GC goes GNCC!
Author: Sean Lawless
Gordon Crockard will be racing the US GNCC series next year as part of an official BMW factory effort. We caught up with the Crock Star at the Sheffield SX where he filled us in on the move which promises to revitalise his racing career.
“It’s myself and possibly Shane Watts as my team-mate. They want to do a two-year contract and I’m going to go over there to live. Scott Summers is the team owner and we’ll have full-on factory bikes – I’m really excited about it. Scott Summers is such a legend in that field of racing and he’s going to teach me everything I need to know. I’ll be very involved with him.
“I’m a good trials rider, my style in motocross is a conservative one and I get faster as the day goes on. Long races are going to suit me and I’m going to practice a lot over the winter. I’ve done a lot of cross country mountain bike races so they are going to help a little bit.
“If I’m successful at it I’m going to earn a lot of money and there’s no reason why I can’t go on for another eight or nine years. Also they have a two-month break in July and August because it’s too hot to race and I have it in my contract that I’m going to be free to ride any make of bike I like and any event I like. So in those two months I could take in some grand prix racing, some British championship racing, maybe even some American Nationals.
“I’m going to miss GPs and the British championship but there’s a lot of it I’m not going to miss. I miss GPs already because I think they’ve changed so much. When I started doing GPs I loved it but it’s changed and it’s now a different sport in my eyes.”
Author: Sean Lawless
Gordon Crockard will be racing the US GNCC series next year as part of an official BMW factory effort. We caught up with the Crock Star at the Sheffield SX where he filled us in on the move which promises to revitalise his racing career.
“It’s myself and possibly Shane Watts as my team-mate. They want to do a two-year contract and I’m going to go over there to live. Scott Summers is the team owner and we’ll have full-on factory bikes – I’m really excited about it. Scott Summers is such a legend in that field of racing and he’s going to teach me everything I need to know. I’ll be very involved with him.
“I’m a good trials rider, my style in motocross is a conservative one and I get faster as the day goes on. Long races are going to suit me and I’m going to practice a lot over the winter. I’ve done a lot of cross country mountain bike races so they are going to help a little bit.
“If I’m successful at it I’m going to earn a lot of money and there’s no reason why I can’t go on for another eight or nine years. Also they have a two-month break in July and August because it’s too hot to race and I have it in my contract that I’m going to be free to ride any make of bike I like and any event I like. So in those two months I could take in some grand prix racing, some British championship racing, maybe even some American Nationals.
“I’m going to miss GPs and the British championship but there’s a lot of it I’m not going to miss. I miss GPs already because I think they’ve changed so much. When I started doing GPs I loved it but it’s changed and it’s now a different sport in my eyes.”