Est: 1990

Admission:

2025 Admission Coming Soon

Special Information:

1. DO NOT FOLLOW YOUR GPS.
   Please follow the written directions below, AND the RED arrows.
   FROM ATHENS:
   Take Rt. 33 W. 1 mile to 13N (Chauncey Exit)
   Go 3 miles into Chauncey.
   Turn RIGHT—staying on Route 13 North.
   Continue for 10 miles to Jacksonville.
   Go right on Sixth St. for 2 miles, then turn LEFT
2. Specialized eMTB GNCC National Championship Round: Friday at 4 PM
3. ePeeWee Racing: Saturday @ 5 PM. Location: The field behind the finish line

The John Penton is one of the longest-running GNCCs around, and is held at Sunday Creek Raceway in Southern Ohio. The event is named after one of the pioneers of off-road motorcycle racing in America, as John Penton is the man who originally imported the KTM motorcycle from Austria into the United States. In fact, they even called them ‘Pentons’ back then, since John created so many improvements for the machines.

You must plan for the weather at this event. It's an awesome place to race, but is often either bone-dry and dusty or covered in sticky Ohio mud. And sometimes it's both! That slick Ohio clay will provide little traction if it’s wet, and it will stick all over your gear and your machine. You’ve got to be tough to survive this one if it rains.