Can-Am Racers Standouts in GNCC, TQRA, WORCS

Can-Am/ Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series
Round 6: The Limestone 100

Texhoma Quad Racing Association (TQRA) Series
Round 5: Village Creek MX

World Off-Road Championship Series
Round 5: Racetown 395

Courtesy of Can-Am

SPRINGVILLE, IN
FORT WORTH, TX
ADELANTO, CA, MAY 12-13, 2012

Can-Am X-Team racers earned four 4×4-class overall wins at the inaugural Limestone 100 in the Can-Am/ Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series event and also won both the Pro and Pro-Am classes at round five of the Texhoma Quad Racing Association (TQRA) Series. Can-Am ATV and Commander side-by-side racers also competed In the World Off-Road Championship Series in Southern California.

Cliff Beasley (203) remained perfect in the U2 class, finishing at the front by more than three minutes at the GNCC Limestone 100.

“Can-Am racers had a busy weekend, with mixed results,” stated Can-Am race manager Jimmie O’Dell. “We competed in three different racing series in three different states. Chris Bithell put in a good effort to finish fourth after he started the Pro-class race at the back of the pack at the Limestone GNCC. Our Can-Am 4×4 racers tamed the new course, as Bryan Buckhannon, Cliff Beasley and Forrest Whorton each posted convincing wins in their classes. In the WORCS series, Dillon Zimmerman put in another top-five performance on his Can-Am DS 450, while Josh Frederick salvaged a top-10 finish and still sits second in the points chase. And in Texas, Hunter Miller had a great weekend in the TQRA Series, winning two classes and finishing third on the UTV Pro-class podium.”

Bryan Buckhannon topped the 4x4 Open class at the Limestone.

GNCC Limestone 100

Round six of the Can-Am / GNCC series made its first stop at The Limestone 100 outside of Springville, Indiana. Bryan Buckhannon edged Team UXC/ Can-Am X-Team racer Michael Swift to win the 4×4 Open class and finish second overall on the morning podium.

“It feels good to have a little more cushion in the points lead,” said Buckhannon. “I can’t say I’m going to relax, though, because the competition is still really tough and I want to win as many rounds as I can.”

Cliff Beasley remained perfect on his Team UXC Racing/ Can-Am Renegade 800R X xc in 2012, winning the U2 class by more than three minutes. Tanner Bowles won his fifth in a row, taking the 4×4 Novice-class victory. Can-Am X-Team racer Forrest Whorton earned his fifth victory in six rounds with a win in the 4×4 Senior Over 40 class.

Forrest Whorton won the 4x4 Senior Over 40 class for the fifth time this season.

Motoworks/ Can-Am DS 450 Pro racer Chris Bithell took fourth in Indiana. After a slow start, Bithell fought his way through traffic and into sixth place. He caught a break late in the race and moved up to fourth. He’s currently fifth in the XC1 Pro-class points standings.

Chris Bithell garnered a fourth-place finish at the inaugural Limestone 100.

WORCS

Racetown 395 in Adelanto, California, hosted round five of the 2012 WORCS schedule. Motoworks/ Can-Am DS 450 racer Dillon Zimmerman finished fifth in the Pro class. Zimmerman started the race in sixth and rode steadily to post another top-five finish in 2012. He’s currently fourth in the Pro-class points standings.

“The track was rough in some areas and wet in others, but my quad held up great, even with it being so hot,” Zimmerman reported.

Dillon Zimmerman (49) finished fifth in the Pro class at Racetown 395.

Josh Frederick finished ninth after battling the heat, dust and a mechanical issue. Frederick, who’d worked his way up to second place and had started to pull away from the third-place rider, battled fuel issues and lost several positions as his team corrected the matter. Frederick was at the back of the pack but rode hard to notch a top-10 finish. He’s currently second in the Pro-class points race after five rounds of racing.

TQRA

Hunter Miller raced his Can-Am DS 450 ATV to wins in both the Open Expert and Pro-Am classes at round five of the TQRA Motocross Series, held at Village Creek MX in Fort Worth, Texas. Miller outran his Louis Powersports/ Can-Am teammate Cody Miller and the rest of the field en route to his 1-1 moto sweep in the Open Expert class.

In Pro-Am-class action, Hunter took the win in the second moto to score the overall. The Miller brothers each piloted a Commander 1000 X to a podium finish in the UTV Open class, as Cody finished second and Hunter was third.

For more information on Can-Am racing, the entire 2012 schedule, the 2012 contingency program and DS 450 amateur racer-support program, please visit www.can-amxteam.com.

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