Ironman’s “pink race” is to raise awareness and fund locally for breast cancer care and research, while bringing the GNCC Racing Community together for a cause that is bigger than racing. Last year the GNCC Racing Nation donated $10,000, and once again all proceeds will benefit the Montgomery Country Community Foundation (MCCF), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free mammogram examinations across the Crawfordsville and Montgomery County region. 

GNCC Racing will relax number-plate background color codes for the race and encourages riders to run pink backgrounds, available via HBD MotoGrafx. To continue the fundraising efforts, a pink front number plate background will result in a $5 donation. A full set of front and side backgrounds will include a $10 donation. In addition, each other will include one free mini plate. Email [email protected] or call (386) 308-2225 to order your backgrounds today and use code “Pink25” for special pricing.

HBD MotoGrafx will also be providing exclusive GNCC Breast Cancer Awareness race stickers for a minimum $1 donation. Stickers will be available at rider registration throughout the weekend.  

Yamaha Motor Corp. will continue to donate $50 for every Yamaha class win at Ironman and $50 for every National Championship earned by Yamaha riders.

GNCC Racing will also have another fundraising opportunity for racers and fans to own a piece of Ironman Raceway as commemorative 2025 Ironman GNCC jars holding infamous Ironman Hill dirt will be collected and available for a donation of $5 or more per jar. These jars will be available at rider registration Friday through Sunday, and on the starting line during the afternoon pro races on Saturday and Sunday, quantities are limited.

Special activities throughout the weekend will include ePeeWee (STACYC) racing, trick-or-treating and a Halloween costume contest. ePeeWee (STACYC) Racing will taking place on Friday and Saturday evening (6 pm on Friday and immediately after the Halloween costume contest on Saturday). Trick-or-Treating will take place on Friday from 4-6 pm, and then again on Saturday evening immediately after the ePeeWee Racing, candy will be handed out throughout the facility including during the costume contest and ePeeWee races, along with vendor/sponsor village area. Other special events taking place on Saturday will be the Halloween costume contest, which will take place at the podium, immediately after the Youth Bike podium celebrations are completed on Saturday evening.

Weekend Activities and Schedule

This year’s Ironman GNCC will once again follow a modified race schedule, along with adjusted race times. One significant change, due to the high number of entries in the Bike Amateur Race, is that there will continue to be two separate Bike Amateur races on Sunday morning. 

Another important change to the weekend’s race schedule is that the Youth Bike race will be held on Saturday afternoon at 4 pm to further accommodate the two separate bike amateur races. 

Ironman’s weekend race schedule will follow the format below: 

Friday, October 24
4 pm – eMTB Race

Saturday, October 25
8 am – ATV Youth Race
8:30 am – Bike Micro Race (separate track)
9:15 am – ATV Micro Race (separate track)
10 am – ATV Amateur Race
1 pm – ATV Pro Race
4 pm – Bike Youth Race

Sunday, October 26
8 am – Bike Amateur Race 1
10 am – Bike Amateur Race 2
1 pm – Bike Pro Race