Press Release
by USCC Staff

USCC Announces Eastern Circuit
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Minto, ND, (April 21, 2009) – The wait is over for Eastern racers hungry to race the woods, lakes and ditches against the clock. The United States Cross-country Snowmobile Racing Association announced at its 2010 planning meeting that it will be expanding with an Eastern circuit for 2010. Called USCC East, it will be overseen by USCC President Pat Mach and run by a group local to the region. The USCC East schedule will consist of four races as well as the Red Lake I-500. The USCC and USCC East will share two points races, the Munising, Michigan, race and the Red Lake I-500. Other tentative USCC East events include Maine, New Hampshire and New York.

“We had a lot of guys out East who said they want to race cross country but just can't make the drive out every week and that's understandable,” said USCC President Pat Mach. “This is something we have wanted to do for years and we decide it was time to make it happen.”

Other than sharing the two race dates, the two circuits will operate independently and have their own points championships. USCC hopes having two circuits will increase interest and participation in cross-country racing and make for more exciting racing.

“The big thing we're hoping for with having two circuits is getting the numbers up for the Red Lake I-500,” said Mach. We'd like to get back to the days when there were 200 or even 300 riders in that race. Also, we're pegging the Munising race as sort of an East/West shootout like they have in Supercross.”

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