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POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR TO RETURN
TO ESPN2 IN 2007
White Bear Lake, MN (1/24/2007)
- All 10 WPSA PowerSports ATV Tour
events will be telecast on ESPN2 during the
2007 season. The one-hour shows will air in
early-evening Friday and midday Saturday timeslots.
The Friday telecasts will either lead into,
or out of, live NASCAR programming. The television
schedule kicks off Saturday, June 16 at 1 p.m.
EDT.
"We extraordinarily pleased to partner with
ESPN2 for the PowerSports ATV Tour for the second
consecutive season," said PowerSports Entertainment,
Inc. CEO Rick Murphy. "Last season's telecasts
were an obvious hit, earning an average .20 rating
and introducing more than 200,000 households to the
exciting sport of ATV racing. We fully plan to exceed
those numbers in 2007."
"We are very pleased to have events of the WPSA
PowerSports ATV Tour back on ESPN2 for 2007,"
said Frantz Cayo, ESPN director of motorsports programming.
"ESPN2 is the motorsports destination for fans,
and these exciting events are a very welcomed addition
to our programming lineup."
About the PowerSports
ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Championship Tour is North America's
newest ATV racing tour and features the greatest show
on dirt. The Tour is North America's premier form
of ATV racing, with its jumps, gyrations and dirt-slinging
racing action. The Tour is sanctioned by the World
PowerSports Association, North America's largest and
most respected ATV and snowmobile sanctioning body,
and promoter of ATV and snowmobile racing on both
the regional and national level. For more information,
please visit www.PowerSportsTour.com
| 2007
WPSA POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR
TELEVISION SCHEDULE ON ESPN2: All Times EDT |
| Race
Dates |
Round |
Location |
ESPN
Telecast |
| April
28-29
|
#1 |
Georgia |
Saturday, June 16, 1 p.m. |
May
12 |
#2 |
Taylorville,
IL |
Saturday, June 23, noon |
May
13 |
#3 |
Taylorville,
IL |
Saturday, July 7, noon |
June
2-3 |
#4 |
Stillwater,
OK |
Saturday, July 14, 2 p.m. |
June
16-17 |
#5 |
London, KY |
Saturday, July 21, noon |
Jun
30 |
#6
|
Petersburg, VA |
Saturday, Aug. 18, noon |
July
1 |
#7 |
Petersburg, VA |
Saturday, Aug. 25, noon |
July
21-22 |
#8 |
Rossville, IN |
Friday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m. |
August
18-19 |
#9 |
Englishtown, NJ |
Friday, Sept. 14, 3:30 p.m. |
September
15-16 |
#10 |
Fairfield County, SC |
Friday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m. |
About the PowerSports
ATV Tour:
The PowerSports ATV Tour is North America's
premier professional ATV racing circuit, featuring
QuadMX, QuadTerrain and SuperSport Pro series
action as well as more than 20 amateur classes
for adults, women and children. The Tour is
sanctioned by the World PowerSports Association,
North America's most respected snowmobile and
ATV sanctioning body, and a promoter of ATV
and snowmobile racing on both the regional and
national level. For more information, please
visit www.PowerSportsTour.com.
World
PowerSports Association Headquarters
1863 Buerkle Road
W hite Bear Lake, MN 55110
651.209.7404
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