Can-Am Lands First of a Kind Win

Can-Am nabs an unprecedented win in BITD.

Exciting news from Can-Am! Dustin Jones, a Can-Am factory racer, achieved a historic victory at the 2023 Silver State 300 Best In The Desert race, driving the new Can-Am Maverick R. This marks the first time that a UTV has won a desert racing overall by beating every other vehicle on the course.

Dustin won the UTV overall and UTV Turbo Pro class, making the Can-Am Maverick R debut a success. Moreover, the Can-Am racers dominated the UTV overall and the UTV Turbo Pro class, with Vito Ranuio securing second place in his Maverick X3 and Phil Blurton coming in third in his new Maverick R. The Can-Am Maverick R and Maverick X3 platforms earned two wins and six podiums in their respective classes, achieving seven of the top-10 overall positions.

“I’ve had so much success in the Can-Am Maverick X3 platform over the last several years, so it means a lot to me that Can-Am has allowed me to be one of two racers to have the opportunity to debut the all-new Maverick R to the racing world. Our Maverick R handled flawlessly. From the start to the finish, we put this vehicle to the test and it passed with flying colors,” said Dustin Jones, Can-Am Factory Racer. “I’m really pumped to be able to line up with the Maverick R at some more big races to finish off the year.”

The 285-mile point-to-point race course saw racers start and finish just outside of Alamo, NV, traversing across the desert countryside of Lincoln County. The highly contested UTV Turbo Pro class was bound to be action packed with names like Phil Blurton, Dustin Jones, and Vito Ranuio among many others lining up to compete for the win.

“We couldn’t be happier to see the success Dustin and Phil have had here with the all-new Can-Am Maverick R, as well as the remarkable performances of Vito Ranuio, Mitchell Alsup, and Cody Bradbury with the time tested Maverick X3,” said Sandy Scullion, President, Powersports Group at BRP. “We built the Maverick R to be the best, the new performance leader. This weekend’s win proves we hit the mark perfectly.”

The UTV Turbo Pro class race saw multiple battles and lead changes throughout the day. Vito Ranuio and Dustin Jones would both control the physical lead at different times over the course of the race. Ultimately, it would be Dustin Jones that would secure the race overall win, along with the UTV overall win and UTV Turbo Pro class win with a finishing time of 5:11:39.222, beating all other vehicles on the race course for the day. Vito Ranuio was second in class and second overall with a finishing time of 5:14:34.301. Wrapping up the class podium sweep in third was Phil Blurton, with a finishing time of 5:15:39.314, securing third overall and the UTV overall podium sweep.

The Can-Am Factory Racing Team athletes will be back in action at Laughlin, NV on October 12-15.

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