Here is the 2008 GNCC Scheudle. Some of the guys on this board will be racing in it. I am hoping to make the Last round in Indiana. Let me know if anyone else is going to check it out...
2008 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series Schedule Rnd 1 March 1-4 The Triton Melbourne, Fla.
Rnd 2 March 8/9 The General Washington,Ga.
Rnd 3 March 29/30 Steele Creek Morganton, N.C.
Rnd 4 April 12/13 Big Buck Union, S.C.
Rnd 5 April 26/27 Loretta Lynn's Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
Rnd 6 May 10/11 The John Penton Millfield, Ohio
Rnd 7 May 31/June1 The Spartan Sparta, Ky.
Rnd 8 June 21/22 Yadkin Valley Stomp Yadkinville, N.C.
Rnd 9 July 5/6 Mountain Ridge Somerset, Pa.
Rnd 10 Sept. 13/14 The Snowshoe Snowshoe,W. Va.
Rnd 11 Sept. 27/28 Unadilla New Berlin, N.Y.
Rnd 12 Oct. 11/12 Power Line Park St. Clairsville, Ohio
Rnd 13 Oct. 25/26 The Ironman Crawfordsville, Ind.
How GNCC Racing WorksSix races are held each weekend. Each race contains several classes, with each class separated into separate starting-line rows that begin one minute apart. On ATV day, Youth riders aged 6 - 11 race for one hour starting at 8 a.m. A two-hour race for the Women, Utility, Super Senior and Novice classes starts at 10 a.m., and then the Pro, Pro Am, A and B riders race at 1 p.m. On Bike days, Youth riders aged 7 - 15 race for 90 minutes at 8 a.m.; Women, Super Senior and Novice riders race for two hours at 10 a.m.; and the Pro, A and B riders race for three hours starting at 1 p.m.
Each class is scored separately using a computerized electronic barcode scanning system.
GNCC courses usually run between 10 and 12 miles long for adult classes and 3-5 miles for youth.
Over 1500 riders will compete during a GNCC weekend, and they hail from all 50 states, as well as Europe, Asia and Australia.
The top pro racers make a lucrative living racing the series thanks to prize money and sponsorship endorsements. Racing is a full-time job for a GNCC championship contender.
About GNCC RacingThe AMA/ATVA-sanctioned Grand National Cross Country series is America's premier off-road racing series. The 13-round race series stretches through the eastern US, starting with the season-opener in Florida in March and concluding with the season-finale in Indiana in October. The GNCC series is produced exclusively by Racer Productions, a Morgantown, West Virginia-based racing production company with over 30 years of experience in the industry. Cross-country racing is one of the most physically demanding sports in the world. The riders must navigate rugged terrain such as woods, mud, dirt, rocks and jumps for nearly three hours, while racing against the best talent in the world.
The GNCC Championship has drawn interest internationally, as riders from Europe, Africa, Australia and New Zealand compete regularly, usually backed by massive factory teams with an array of technicians at their disposal. Upwards of 1500 racers compete at each GNCC round on custom-built high-performance motorcycles and ATVs. The race action draws several thousand fans each weekend as well as a loyal following through the series television show on the Versus Network here in the US, on the Fox Australia network in Australia, and on Motors TV in over 55 different European countries, as well as media coverage in off-road racing publications around the world. The growth of the series makes GNCC big business, but the core value of the series remains: easy-access, family-friendly, low-pressure racing.
