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GNCC Names New Title Sponsor R acer Productions Inc. an- nounced that Progressive Insurance is the new title spon- sor of the Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series, pre- sented by Specialized, an AMA National Championship, for the next three years, through 2025. The championship will be known as the Progressive GNCC Racing Series. "This has been a project that has been in the making for quite some time and we are proud to associate the world's premier off-road ATV and motorcycle racing with the Progressive brand," said Tim Cotter, Racer Productions Event Director. "We are very excited for the opportu - nities that this relationship will bring to the series and ultimately our racing families." "As the leading motorcycle insurer in the country, we are excited to become the title spon - sor of the most historic off-road motorcycle series in America," said Eric Doubler, Progressive Recreational Lines Direct Busi - ness Leader. "We look forward to working with the GNCC team to not only join in on these various events but to also continue our support of the racing commu - nity." CN WIND IN THE P38 The GNCC Series has landed Progressive Insurance as its new title sponsor. Hart, KTM Announce Contract Extension T rystan Hart and the FMF KTM Factory Racing Team reached an agreement for a new "multi-year" contract extension. The Canadian is the 2023 AMA Extreme Off-Road Grand Cham - pion and is currently ranked second in the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship going into the August 26-27 Red Bull Outli- ers race in Canada. "I'm super-happy and grateful to extend my partnership with KTM," said Hart. "We've had a successful three years together, and hopefully, these next few will be even more successful—that would be awesome!" "We're really pleased to extend our contract with Trystan, who has been the staple hard enduro rider in our team for the last couple of seasons," said Antti Kallonen, Director of Off- Road Racing. "We are really looking forward to supporting him and his career, to aim for the highest achieve - ments and to win more champi- onships here in the States with him, but also to aim for that world championship. We look forward to the upcoming years together." CN Trystan Hart signed a multi-year contract extension with the FMF KTM team.