sells out during the two GNCC banquets
held there each December, and both awards
banquets draw hundreds of riders and their
families from across the country.
Professional race weekends bring thou-
sands of spectators and millions of dollars
into West Virginia. High Point Raceway
hosted its first AMA motocross national
four decades ago in 1977, and the 2017
race took place over Father’s Day weekend.
Drawing a crowd of more than 10,000 spec-
tators and a full weekend of family-friendly
events, the annual Lucas Oil Pro Motocross
Championship at High Point consists of mini-
bike races, concerts and pro and amateur
racing events. Located just 5 miles outside
of Morgantown, the Greater Morgantown
Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates
that the indirect economic impact on Mor-
gantown during that weekend is in excess
of $1.3 million per year.
Racer Productions’ other professional
racing series, GNCC, all started with the
Blackwater 100 in Davis, WV, and now
includes more than a dozen races each year
in eight different states. GNCC has been
America’s premier off-road racing series
since 1975, and GNCC races that provide
a direct economic benefit to West Virginia
include the Marvin’s Mountaintop GNCC in
Preston County, the Powerline Park GNCC
outside Wheeling in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and
the GNCC at Snowshoe Mountain Resort.
The 11th Snowshoe GNCC was held
June 24-25 of this year. W