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Can-Am ATV Racers See
Great Success At 2010 GNCC Opening Round
Valcourt, Québec, March 2, 2010 – The 2010
ATV race season started in spectacular fashion
for many of the Can-Am X-Team racers Sunday at
the Grand National Cross Country opening round
near Lake Wells, Florida. Team Warnert Racing /
Can-Am® rider, Adam McGill, had a great debut on
the Can-Am DS 450™ EFI ATV taking third overall
in the afternoon in XC1 Pro class. He and his
teammate, Chris Bithell, had their DS 450 ATVs
up front for the entire two-hour race with
McGill leading for two of the five laps. Bithell
finished fourth overall. Warnert Racing's Lexie
Coulter piloted her DS 450 to the Women's class
win and the morning overall title; this is her
first overall win on the DS 450.
"It is always good to start the season on a
positive note and clearly our racers and teams
worked hard in the off-season to produce the
results we had in Florida," says Jimmie O'Dell,
Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP. "Now it
is time to build on these performances and work
hard week after week to bring home
championships."
Can-Am ATV success didn't stop there. Warnert
Racing's Bryan Buckhannon began the defence of
his 4x4 Open championship by taking the win in
the class on his Can-Am Outlander™ 800R XT™ EFI
ATV. His teammate, Michael Swift, won the 4x4
Limited class riding an Outlander 800R XT, as
well. In the U2 class, Cliff Beasley was making
his debut on a new ATV, the Warnert Racing /
Can-Am racer took the class win on his Can-Am
Renegade™ 800R X™ xc, this is the first class
win for the machine.
Can-Am X-Team rider Kevin Trantham, raced his
Can-Am Outlander 500 EFI ATV to the 4x4 Lites
win in Florida. MPR Racing's Mike Penland, was
edged out by fellow Can-Am racer Forrest Whorton
in the first ever race of the Utility Senior
(45+); both riders were on Outlander 800R ATVs.
Other Can-Am DS 450 racers taking class wins at
the opening round were Santo Derisi (Vet 30+ A)
and Nickalus Lineberger (Junior B 22+).
The next round in the GNCC championship is the
Washington, Georgia round of the series. It
takes place on March 6. 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.
Racer Quotes
"It was amazing to go out there and be on the
podium for the first race of the season. The
bike was running awesome. I really have to give
a big thank you to the team! I plan to be number
one at Georgia." — Adam McGill
"There's some close competition in the U2 class,
but that's just fine with me. I like
competition. I have to thank Can-Am and Warnert
for building me a great bike. It ran well,
handled great and had tons of power." — Cliff
Beasley
"The team has built me a really fast bike for
this year, so I am looking forward to getting
some great starts and lots of wins. I think this
is going to be a very exciting season and I am
going to work very hard to stay on top and
defend my championship." — Bryan Buckhannon
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