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.