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Episode Featuring World Challenge Begins July 1 TOPEKA, Kan. (June 29, 2010) – Motorsports fans
can get a behind-the-scenes look at the World Challenge Championships
beginning July 1, as an episode of Race Central TV dedicated to the Series
from this year’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach airs. Award-winning
Race Central TV host and former professional driver Kurt Hansen went behind
the curtain of the World Challenge Championship GT, GTS and Touring Car
drivers during the legendary street race. During
the 30-minute program, viewers will hear from and learn about personalities
ranging from drivers Nick Esayian, Ron Fellows, Tomy Drissi, Mike Pettiford
and Tyler McQuarrie to Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach President Jim
Michaelian, along with features on Optima Batteries, Toyo Tires and
Samaritan’s Feet – the charity supported by XOWii Racing and driver Eric
Meyer, including the back stories, parties and celebrities of the weekend. The
on-track action was highlighted by wins from Kuno Wittmer in the No. 13 Dodge
Motorsports Dodge Viper in GT, McQuarrie in the No. 19
LPL/DRS/Switcars/LCS/Dayco/M&T Lotus Exige S (GTS class), and 18-year-old
Robert Stout in the No. 18 DG-Spec/Scion/TRD/Lucas Oil/Scion tC, all of whom
viewers will hear from during the show. The
program airs on the Altitude Sports and Entertainment channel on more than
250 Cable systems in 11 states and across the nation on DirecTV (channel 681)
and Dish Network (channel 410), with showings on Thursday night at 7:30 and
midnight EDT, Friday at 5:30 a.m. and Noon EDT, Saturday at 5:30 p.m., and
Sunday at 12:30 p.m. The show also airs in high definition on MavTV Channel
361 on Dish Network and is also available on a host of cable networks across
the country, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. EDT on Thursday and 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. EDT
on Sunday, and on TUFF TV around the country Saturdays at 10 am and 4:30 pm
EST in 14 Major US Markets.. The
World Challenge episode will air again at the same times the week of July 5,
one week later. Viewers
should visit www.altitude.tv,
www.mavtv.com or www.tufftv.com for stations and air times.
More information is also available on www.racecentral.tv. Sanctioned
by SCCA Pro Racing, the 12-race 2010 World Challenge Championship next races
July 2-3 at the World Challenge Grand Prix of Watkins Glen presented by
Sunoco. For more information, please visit www.world-challenge.com. About Race Central Race Central TV, Race Central Radio and Race Central Webcasts
are the productions of Motorsports Media Group, Inc. Founded by former driver
and current motorsports insider Kurt Hansen. Race Central brings the greatest
names in motorsports to race fans throughout America and the World via 3
major Television Networks in Prime Time and in HD. Race Central TV reaches tens of millions of
American homes, and enables its many sponsors and partners to reach a target
audience with marketing horsepower. Race Central is presented weekly by Bear
Frame and Axle, Lemay-Americas Auto Museum, BUFF BROS Restaurants, Bandimere
Speedway, Garagetown.com, speedraceway.com,
Justin Wilson.com, The Track at Centennial, Blood/Sweet and Tears Modified
Racing Series, Performance Wheel and Tire, Europtics of Colorado, Elite Audio
Solutions and I-25 Speedway Pueblo Colorado. Race Central Radio can be heard every Friday
Night from 6-8 PM MST on Colorado’s Sporting News Radio affiliate, Mile High
Sport Radio AM 1510, part of the Altitude Sports Radio Network and can be
heard around the world via the World Wide Web by going to www.racecentralmedia.com and
clicking the “listen live” link. Race
Central TV can be seen in North America and around the globe on MavTV in HD
on Dish Network channel 361, Verizon FIOS, Comcast, Charter Cable and many
other providers at 7 PM EST. Check
your local provider channel line-up for airtimes. Race Central TV can also be seen Thursday
Nights on the Altitude Sports & Entertainment Network nationally on
DirecTV Ch 681 and Dish Network Ch 410 at 5:30 AND 9:30 PM MST and on
Comcast/DirecTV and Dish Network in the Rocky Mt States Sundays at 10 PM MST.
Also around the Rockies Sunday Nights at 5:00 PM MST on the K-3 Network,
Comcast, DirecTV, Dish Network and “over air” on Channel 3, and on TUFF TV
around the country Saturdays in 14 Major US Markets. Race Central TV Broadcasts can be seen at www.racecentral.tv, our streaming
television web site. For sponsorship, partnership and editorial
opportunities please contact motorsportsmedia@msn.com
“attn” Marketing Manager Race Central TV and Radio Network Partners at 720
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