Can-Am
Renegade 800R X xc racer Rob Smith won the U2 class and earned his first career 10 a.m. morning overall at round nine of the
2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series in Snowshoe, WV. Fellow
U2 class competitor and Renegade pilot Michael Swift joined Smith on the
overall podium, 4x4 overall podium and U2 class podiums at the Snowshoe GNCC.
Can-Am
ATV racers also won the other four 4x4 classes at round nine and Bryan
Buckhannon extended his 4x4 Open class winning streak to nine races. At the
first side-by-side event in the AMA Mid America Cross Country Championship
Series, Can-Am Maverick 1000R X rs racer Matt Rowell won the UTV Modified class
in Nashville, Ind.
"Can-Am ATV racers
again dominated the morning session, winning all five 4x4 classes in spite of
the wet, muddy and rugged conditions at the Snowshoe GNCC," said Can-Am race
manager Jimmie O'Dell. "Rob Smith and Michael Swift had a great battle for the
top spot on the overall morning podium, the U2 class win and class points lead.
We have several Can-Am racers who have good control of their class points lead
heading into the GNCC summer break. Matt Rowell won his first race in the
Maverick 1000R X rs in the MAXC series, proving the flagship Can-Am Maverick
1000R is truly a race-ready side-by-side."
GNCC
The ninth round of the AMSOIL GNCC series was held
Saturday, June 29, atop Snowshoe
Mountain at an altitude
of 4,242 feet.
At what is known as "America's
Toughest Race," once again, the 4x4 machines shined again this year in the wet and
rugged mountain conditions with Can-Am machines sweeping the top two spots on
the morning podium.
The highlight of the Snowshoe GNCC for the Can-Am racers
was the battle between U2 class competitors and Renegade 800R X xc racers Rob
Smith and Michael Swift. Smith (BNR/Can-Am) outraced Swift for the U2 class win
and in the process secured not only the 10 a.m. morning overall, but also the class
points lead. Swift settled for a very close second place on the morning overall
podium. Swift (Team UXC Racing/Can-Am), who has five victories this year,
trails Smith by just four points heading into round ten.
"My Renegade worked amazing.
That quad is like a tank," said Smith, who recorded his first-ever GNCC morning
overall. "I am on the newer 2012 quad and it's just flawless. It's really nice to
have the U2 points lead heading into summer break. I have been working harder
than ever before and really want to earn the championship."
In the 4x4 Open ranks, ATV Parts
Plus/Can-Am Outlander 800R 4x4 racer Bryan Buckhannon won the class at Snowshoe
to maintain his perfect season in 2013. Can-Am Outlander Sam Williams (JB
Off-Road/ITP) took second ahead of Can-Am racer Tanner Bowles. Kevin Trantham,
the 4x4 Lites class defending champion, and 4x4 Senior 40+ class points leader
Forrest Whorton each won their class and have winning streaks of eight and four
races, respectively. Can-Am ATV racer Ryan Smith took his fourth 4x4 Novice
class win and is the points leader going into the GNCC summer break.
GNCC racing resumes Sept. 7, with round ten,
the Can-Am Unadilla in New Berlin,
NY.
MAXC
Southern Indiana features rolling hills and
is an ideal location for the MAXC racing series. The first round of the SxS
series, the Big Nasty Cross Country race presented by Lucas Oil and Red Bull,
was held at what was once known as Ski World Resort, which shut down in 2004.
According to the MAXC release, the side-by-side vehicles lined up to do battle Friday evening with a $2,000 purse on the
line. Side-by-side vehicles were faced with competing in two motos and six
total laps over the two-mile course.
NightKrawler
Kustoms' Matt Rowell, who used to compete in a Can-Am Commander side-by-side,
recently purchased a Can-Am Maverick 1000R X rs to race the MAXC SxS series. In
his first race behind the wheel of the Can-Am, Rowell swept both motos on his
way to winning the UTV Modified class at round one of the MAXC SxS series.
