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Dean VanLeeuwen Joins
Racer Productions as GNCC Sponsor Coordinator
Morgantown, W.Va. (January 27, 2010) - Racer
Productions, producers of the Can-Am Grand
National Cross Country Series, is proud to
announce the hiring of Dean VanLeeuwen as the
GNCC Sponsor Coordinator of the series.
VanLeeuwen will draw on five years of
experiences as ATV Event Coordinator for Gear
Racewear to ensure the smooth running of the
vendor and pro pit area at the GNCC events.
"Coming to work for Racer Productions is
something I have wanted to do for quite awhile
and I'm very happy that our time has finally
come to work together," VanLeeuwen said. "For
me, it's a perfect fit. I can draw off of the
relationships that developed in the several
fantastic years I spent with Gear Racewear, of
which I'm very grateful for, plus I get to be a
part of what is the center of the MX and
off-road universe. As the GNCC sponsor
coordinator, I'm very much looking forward to
the opportunities, challenges and excitement of
the upcoming 2010 race season and being
successful doing my part in making the GNCC
events and all of Racer Productions events the
very best they can be."
VanLeeuwen joined Gear Racewear in 2003 and
worked under John Ayers as ATV Event
Coordinator, coordinating with teams and
promoters at events and implementing the
production plans for each event. VanLeeuwen was
brought on board at Racer Productions on January
1, 2010, and will now oversee the pro-pit and
vendor areas at all 13 rounds of the Can-Am
Grand National Cross Country Series. VanLeeuwen
will communicate with sponsors between races to
ensure a continued strong relationship with GNCC
partners.
"Dean has worked a lot of events in his
career," said Jeff Russell, GNCC Trail Boss.
"His years of experience will be a great asset
to GNCC Racing. With Dean helping sponsors and
running the vendor and pro pit areas, that will
take the burden off of me and put me back on the
track with Buren Hamrick, ensuring an even
better experience for the riders as well as
sponsors and vendors."
The 2010 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series kicks off on February 27- March 2 as part
of Daytona Bike Week at the Westgate River Ranch
Resort in River Ranch, Florida, with the Parts
Unlimited River Ranch GNCC. ATVs race on Sunday,
February 28, and bikes race 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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