Can-Am
ATV and side-by-side racers competed in three different racing series and
tallied 25 total podiums last weekend. Can-Am X-Team member Mathieu Deroy won
the ATV Pro class at the New England ATV Motocross series in New Hampshire. Can-Am DS 450 racers scored
three class victories and eight podiums at round four of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV
Motocross National Championship series in Indiana. At the World Off-Road Championship
Series in Taft, CA, Can-Am racers earned three podiums.
"The
Can-Am racing team and amateur support riders had another successful weekend of
racing, earning roughly two dozen podiums," said Can-Am race manager Jimmie O'Dell.
"It was good to see Canadian Pro Mathieu Deroy get his first Pro class win. We
had some challenges this weekend in the AMA ATV MX Pro class and WORCS SxS Pro Production,
by just narrowly missing two podium finishes, but our teams are more determined
than ever to earn a spot back up on the box as soon as possible."
NEATV-MX - Round 3
Round
3 was held at a muddy MX101 in Epping,
NH. Leading the way was Pro class
racer Mathieu Deroy (Can-Am X-Team/PLX Sport/Ultimate ATV) of Canada, who won
the first Pro class moto with a late-race pass. He then overcame a slow start
to finish second in moto two and earn his first career Pro class win and
overall aboard the Can-Am DS 450 ATV.
"My
Can-Am DS 450 was amazing this weekend, ran great, got me to the front of the
pack off the holeshots in the Pro class and led me to my first Pro win ever,"
said Deroy. "The track was super rough. This win has got me really energized to
go for the top podium spot again."
NEATV-MX
Pro class points leader Travis Moore finished second behind Deroy. Racing for
BCS Performance/Wide Open Racing, the Can-Am Pro won the second moto of both
the Pro and Pro-Am classes to earn the second spot on each podium. Fourth place
in the Pro class went to Canadian Can-Am racer Anthony Derochers.
Can-Am
racers earned 11 other podiums at MX101. Jake Chamberland won the 4-Stroke A
class and took third in the College Boy class. Ellie Derochers and Mark Gehring
joined Chamberland on the 4-Stroke A podium. Ryan Dyer (Production Stock B),
Alex Parker (4-Stroke B), Roy Lampron (40+ Open) and Justin Locke (25+) took
second in their classes. Max Baskin (Production Stock B), Tyler Pulver
(Production Stock C) and Joshua Suchocki (40+ Open) tallied third place finishes
on their Can-Am ATVs.
Mtn. Dew ATV MX - Round 4
Wildcat
Creek MX in Rossville, IN, hosted its first AMA ATV MX national
event. Former GNC national champion and Can-Am racer Travis Spader won two classes
(30+, 40+) and Michael Troiano earned the overall in the Production A class on
his DS 450. The five other podium finishers were Nick Gennusa (2nd, Open A),
Merrill Crose (2nd, 450 A;
3rd, 30+), Douggie Hill (3rd, Open C) and Clayton Coad (3rd, 4-Stroke C).
BCS
Performance/Can-Am DS 450 Pro Josh Creamer finished fourth in the Pro class. He
ended up seventh in moto one after a mediocre start. However, a much-improved start
and a third-place finish in moto two was good for fourth overall.
"My
Can-Am DS 450 was working flawlessly," said Creamer, who is currently fourth in
the Pro class point standings. "I had a brand new quad built by BCS Performance
and they had it dialed in. I need to get some turnaround in my luck; I just
need to get two solid motos in one day and I'll be good. I know I can do it and
I know my Can-Am can do it."
Pro-Am
class Can-Am racer Ronnie Higgerson won the second moto to grab the
fourth-place position in Indiana.
His top-five finish moved him into the points lead after round four. Gennusa
(BCS/Can-Am X-Team) earned a season-best fifth place in the Pro-Am class.
WORCS - Round Five
Round
five of WORCS headed to Honolulu Hills in Taft,
CA. The course featured a lot of dust
along with manmade mud sections. Can-Am amateur ATV racer Mike Hrubetz won the
50 B/C class and took third in the 40+ B class on his DS 450. Can-Am racer
Zachary Zobrist was second in the Spt. 15-29 B class. GPS/Can-Am X-Team racer
Dillon Zimmerman finished sixth in the Pro class.
In
side-by-side racing action, Team IMG Motorsports/Can-Am Maverick 1000R racer
James Hill was in third place on the final lap of the SxS Pro Production class
but fell victim to a damaged tie rod. He ended up 12th in Taft, but still holds
the second-place position in the points race. Fellow Can-Am Maverick 1000R
pilots John Pacheco (IMG Motorsports) and Johnny Leach (Motoworks/DWT) finished
six and seventh, respectively.
