BRP Assembles All-Star Team to Race its All-Star Outlander 800 H.O. EFI


Whistler, B-C September 23, 2005 - Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) has assembled an all-star ATV racing team to compete on the industry's hottest quad, the 2006 Bombardier*ATV OutlanderTM 800H.O. EFI V-Twin. Epic Racing/Team Golden West will campaign two teams to take on the SCORE Baja 1000. Separately, Mike Penland will compete in the Grand National Cross-Country (GNCC) Utility Stock class. Scott Kilby will compete in the GNCC Utility Modified class.

This is BRP's first effort at racing in North America in the Utility classes. In Europe, BRP teams have won the Baja 1000 and the Baja 2000 races with a DSTM 650 sport quad.

"When you've got the ATV with the most horsepower, you've got to race it to show everyone what it's got," said Pierre Arsenault, BRP Vice President and General Manager Snowmobiles, Watercraft, ATVs and Sport Boats. "Just like in our other forms of racing, we are partnering with teams and racers that are the best in the business, proven winners. We are looking forward to seeing these pros show the world that the Outlander 800 H.O. is the highest performance Utility ATV you can buy."

Two teams of four Epic Racing/Team Golden West riders will be hitting the desert to take on the Baja 1000. Team 1 includes Doug Eichner, John Gregory, Marc Spaeth and Dustin Nelson. Team 2 includes Greg Row, Allen White, Tony Baker, Ryan Wheeler. All are accomplished ATV riders, with numerous wins and championships. Most notable, Greg Row won the Baja 2000 in 2000 riding the Bombardier* ATV DS650 in its first competitive event. Jimmy Stephenson was also part of this winning team. Doug Eichner has been the Best in the Desert champion twice and a S.C.O.R.E champion twice.

Penland is one of the most accomplished ATV drivers in the sport's history. The veteran has won 11 National GNCC Utility 4x4 class Championships, and is the current defending champion. In his 15-year career, he has more than 150 GNCC wins. Penland is sponsored are: Maxxis, ATV Direct, Durhamtown Plantation, HMF Exhaust, Klotz Lubricants, Outerwears.

Kilby, who has been racing for more than seven years, has been GNCC Modified Utility class champion six times. He also has competed in two 12 hours of ATV America races - and won both times.

BRP, a privately-held company, is a world leader in design, development, manufacturing, distribution and marketing of Ski-Doo® and LynxTM snowmobiles, Sea-Doo® watercraft and sport boats, Johnson® and Evinrude® outboard engines, direct injection technologies such as Evinrude E TECTM, Bombardier* ATV all-terrain vehicles, Rotax® engines and karts.

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For Information:

Steve Cowing
Competition & Media Relations Manager
651-982-6223
steve.cowing@brp.com.

www.brp.com
www.bombardier-atv.com

 

Well good for Bombardier. And it will be great to see Kawasaki's former riders win on a different brand. It serves Kawasaki right for being such weenies.

 

Man I can't wait to see what they do to set those Outy's up for the 1000!!![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]


TPR

 

TPR, Are you going to get a chance to test ride one of the race bikes?

 

I hope to ride one after the race. They have much to do till then to get these set up right, so letting those not racing them is not in their best interest. Plus the racers need seat time to get comfortable on them.

That said, I can't wait!!!

TPR

 

Well seeing since the 1000 is in a couple of months i bet the bike is already or close to done. If not they better get to work. But i still cant wait to see what they have to race lol. Gonna give rubin martin a run for his money.

 

Is Rubin still racing he did not enter any races this year that I could see?

 

He was contemplating getting a team in, though I heard he was thinking about running an....ATK???? That would be interesting to see if that thing could finish the 1000....

TPR

 

More than likely we wont be at this years Baja 1000 on the ATK. But look for Ruben Martin and Team Fiesta Racing next year on a 85HP Sport Quad! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]

 

As if team Fiesta wasn't fast enough???


TPR