MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (Dec. 19, 2007) ”“ The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series (GNCC) will be telecast internationally on Motors TV beginning on Thursday, Jan. 10. The more than 250 hours of coverage of the world's premier cross-country motorcycle and ATV series will reach 55 countries with shows airing in French, English, German, Greek, Serbian and Russian.

Along with Motors TV, GNCC Racing airs in the United States on Versus, and on Fox Sports in Australia.

"We're excited to partner with Motors TV to continue to bring GNCC racing to the world," said GNCC Trail Boss Jeff Russell. "Along with our stateside telecasts on Versus and our Australian television package, the Motors TV coverage will carry GNCC Racing to literally millions of homes around the globe with the hard-hitting coverage and excitement viewers have come to expect."

The 30-minute shows from each Bike and ATV event of the 13-round GNCC tour will air in homes across Europe. Countries included in the package are Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaïdjan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lettonia, Lichstenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Vatican, Wight Island, and others.

The full Motors TV telecast schedule is available here in PDF form.

The 2008 Can-Am GNCC Series kicks off at the Triton GNCC in Melbourne, FL, with ATV’s hitting the trails on Sunday, March 2 and Bikes on Tuesday, March 4.

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 featured sponsors include: BRP Can-Am, Parts Unlimited, Moose, Maxxis, Pirelli, Wiseco, Acerbis, Elka, GEICO, Klotz, FMF, ITP and Weekend Warrior. Associate sponsors include Alpinestars, Cometic, HiPer Technology, Laegers, Moose Utility Division, The National Guard, Powersport Grafx, REM, Scott, Thor, Tire Balls, Twin Air, and MotoTee’s. Media Sponsors include Racer X Illustrated, ATV Rider, ATV Sport, ATVRiders.com, Quadzone.com, Dirt Rider and ATV Insider.  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, since 1973; The Kawasaki/Monster Energy High Point National in Mount Morris, Pa., since 1977; The ATV Dirt Days at Loretta Lynn’s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., 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, since 1988; The ATV Stampede National Motocross at High Point Raceway, since 1994; The Wrangler ATV National Motocross at Oak Hill Raceway in Decatur, Texas, since 2006; 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, since 1982.  For more information, please visit www.racerproductions.com.

Contact: Jason Weigandt
304-284-0084
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Justin Anderson
704-589-2100
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