Can-Am ATV and Side-By-Side Racers Post Victories In GNCC Racing, TQRA MX Series
Valcourt,
Québec, April 3, 2012 – Can-Am® X-Team racers earned
five 4x4 class overall wins this past weekend at the Steele Creek Can-Am / Grand
National Cross Country (GNCC) series event and also posted three class
victories in the Texhoma Quad Racing Association (TQRA) series. In the GNCC series,
Kevin Trantham led the way, winning the 4x4 Lites class and finishing third
overall on the morning podium aboard his 2012 Can-Am Outlander™ 500. Cody and
Hunter Miller each piloted a Can-Am vehicle to victories at round two of the
TQRA motocross series held in Geary, Okla.
“The Steele
Creek GNCC was a brutal, challenging course, but our 4x4 class racers truly
performed well aboard their Can-Am ATVs,” stated Jimmie O’Dell, Race Manager,
Can-Am. “Michael Swift and Bryan Buckhannon are so evenly matched aboard their
2012 Outlander 800s, they really put on a show racing wheel-to-wheel with each
other the entire two-hour race. I was glad to see Swift finally get his first
win of 2012, but I'm sure the two riders will have another battle at the next
race in South Carolina. Kevin Trantham put in one of his most impressive
performances ever aboard his Outlander 500, by winning his class and earning a spot on
the morning overall podium. In TQRA, I was pleased to see both Cody and Hunter
Miller post some hard-fought victories over the weekend with both their Can-Am
ATVs and side-by-side machines.”
Steele Creek GNCC
Round three of the Can-Am / GNCC series at Steele Creek in Morganton,
N.C., not only featured one of the series toughest courses, but the event also
had a purple theme in support of the March of Dimes charitable organization.
One lucky winner took home a new Can-Am DS90™ X® that was donated as the grand
prize for the fundraising raffle.
Trantham posted his third consecutive 4x4 Lites class win to start the
2012 GNCC season. The North Carolina native dominated his class, winning by
more than 12 minutes. In the process, he also passed enough riders to earn third
place on the morning overall podium.
“We had a good race. I got out front and kept pulling away,” said
Trantham. “It felt good to be on the (overall) podium and I hope I can continue
to do that all season long.”
The victory came down to the final few turns in the 4x4 Open class. UXC
Racing / Can-Am X-Team racer Michael Swift won his first race of the season
edging fellow Can-Am X-Team racer and current class points leader Bryan
Buckhannon aboard his ATV Parts Plus backed Outlander 800R. Cliff Beasley,
riding his Team UXC Racing / Can-Am X-Team Renegade® 800R, won his third
straight U2 class event. Can-Am X-Team racer Forrest Whorton also improved to a
perfect 3-for-3 in 2012 with his 4x4 Senior class win. Tanner Bowles has now
won two 4x4 Novice class races in a row on his Can-Am after his victory in
North Carolina.
Motoworks / Can-Am DS 450™ racer Chris Bithell finished sixth in the XC1
Pro class. He led lap two, but fell off the pace after making a pit stop a lap
later. He’s currently fifth in the XC1 points race with 10 rounds remaining on
the schedule.
TQRA
Brothers Cody and Hunter Miller battled all weekend at round two of the
TQRA series held at RAW MX in Geary, Okla. Cody Miller won twice aboard his
Can-Am DS 450, posting wins in the Open Expert and Pro-Am classes. Hunter was
second in both classes, however, he won the UTV Open class. After second in
moto one, Hunter drove his Can-Am Commander™ 1000 X® to victory in moto two to beat
Cody for the class overall.
“We’ve been having a blast racing the Commander. It handles well and has
tons of power. It is fun to drive, and we have been having a lot of success
with it,” said Cody Miller. “I had good motos today and I put Can-Am on the
podium with both the quad and the side-by-side.”
Other DS 450 amateur class podium finishers were, Jeff Reeves (third,
Over 30A), Michael Bettis (third, +25), Gary Schlentz (second, Open C) and
Bruce Rowe (second, Over 40B).
For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire 2012 schedule, the ’12
contingency program and DS 450 amateur racer support program, please visit
www.can-amxteam.com.
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