New Champions Crowned at GNCC Snowshoe Golf Tournament

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Team KTM Takes the Victory, Rider Down Foundation Garners Funding

Snowshoe, W.Va. (September 16, 2008) -- The sixth-annual Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series Charity Golf Tournament delivered the usual array of skilled and unskilled golf talent along with a nice pile of donations for the Rider Down Foundation, a non-profit organization that raises funds for injured bike and ATV racers.

Snowshoe Mountain Resort hosted the tournament on their challenging 18-hole Raven course the Friday before the weekend’s GNCC race. Team KTM, consisting of mechanics Don Macan, Chad Henderson, Paul Nixon and David “Hollywood” Cripe, romped home as champions in the scramble. For their efforts, the team collected four Ogio Golf Bags, and their names will be attached to the GNCC Golf Tournament traveling trophy.

In addition, a few holes were designated to test skills. Closest to the Hole competitions were topped by Topper Morain (Hole 3), Jason Hooper (Hole 6), Steve Toth (Hole 12) and Amy Andrews (Hole 14). Elliot Skaggs, Team Yamaha mechanic for eight-time GNCC Champion Bill Ballance, won the longest drive contest at Hole 5.

In all, over 40 golfers participated despite threats of rain throughout the day. In addition, GNCC sponsors pitched in $250 sponsorships for each hole on the course, with 100 percent of the funds donated to the Rider Down Foundation. The sponsored holes generated approximately $4000 for the Foundation. For more information on the Rider Down Foundation, visit http://www.riderdown.org

GNCC Golf Tournament Hole Sponsors

Hole
1 - KTM
2 - Winner’s Choice
3 - Outlaw Motorsports
4 - Parts Unlimited
5 - Plum Contracting
6 - RidePG.com
7 - Can-Am
8 - Racer X Illustrated
9 - Morgantown Honda
10 - Moto Tees
11 - Scott USA
12 - Moose Racing
13 - Pirelli
14 - Geico
15 - Wiseco
16 - Twin Air
17 - Monster Energy
18 - Rider Down Foundation

The Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series continues on September 27 and 28 at Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin, New York. For more information, scroll to The New GNCC Racing Online.