X-Factor GNCC WXC Race ReportMay 23, 2017After an abundant amount of rainfall in the Midwest, the inaugural X-Factor GNCC provided the most difficult race conditions the WXC competitors have seen all season.
FMF KTM Factory Racing Team Battles Through Muddy Conditions at The X-Factor GNCCMay 22, 2017After two consecutive days of rainfall in the Midwest, the FMF KTM Factory Racing Team went to battle on Sunday for some of the toughest conditions in recent Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series history for the inaugural X-Factor GNCC. In a two-hour survival race to the finish, team riders Kailub Russell and Russell Bobbitt were able to salvage top-20 overall finishes to earn valuable points in the championship chase.
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factor Racing's Thad Duvall Earns His First 2017 Win at X-Factor GNCCMay 22, 2017X-Factor Round 6 of the GNCC took place this weekend in Peru, Indiana where the area was hit with torrential rain throughout the entire race weekend. Overall conditions were some of the worst to race in due to the amount of soft and slick mud. GNCC shortened the course to four laps of seven miles, where lap times ranged between 24 and 26 minutes for top riders.
Coastal Racing ATV Team Report: X-Factor GNCCMay 22, 2017Round 5 of the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented a wild weekend of racing for it's first-ever running of the X-Factor GNCC. Heavy rainfall in the days leading up to the race made for extreme conditions on the course and despite many challenges, the Coastal Racing/Answer/Maxxis/Waynesburg Yamaha ATV Team was able to come away unscathed and with valuable points in the championship chase.
Duvall Earns First Victory of 2017 Season at X-Factor GNCCMay 21, 2017After several days of rainfall in Peru, Indiana the 2017 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, continued today, May 21, with the inaugural X-Factor GNCC. For the first time since 2013’s Mammoth GNCC, Racer Productions made the decision to combine the morning amateur race with the afternoon pro race.
Johnny Gallagher Earns First Overall Win at Inaugural X-Factor GNCCMay 20, 2017The sixth round of the 2017 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, took place today, May 20, with the inaugural X-Factor GNCC in Peru, Indiana. With an abundance of rain taking place earlier in the morning, the track conditions were muddy creating an eventual GNCC event.
DP Brakes sponsored riders dominating the 2017 GNCC Championship heading into Round 6 of the Inaugural Amsoil X-Factor in Peru, IN!!May 19, 2017DP Brakes sponsored riders continue to dominate competition after five rounds of the 2017 GNCC Championship Series heading into the Inaugural Amsoil X-Factor in Peru, NY.
Watch GNCC LIVE on RacerTV.com This Saturday and SundayMay 19, 2017Don't miss the online coverage from Round 6, AMSOIL X-Factor, of the 2017 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship this Saturday, May 20, and Sunday, May 21 at 1 p.m. EST on RacerTV.com.
Quick Fill #17: This Week in GNCCMay 18, 2017Welcome to Quick Fill.
The season rolls on and things get back to normal this weekend with the inaugural X Factor GNCC. As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we know that rescheduling this event was not ideal, nor was creating back to back rounds with The John Penton GNCC, but there’s many, many factors involved and while it will prove to be a challenge, it will be well worth it.
Kailub Russell, Thad Duvall and Steward Baylor Lead the Pack Into the Inaugural X-Factor GNCCMay 17, 2017X-Factor Whitetails of Indiana in Peru, Indiana will host round six of the 2017 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship this weekend, May 20 and 21.
Ed Lojak Sr. Nominated for AMA Hall of FameMay 17, 2017The GNCC Racing Nation has been honored again with a nominee for induction into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
Tuesday Toolbox: Prestin RainesMay 16, 2017Prestin Raines definitely has some family history with the GNCC series! Both of her parents were GNCC racers: Her father Jason Raines is a six-time National Hare Scrambles Champion, with eight overall XC1 class wins under his belt; he is now in charge of the Yamaha Demo Ride program. His wife Emily formerly raced women’s professional motocross and competed in the WXC class here at the GNCCs. Now she focuses on teaching the RainesRacing.com riding schools.