Cycle News - Kailub Russell InterviewJanuary 4, 2021After an amazingly successful career racing off-road, 30-year-old Kailub Russell will close out his magnificent 10-year run in GNCC as a champion—an eight-time champion, at that. However, he isn’t finished racing altogether, not just yet.
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Tuesday Toolbox: Blaceton MooreDecember 29, 2020Sixteen-year-old Blaceton Moore just won his first National Championship, in the 4-Stroke B Lites class. He has pursued the GNCC series for several years, with the goal of eventually becoming a pro rider. Next season he will move up to the A Lites class.
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Tuesday Toolbox: Austin AbneyDecember 22, 2020Twenty-two-year-old Austin Abney, from Veedersburg, Indiana, is the 2020 ATV XC2 Pro-Am National Champion! One of the most dominant ATV riders Indiana has ever seen, Abney won a record 32 out of 34 local races he contested in the 2019 season. He planned on doing the same in 2020, but on a whim decided to step back up to the National level. He plans to pursue the GNCC series again next season but racing in the XC1 Pro class.
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Grand National Cross Country Series Announces 2021 ScheduleDecember 22, 2020Racer Productions, producer of the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Specialized, an AMA National Championship, is pleased to announce the series schedule for the upcoming 2021 season.
RacerX: New York Times Features GNCC Racing Via Photo EssayDecember 21, 2020The Sunday New York Times features an excellent photo essay by photographer Rebecca Soderholm of the AMA Grand National Cross Country Series, as well as the New York Off-Road Association circuit.
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Competition Bulletin 2021-1: Tentative 2021 GNCC Supplemental Rules and National Classes Available for Public CommentDecember 19, 2020The Tentative 2021 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Championship Supplemental Rules and National Classes are now available for inspection and public comment through Friday, December 25, 2020.
GNCC Racing in The New York TimesDecember 19, 2020The start of an off-road motorcycle or all-terrain vehicle endurance race is like a freight train rolling through an earthquake. Open courses stretch over grass tracks, woods and streams. Spectators are unfazed as, inches away, racers fly by. There’s a lot of dirt.
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Quick Fill #42: This Week in GNCCDecember 18, 2020Welcome to Quick Fill.Last weekend’s virtual banquets actually turned out pretty darn cool! Sure, it’s not the same as having a banquet in-person but overall it was still a lot of fun. To those who sent in videos, or those in the top 3 who joined via Zoom, Thank You! We understand this “virtual” thing wasn’t for everyone but if you skipped out just because you didn’t even want to try it, well, you actually missed out on a good time. It turned out to be a bit longer than a normal banquet but the magic of online streaming is that you could leave and come back as much as you want.
2021 AMA Racing Rulebook UpdateDecember 17, 2020The following rule change was created through the AMA Competition Commissions process. The change has been approved by the AMA Board of Directors and will go into effect January 1, 2021. New rules for the 2021 season are shown and printed in bold italic type.
Safe-to-Race Task Force Members Named American Motorcyclist Association 2020 Motorcyclists of the YearDecember 16, 2020For uniting the motorcycle competition industry and providing the expertise and guidelines that got America competing again during the coronavirus pandemic, the members of the Safe-to-Race Task Force are the American Motorcyclist Association 2020 Motorcyclists of the Year.
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Tuesday Toolbox: Craig DeLongDecember 15, 2020Craig DeLong had a spectacular year, bringing home both his first GNCC XC2 tile and the Pro2 championship in NEPG as well! Despite only being 24, DeLong is a veteran of the series, now entering his tenth season in GNCC racing.
2021 U.S. ISDE Club Team Qualifiers AnnouncedDecember 15, 2020Two American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned International Six Days Enduro Qualifier Series will be used to determine which amateur off-road racers will represent the United States at the 2021 FIM International Six Days Enduro in Italy.
