Suzuki Returns as Title
Sponsor for 2006 GNCC Race Season
Morgantown, WV
(2/15/2006) - Racer Productions
proudly announces that American Suzuki has returned
as title sponsor for the 2006 Suzuki Grand National
Cross Country Series.
“Suzuki is very
excited to be back,” said Glenn Hansen, Communications
Manager for American Suzuki. “Last year was our
first year as the title sponsor, and it worked out very
well for us. We’re thrilled to do it again –
and we hope this is a long-term relationship.”
With help from Suzuki, the GNCC Series
returned to television last year on the Outdoor Life
Network. Suzuki’s support brings the series back
to OLN in 2006, and it also allows the series to expand
through larger purses and a greater, more professional
presentation at each race.
“Suzuki’s support allowed
GNCC Racing to go to the next level,” says Racer
Production’s Jeff Russell. “We hope to accomplish
even more with them this year.”
Suzuki’s GNCC efforts mirror
their product line, which offers a variety of products
for the off-road rider on both two and four-wheels.
Their FMF/Suzuki factory race team – led by five-time
GNCC Champion Rodney Smith - is one of the most successful
in GNCC history, as the RM, RM-Z and DR-Z lines of motorcycles
lend themselves to GNCC racing. On the ATV side, Team
Suzuki has experienced plenty of success with William
Yokley, and the all-new LT-R450 QuadRacer promises to
take the sport even higher.
“Suzuki is always striving to
go to the next level,” says Hansen. “Whether
it’s with our GSX-R sport bikes, which are extremely
competitive, or our RM and RM-Z line of motocrossers,
competition is very important to us. The QuadRacer name
has been around for a long time, because we were the
first to build a four-wheeled racing ATV. So we felt
we had to go to this level with ATVs, too. Competition
is what we do.”
Suzuki’s efforts in GNCC racing
will be obvious through banner placement at the track,
mentions in print and television coverage of the races
and a variety of promotions. They will also return as
title sponsor of one of the largest races on the tour,
the Suzuki Loretta Lynn’s GNCC in April.
In addition to Suzuki, all of last
year’s GNCC featured sponsors have returned to
the series, including Parts Unlimited, Moose Racing,
Wiseco, Klotz, Maxxis, ITP, Pirelli and FMF.
The 2006 Suzuki Grand National Cross
Country Series kicks off during Daytona Bike Week with
the Orange Crush GNCC in De Leon Springs, FL, on March
4 – 7, 2006. For more information log on to GNCCRacing.com.
About
Suzuki GNCC Racing Series:
The AMA-sanctioned Suzuki Grand National Cross
Country series is America's premier off-road racing
series. The 13-round series is produced exclusively
by Racer Productions. 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 1800 riders through tracks ranging
from eight to twelve miles in length. With varied
terrain including hills, trees, mud, dirt, rocks
and motocross sections, GNCC events are tests
of both survival and speed. GNCC featured sponsors
include Parts Unlimited, Moose, Maxxis, Pirelli,
Wiseco, Klotz, FMF and ITP, and riders compete
for over $2.8 million in series prizes and contingency
money. Associate sponsors include Moose Utility
Division, Scott, Acerbis, Alpinestars, Cometic,
Outerwears, Twin Air, Polisport Plastics, Thor,
Motion Pro, Hyper Wheels, Elka Suspension, MotoTee's,
Weekend Warrior, Owens Motorsports, Tom's Marina
Polaris, EK Chain and Laeger's. Media Sponsors
include Dirt Rider Magazine, ATV Sport Magazine,
www.ATVRiders.com
and Racer X Illustrated. For more information
log on to www.GNCCRacing.com.
www.gnccracing.com
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