PRESS RELEASE –
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.”
Visit wsaracing.com/Event/Schedule.asp to see the entire schedule.