GNCC Racing Partners
with Shane Watts Family for March of Dimes
Steele Creek GNCC to
go Purple to Raise Money for March of Dimes
Morgantown, WV (3/8/2012) - In
honor of the March of Dimes mission to work together
for stronger, healthier babies, Racer Productions
is proud to announce a partnership with former GNCC
champion Shane Watts and family to make round three
of the 2012 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series a purple-themed event. The FMF Steele Creek
GNCC, held in Morganton, N.C. on March 31-April
1, will serve as a fundraising platform for the
off-road racing community.
The Watts Family, who resides in Catawba County,
initiated this partnership in an effort to bring
awareness to the work of the March of Dimes and
boost their team fundraising efforts. Dubbed "GNCC
Racers for Babies", the weekend's events
will be geared towards getting racers and fans
of both dirtbikes and ATVs to work together for
stronger, healthier babies.
The Watts family was directly impacted by the
work of the March of Dimes when their second child,
Rionn, was born sick. After many surgeries and
hospitalizations, Rionn celebrates his fifth birthday
this year and just got his first set of riding
gear and a PW50. It wasn't until they became involved
deeper with the March of Dimes that the Watts'
realized the healthy births of their other two
children, Eden and Brock, were a direct result
of the work of the March of Dimes and their long
history of Nobel Prize winning research.
"The extended GNCC Racing family, and off
road racers in general, are a natural fit for
the March of Dimes mission," said former
GNCC champ, Shane Watts. "There is no other
sport that creates such a lasting bond in and
between families and truly appreciates the role
that each family member has on the success of
a team. It's that dedication to family and community
spirit that we hope to build upon with this event."
The main fundraising effort for this event will
consist of two big ticket raffles throughout the
weekend: one ATV prize will be drawn on Saturday
afternoon during the pro ATV race and the other
will be drawn on Sunday afternoon during the pro
bike race. Additional raffles will take place
throughout the weekend, featuring various grand
prizes from industry sponsors. In the spirit of
competition, fun and spectator involvement, there
will also be some exciting events taking place
at the starting line of both the 10 a.m. amateur
race and the 1 p.m. pro race.
Racers and spectators can get in on the fun by
wearing purple clothes, riding gear, graphics
and decorations. All proceeds from this event
will go directly to the Foothills Division of
the March of Dimes in Conover, N.C. to improve
the health of babies by preventing birth defects,
premature birth and infant mortality through research,
education and community grants. For more information
on the March of Dimes, please visit www.marchofdimes.com.
The 2012 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country
Series kicks off this weekend in River Ranch,
Fla, in conjunction with Daytona Bike Week, with
the Moose Racing Westgate River Ranch GNCC. ATV
racing will take place on Sunday, March 11 and
motorcycle racing on Tuesday, March 13. For more
information, visit www.gnccracing.com.
About
GNCC Racing
The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series
is America's premier off-road racing series. Founded
in 1979, the 13-round championship is produced
exclusively by Racer Productions. Each event is
nationally televised on the Versus Network, and
consists of two race days: ATVs and side-by-side
machines on Saturday, and motorcycles on Sunday.
The grueling three-hour races draw as many as
1,800 riders, making it the largest off-road racing
series in the world. For more information, please
visit www.gnccracing.com.
www.gnccracing.com
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