Jeff Canfield Named Technical
Director For AMA Amateur National Motocross
Championships and GNCC Racing
Morgantown, WV (12/22/2009)
- Jeff Canfield has been named as Technical Director
of the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships
and the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series.
"I am excited to be working with the GNCC racing community and the Loretta
Lynn program." Canfield said. "I look forward to taking my professional
experience and working with AMA amateur riders and expanding my reach to
off-road."
Canfield will oversee the implementation and enforcement of rules for
competition and equipment for both series. Canfield has been a part of the
racing industry for the past 20 years. In 2004, Canfield was named
Assistant Series Manager for Supercross and Motocross, and was promoted to
Series Manager in 2007, overseeing the competition of today's top Motocross
and Supercross stars, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart and Ryan
Villopoto. In 2008, MX Sports brought Canfield on board to serve as Race
Director for the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship. Canfield will
continue as MX Sports Pro Racing Race Director in addition to his duties as
Technical Director.
"The experience and knowledge he brings from Pro Motocross is a welcome
addition to the Loretta Lynn team," said Tim Cotter, Director of MX Sports.
"GNCC Racing is very lucky to have someone of Canfield's caliber on staff,"
said Jeff Russell, GNCC Trail Boss. "We are sure that Jeff will be able to
answer any and all questions regarding competition rules and equipment."
The 2010 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series kicks off on February
27th- March 2nd as part of Bike Week at the Westgate River Ranch Resort in
River Ranch, Florida, with ATV's racing on Sunday, February 28, and bikes
racing on Tuesday, March 2.
For more information, check out the official
series website at www.GNCCRacing.com
or call 304-284-0084. The AMA Amateur National
Motocross Championship at Loretta Lynn Ranch will
celebrate its 28th year of racing on August 2-7,
2010 in Hurricane Mills, TN.
About GNCC Racing:
The Can-Am
Grand National Cross Country Series is America's
premier off-road racing series. Founded in 1979,
the 13-round championship is produced exclusively
by Racer Productions. Cross country racing is
one of the most physically demanding sports in
the world. The grueling three-hour GNCC races
lead as many as 1,800 riders through tracks ranging
in length from eight to 12 miles, competing for
more than $3 million in prizes. With varied terrain,
including hills, woods, mud, dirt, rocks and motocross
sections, GNCC events are tests of both survival
and speed. For more information, please visit
www.gnccracing.com.
About MX Sports and the
AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships:
MX Sports, Inc. is a Morgantown, West Virginia-based
motocross production company that manages the
AMA National Motocross Championships - the world's
largest amateur motocross race. Hosted annually
since 1982 at the home of country music star Loretta
Lynn in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, the event
is the premier amateur motocross race in the world.
Approximately 25,000 racers attempt to qualify
in 35 classes at the 52 Area Qualifying races
held annually from February through May and 12
Regional Championship races conducted in June
at select motocross facilities across the country.
Only 1,400 will make it to the final. The National
event, christened "The World's Greatest Motocross
Vacation," is held annually in the first week
of August. As proof of the significance of winning
an AMA Amateur National Championship title, most
of today's top motocross and Supercross stars-including
Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart, and Ryan Villopoto-won
championships at Loretta Lynn's. For more information,
please visit www.mxsports.com.
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