Annual GNCC Racing Awards
Banquet Moves to New Location
Four Points
Sheraton in Cranberry, PA will host over 1000
Bike and ATV Racers
Cranberry,
PA (9/29/2006) – The
annual Suzuki Grand National Cross Country Banquet hosts
over 1000 of the world's top woods racers, but now they'll
all travel to a new location: the Four Points Sheraton
in Cranberry, Pennsylvania (just North of Pittsburgh).
With the series growing every year, the banquets had
simply outgrown the previous stops, and the spacious
new hotel will provide the perfect new venue for the
racers.
The banquets will take place on the traditional Thanksgiving weekend, with the GNCC ATV Banquet on Friday, November 24 th and the GNCC Bike Banquet on Saturday, November 25 th. The banquets begin at 6 p.m. The top ten riders in each GNCC class are invited to attend, with all of those riders receiving awards, and the top five in each class receiving contingency prizes from GNCC sponsors, as well. Each of the top ten riders in each class will be presented their award on stage and will have a chance to thank friends, family and sponsors.
The hotel has a special $79 room rate for
GNCC Racers coming to the banquet. Riders must
mention GNCC block when booking the room. For
more information on the hotel, call (724) 776-6900.
The banquet costs $30 and includes dinner. Kids are $20 and children under seven are free. Registration forms will soon be posted at www.gnccracing.com
About
Suzuki GNCC Racing Series:
The
AMA-sanctioned Suzuki Grand National Cross Country
series is America's premier off-road racing series.
The 13-round series is produced exclusively by
Racer Productions. Cross-country racing is one
of the most physically demanding sports in the
world. The nearly three-hour long GNCC races lead
as many as 1800 riders through tracks ranging
from eight to twelve miles in length. With varied
terrain including hills, trees, mud, dirt, rocks
and motocross sections, GNCC events are tests
of both survival and speed. GNCC featured sponsors
include Parts Unlimited, Moose, Maxxis, Pirelli,
Wiseco, Klotz, FMF and ITP, and riders compete
for over $2.8 million in series prizes and contingency
money. Associate sponsors include Moose Utility
Division, Scott, Acerbis, Alpinestars, Cometic,
Outerwears, Twin Air, Polisport Plastics, Thor,
Motion Pro, Hyper Wheels, Elka Suspension, MotoTee's,
Weekend Warrior, Owens Motorsports, Tom's Marina
Polaris, EK Chain and Laeger's. Media Sponsors
include Dirt Rider Magazine, ATV Sport Magazine,
www.ATVRiders.com
and Racer X Illustrated. For more information
log on to www.GNCCRacing.com.
www.gnccracing.com
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