Baylor Wins JNCC Finale
S
teward Baylor traveled to Ja-
pan to race in the final round
of the Japanese National Cross-
Country (JNCC) Championship.
The series finale took place at
X-JAM Takai Fuji Park near the
Yomase Onsen Ski Resort in
Kitashiga, Japan.
The course featured rough
and rocky terrain, like what com
-
petitors face at certain rounds of
the GNCC series. After 12 laps
and almost three hours of rac
-
ing, Baylor took the victory with a
five-minute gap between him-
self and second place. Manabu
Watanabe still claimed the 2023
JNCC Championship as he
crossed the line fourth overall on
the day.
Japanese racers Daiki Baba
and Ryota Suzuki recently trav
-
eled to South Carolina to race
the Big Buck GNCC in the XC1
Open Pro class, where they
finished 11th and 12th, respec
-
tively.
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Steward Baylor won the final
round of the Japanese Cross-
Country Championship.
Legendary
Motorsports Sports
Broadcaster Passes
L
egendary motorsports sports broadcaster
and commentator Art Eckman passed away
on Saturday, November 4. He was 81.
Eckman was the unmistakable voice of two-
wheel motorsports for several years, especially
in Supercross and pro motocross. He was
also the host and producer of the weekly Moto
World show pit announcer for AMA Road Racing
and CART Indy Cars.
Eckman is survived by his wife of 46 years,
Donna Haines Eckman, as well as two daughters,
Christine Eckman and Kara Eckman Mecke, along
with Kara's husband Ralph Mecke and their two
children, Alastair and Cedric.
A Celebration of Life service was held on Friday,
November 10, 2023, at Peachtree Road United
Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.
You can read more about Art Eckman and his
career by clicking here.
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Legendary motorsports broadcaster Art Eckman
passed away at the age of 81.
