Indy Lights: DirecPC joins Townsend, Bell, and Dorricott Racing
15 April 2000
Posted By Terry
Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
The only broadband service available nationwide sponsors Indy Lights racer for 2000 season
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - DirecPC, the only broadband Internet service available nationwide, continues their support and sponsorship of driver Townsend Bell, of Costa Mesa, Calif., with Dorricott Racing for the 2000 Dayton Indy Lights Championship.
"We're proud to continue our sponsorship of Townsend [Bell], and especially proud of his move up into the Indy Lights championship," said Paul Gaske, executive vice president, Hughes Network Systems. "DirecPC, Townsend and Dorricott Racing are the same in many aspects. We strive to beat the competition through speed and skill, and this relationship drives that directly to our consumers."
"We're very pleased to be associated with such a noted, long-standing leader in the broadband industry," said Dorricott Racing team owner Bob Dorricott. "Motorsports offers an ideal marketing demographic for DirecPC's product line. We believe that Dorricott Racing will give DirecPC a tremendous presence at Indy Lights and CART events and strengthen its image in the racing world as well as the marketing arena."
Launched to the consumer marketplace in 1996, DirecPC remains the fastest, most affordable high-speed Internet access service available nationwide today. Using a very small satellite dish, DirecPC's award winning Turbo Internet service downloads content from the Internet at up to 400 kilobits per second, which is more than 14 times faster than a 28.8K modem and three times faster than a dedicated ISDN line. Turbo Internet comes with Turbo Webcast and Turbo Newscast, free services that automatically deliver a subscriber's choice of the hottest Web sites and Usenet newsgroups straight to the user's hard drive for fast, easy viewing.
HNS also offers DirecDuo, a complete consumer solution that simultaneously delivers over 210 channels of DIRECTV programming, and high-speed Internet service from DirecPC, via one satellite dish. With DirecDuo, HNS stands out as the only company that offers a single antenna solution capable of delivering both satellite television and high-speed, fully interactive Internet access. It serves as the first true "convergence" platform; enabling consumer's to blend entertainment, multimedia and Internet services into a single solution.
"As the creator of high-speed satellite services, we're a leader in bringing broadband to homes and businesses nationwide," Gaske said. "Through our alliances, partnerships and extensive product line, we will continue to offer the best choices and best prices for high-speed services and products just like Townsend and Dorricott Racing will continue to win races."
Bell finished third place in the 12-race 1999 Barber Dodge Championship. His eight top-10 finishes included six top-five showings. The season was highlighted by his third round victory at Lime Rock Park. Bell's tactical prowess on road and street circuits included second place at Watkins Glen and third place at Laguna Seca. After winning the pole at Portland with a Barber Dodge Pro Series track record, he finished fourth in the race. His first career oval race at Nazareth was equally impressive where he finished in third place.
"I am obviously very pleased to continue my association with DirecPC for the 2000 Indy Lights season," said Bell. "They produce an outstanding high-speed Internet service. I'm amazed at how much quicker my personal Internet experience has been with DirecPC. In a way, they're a lot like a race team - always working toward a faster and more efficient solution."
Text provided by James R. Hyneman
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