Valcourt (Qu?bec), November 1st, 2006 ? In its racing debut in the Best in the Desert series Las Vegas 300, a 300-mile desert race, BRP's Can-Am? Renegade? extreme-terrain quad took second place in the Pro class. Can-Am X-Team/Epic racers Josh Frederick and Anthony Baker finished the challenging event in 4 hours and 29 minutes.

The Renegade model is the world?s first extreme-terrain vehicle, delivering the performance and edge of a sport quad with the capability of a 4x4 quad. The first of the highly-anticipated 2007 Renegade quads will be rolling into dealerships in early December. "This was a great event for us, we went there intending to shake down the Renegade we will use in the Baja 1000 and came away with a podium finish? said Bernard Guy, ATV Marketing Director.

?The Renegade was just the right vehicle,? said Frederick. ?You had the power of the Rotax? 800 H.O. EFI engine and control of the RS-Type independent suspensions, although the sloppy conditions kept us from reaching top speeds and really letting the Rotax V-Twin breath.?

The Renegade quad mates the best features of the award-winning Outlander? 800 H.O. EFI recreation-utility model with a host of performance equipment such as race-tuned long-travel front and rear suspensions, and high pressure gas [HPG] shocks. It is 42 pounds (19 kg) lighter than the Outlander 800 H.O. EFI model for great acceleration and precise handling.

 

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Despite the delay, riders still faced rain and very dark conditions in the pre-dawn start, with the continuing rain making for some interesting moments. More than a few riders reported speeding through sand washes filled with running water, and, of course, the dry lakes were anything but.

Eventual winners Wayne Matlock and Chad Prull, however, seemed to relish the conditions, and they took the lead early in the race, keeping it to the end on their American Honda/Alba/Precision Concepts TRX450R. They completed three laps around the 60-mile course in four hours, 10 minutes and 25 seconds. (Though the race was scheduled to run four laps, Folks had to cut it short in order to get the truck/buggy race started.) Their time placed them eighth overall in combined bike/ATV standings. Experts Kevin Canepa, Mitch Canepa and Gregory Price rode a great race on their Sam?s Cycle Supply/Searchlight/Grand Prix Racing Association TRX450R. Not only did they take the top Quad Expert spot, they also were the second overall ATV, their 4:26:48 putting them 18th in the combined standings.

Nineteenth overall in 4:29:00 and second Quad Pro went to defending class champ Josh Frederick and Anthony Baker on their big Epic Racing/Bilstein/Maxxis Can-Am. That marked their best finish of the season to date.

Overall ATV Top 10
1. Wayne Matlock/Chad Prull (Pro), Honda
2. Kevin Canepa/Mitch Canepa/Gregory Price (Expert), Honda
3. Anthony Baker/Josh Frederick (Pro), Can-Am
4. Craig Baker/Colby Begin/Nicholas Charlon (Expert), Honda
5. Rick Cecco/Cory Hove/Tyler Lenig (Expert), Honda
6. Jeremy Sanchez/David Scott (Pro), Honda
7. Kyle LeDuc/Brent Wendt (Amateur), Yamaha
8. Jake Holdridge/Keith Klausman/Scott Taylor (Expert), Honda
9. Harley Turney/John Turney/Trace West (Amateur), Yamaha
10. Steven Parkerson/Kyle Pethers (Pro), Honda