Can-Am Wins 2017 UTV World Championship

Maverick X3 Side-By-Side Racers Win Long Course Overall, Pro Turbo Class and Sweep Pro Unlimited UTV Class Podium In Laughlin, Nevada

Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo side-by-side vehicle racer Phil Blurton won the 2017 UTV World Championship Safecraft long course overall and UTV Pro Turbo class

Can-Am Maverick X3 Turbo side-by-side vehicle racer Phil Blurton won the 2017 UTV World Championship Safecraft long course overall and UTV Pro Turbo class this weekend in Laughlin, Nevada. Can-Am Maverick X3 side-by-side vehicle pilots had a great showing at the annual event, which is sanctioned by the Best In The Desert (BITD) racing association, winning two classes, including a podium sweep in the Pro UTV Unlimited ranks.

Blurton and co-pilot Beau Judge led the way in the No. 944 No Limits SxS-backed Maverick X3 Turbo side-by-side vehicle, recording an impressive overall victory after starting from row three. Competing against more than 100 others in the desert race (long course) event, the California driver raced a Can-Am Maverick X3 vehicle with stock engine and a stock suspension. He finished the course in 10 laps with a time of 03:29:24.709, to take the overall and UTV Pro Turbo class win by more than 20 seconds over second place.

Can-Am factory pilot Dan Fisher drove his modified No. 910 Lonestar Racing / Can-Am Maverick X3 side-by-side to a strong fourth-place finish in the UTV Pro Turbo ranks and fifth overall, completing all 10 laps in 03:36:51.120, giving Can-Am three of the top five overall finishers in long course action.

Michael Isom and co-pilot Zack Cooper won the Pro Unlimited UTV class and took fourth overall on the day in the No. 2939 Mobbin Racing / Maverick X3 vehicle, which featured a Lonestar Racing suspension. Two additional Can-Am Maverick X3 racers also earned podium finishes in the Pro Unlimited UTV class. Texan Robert Villarreal, in the No. 2915 Lonestar Racing-backed Can-Am Maverick X3 vehicle, took the runner-up spot in the Pro Unlimited UTV class and took the 10^th in overall standings. Gabriel Varela earned third place in the Pro Unlimited UTV class with the No. 2949 Lonestar Racing / Maverick X3 Turbo side-by-side vehicle.

Can-Am racers ended the UTVWC long course race with five of the top 20 overall finishes.

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