
AMA ATV Motocross "ATV-24/7"
Episode 1 Airs this Weekend
ATV - 24/7 Airs on VERSUS
this Saturday Featuring the Top Pro & Amateur
Racers
Minneapolis, MN (5/12/2011) - Episode
#1 of the racing/reality show, “ATV-24/7,”
is set to air Saturday, May 14, on the Versus television
network at 4:30 p.m. EST. Now in its second year,
each half-hour program follows professional and
amateur ATV racers – in real time -- as they
prepare for and compete in the 2011 AMA ATV Motocross
Championships.
Viewers and fans can expect even more racing
and behind-the-scenes drama this year, say the
producers. “The moto coverage now stretches
over two acts,” notes Executive Producer,
Carey Bohn. “And with so many new competitors
vying for the championship – first time
pros, past champions and returning front-runners
– viewers will get a dose of racing reality
from many camps.”
“ATV-24/7” will chronicle seven rounds
of the AMA ATV Motocross Championship as part
of “Racer TV,” which will cover the
four additional ATV championship races. “Racer
TV” is a 52-week program block on the Versus
network, featuring the best of off-road racing,
including the GNCC series, the RedBull/ AMA Amateur
National Motocross, the Amsoil Championship Snocross
Series. Viewers without access to the Versus network
will still be able to watch the episodes on www.atv247.com
and www.racertvonline.com.
2011 sponsors of “ATV-24/7” include
Can-Am, DWT Racing, Suzuki and Amsoil. The show
is co-produced for Racer TV by Long Haul Productions
and Mainstream Media Group, Inc. Executive Producer
is Carey Bohn; co-Executive producer is Joe Harewicz.
Andrew Hunt serves is the senior producer and
lead editor. Location producers and cameramen
include Erik Fleischhacker, Brandon Boulay, and
Eli Ljung.
About the AMA ATV
Motocross Championship
The AMA ATV Motocross Championship is the nation's
premier amateur and professional ATV motocross
series, hosted at top motocross facilities nationwide.
The 11-round series features the Nation's best
racers, teams and sponsors, and is America's largest
and longest-running ATV national motocross program.
Since 1985, the series continues to expand and
produce top talent from the amateur ranks, while
premiering the professional class. For more information,
please visit www.atvmotocross.com.
|