2010 Fundraisers Total Nearly $8000
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GNCC, Loretta Lynn Ranch, and MX Sports Pro Racing Events Raise Nearly $8000 in 2010 Charity Auctions
Morgantown, WV (December 27, 2010) - Through
various fundraisers and auctions held throughout the 2010 season,
events produced by Racer Productions, MX Sports and MX Sports Pro
Racing raised nearly $8000 for charitable foundations.
Special thanks goes to the racers, fans, friends and family members
who bid on items and donated at events. Items included eBay auctions of
the official podium backdrops from the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross
Championship, the Can-Am GNCC Racing Series, the MotorcycleUSA.com
Women's Motocross Championship, the ITP Tires/Moose Racing ATVMX
Championship, and the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at
Loretta Lynn's. In addition, Team FMF/Makita Suzuki auctioned off Josh
Strang's GNCC Championship winning Suzuki RM-Z450 at the MotorcycleUSA.com Snowshoe GNCC in June.
The GNCC tour also raised funds for the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer
Foundation and the Faith Alliance at the Ironman GNCC pink race in
October.
Donation totals include: RiderDown.org
(GNCC Racing and AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship at Loretta
Lynn Ranch) $4,417.47; Susan G Komen Foundation (GNCC Racing and the MotorcycleUSA.com
Women's Motocross Championship) $1,417.49; Faith Alliance (GNCC Racing)
$1,029.16; Road 2 Recovery (Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship)
$539.51 and 88 Live to Ride (ITP Tires/Moose Racing ATVMX Series)
$374.32. In total, the donations raised $7,778 for the charities.
More fund raisers are planned for 2011, including another round of
eBay auctions for each official podium backdrop at the conclusion of
the 2011 season. Fans are encouraged to save their money and bid on the
ultimate Christmas gifts next year.
About the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship
The
Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship is the world's most
prestigious motocross series. The Series is managed and produced by MX
Sports Pro Racing, whose mission is to raise awareness of motocross
racing through the promotion of professional championship racing events
nationwide.
The series is also produced in conjunction with Alli, the Alliance
of Action Sports, a global business that encompasses national and
international action sports events, multimedia production and a
consumer-based lifestyle brand.
Alli is owned by NBC Sports and MTV Networks and represents a vast network of athletes, fans, brands and properties.
The Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross series is sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing, the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in
North America. AMA Pro Racing operates a full schedule of events and
championships across every spectrum of motorcycle competition.
For more information on the Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship, visit www.allisports.com
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. Each event is nationally
televised on the Versus Network, and consists of two race days: ATVs
and side-by-side machines on Saturday, and motorcycles on Sunday. The
grueling three-hour races draw as many as 1,800 riders, making it the
largest off-road racing series in the world. For more information,
please visit www.gnccracing.com.
About the ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship presented by Parts Unlimited
The
ITP/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship presented by Parts
Unlimited is the nation's premier amateur and professional ATV
motocross series, and competes at top motocross facilities nationwide.
The 11-round series features the Nation's best racers, teams and
sponsors, and is America's largest and longest-running ATV National
Motocross series with more than 20 years of competition. The series
continues to expand and produce top talent from the amateur ranks,
while keeping close to the grassroots fun that makes people love to go
to the races. For more information, please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
About the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championships
Produced by MX Sports, Inc., the AMA National Motocross Championships
is the world's largest amateur motocross race. Hosted annually since
1982 at the home of country music star Loretta Lynn in Hurricane Mills,
Tenn., approximately 25,000 racers attempt to qualify in 34 classes for
the 1,400 available gates at the finals. The National event, christened
"The World's Greatest Motocross Vacation", is held the first week of
August annually. As proof of the significance of winning an AMA Amateur
National Championship title, the biggest names in professional
motocross and supercross, including Ricky Carmichael, James Stewart,
Ryan Villopoto, and Ryan Dungey won championships at Loretta Lynn
Ranch. For more information, please visit www.mxsports.com.
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