WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (Jan. 23, 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."
The complete schedule is available for viewing here.
About the PowerSports ATV Tour
The PowerSports ATV Championship 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.
2007 WPSA POWERSPORTS ATV TOUR TELEVISION SCHEDULE ON ESPN2 |
All Times are EDT |
Round 1 |
Saturday, June 16, 1 p.m. |
Round 2 |
Saturday, June 23, noon |
Round 3 |
Saturday, July 7, noon |
Round 4 |
Saturday, July 14, 2 p.m. |
Round 5 |
Saturday, July 21, noon |
Round 6 |
Saturday, Aug. 18, noon |
Round 7 |
Saturday, Aug. 25, noon |
Round 8 |
Friday, Sept. 7, 4 p.m. |
Round 9 |
Friday, Sept. 14, 3:30 p.m. |
Round 10 |
Friday, Sept. 28, 1 p.m. |
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