate, Jeremie Warnia, was
absent for the final two rounds as he was in
France racing a Motoworks-prepped DS 450 in the
famous Le Touquet Beach Race on the English
Channel. Warnia raced to the win during the
three-hour race, beating second place by almost
four minutes.
Racer Quotes
“It was pretty nerve-wracking with the rig
catching on fire and the bikes getting
destroyed. I think the worst part of it was for
the crew because they put so much work into
everything they do. They felt really prepared
going into this last round and to have something
like this happen was really heartbreaking for
everyone. But my mechanic Ryan Cox and the rest
of the team are the best and they came through
and worked almost all night to make sure that I
would be able to race; I really have to thank
those guys for all their hard work.” – Chad
Wienen
“It felt really good to go out and take a
championship for Can-Am, especially it being my
first year with the team. Now that this series
is over, we are going to focus on testing and
getting the bikes fine tuned and also training
so that we are ready for Nationals in March.” –
Chad Wienen
For more information on Can-Am racing, the
entire 2010 schedule, the 2010 contingency
program and DS 450 amateur racer support
program, please visit
www.can-amxteam.com.
About Bombardier Recreational
Products Inc.
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