Motorock Trans-Am Series To Stage Saturday Feature at Molson
Indy Toronto
INDIANAPOLIS (May 10, 2004) ‹ The Motorock Trans-Am Series race will be the
featured event on Saturday, July 10 at the Molson Indy Toronto. The event is
scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EDT, following the Bridgestone Presents The
Champ Car World Series by Ford qualifying. The Trans-Am Series will help
kick off a weekend featuring the Champ Car World Series race on Sunday, July
11, as well as the Toyota Atlantic Series.
³Scheduling the Trans-Am race on Saturday, following Champ Car World Series
qualifying, gives fans a substantial value for their racing dollar,² said
Motorock Trans-Am Series Executive Director John Clagett. ³The Trans-Am
Series, which makes it return to Toronto after a nine-year hiatus, is an
ideal headliner for Saturday¹s events, making for a truly action-packed
weekend of racing.²
The race will air live, commercial free, on HDNet. HDNet is the first
national television network broadcasting all of its programming in 1080i HD,
the highest-quality format of high-definition television (HDTV). HDNet is
available on Adelphia Communications, Charter Communications, DIRECTV, DISH
Network, Insight Communications, Mediacom Communications, Time Warner Cable
and several NCTC cable affiliate companies.
The Motorock Trans-Am Series features closed-fendered, production-based,
V-8-powered sports cars, competing on permanent road courses, and temporary
street and airport circuits throughout North America. The Trans-Am Series is
America¹s oldest continuously running road racing series and celebrates its
39th year of competition in 2004.
Motorock is the creation of a popular culture brand that blends the
enthusiast markets of cars, stars and guitars. It is a yearly series of
destination live events that showcases the excitement of motorsports, music
and lifestyle while delivering a unique new form of broadcast entertainment
programming.