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New Champions Crowned at GNCC Snowshoe Golf
Tournament
Team KTM Takes the Victory, Rider Down
Foundation Garners Funding
The KTM squad of Cripe, Macan, Henderson
and Nixon collected the 2008 GNCC
Charity Golf Tournament Victory.
Macan tees off at Hole
11.
McIntyre photo |
Snowshoe, W.Va. (September 16, 2008) -- The
sixth-annual Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series Charity Golf Tournament delivered the
usual array of skilled and unskilled golf talent
along with a nice pile of donations for the
Rider Down Foundation, a non-profit organization
that raises funds for injured bike and ATV
racers.
Snowshoe Mountain Resort hosted the
tournament on their challenging 18-hole Raven
course the Friday before the weekend’s GNCC
race. Team KTM, consisting of mechanics Don
Macan, Chad Henderson, Paul Nixon and David
“Hollywood” Cripe, romped home as champions in
the scramble. For their efforts, the team
collected four Ogio Golf Bags, and their names
will be attached to the GNCC Golf Tournament
traveling trophy.
In addition, a few holes were designated to
test skills. Closest to the Hole competitions
were topped by Topper Morain (Hole 3), Jason
Hooper (Hole 6), Steve Toth (Hole 12) and Amy
Andrews (Hole 14). Elliot Skaggs, Team Yamaha
mechanic for eight-time GNCC Champion Bill
Ballance, won the longest drive contest at Hole
5.
In all, over 40 golfers participated despite
threats of rain throughout the day. In addition,
GNCC sponsors pitched in $250 sponsorships for
each hole on the course, with 100 percent of the
funds donated to the Rider Down Foundation. The
sponsored holes generated approximately $4000
for the Foundation. For more information on the
Rider Down Foundation, visit
http://www.riderdown.org.
The Scorecard.
GNCC Golf Tournament Hole Sponsors
Hole
1 - KTM
2 -
Winner’s Choice
3 - Outlaw Motorsports
4 -
Parts Unlimited
5 - Plum Contracting
6 -
RidePG.com
7 - Can-Am
8 - Racer X
Illustrated
9 - Morgantown Honda
10 - Moto
Tees
11 - Scott USA
12 - Moose Racing
13 - Pirelli
14 - Geico
15 - Wiseco
16
- Twin Air
17 - Monster Energy
18 - Rider
Down Foundation
The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series continues on September 27 and 28 at
Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin, New
York. For more information, scroll to
http://www.gnccracing.com/.
About RiderDown Foundation:
RiderDown Foundation is a non-profit
organization dedicated to helping responsible
off road motorcyclists and ATV racers who have
been injured while riding. Proceeds are used to
provide assistance to the riders and their
families when faced with medical expenses and
related issues. For more information, please
visit
www.riderdown.org.
About GNCC Racing:
The Can-Am Grand National Cross
Country series is America’s premier off-road
racing series. The 13-round championship series
is produced exclusively by Racer Productions and
has run since 1973. Cross country racing is one
of the most physically demanding sports in the
world. The nearly three-hour long GNCC races
lead as many as 1,800 riders through tracks
ranging from eight to twelve miles in length.
With varied terrain including hills, woods, mud,
dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events
are tests of both survival and speed. GNCC
Racing will air weekly television shows on the
Versus network starting August 2. GNCC featured
sponsors include Can-Am, Parts Unlimited, Moose
Racing, Maxxis, Pirelli, Wiseco, Acerbis, Elka,
Geico, Klotz, FMF, ITP and Weekend Warrior, and
riders compete for over $3 million in series
prizes and contingency money. Associate sponsors
include Alpinestars, Cometic, HiPer Technology,
Laegers, Moose Utility Division, The National
Guard, Powersport Grafx, REM, Scott, Thor, Tire
Balls, Twin Air, Ogio, Rekluse, and MotoTee’s.
For more information log on to
www.gnccracing.com.
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