Can-Am ATV and
side-by-side racers had a successful weekend of racing at several different
off-road events across America.
Can-Am 4x4 ATV racers won five morning classes at round four of the 2013 Grand National
Cross Country held in Union,
SC. At the fourth round of the
World Off-Road Championship Series in Hurricane, UT, Can-Am X-Team pilot Dillon
Zimmerman earned third in the Pro class. Can-Am racers won three classes and
earned seven podiums at round three of the Texhoma Quad Racing Association series
in Texas. A
Can-Am Commander team finished second in the QR2 class at round three of the
UTV Rally Raid Southern Series in Alabama.
"Can-Am 4x4 machines again
dominated the GNCC morning racing by winning a total of five classes and Can-Am
Renegade racer Michael Swift taking the final spot on the morning overall podium,"
said
Jimmie O'Dell, Can-Am race manager. "I was pleased to see
Can-Am DS 450 Pro Dillon Zimmerman earn his first WORCS Pro Quad podium of 2013."
GNCC - Round Four
Big Buck in South Carolina hosted
round four of the AMSOIL GNCC series and round two of the SxS schedule. Swift
was the top finishing Can-Am 4x4 ATV racer, riding his Team UXC Racing/Can-Am
Renegade 800R to third on the overall morning podium, the top spot on the 4x4
podium and the U2 class win. Jordan Phillips was third on his Can-Am Renegade.
Bryan Buckhannon remained
perfect in 2013 on his ATV Parts Plus/Can-Am X-Team 2013 Outlander 800R after
winning the 4x4 Open class. Can-Am racers Bo Jones and Sam Williams also made
the podium. Reigning 4x4 Lites champion Kevin Trantham recorded his third straight
class win and was second on the 4x4 overall podium. Andrew Langston and Scott
Day, also riding Can-Am ATVs, rounded out the 4x4 Lites top three. The 4x4
Senior class podium featured defending class champion Forrest Whorton followed
by Terry Whiteside and Don Higbee. Can-Am pilots Joseph Sichelstiel and Ryan
Smith went 1-2 in
the 4x4 Novice ranks. CJ Bender was second in the 16-19 C class on a Can-Am.
In afternoon action, JB
Racing/Can-Am DS 450 Pro Jarrod McClure overcame a slow start to notch his
third top five finish of 2013
in XC1 Pro class.
Two Can-Am Maverick 1000R
X rs teams earned a place in the top five of the XC1 Modified class and a total
of four made the top 10. Team Hendershot Performance was the top finishing
Can-Am, taking fourth ahead of JB Racing/Can-Am Maverick pilot Tim Farr.
WORCS - Round Four
The WORCS ATV and SxS series
stopped at Sand Hollow SVRA in Hurricane, UT, for round four. Can-Am X-Team racer
Dillon Zimmerman finished third in the WORCS ATV Pro class aboard his Team
GPS-backed DS 450, earning his first podium of the year. Can-Am racers also did
well in the age classes as Mike Hrubetz won the Senior 50 B/C class and Jeff
McBride (40+A) and Jered Teixeira (30+A) each finished second in their classes.
Three Can-Am Maverick vehicles
finished in the top 10 in
the SxS Pro Production class. James Hill (IMG Motorsports/Can-Am X-Team) was
fifth and is currently third in points.
TQRA - Round Three
Can-Am racers earned
three wins at round three of the Dockside Marine TQRA series held at Johnsonville
Farm MX in Yantis, TX. Hunter Miller (Louis Powersports/Can-Am)
won both the Open Expert and Pro-Am classes on his DS 450 ATV, while his
teammate and younger brother Cody was second in each class. The third class
victory went to 30+-class racer Jeff Reeves. Can-Am racers Steven Padgett (3rd,
Plus 25) and Bruce Rowe (2nd, Over 40B) also earned podiums.
UTVRR Southern Series - Round
Three
The Southern Series of
UTV Rally Raid racing is held at Stony
Lonesome OHV
Park in Cullman County, AL,
and round three featured a tricky new short-course section. Team Pearson Racing
piloted its Commander side-by-side to the second spot on the Q2 class podium.
Outlaw Motorsports' Can-Am Maverick 1000R as sixth in the QR1 class.
