Can-am DS 450 racers won seven classes and earned 17 total class podiums at round eight of the 2013 AMA Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship Series in New Berlin, N.Y.

Can-Am Pro class racer Josh Creamer won one moto and finished second overall at the Can-Am Unadilla event. On the West Coast at round six of the World Off-Road Championship Series, three Can-Am Maverick 1000R X rs pilots finished in the top five of the SxS Pro Production class. Pablo Veglia earned his first ever SxS Pro Production class podium, taking third at Pala Raceway in Pala, Calif.

“Can-Am Pro and amateur class racers put in some of the best overall weekend performances recently with the DS 450 ATV, winning seven classes and a total of 17 class podiums. Josh Creamer was untouchable in moto two and equaled his best overall finish of the year with second place in the Pro class,” said Jimmie O’Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. “We were pleased that three Can-Am Maverick racers earned top-five finishes in California, highlighted by Pablo Veglia’s third-place podium finish in the SxS Pro Production class.”

Unadilla ATV MX National

The Can-Am Unadilla was the eighth round of the ATV MX Nationals, held at Unadilla Motorsports Park in New York. Can-Am DS 450 racers tallied a total of seven class victories and 17 podium finishes. Josh Creamer (BCS Performance / Can-Am) took second in the Pro class and Travis Spader won three classes.

Creamer, who has three podium finishes in ’13, recovered from a mid-pack start in moto one to earn fourth place. However, the former national champion shined in moto two. Creamer grabbed the holeshot and led from start to finish to earn his third moto victory of the season. His 4-1 scorecard was his best two-moto score of the year and was good for second overall.

“I didn’t have a great start in moto one, I ducked underneath everyone to try and salvage it. I was mid-pack and really had to work,” said Creamer, who is third in the Pro class championship points race. “Moto two was great. I got the holeshot and never looked back. My BCS Performance Can-Am DS 450 was awesome today.”

Can-Am DS 450 Pro Jeffrey Rastrelli (JB Racing / Can-Am) notched his third consecutive seventh-place finish, with 8-7 moto scores.

He is in eighth place in the Pro class point standings. Can-Am X-Team racer Nick Gennusa took fifth place in the Pro-Am class. However, he won the Open A class and is the class points leader heading into round nine.

Travis Spader (BCS Performance) won all six motos on his way to victory in the Junior 25+, Vet 30+ and Senior 40+ classes at Unadilla. Jacob Chamberland posted 3-1 moto finishes on his Can-Am to win the 450 A class.

Fellow DS 450 pilots Mathieu Deroy and Eli Deroches joined him on the podium. DS 450 racers Mathew Coad (450 B) and Justin Locke (4-Stroke B) also posted class wins at Unadilla.

Pala WORCS

Around 50 total side-by-side vehicles competed at round six of the 2013 Rocky Mountain ATV MC WORCS held at Pala Raceway in Southern California. The track was dusty with an intense moto section and a lot of rocks.

Team Del Almo / Murray Motorsports / Can-Am Maverick 1000R X rs pilot Pablo Veglia earned a career-best third-place finish in the competitive SxS Pro Production class. He came all the way from 11th place after lap one to earn his first podium with the Can-Am Maverick side-by-side.

Two other Can-Am Maverick racers also earned top-five finishes in the SxS Pro Production class. Gilbert Flores (Motoworks / DWT) was fourth for his best finish of the season. And in his first WORCS race, Kyle Chaney, who raced for Murray Motorsports / Can-Am, took fifth overall despite a damaged vehicle due to being hit by another driver.

“My Can-Am worked amazing. It cornered so well and the power and suspension were awesome,” said Veglia. “It had plenty of power to clear all the jumps. The Maverick took a lot of abuse today, and it came out strong.”

For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire 2013 schedule, the ’13 contingency program and Can-Am DS 450 ATV amateur racer support program, please visit www.can-amxteam.com.

Team ITP ATV racers won eight classes and earned a total of 19 class podiums at round eight of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship Series in New York. Across the country, in California, ITP-supported side-by-side pilot Pablo Veglia captured third place in the SxS Pro Production class at round six of the 2013 Rocky Mountain ATV MC WORCS series presented by Motoworks and Dirt Wheels Magazine.

“Team ITP racers did very well at round eight of the AMA ATV Motocross series in Unadilla, taking home eight class wins and almost 20 podium finishes,” said Pat McGuire, Public Relations / Race Support. “We had Josh Creamer win the second ATV Pro class moto and take second place overall with his ITP tires. We also had success out west in WORCS, as SxS driver and ITP-backed Pablo Veglia took third in the SxS Pro Production class at Pala Raceway.”

At round eight of the ATV Motocross Nationals in New Berlin, N.Y., ITP Pro Josh Creamer earned second overall with 4-1 moto scores. After taking a hard-fought fourth-place finish in moto one, Creamer used his ITP Quadcross MX2 and Quadcross MX rear tires to pull the holeshot in the second moto. From there, he led from start to finish to record his third moto win and top overall finish this season.

“It feels really good to come out here at Unadilla and perform well in front of a lot of my family and friends from New England,” said Creamer. “It’s our closest race and I’m really happy I was able to grab the holeshot in moto two and come out with the win for another podium finish.”

Fellow ITP-backed Pro Jeffrey Rastrelli finished seventh for the third straight race using ITP tires. He’s now eighth in the class points race heading into round nine. Sean Taylor (Root River Racing / ITP) finished third in the Pro-Am class and 12th in the Pro class at the Can-Am Unadilla round. ITP racer Bret Sellers finish seventh, while William Lloyd did not compete at round eight.

Seven racers won eight classes at round eight in New York. “Factory” Sam Rowe recorded a win, his fourth of the year, in the competitive 16-24 class to take command of the points lead heading into the next round. Alex Gillette also notched a class win, taking the victory in the Production C class.

He also finished second in the 450 C division in New York. Kyle Haynes, who has a shot at winning three titles in 2013, posted four total moto wins at Unadilla, which resulted in one overall win in the Open C class and two other podium finishes. He was second in 4-Stroke C and third in 450 C.

Youth class racers earned the other four victories for Team ITP at Unadilla. Schoolboy class racer Haedyn Mickelson won both the Schoolboy Sr. (14-17) and Schoolboy Jr. (13-15) Open classes using ITP tires and is the points leader in both.

Blake Sarver swept the Schoolboy Jr. (13-15) class at round eight. It was his sixth overall in eight events, giving him a lead of more than 60 points over second place. Sarver also earned two other podium finishes on the weekend. He was second in the Schoolboy (14-17) and third in the Schoolboy (13-15) Open.

Noah Mickelson also tasted victory in New York, winning the 90 Open class with 1-2 moto scores to take control of the class points lead. The final ITP-backed youth class racer to capture a class overall win was Sam Steckly in the 90 Open (12-15) class. Steckly is second in the class in points but has three overall 90 Open class wins in 2013.

ITP racers tallied four additional podium finishes at Unadilla. Dylan Tremellen earned two third-place finishes using ITP tires. He finished third in the Production A to retain his class points lead. He’s currently second in the 4-Stroke A class as well after eight rounds of action. In a similar situation in the 30+ class, Mike Barnhardt took a third-place podium finish to also retain his class points lead. Women’s class racer Megan Manshack recorded her seventh podium in eight rounds, earning second overall at Unadilla.

Round nine of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship Series is slated for July 27-28, at Red Bud Motocross in Buchanan, Mich.

WORCS

Two ITP-supported pilots finished in the top five of the SxS Pro Production class at round six of WORCS, which was held at Pala Raceway in Pala, Calif. Pablo Veglia (Del Amo / Murray Motorsports / ITP) battled back from a subpar start to finish third on the SxS Pro Production podium.

Veglia, who was in 11th place after the first lap, quickly charged to the front of the pack, climbing into the top five by lap three. One lap later, he had moved into third place and earned his best finish of 2013.

Team Murray Motorsports / ITP racer Kyle Chaney piloted the No. 911 side-by-side and, despite a broken axle to due being hit by another racer, salvaged a fifth-place finish in his first ever WORCS event.

Piloting Team ITP racer Cody Rahders’ side-by-side, UTVunderground.com’s Joey DiGiovanni finished fourth in the 700 Production class using ITP Holeshot ATR tires. ITP racers earned another top-five finish at Pala as Justin Imhof earned fifth in the Production 1000 class.

Round seven of WORCS will be held on August 10-11, at Glen Helen Raceway in Devore, Calif.

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The magnitude of the disaster that occurred last Saturday in Lac-Megantic, a town less than an hour’s drive from the CFMOTO Canada headquarters, has shocked us all.

To help police, firefighters, municipal employees and other volunteers whose work is exceptional and particularly difficult as a result of this tragic event, CFMOTO Canada has provided a 2014 TRACKER 800 UTV vehicle with a value of $13,000 to the municipality of Lac-Megantic.

We would like to thank our dealer Mecano Sport Lac-Megantic and its owner Daniel Mercier for having supported us in our work and for preparing the vehicle.

In addition, all our dealers across the country will be solicited later this week by our team in order to collect more donations.

“We have thought long about the best way to help our friends in Lac-Mégantic. Several options were discussed, but it is ultimately the gift of a vehicle that was chosen because it will help local authorities immediately with their difficult task. Naturally, we offer our deepest sympathies to the bereaved families and all affected by this tragedy.” says Carl Patoine, President of CFMOTO Canada.

We encourage all of our present and future customers, as well as our suppliers to give generously to the Canadian Red Cross clients.

Founded in 1989, CFMOTO is a company that has been designing, developing, producing and exporting motor vehicles internationally for more than 20 years. They are a leader in the field of liquid cooled engine design and production for motorcycles and quads in China and throughout the world. CFMOTO possesses an annual production capacity of 800,000 engines and 600,000 vehicles. In Canada, CFMOTO products are imported by CMI who has developed an extensive network of dealerships throughout the country. To provide outstanding service to its many dealerships so that they may, in turn, cater to the needs of their many customers, CMI has established a number of vehicle and parts warehouses in several provinces across Canada. CFMOTO is distributed not only in Canada, but also in more than 50 countries throughout the world.

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Can-Am Maverick 1000R X rs pilots Kyle Chaney and Zak Zakowski each earned overall racing victories this past weekend. Chaney dominated the QR1 class at round six of the UTV Rally Raid Northern Series in Tennessee. Zakowski won two classes and the UTV race overall in the Iowa ATV Hare Scramble Series.

At round seven of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship Series, DS 450 racer Travis Spader won two classes, while Nick Gennusa earned his first career Pro-Am class podium finish aboard his Can-Am.

“Can-Am Maverick 1000R side-by-side racer Kyle Chaney put in an outstanding effort in miserable conditions to dominate the UTV Rally Raid event at Windrock OHV park. I was thrilled by Zac Zakowski’s double victory in Iowa, which included his first official UTV overall with his new Maverick 1000R X rs,” said Jimmie O’Dell, Race Manager, Can-Am. “We had tougher luck and spotty weather at round seven of the ATV MX Nationals, but I was excited for Nick Gennusa’s moto-one victory and first career Pro-Am class podium finish.”

UTV Rally Raid

JB Off-Road / Can-Am Maverick 1000 X rs racer Kyle Chaney won the QR1 class and race overall at round six of the UTV Rally Raid Northern Series, which was held at a muddy Windrock OHV Riding Park near Oliver Springs, Tenn.

Chaney, who has also recorded a GNCC UTV overall this year and will compete in a WORCS race in the coming weeks, jumped out to an early lead by recording the fastest lap of the race on lap one. Despite heavy rain and foggy conditions, the Ohio-based racer continued to outpace the competition during the four-hour race that started in the early evening. A few hours later when the darkness had set in, Chaney increased his lead. He went on to win the QR1 class by almost 12 minutes over the nearest competitor.

“I put in a few hard laps early and built up a good lead because I knew once night fell it might get foggy and goggles would not work too well. I just put in consistent laps and stopped every two or three laps to switch out gloves and goggles. I felt I could drive my Maverick as if it were dry and the Maverick felt as if it were on rails,’ said Chaney.

Two other Can-Am Maverick racing teams had top-five overall finishes. AC Racing was third overall and third in the QR1 ranks, while Team Maverick Racing took fifth overall.

IATVHSS

Zac Zakowski took the UTV overall and won both the Open UTV and Open Utility (ATV) classes at round five of the Iowa ATV Hare Scramble Series in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Driving his new Can-Am Maverick 1000 X rs, Zakowski earned his first-ever UTV class win in the competitive Open UTV class.

He jumped out to an early lead and quickly outran the competition on the narrow woods course. At the finish, he had a one-lap lead over second place. Aboard his Zakowski Motorsports / Racing for Mom Can-Am Outlander 800R, Zakowski led the Open Utility class from start to finish and won by more than three minutes.

Steel City ATV MX National

Round seven of the ATV MX Nationals was held at Steel City Raceway, near Pittsburgh, Pa. Can-Am X-Team racer and Pro-Am class rookie Nick Gennusa dominated the first Pro-Am moto on Sunday, cleanly working his way through the pack on near perfect track conditions aboard his BCS Performance-prepped Can-Am DS 450.

However, a steady rain fell the entire second moto, which the made the start critical. Gennusa got a poor start, but recovered on a very slick track to earn eighth in moto two. His 1-8 score was good for third overall and first career Pro-Am class podium finish.

In the Pro class, Josh Creamer (BCS Performance / Can-Am) had a tough first moto. After starting out in fourth, Creamer moved up one spot and then was pressuring second place when he was struck by misfortune. The rear tire of ATV in front of him kicked up a rock and hit the ignition key, shutting off the engine. After Creamer diagnosed the problem, he was able to salvage a sixth-place finish. Creamer finished fourth in moto two, tallying another top-five overall finish, and also retained his current third-place spot in the point standings.

Fellow Can-Am Pro Jeffery Rastrelli (JB Racing / Can-Am) earned seventh place overall finish, matching his season best. In Amateur racing, former national champion Travis Spader won both the Veteran 30+A and the Senior 40+ classes.

For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire 2013 schedule, the ’13 contingency program and Can-Am DS 450 ATV amateur racer support program, please visit www.can-amxteam.com.