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Can-Am Grand National
Cross Country Series UTV Series Returns for 3rd
Year
Morgantown, W.Va. (January 5, 2010) - Racer
Productions, producers of the Can-Am Grand
National Cross Country Series, is pleased to
announce the third-annual season of the
UTV/side-by-side portion of the GNCC series.
"We're excited for another great year of UTV
racing," said Jeff Russell, GNCC Trail Boss.
"The UTV races are always action-packed with
good competition."
Six rounds of the 13 stop GNCC series will
include a UTV portion. The first race will kick
off at the Maxxis General GNCC in Washington, GA
on March 6, and the run to the championships
will end at the Ironman GNCC in Crawfordsville,
IN on October 23-24.
Class Championships will be determined by a
team's best finishes in a minimum number of five
events. A team must enter a minimum of five
events in order to be eligible for series awards
and national class ranking. The minimum number
of events does not have to be in the same class.
AMA Membership is not required to compete in the
UTV classes.
The UTVs will race at the following GNCC
rounds:
Rd 2 Maxxis General GNCC,
Washington, GA , March 6-7
Rd 4 Pirelli Big Buck , Union, S.C. , April
10-11
Rd 7 Moose Mountain Ridge, Somerset, PA, May
22-23
Rd 8 Wiseco John Penton, Millfield, OH, June 5-6
Rd 12 ITP Power Line Park, St. Clairsville, OH,
October 9-10
Rd 13 The Ironman, Crawfordsville, IN, October
23-24
The UTV Series will continued to offer four
classes, with Open classes in Modified and
Limited designations, and Lites classes in
Modified and Limited designations, for machines
up to 750cc.
The 2010 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series kicks off on February 27th- March 2nd as
part of Bike Week at the Westgate River Ranch
Resort in River Ranch, Florida, with ATV's
racing on Sunday, February 28, and bikes racing
on Tuesday, March 2.
For more information, check out the official
series website at
www.GNCCRacing.com or call 304-284-0084.
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.
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