Press Release

Hart and Lee Top 2011 GNCC Youth Championship




America's fastest young woods racers complete another strong season



Hunter Hart - 2011 Youth ATV Champion
Morgantown, W. Va. (November 9, 2011) - Racer
Productions is proud to announce the 2011 Can-Am Grand National Cross
Country Series Youth Overall champions in both the ATV and bike
disciplines. Congrats out to Newfield, New York's Hunter Hart for
claiming the ATV Youth Championship title and Bedford, Indiana's Austin
Lee for taking the Youth bike championship.

Hunter
Hart dominated the ATV 90 Open (8-11) class all season long, sweeping
every round except for his home state race at Unadilla when he sat out
with a broken arm. Hart healed up and continued to edge out tough
competition including Cody Collier, Blaine Martin, Zachary Jones, Josh
Simmons and Charlie Welch - all who contested Hart for the Overall lead
until the final round of racing. Hart, an 11-year-old sixth grader, goes
down in GNCC Racing history as the youngest Youth Overall champion on
the circuit.

On the bike side, Austin Lee won 11 of 13 races to
claim the Super Mini (12-13) class championship over Ohio's Kevin
Sutphin, the runner-up. While concentrating on beating out his class
competition, Lee battled with front-runners of Super Mini (14-15) Levi
Keller and Anthony Stone for the Overall Youth title. The championship
came down to the final two races at the first-ever Parts Unlimited
Loretta Lynn's GNCC double-header, and Lee performed under pressure with
first and second place scores in the final two races, giving him the
2011 Youth championship title.



Photo By: Shan Moore
Austin Lee 2011 Youth Bike Champion
"GNCC
Youth racers are the future of the sport and Racer Productions would
like to congratulate all Youth competitors on a well-done 2011 season!"
said Trail Boss Jeff Russell.

Youth
ATV racers compete on Saturday mornings at 8 a.m. for one hour on a
specially designed course throughout the woods, mimicking the very same
obstacles that GNCC Pros see in the afternoon race. Youth bikes compete
for 90 minutes, beginning at 8 a.m. on Sunday mornings and also follow
the same course format as the Youth ATVs.

Austin Lee, Hunter Hart
and the rest of the 2011 GNCC Champions will be honored at this year's
GNCC Awards Banquet December 2 and 3 in Morgantown, W. Va. at the
Waterfront Place Hotel and Convention Center. The top 10 ATV racers in
each class will receive awards on Friday, December 2 and the bikes will
celebrate on Saturday, December 3. Dinner begins at 6 p.m. each night
and advanced reservations are required. For more information on the
banquet or to reserve a room at the Waterfront Place Hotel, please visit
the 2011 Awards Banquet Page.


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 1,500 riders through tracks
ranging in length from eight to 12 miles. With varied terrain, including
hills, woods, mud, dirt, rocks and motocross sections, GNCC events are
tests of both survival and speed. Riders compete for more than $3
million in prize money, which draws talent from all over the U.S.,
Europe, Australia and New Zealand. GNCC Racing is televised and airs
every week on the Versus Network. For more information, please visit www.gnccracing.com.

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