1st Annual GBC Heartland
Challenge Kicks off this Weekend
Carlisle, IA (11/5/2008) - After
months of preparation and anticipation, the 1st
Annual GBC Motorsports Heartland Challenge Presented
by PIAA kicks off this weekend in Carlisle, Iowa,
and we are excited to announce several new sponsors,
and updated schedule of events, and some details
on the course.
The GBC Motorsports Heartland Challenge is proud
to welcome Polaris aboard as a supporter of the
event. Polaris will be donating a Polaris Outlaw
525 ATV to give away, and every hour during the
10 Hour ATV race on Saturday, Nov 8th, a key will
be given out with a total of 10 keys handed out,
but only one will start the Polaris Outlaw. After
the completion of the 10 Hour ATV race, all the
key holders will get their chance to start the
Polaris Outlaw, and one lucky key holder will
be taking it home.
Unlike the KYMCO Mongoose 90 ATV giveaway, which
will be limited to just the youth ATV racer entries,
the Polaris Outlaw is up for grabs for everyone
in attendance including spectators and racers,
but you must be present to win.
The gates are set to open on Thursday, Nov 6th,
at noon, to allow everyone plenty of time to get
setup, and also, Thursday at 4PM, all racers are
invited out to downtown Carlisle for a media event
with the local press in attendance as well as
ATV magazine journalist.
On Friday, at 1PM, the Milwaukee Tool Pit Stop
Challenge will kick off the racing with pit crews
competing against the clock to change a front
and rear tire on the same side of the ATV and
also swap out the rider’s goggles and gloves.
The fastest team will take home a two Milwaukee
Lithium Ion V-18 Battery Operated Half-Inch Impacts
used in the challenge as well as throwing in a
Milwaukee Multi-Bay Charger with a total value
of nearly $800.00.
The endurance racing starts on Friday at 4PM
with the 3 Hour UTV race. The track is nearly
5 miles long with a great mixture of terrain taking
racers through the fields and into the woods for
some tight trails and hill climbs to provide some
challenges, which will be even more challenging
once the sunsets with the race ending at 7PM
The Youth ATV race will begin at 7 AM Saturday
morning, Nov 8th with a 3.5 mile long track for
our youngest competitors, which again will include
some a great mixture of terrain for a fun race
for all, and with the early morning start time,
the youth ATV racers will also experience some
riding in the dark with the race starting just
before sunrise.
Finally, at Noon on Saturday, the 10 Hour ATV
Race will start, and they have an exciting 8 mile
long course, which includes the “Can-Am
Challenge.” “We’ve got some
pretty good obstacles out there in the “Can-Am
Challenge” section. There are telephone
pole and rock obstacles and we are still working
on more,” said Kyner, who rates the technicality
of the Can-Am Challenge section a 7 on a scale
of 1-10. However, Kyner says not to worry, “We’ve
created three lines going into and around the
Challenge. One line goes straight in, another
goes through what we have set up as a “Mini
Challenge”, and the third goes up through
a ravine, avoiding the Can-Am Challenge. That
way riders have a choice to go around if they
don’t think they can get through it,”
stated Andy. The woods section of the track also
promises to have a few surprises as well, including
some mild motocross jumps and natural terrain
jumps incorporated into the track.
The 10 Hour ATV race will concluded at 10PM,
and the 1st Place Pro ATV Team & 1st Place
Pro Utility ATV Team, will each receive $7,500
sponsored by GBC Motorsports, and rest of the
Pro racers will receive a 100% payback. Also,
the 1st Place Pro Am ATV Team will receive $3,000
sponsored by PIAA
Also, we are excited to announce that every amateur
that finishes in the top three will receive a
trophy, and the class 1st place team racer will
receive a 4 foot tall trophy thanks to all the
following class sponsors: Precision Racing, Burgard
Cycle, PowerMadd, T&T Motorsports, C&D
Racing, Rekluse, Shrum Racing, Holz Racing, Zbros
Racing, Moto Pro Training, All Balls Bearings,
and Tucker Rocky.
Beyond trophies, there are plenty of contingency
prizes up for grabs to all the participants from
the class sponsors and more with Shift Racing,
Western Powersports, HMF, Tireballs, DP Brakes,
KLIM, EVS, Pro Armor, Hinson Racing, IMS Products,
Race Tech Suspension, Custom Axis, ATVriders.com,
and more all providing some valuable prizes and
discount coupons.
Finally, for anyone who had concerns regarding
having enough lighting in the pit area during
the nighttime portion of the race, there will
be plenty. One of the local high schools has donated
their old football stadium lights that will be
installed around the pit area to keep things well
lit. Although the pit areas will be well lit,
there will be sections of the track that will
be quite dark and will require headlights. If
riders are in need of lighting for their ATV or
UTV, PIAA, C&D Racing and Trail Tech are all
offering significant discounts for registered
racers who will be participating in the GBC Heartland
Challenge.
For those coming from out of town and who are
not familiar with the Carlisle, IA area, there
will be maps with directions to local restaurants,
hotels and other amenities. The maps will be available
at the registration booth. The GBC Heartland Challenge
will be held in Carlisle, IA on November 6th-8th.
For more information or to register online, please
visit the GBC Heartland Challenge website at www.heartlandchallenge.com
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www.Heartlandchallenge.com
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