by: Chelsea Taylor
Friday, February 17, 2017 | 4:15 PM
NBCSN Television Schedule Announced for 2017 AMSOIL GNCC Season
All 13 Rounds to be Broadcast Live on Racer TV
After a record-breaking 2016 season, Racer Productions, producer of the AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, is pleased to announce the 2017 NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) broadcast cable television schedule.
The VP Racing Fuels Big Buck GNCC kicks off the 2017 broadcast racing coverage on April 1 at 6:30 p.m. EST. NBCSN will generate highlight shows of all 13-rounds, and programming will continue until December 10 with the AMSOIL Ironman GNCC airing at 5:00 p.m. EST. Repeat shows will sporadically play throughout the year when time permits.
Each highlight show will focus on the most intense racing action of the weekend, either pro ATV or bikes. An additional 13 full-length highlight episodes will be released separately on RacerTV.com showcasing the discipline that was not featured on NBCSN. This season will serve as the sixth year that GNCC and NBCSN have partnered together, making this the 17th consecutive year that GNCC has been broadcast on cable television.
Finally, GNCC LIVE streaming returns with live coverage of all six UTV pro races, in addition to the 13 ATV and 13 bike pro races. Race fans and family members can watch their favorite professional off-road racers compete for the race win and the coveted National Championship at every round on the 2017 circuit.
All highlight and GNCC LIVE shows will be archived on www.RacerTV.com for viewing. See below to view the full NBCSN television schedule.
2017 GNCC NBCSN Television Schedule | |||||
Round | Event Date | Broadcast Date | Time | Event | Location |
1 | Mar 4-5 | Apr 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Big Buck | Union, SC |
2 | Mar 11-12 | Apr 29 | 5:00 p.m. | Wild Boar | Palatka, FL |
3 | Mar 25-26 | May 28 | 5:30 p.m. | Cannonball | Sparta, GA |
4 | Apr 8-9 | Jun 4 | 3:00 p.m. | Steele Creek | Morganton, NC |
5 | Apr 22-23 | Jun 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Camp Coker Bullet | Society Hill, SC |
6 | May 6-7 | Jun 17 | 12:00 p.m. | X-Factor | Peru, IN |
7 | May 27-28 | Jun 25 | 4:00 p.m. | John Penton | Millfield, OH |
8 | Jun 10-11 | Aug 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Tomahawk | Odessa, NY |
9 | Jun 24-25 | Oct 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Snowshoe | Snowshoe, WV |
10 | Sep 9-10 | Oct 28 | 4:30 p.m. | Unadilla | New Berlin, NY |
11 | Sep 23-24 | Nov 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Mountaineer Run | Masontown, WV |
12 | Oct 7-8 | Dec 2 | 12:30 p.m. | Powerline Park | St. Clairsville, OH |
13 | Oct 28-29 | Dec 10 | 5:00 p.m. | Ironman | Crawfordsville, IN |
For more information on the series, visit the official website at www.gnccracing.comor call (304) 284-0084. Join the conversation on the series Facebook page, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and be sure to always hashtag #GNCC.
About GNCC Racing
The AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis is America's premier off-road racing series. Founded in 1975, 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 2,400 riders through tracks ranging in length from eight to 12 miles. With varied terrain, including hills, woods, mud, dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events are tests of both survival and speed. The series draws talent from all over the U.S., Central America, South America, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. GNCC Racing is televised weekly on NBC Sports and RacerTV.com. For more information, please visit www.gnccracing.com.