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2026 GNCC Racing Calendar T he provisional 13-round Progressive Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Racing schedule for 2026 has been announced. The series kicks off February 14-15 with the Big Buck GNCC in Union, South Carolina, and with the Buckwheat 100 in Newburg, West Virginia. The locations of three rounds for March 7-8, April 18-19 and June 6-7 are not yet announced. 2026 GNCC Racing Calendar 2/14-15 (Rnd 1) Big Buck - Union, SC 2/28-3/1 (Rnd 2) Wild Boar - Palatka, FL 3/7-8 (Rnd 3) TBA 3/28-29 (Rnd 4) Camp Coker Bullet - Society Hill, SC 4/18-19 (Rnd 5) TBA 5/2-3 (Rnd 6) The Old Gray - Monterey, TN 5/16-17 (Rnd 7) Powerline Park - St. Clairsville, OH 6/6-7 (Rnd 8) TBA 6/27-28 (Rnd 9) Snowshoe - Snowshoe, WV 9/19-20 (Rnd 10) The John Penton - Millfield, OH 10/3-4 (Rnd 11) Mason-Dixon - Mt Morris, PA 10/24-25 (Rnd 12) Ironman - Crawfordsville, IN 11/7-8 (Rnd 13) Buckwheat 100 - Newburg, WV Shimoda Suffers Back Injury T he 2025 SuperMotocross World Champion Jo Shimoda, of the Honda HRC Progressive factory 250cc team, suffered a back injury on November 25 while training at the Dog Pound track in Florida. According to the team, Shimoda underwent surgery to repair two fractured and displaced vertebrae in his upper back and lower neck. The procedure took place on November 26 at Tampa General Hospital. Shimoda's spinal column is completely uninjured, and he has full movement and feeling, says Honda. "It's a shame to get injured as I was getting ready for the new season," Shimoda said. "I've been riding well, and we've made good prog - ress with the bike. I knew when I crashed that something was wrong, but it's fortunate that the spinal cord is okay. Thank you to my doctors for the great care I've received. I feel motivated to start working on my recovery, and I hope it will go as quickly as possible." "Everyone at Honda wishes Jo well, and we're totally behind him as he begins working on a full recovery," said Brandon Wilson, manager of rac - ing and advertising at American Honda. CN Jo Shimoda suffered a back injury and will be off the bike for at least three months. He is expected to fully recover. WIND IN THE P24 The 2026 GNCC schedule will feature 13 rounds, the first in Florida on February 28/ March 1.