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AMA Pro Racing
06/30/2009
Daytona Beach, FL
Fans will once again see same day coverage of AMA Pro Racing on SPEED starting July 5th at Laguna Seca. (Photo: Brian J Nelson)
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This weekend's premier AMA Pro Road Racing events at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will be the first races to air on SPEED in a new, same-weekend programming format that was announced last month. SPEED's decision to return to same-day or same-weekend coverage of AMA Pro Road Racing has been welcome news for series competitors, promoters and, most importantly, motorcycle road racing fans.
After a brief experiment in the first half of the year with the Saturday evening studio program AMA Pro Prime Time, SPEED is returning to same-weekend coverage of AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited and AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL racing beginning with the action from Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, July 3 - 5. The AMA Pro Road Racing action from Mazda Raceway can be seen Sunday, July 5 at 9 p.m. PT (late Sunday/early Monday, July 6 at Midnight ET).
Telephone messages and emails of support have poured into AMA Pro's Daytona Beach headquarters over the last month while several AMA Pro Road Racing stakeholders have gone on record in full support of SPEED's recent decision.
Rick Miner - SPEED SVP Production & Network Operations:
"Plain and simple, this move was a reaction to the fans ... naturally, they wanted to see the races as close to real time as possible. As the longtime television destination for motorcycle racing in North America, we will continue to work very hard with AMA Pro Road Racing and other sanctioning bodies at all levels to move through the current economic challenges in a collective effort to deliver great racing to the fans."
Tim Saunders - Corona Extra Honda Racing Principal:
"It's great news that AMA Pro American Superbike races will be broadcast by SPEED on the same day. Like most fans, I think, I want to see the races as soon as possible in order to enjoy the excitement that comes from not knowing the result. The same day is almost as good as live! I am sure this will boost interest in the sport and draw more fans to the track too. Thanks to all who put this together."
