Valcourt, Quebec,
November 30, 2007 -
Once again the Can-AmTM
OutlanderTM ATV line-up
proved its versatility and
performance during the course of the
Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
(GNCC) season in 2007. Can-Am X-Team
riders simply dominated the 4x4
classes this year - including a
four-place sweep of the points
standings in the 4x4 Open class.
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"Amazing success is just
about the best way to
describe it," said Bernard
Guy, ATV marketing director
at BRP. "Every year we set
out to win championships and
this year it all came
together. From the racers to
the mechanics to the team
owners, everyone involved in
the racing program was
committed to winning."
The final race near
Crowfordsville, Indiana, is
always a crowd pleaser with
race fans from across the
region showing up to cheer
on favourite racers. It is
also aptly named "The
Ironman": during the
13-round GNCC series, it
takes an Ironman-like
mentality to finish the
season, and the final race
is never a cakewalk.
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Warnert Racing / Can-Am X-Team racer
Rick Cecco won the
4x4 Open class after a year-long
battle with fellow Can-Am rider
Bryan Buckhannon to
the final race of the season; Cecco
won his championship aboard an
Outlander 800 H.O. 4x4. Next year,
Cecco will pilot a Can-Am RenegadeTM
800 in the U2 class.
"It feels great to be in a battle
all season long and come out with a
championship," said Cecco of the
win. "My thanks to everyone on the
Warnert Racing crew and, of course,
to BRP Can-Am for producing such a
great ATV. I can't wait to race for
the U2-class championship next
season."
Also in the 4x4 Open class, Warnert
Racing's Scott Kilby
and Can-Am X-Team member
Jacob Kirst took third and
fourth respectively. The class was
all Can-Am, all year, all the time.
Twelve of 13 4x4 Open class races in
2007 were won aboard a Can-Am
Outlander 800.
In the 4x4 Limited class, it was
Warnert Racing / Can-Am X-Team's
Michael Swift who
brought home the class championship.
Swift was the run-away winner of the
class winning 11 out of 13 races
aboard an Outlander 800. Team MPR's
Mike Penland
battled hard all season long with a
couple of podium finishes and
several top-five finishes in the
class.
Cliffton Beasley of
the Warnert Racing / Can-Am X-Team
faced tough competition throughout
the 2007 GNCC season – from fellow
Can-Am X-Team rider Jeremy
Dudding! Both riders
battled aboard Can-Am Outlander 500
ATVs however, it was Beasley's wins
in 10 out of 13 rounds that gave him
the championship. Both Beasley and
Dudding finished either first or
second in nine out of 13 races in
2007.
With the 2007 season wrapped up and
three championships won, the Can-Am
team is looking forward to adding
even more championships to the
trophy case next GNCC season with
the addition of the DS 450 ATV in
the XC 1 Pro class.
The first GNCC
race of 2008 will be on March 2,
2008 in Florida.
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.
