MotorcycleUSA.com
Backs Snowshoe GNCC, Offering Up $50,000 Purse
MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC
will offer $10,000 to event winners
Morgantown, WV (2/1/2009)
- 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 18 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,
competing for more than $3 million in prizes.
With varied terrain, including hills, woods, mud,
dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events
are tests of both survival and speed. GNCC Racing
is televised on the Versus Network. For more information,
please visit
www.gnccracing.com .
www.gnccracing.com
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