GNCC Racers Join Forces with March of Dimes

GNCC Racers will be working with the March of Dimes leading up to the FMF Steele Creek GNCC, held in Morganton, NC on Mar. 31-Apr. 1.

The race will serve as a fundraising platform for the off-road racing community. Professional GNCC racers and March of Dimes representatives will be visiting local schools to talk about the importance of good nutrition and fitness, the importance of setting goals, anti-bullying and tolerance of others’ differences, and becoming involved in the community through mentoring and volunteering.

“It’s the mission of the GNCC to entertain and educate youth by presenting positive role models with a passion for what they do,” says Tim Cotter, race director for GNCC Racing. “Our professional racers know firsthand the value of hard work, positive thinking, actions and goal setting, and serve as positive role models while traveling throughout the country racing.”

Professional racers, who are also residents of the Foothills area, will be making the rounds spreading their message to fourth and fifth grade students in the week preceding the race and will also give out autographs.

Representatives from the March of Dimes will provide coin boxes for the students to do their own fundraising, and these will serve as the student’s ticket into the weekend’s races held at Steele Creek Campground.

In the regular GNCC spirit of competition, fun, and spectator involvement, there will also be some exciting events taking place at the starting line of both the 10 a.m. amateur race and the 1 p.m. pro race of the ATV races being held Saturday, March 31 and the bike races being held on Sunday, April 1.

Racers and spectators can get in on the weekend’s fun by wearing purple clothes, riding gear, graphics and decorations. Pro-racers will participate in an autograph session for all spectators. Big-ticket raffles with prizes suitable for both ATV and dirt bike racers will be held as the primary fundraising for the weekend. All proceeds from this event will go directly to the Foothills Division of the March of Dimes in Conover, NC to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality through research, education and community grants.

For more information on the March of Dimes, please visit www.marchofdimes.com.