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Teairra Mari Headlines Pleasanton Hot Import Daze; Teairra Mari and Natalise Hit the Mazda Stage; Drifting Demos and Sport Bike Exhibitions Round out Daytime Event

IRVINE, Calif.--Sept. 28, 2005--Vision Entertainment brings the 2005 XM Satellite Radio Hot Import Nights/DAZE (HIN/HID) tour to the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, noon to 7 p.m. HID will feature Roc-A-Fella recording artist Teairra Mari, hip-hop and pop sensation Natalise, HIN's first sport bike competition with awards for the best Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, Ducati and the Signal Auto Twins offering drift rides and displaying the latest in drifting techniques. HIN, presented by Valvoline Synpower, is the largest lifestyle custom car show in the nation and the only one of its kind that brings together all elements of youth and car culture in one night.

In anticipation of her upcoming debut album as a Def Jam artist, Detroit native Teairra Mari will hit Pleasanton's Mazda Stage with her hit single, "Make Her Feel Good," Jay-Z's first collaboration project as Def Jam President. Natalise, San Francisco pop sensation and active principal partner of record label Star823, will also make a special appearance with her debut album I Came to Play. Natalise recently kicked off the And1/Mountain Dew Mixtape Tour in conjunction with And1, ESPN's street basketball reality show, and her music will be featured shortly as the title track from Dodge's campaign to reintroduce the Dodge Charger.

In addition to live entertainment, HID will feature a street bike competition, awarding prizes for the best bikes in the area, and Kane One, formerly of Las Vegas Extremes, will host an exclusive sport bike stunt exhibition and showcase. Signal will bring out their world-famous drift twins in a drift demo sponsored by B.F. Goodrich, inviting audience members the chance to ride with these professional drift drivers. Hundreds of the hottest custom cars will compete for prizes in several categories inside the show as the 2005 HIN competition season begins its wrap-up. HID costs $20 for general admission and $45 to enter the car competition.

Besides drifting demos and sport bike showcases, event attendees have the opportunity to meet and greet Ursula Mayes, Miss HIN 2005, currently in newsstands in Modified Magazine, Import Tuner and Muscle & Fitness, as well as Amanda Carrier, a Maxim Hottie Top Ten finalist.

Entertainment also includes Moonshine Record's DJ MISS LISA and DJ Lady Tribe on the Mazda Stage; and, live on the Pepsi Street Motion Stage, DJ Reflecta sets the urban beat with Top 40 and dancehall hits, accompanied by Jaycee J and DJ Turbulence of Los Angeles' Power 106. The Pepsi Street Motion Stage will also host Episode Showcase with the talent of the Bay area's best vocalists, as well as Social Movement, a dance troupe showdown. Local and national artists in the urban community, including DJs and b-boy battles, will compete throughout the night for the Pepsi trophy.

More information on HID can be found at www.hotimportdaze.com. The XM Satellite Radio's Hot Import Nights, presented by Valvoline Synpower, is also sponsored by Dunlop Tires; Pepsi; Meguiar's; Mazda; Hanes Perfect T; Circuit City; Verizon Wireless; Subaru; NGK Sparkplugs; Overboost.com; Performance Auto & Sound Magazine; Vertical Scope, publishers of Modified Magazine and Modified Luxury & Exotics; and Hachette Filipacchi Media, publisher of Road and Track, Car and Driver, Speed and Road Gear magazines.

                   Hot Import Nights/Hot Import Daze

                  "Live in '05" Remaining Tour Events

HID Pleasanton, CA, Alameda County Fair - 10/8/2005
HID Phoenix, Downtown - 10/15/2005
VIP Anaheim, Anaheim Conv. Ctr - 12/3/2005
HIN Miami, Miami Beach Conv. - 12/10/2005
HID Honolulu, Blaisdell Conv. Center - 12/17/2005