MX-5 Cup To Air on SPEED; Dates Announced
For Immediate Release MX-5 Cup To Air on SPEED; Dates Announced TOPEKA, Kan. (Sept. 14, 2006) - All eight races from the inaugural SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook will be broadcast on SPEED Channel, with airings in December, it was announced today. The Championship, which features identical 2006 Mazda MX-5 cars on Hankook tires racing at some of the top road racing events across North America this season, will air Saturday afternoons at 4 and 4:30 p.m. beginning Dec. 9 through Dec. 30. The television package is the result of a joint effort between Mazda and Hankook Tires, with the package being finalized last week. "In its first year of competition, the MX-5 Cup has been a huge success with fans and drivers alike," said Robert Davis, Senior Vice President, Product Development and Quality for Mazda North American Operations. "Now its time to share that excitement with race fans at home, as coverage of the series on SPEED Channel will allow many thousands more to see the door-to-door and bumper-to-bumper racing that makes the MX-5 Cup unlike any other series in North America." "As the MX-5 Cup inaugural season has unfolded this year, the racing has been very competitive and should make for great TV," said Bill Bainbridge, Marketing Director for Hankook Tire America Corp. "Based on what we've seen across North America at the races, fans won't be disappointed." The SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook season began at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in early May and wraps up its inaugural run at Road America Sept. 24. For more series information, please visit www.mx-5cup.com <http://www.mx-5cup.com/> . -30- 2006 SCCA Pro Racing SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook Television Broadcast Schedule Race Date Circuit Air Date Air Time May 5 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Saturday, Dec. 9 4:00 p.m. May 26 Lime Rock Park Saturday, Dec. 9 4:30 p.m. June 17 Mosport International Raceway Saturday, Dec. 16 4:00 p.m. June 23 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Saturday, Dec. 16 4:30 p.m. July 20 Portland International Raceway Saturday, Dec. 23 4:00 p.m. Aug. 4 Trois-Rivieres Saturday, Dec. 23 4:30 p.m. Sept. 1 Miller Motorsports Park Saturday, Dec. 30 4:00 p.m. Sept. 22 Road America Saturday, Dec. 30 4:30 p.m. Attached: Image of a group of SCCA SIRIUS Satellite Radio Mazda MX-5 Cup Presented by Hankook cars. Credit: Juha Lievonen _______________________ Eric Prill Director of Marketing Communications Sports Car Club of America SCCA Pro Racing/SPEED World Challenge 785-357-7222, 785-232-7228 fax 800-770-2055 toll free 785-250-7920 mobile eprill@scca.com www.scca.com <http://www.scca.com> , www.world-challenge.com <http://www.world-challenge.com/>