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MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC To Offer $50,000
Purse
MotorcycleUSA.com
Snowshoe GNCC will offer $10,000 to event
winners, gather over 1200 competitors
Snowshoe, W.Va. (January 31, 2009) -- Racer
Productions, producers of the Can-Am Grand
National Cross Country Series, announced today
that the popular motorcycle content site
MotorcycleUSA.com has obtained Title Sponsorship
of the Snowshoe GNCC in West Virginia, and with
it, will help provide a $50,000 purse for this
year's MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC on June
27 and 28.
The $50,000 purse guarantees $10,000 each for
the winner of the bike and ATV overall afternoon
races at the Snowshoe race, held at Snowshoe
Mountain Resort.
"Thanks to the backing of MotorcycleUSA.com,
we're able to offer up the largest purse in the
history of GNCC Racing," said GNCC Trail Boss
Jeff Russell. "We want to position Snowshoe as a
unique event among all off-road races. With the
terrain and atmosphere of the resort, combined
with the big purse, we expect a race unlike any
other."
"For years we have provided race coverage of the
GNCC Series. It is with great pride that we can
now add our name to the list of impressive
sponsors who support these events," claims Ken
Hutchison, Vice President, MotorcycleUSA.com,
"and to be the title sponsor of the Snowshoe
event in West Virginia makes it that much
sweeter. We are very aware of what this event
means to the state of West Virginia and their
tourism department. We look forward to being a
major participant in what is quickly becoming a
classic event."
"Without question, the GNCC is one of the
premier off-road race series in the country,"
explained Tim Clark, Marketing Director for
MotorcycleUSA.com. "To become a sponsor and
provide the holeshot money for the racers is a
step we have been looking forward to for quite a
while. These riders and their families are the
backbone of off-road racing - it's always good
to support those who have helped make this sport
as strong as it is."
"Snowshoe is thrilled to once again be the site
of one of the toughest races on the GNCC
schedule," said Bill Rock, President and COO of
Snowshoe Mountain. "This partnership has been a
rewarding relationship between two thriving West
Virginia businesses, and the added excitement of
the increased purse money will help increase
participation and spectators. This one-of-a-kind
race is a great opportunity not only for the
racers and their families, but also for Snowshoe
and the state of West Virginia."
The MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC is unique
within the off-road racing world. Snowshoe
Mountain Resort, West Virginia's largest ski
facility, provides a stunning variety of trails
and terrain to race on, and it also features
hotels, condos, restaurants and entertainment
right next to the track. Racers can walk from
their hotel room to the race starting line in
the resort's village, and fans can travel to
difficult sections of the course via the ski
lift chairs.
The 2009 event, which takes place on June 27 and
June 28, is expected to gather over 1200 riders
from all over the world, as well as several
thousand spectators. For more information on the
event, visit
www.gnccracing.com.
The 13-round 2009 Can-Am Grand National Cross
Country Series begins with the Parts Unlimited
River Ranch GNCC in River Ranch, Florida, which
runs February 28 through March 3.
About GNCC Racing
The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country series
is America's premier off-road racing series.
Founded in 1973, the 13-round championship is
produced exclusively by Racer Productions.
Cross-country racing is one of the most
physically demanding sports in the world. The
grueling three-hour GNCC races lead as many as
1,800 riders through tracks ranging in length
from eight to 12 miles. With varied terrain,
including hills, woods, mud, dirt, rocks and
motocross sections, GNCC events are tests of
both survival and speed. Riders compete for more
than $3 million in prize money, which draws
talent from all over the U.S., Europe, Australia
and New Zealand. GNCC Racing is televised and
airs every Saturday and Thursday on the Versus
Network. For more information, please visit
www.gnccracing.com.
About Racer Productions
A West Virginia-based motorcycle and ATV event
production company, Racer Productions has been a
leader in the off-road racing industry for more
than 30 years. It's repertoire of events
includes the 13-round Can-Am Grand National
Cross Country Series, held since 1973; The
Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point National in
Mount Morris, Pa., held since 1977; The ATV Dirt
Days at Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills,
Tenn., held since 1985; The U.S. World Motocross
Gran Prix at Steel City Raceway in Delmont, Pa.
in 1987; The Monster Energy/Kawasaki Steel City
National, held since 1988; The ATV Stampede
National Motocross at High Point Raceway, held
since 1994; The AMA Pro ATV Open at Steel City
in 2007; as well as numerous other amateur
motocross events. In addition, Racer Productions
staffs the prestigious Air Nautiques/AMA
Amateur National Motocross Championship at
Loretta Lynn's Ranch, held since 1982. For more
information, please visit
www.racerproductions.com.
About Snowshoe Mountain Resort
Snowshoe Mountain is a four-season, Intrawest
destination resort situated in the southern
portion of the pristine Allegheny Mountains.
Celebrating 35 Seasons, this 11,000-acre
playground offers 1,500 feet of vertical drop
for its expansive skiing and mountain biking
terrain. With a mountain top village nearly one
mile high in the sky, Snowshoe offers unique
variety of lodging, dining and shopping options.
A host of special events and activities make the
West Virginia resort a destination for the
entire family. For more information visit
http://www.snowshoemtn.com/todo/events/calendar/index.htm
About MotorcycleUSA.com
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diverse motorcycle content site on the Web. For
more than a decade, MotorcycleUSA.com has
provided breaking industry news, comprehensive
motorcycle tests, product reviews as well as
race coverage for both street and dirt. We have
more photographs, motorcycle specifications,
rider impressions and online videos than any
Internet publication.
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