Knievel Record Jump; Celebrity Racers
Contact: Brian Remsberg, Imre Communications 410.821.8220 or Brianr@imrecommunications.com National Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. Announces Robbie Knievel Record Jump and First Phase of Celebrity Racers Knievel to Perform Record Jump, Supermodel Kim Alexis Among Those Scheduled To Participate in Celebrity Match Race WASHINGTON, D.C., February 5, 2002 At a press conference held today at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, National Grand Prix Holdings, LLC announced Robbie Knievel will perform a record motorcycle jump on July 21, 2002, prior to the American Le Mans race on Sunday. The National Grand Prix also introduced Supermodel Kim Alexis as the first celebrity scheduled to take part in the July 20, 2002 celebrity match race. Other celebrities announced today who are scheduled to drive in the race include: William Shatner, "Star Trek;" Timothy Dalton, "The Living Daylights;" and Melissa Joan Hart, "Sabrina: The Teenaged Witch." The celebrity race will feature a match-racing format in which each celebrity will be paired with a professional driver. The celebrity and the professional will each drive one lap the best-combined team time will be the winner. The jump will be his first record-breaking attempt since the summer of 2000. "I¹m very excited for this chance to jump in our nation¹s capital this will be the first chance I¹ve had to jump in Washington, D.C.," said Robbie Knievel. "The National Grand Prix is an ideal, high adrenaline event perfect to make a record-breaking motorcycle jump." "I¹m extremely pleased to be invited to this race and to be in D.C. this summer for such an exciting, international event. Warning to other drivers: I¹ve got lots of experience racing and plan to win this one!" said Kim Alexis, celebrity race participant. The National Grand Prix, which is coming to the grounds of RFK Stadium July 19-21, will feature races of four sanctioning bodies; American Le Mans (ALMS), Trans-Am, World Challenge and Star Mazda. It will be the first major auto-racing event in the D.C. metropolitan area in more than 80 years. The ALMS race will be televised live on NBC and CBS will air the Trans-Am race. The corresponding three-day festival will feature a concert, world-record breaking jump by Robbie Knievel, Lifestyle Expo and a celebrity match race. For more information on the race and other events please visit www.NationalGrandPrix.com. Tickets go on sale February 6 at 10:00 a.m., call 202.432.SEAT (7328). NATIONAL GRAND PRIX HOLDINGS National Grand Prix Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company was founded in 1999 by Christopher Lencheski to develop and execute the National Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., a three-day motorsports event festival featuring internationally sanctioned racing events in the District of Columbia. # # #