Aaron Plessinger Race Scholarship UpdateOctober 26, 2016The Aaron Plessinger Race Scholarship is pleased to announce two new contributers for both the #GNCC and motocross portions of the scholarship.
Ironman Preferred Parking Lottery WinnersOctober 26, 2016Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Ironman Preferred Camping Lottery! If you see your name below, you will be receiving an email with instructions on how to obtain your parking pass and payment information. Thank you to all GNCC Racers for entering the lottery and good luck to everyone at the AMSOIL Ironman GNCC this weekend!
Russell Aims to Conclude Fourth National Championship Season with Another WinOctober 26, 2016The 2016 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, heads into the final round of racing this weekend, October 29 and 30, with the 22nd running of the AMSOIL Ironman GNCC. Held in the motorsports-crazed town of Crawfordsville, Indiana, the event is expected to draw one of the largest crowds this season with its unique racing history and homage to October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Video Report: Powerline Park BikesOctober 26, 2016Powerline Park in St. Clairsville, Ohio greeted the 2016 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship, today, October 2, for the Polaris Ace Powerline Park GNCC. With only two rounds remaining in the 2016 season FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Kailub Russell continued his dominance where he secured not only the overall win, but also his fourth straight GNCC National Championship.
AMSOIL Ironman Biomechanical Safety Research ClinicOctober 25, 2016The Kurt Caselli Foundation was Established in 2013. The focus of the foundation is the safety of riders and racers in the off-road motorcycling industry. Over the past year the foundation has been collecting and analyzing biomechanical data from riders in an effort to quantify the risks of our sport and identify opportunities to improve safety
Tuesday Toolbox: Jack EdmondsonOctober 25, 2016This week, we caught wind of an unusual story that happened after the ISDE. According to the legend, Coastal Racing team owner, Scott Kiger was in Spain and got to talking to “a guy.” The guy turned out to be 4-time World Enduro Champion, Paul Edmondson. Paul was in Spain because his son, Jack, was racing on the Junior Trophy Team for Great Britain. Paul mentioned that he “sure would like to get his son over to the United States to race a GNCC.”
Offroadmotorsports'/Can-Am/Wicked Bilt Driver Dave Plavi Clinches 2016 XC2 Pro Sport UTV ChampionshipOctober 25, 2016Mathematical calculations, have determined that Dave Plavi has captured the 2016 UTV XC2 Pro Sport Championship! Plavi raced the Offroadmotorsports prepped Wicked Bilt Can-Am Maverick XXC to 3 Wins and 5 top ten finishes, to accrue enough points to lock up the XC2 Pro UTV Championship, in this extremely competitive and limited class.
Fowler Charges into AMSOIL Ironman GNCC, While McGill Looks to Stop the Two-Time Champion’s SuccessOctober 25, 2016The motorsports-crazed town of Crawfordsville, Indiana will host the thirteenth and final round of the 2016 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series presented by Maxxis, an AMA National Championship. This weekend, October 29 and 30, will play host to the 22nd Annual AMSOIL Ironman GNCC where the entire ATV XC1 Pro field will look to stop N-Fab/Maxxis/AmPro Yamaha/Lonestar/MXP’s Walker Fowler from ending his second National Championship season with another win.
Journal Review: County Ready to Welcome Race FansOctober 24, 2016Local residents can expect to see a lot of increased traffic in Crawfordsville this week with the 22nd Annual Amsoil Ironman scheduled for this weekend. Last year over 20,000 race fans attended the event at Ironman Raceway making it the largest GNCC event in the United States and this year’s attendance is expected to be ever bit as big.
Bobbitt Becomes a Five-Time Champion at AMA National Enduro Finale; Buttrick Captures First-Career VictoryOctober 24, 2016Round 9 of the AMA National Enduro Series took place on Sunday in Sand Springs, Oklahoma where FMF KTM Factory Racing Team’s Russell Bobbitt wrapped up his fifth-career National Enduro Championship at the season finale. Additionally, SRT/KTM’s Cory Buttrick put forth an impressive ride to earn his first-career victory in the series as he led a KTM-podium sweep with Jesse Groemm in 2nd and KTM-supported rider Steward Baylor Jr. in 3rd.
Team UXC Racing Shirt Giveaway at Ironman GNCCOctober 24, 2016Stop by the Team UXC Racing pit area for free t-shirts, October 28 & 29. While supplies last.
Quick Fill #38: This Week in GNCCOctober 20, 2016Welcome to Quick Fill.
Another week has come and gone and we’re now just over a week away from returning to GNCC Racing for the final time in the 2016 season. As usual, the Ironman GNCC serves as the 2016 season finale and this round always serves as one of the best ways possible to cap off a season. With a huge turnout of both racers and spectators, along with some of the best spectating opportunities and some of the most fun trails of the season, plus one of the best concession areas of any event, it’s no wonder why the Ironman is regarded as many folks’ favorite round.