World Challenge, Runoffs To Continue Relationship With
SPEED in 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
World Challenge, Runoffs To Continue Relationship With SPEED in 2007
BRASELTON, Ga. (Sept. 28, 2006) - Sports Car Club of America announced
today that its hallmark road racing properties, the SCCA Pro Racing
SPEED World Challenge(r) and SCCA Club Racing National Championship
Runoffs(r), have finalized contract extensions with SPEED Channel for
2007.
All SCCA SPEED GT and Touring Car Championship races will continue to be
broadcast on SPEED, as they have been each year since the network's
inception in 1996. SPEED will also retain the title sponsorship of the
series for the eighth-straight season with the option to relinquish
naming rights should another entity come along.
"We're excited to announce our continued partnership with SPEED Channel,
and this should put to rest any rumors that may have been floating
around about the future of the series," said Jim Julow, SCCA, Inc.
President and CEO and Acting President of SCCA Pro Racing. "SPEED World
Challenge is, without a doubt, the most relevant racing property in
North America to automotive enthusiasts, and we're proud to continue the
series into its 18th season in 2007."
Also included in the agreement was an extension on the SCCA National
Championship Runoffs, an event often referred to as the "Olympics" of
motorsports. The Runoffs features nearly 800 amateur drivers from across
the country battling in a single-race national championship format in 25
classes.
"We are so excited to be continuing our relationship with SCCA," said
Bobby Akin, SPEED Vice President. "At SPEED, we have a goal of covering
the best that motorsports has to offer and we feel the World Challenge
and the Runoffs certainly fit in the category of being the best in their
segment. The World Challenge provides some of the best, most
competitive road racing in the United States. The Runoffs are the Super
Bowl of grassroots sports car racing. It's a week unlike any other in
motor sports and SPEED is proud to bring this unique event to television
for another year."
"Nothing showcases our grassroots programs like the competition at the
Runoffs," added Julow. "It is important to our Club activities to have
this event on television, and SPEED has done a fantastic job for the
last 10 years."
This year's Runoffs, which is held Oct. 9-15 at Heartland Park Topeka,
will be broadcast on SPEED this November and December.
The 2007 schedules for the SPEED World Challenge Championships and
Runoffs will be announced at a later date.
For more information about SPEED, please visit www.speedtv.com
<http://www.speedtv.com/> .
For more information about SCCA, please visit www.scca.com
<http://www.scca.com/> .
For more information about SPEED World Challenge, please visit
www.world-challenge.com <http://www.world-challenge.com/> .
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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
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<http://www.world-challenge.com/>