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pee TV Named Official Racing Network of the SCCA


CENTENNIAL, Colo.- The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) announced today that 
PEE Channel, America's first and only television network dedicated to 
automobile and motorsports entertainment, has been named the official racing 
network of the SCCA.
            SCCA programming on SPEED Channel includes complete coverage of 
the Valvoline Runoffs®, considered by many as the "Olympics" of road racing, 
SCCA® ProRallysm and SCCA Pro Racing's SPEED World Challenge® GT and Touring 
Car Championships, which have been sponsored by SPEED Channel since 1999.
"The SCCA has seen incredible growth in the last several years," said Steve 
Johnson, President and CEO of SCCA, Inc., and SCCA Pro Racing, Ltd. "A great 
deal of that growth can be attributed to SPEED Channel exposing a new 
audience to the SCCA through our various racing series.  Along with the 
exposure we've received, we're excited to launch new campaigns to promote 
SCCA, SPEED Channel and its partners to motorsports fans and automotive 
enthusiasts."
"Since launching PEE Channel in February of this year, the goal of the 
network has been to bring more racing of every kind to the American 
motorsports fan," said PEE Channel President Jim Liberatore. "I think our 
efforts are being noticed and we appreciate the recognition given to those 
efforts by the SCCA."
The SCCA and PEE Channel have enjoyed a television partnership since 1996 
for the Trans-Am Series and World Challenge, with the Valvoline Runoffs, the 
SCCA ProRally Championship, U.S. F2000 and Pro Spec Racer series appearing on 
the network as well.
Profiles
SCCA: Founded in 1944, the Sports Car Club of America, Inc. is a 
65,000-member motorsports organization, which incorporates all facets of road 
racing, autocross and rally, with both amateur and professional motorsports 
events.  It annually sanctions over 2,000 events through its 109 regions and 
professional subsidiary.  Landmark events for the Club include the Club 
Racing Valvoline Runoffs® National Championship races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car 
Course, the Tire Rack Solo II® Nationals at Topeka, Kan., the Tire Rack 
ProSolo® National Series and the SCCA ProRally® Championship. 
SPEED Channel: PEE Channel, the nation's fastest growing sports cable 
network, is the first and only 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to 
motor sports and the human fascination for speed.  In addition to its SCCA 
programming, PEE Channel is home to many of the world's marquee racing 
events including NASCAR, CART, F1, Classic Cars, the American LeMans Series, 
World Rally Championship and car shows from around the globe.  Currently seen 
in nearly 54 million U.S homes and 4.5 million more in Canada, SPEED Channel 
was acquired by Fox Cable Networks Group in July 2001.