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Press Release –
Team High Lifter-Polaris Racing had a great showing at the 2008 High Lifter ATV Mud Nationals, held at Mud Creek Off-Road Park, in Jacksonville, Texas.
The week long extravaganza featured spectacular mud riding, special events, competitions and entertainment.
In the Supertrapp Mud Bog competition, Maggie Robertson took first place in the “Polaris Mud Chic Open” class on her Sportsman 800 and her husband, Brian, took second out of 65 entries in the “Pro Series” class on his Sportsman 800.
JW Otwell and his Sportsman 500 took third place in both the “Bogger” and “Pro Series B” classes. Kelly Knutson and Jesse Johnson took top honors out of 20 entries in the “RUV” class in their bog-dominating RANGER RZR.
For the Maxxis Mudda Cross competition, Randy Miller blazed through the bog on his Sportsman 500 for a first-place finish in the “500cc or Less” class with teammate, JW Otwell finishing second with his Sportsman 500.
Miller also took third in the “Open” class on a Sportsman 800. Trey Thomas and his Sportsman 800 X2 took second out of 90 entries in the “501cc & Up” class and Jesse Johnson took third out of 14 in the “RUV” class on his RANGER RZR.
The RANGER CREW also made its Mud Nationals debut as part of the EPI Endurance Challenge.
The six-man team entered the race on an exhibition basis and ended up posting the fastest time and was one of nine of the 18 entrants that finished the race.
The race result was a true testament to RANGER CREW’s power and ruggedness.
The team’s next outing is the Texas Mudfest, at Gator Park, in Longview, Texas, on May 1-4.
For more information on Team High Lifter-Polaris Racing see their official site at content/teamhlpol.aspx.
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Team Warnert / Can-AmTM racer John Natalie powered his DS 450TM ATV to a successful race win at the ATV Bluegrass Nationals at Ballance Moto X near Bowling Green, Ky.
With the moto win, Natalie overcame a first-moto crash to claim sixth overall.
“Only John Natalie could come back from a nasty first-moto crash and win the second moto,” said Del Bohlman, Product, Media Relation and Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP.
“They don’t call him the ‘Ironman’ for nothing; we are proud of his excellent performance for the weekend and can’t wait to see his next race on the DS 450.”
In the first moto, Natalie took the holeshot and was leading the rest of the field when he crashed hard and was shaken up.
In qualifying, Natalie also had the second-fastest practice lap of the weekend. Natalie’s teammate, Cody Miller, battled hard the entire first moto and took fifth.
Sage Baker of Team Epic Racing/Can-Am looked fast in qualifying as he had the fifth-fastest practice lap.
A flat-tire in the first moto ended his chances at a top-five overall finish, but Baker managed to salvage tenth overall when he took sixth in the second moto on a DS 450 ATV.
Can-Am support rider, Richard Pelchat, took fifth in the second moto and finished ninth overall for an impressive weekend on his DS 450.
John Natalie
“It felt good to win the second moto. I knew we were capable of it, and I know it’s going to be great from now on. I was just happy to give everyone on the team and back at the BRP Can-Am factory their first moto win of the season.”
Cody Miller
“Everything went really well in the first moto; the bike was running great. From this point, I’m going to be concentrating on training for the first round of the up-coming WPSA ATV Tour.”
The next round of the ITP/Moose Racing AMA/ATVA ATV Championship Series is April 26-27 at Birch Creek Raceway near Danville, Va. Visit www.can-amxteam.com for more details and race results.
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KTM’s Adam McGill must endure a difficult transition as he battles for the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series Championship.
The 20-year-old from West Union, West Virginia used to be known as the funny man of the GNCC tour, but the competition doesn’t find his three-race win streak a laughing matter. As a result, the pro pits are now a lonely place for McGill.
“Nobody talks to me anymore,” says McGill. “Nobody comes up and jokes around with me anymore. But I don’t want to change anything. Winning these races is fun, too.”
Fun for him, yes, but the competition hopes to put an end to his streak this weekend at the Acerbis Loretta Lynn’s GNCC in Hurricane Mills, TN.
The longest-running event on the GNCC tour, Loretta’s offers high-speed whooped out terrain that will test the stamina of the world’s best four-wheeled woods pilots.
The GNCC “Killer B’s” of Bill Ballance and Chris Borich hope to rebound at Loretta’s. The duo usually dominates the races, but they currently sit fourth and fifth in the 2008 standings.
Borich switched to the Rockstar/Yoshimura Suzuki team this season and won the season opener in Florida, but has yet to finish on the podium (top three) since.
Ballance suffered uncharacteristic mechanical troubles at the second race of the season in Georgia and is still winless four rounds into the year.
Another young rider sits second in the standings. Yamaha’s Brandon Sommers, the 2007 GNCC XC2 Pro-Am Champion, has mixed consistent finishes with developing speed to get closer and closer to a victory.
Sommers battled McGill hard for a few miles at the last race before logging another podium finish.
Veteran Bryan Cook has been the surprise of the season. The privateer sits third in the standings, and the Team Excell Motorsports rider is thrilled to have so much factory-backed talent behind him.
“It gives you that little extra drive late in the race when you know you’re out front of those guys,” says Cook.
The GNCC field may be deeper than ever, with additional competition coming from Safari Motorsports’ veteran Matt Smiley, the National Guard’s William Yokley, McGill’s KTM teammate Taylor Kiser, Can-Am Warnert Racing’s Chris Bithell and Chris Jenks, and LTERacing.com Can-Am’s Duane Johnson and Brent Sturdivant. The list of riders that could win this weekend’s race easily goes into double digits.
The 10 a.m ATV morning race will feature a battle for the overall between top contenders in the Women’s class and the best Utility and 4×4 riders.
Yamaha’s Traci Cecco, Tom Clark Motorsports’ Angel Atwell and Yamaha of Troy’s Stephanie Parton will duke it out in the Women’s ranks.
In the 4×4 divisions, Bryan Buckhannon (4×4 Open) and Cliff Beasley (4×4 Lites) are undefeated in the first four rounds of racing.
In addition, Michael Swift (4×4 Limited) and Mike Benson (Utility Unlimited) figure to be contenders for the morning race overall win.
Saturday’s action begins with youth racing at 8 a.m. The morning race begins at 10 a.m., and Pro classes race at 1 p.m.
Dirt bike racing will follow the ATV show on Sunday. Red Bull KTM’s David Knight looks for his third-straight win after a victory in South Carolina two weeks ago.
Fast Facts:
What: The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series (GNCC), America’s Largest Off Road Racing Series. Cross-country racing is one of the most physically demanding sports in the world. The nearly three-hour long GNCC races lead as many as 1,800 riders through tracks ranging from eight to 12 miles in length. With varied terrain including hills, woods, mud, dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events are tests of both survival and speed.
When: April 26 and 27, 2008
Where: From Nashville, take I-40 West to Exit 143. Turn right and follow Route 13 North 7 miles to the Ranch on the left.
Who: The Can-Am GNCC Series pits the best of the best in off-road racing against each other. More than 1,400 amateur racers are expected to compete on custom-built dirt bikes and four-wheeled ATVs. Top pro motorcycle riders include David Knight, Barry Hawk, Jr., Charles Mullins, Jimmy Jarrett and Shane Watts. ATV pro riders include Bill Ballance, Chris Borich, Chris Bithell, Matt Smiley and Adam McGill.
GNCC Point Standings
XC1 Pro
1. Adam McGill (106/3 wins)
2. Bryan Cook (75)
3. Brandon Sommers (73)
4. Chris Borich (63)
5. Bill Ballance (62)
6. Matt Smiley (61)
7. Taylor Kiser (60)
8. William Yokley (58)
9. Ryan Lane (48)
10. Jarrod McClure (44)
Question:
Dear Motorhead,
I own a 2007 700 Grizz with oversized tires and from the advice in your magazine, I am looking for a clutch kit.
I can’t find anywhere a comparison of the two so I was wondering if you could tell me why you chose EPI over DP or direct me to a website so I can review a comparison on my own. By the way, love your magazine.
Thanks,
Cal
Reply:
Thanks for your email!
Our choice was based on the opportunity to try one kit over another – it wasn’t based on availability or price.
Unfortunately, I cannot tell you which kit will work better but I am sure of one thing – either will work better than stock.
You’re going to chew up your drive belt and load your engine unnecessarily with the stock set up and big tires.
Both these companies produce fine quality components. I would have no problem recommending either companies products from what we’ve seen here.
Motorhead Mark
Question:
Dear Motorhead,
Which of the following Sport ATVs would you recommend?
1. Honda 450R
2. Yamaha YFZ 450
3. Suzuki 450 R
Thanks,
Dan Carrier
Reply:
Thanks for your email!
All three of these ATVs are great performers and your selection would be mostly determined by:
1) How are you going to use it? If it’s just for trail riding and sand lot running – go with the best dealer and you’ll be fine. If you are
2) racing the ATV then you need to check with your local sanctioning body to find out about rules – in particular track width (the Suzuki is a little wider) and about legal or necessary modifications.
Sorry I can’t definitively answer your Q but this is the nature of comparing three very competitive models.
Finally, if the best bike is only available from the dealer you like least, then you better think twice. Know what we mean?
Motorhead Mark
Press Release –
Team Looney Tuned Exhaust (LTE) / Can-AmTM knew it was only a matter of time before Women-class racer Lexie Coulter visited the podium for the GNCC morning session. Hard work and a never-give-up attitude have characterized the first three rounds for Coulter.
At the Big Buck GNCC near Union, S.C., everything paid off as Coulter flirted with an overall all morning and was third across the line on her BRP Can-Am DS 450TM ATV when the checkers flew.
“It seems like everyone on the Can-Am teams were pulling for Coulter as she came so close to getting on the podium each of the first three rounds” said Del Bohlman, Product, Media Relation and Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP. “Everyone was excited to see her put the DS 450 on the morning podium, the hard work put in by Coulter and Team LTE is paying off.”
Can-Am X-Team member Bryan Buckhannon aboard a CanAm Outlander˙ 800 ATV was the “first of the rest” as he rode to fourth overall and the 4×4 Open class win. Along with Buckhannon, two other Can-Am riders took class wins in the morning. Michael Swift of Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am absolutely dominated the 4×4 Limited class with a nearly 20-minute class win on his Can-Am Outlander 800 ATV.
Swift’s teammate, Cliff Beasley, took the win on his Outlander 500 in the 4×4 Lites class followed closely by Jerime Dudding of Team LTE / Can-Am, also on an Outlander 500 ATV. Scott Kilby of Team Warnert Racing / Can-Am finished second in the 4×4 Open class on a Can-Am Outlander 800 ATV.
Round four brings the racers to the famed Loretta Lynn Dude Ranch in central Tennessee for the Loretta Lynn GNCC on April 26.
Visit www.can-amxteam.com for more details and race results.
Press Release –
Team Motoworks / Can-AmTM members Brandon Smith and Josh Frederick continue to look impressive at the ITP Quadcross races this season.
Round Two saw the sun shine brightly on the Pro class as it lined up on the Arizona Cycle Park starting gate near Buckeye, Ariz. Smith rode his BRP Can-Am DS 450TM ATV and ended up finishing second in the race after he and the eventual winner pulled away from the rest of the field. Teammate Frederick, also on a DS 450, passed several riders and finished fourth.
“We are well into the racing season, and to see successes like this for the initial effort of the DS 450 ATV is encouraging,” said Del Bohlman, Product, Media Relation and Racing Manager for Can-Am ATVs at BRP. “The entire Team Motoworks/Can-Am racing team, from riders to owner, are committed to winning a Quadcross championship.”
In the amateur classes, Team Motoworks/Can-Am racer Dillon Zimmerman took the win in the Two- and Four-Stroke Expert class and placed second in the Four-Stroke Expert class; he currently ranks second in points in the Four-Stroke Expert class.
Team Motoworks/Can-Am’s next race is round four of the WORCS series near Auburn, Wa., on April 18-20. Frederick is currently first in points; Smith is currently in the top-10 in the WORCS series.
The next ITP Quadcross race is on May 4, at the Racetown 395 track near Adelanto, Calif.
Visit www.can-amxteam.com for more details and race results.
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