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IN THE WIND P50 MOTOAMERICA TO BE BROADCAST ON FS2 T he 2019 MotoAmerica Cham- pionship got a big shot in the arm with the announcement of a television package with Fox Sports that will see 90 minutes of live or same-day coverage of the racing on FS2. The package includes both Saturday and Sunday program- ming and will feature each of the 10 rounds from the series, and there will be 90-minute re-airs within seven days of each event on FS2 with a total of 45 hours of MotoAmerica action scheduled for the 2019 season. "We're very pleased to have FS2 as the home of MotoAmer- ica Superbike racing," said MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. "This is a big step forward for us as a series as nearly 57 mil- lion households will now have the opportunity to see what competi- tive, exciting racing we have in the MotoAmerica Superbike Series. We know that FS2 will do a great job of bringing our racing into the homes of our existing fans and it will also put our series in front of a lot of new fans as well." "Adding the MotoAmerica Su- perbike Series to FS2 continues a long history of exciting motor sports action available on the FOX Sports family of networks," said Josh Oakley, FOX Sports VP Acquisitions & Programming. "FS2 is a destination for motor sports fans, and MotoAmerica de- livers on the expectations of our viewers." CN FS2 Tentative Broadcast Schedule (90-Minute Programs/Eastern Time) Sat. April 6: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Superbikes (Race 1), 2:30 p.m. Sun. April 7: Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Superbikes (Race 2), 2:30 p.m. Sat. April 13: Circuit of The Americas Superbikes (Race 1), 6:30 p.m. Sun. April 14: Circuit of The Americas Superbikes (Race 2), 3:30 p.m. Sat. May 4: VIRginia International Raceway Superbikes (Race 1), 8 p.m. Sun. May 5: VIRginia International Raceway Superbikes (Race 2), 6:30 p.m. Sat. June 1: Road America Superbikes (Race 1), 8 p.m. Sun. June 2: Road America Superbikes (Race 2), 6 p.m. Sat. June 15: Utah Motorsports Campus Superbikes (Race 1), 6 p.m. Sun. June 16: Utah Motorsports Campus Superbikes (Race 2), 8 p.m. Sat. July 13: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Superbikes (Race 1), 8 p.m. Sun. July 14: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Superbikes (Race 2) 6 p.m. Sat. August 10: Sonoma Raceway Superbikes (Race 2), 9 p.m. Sun. August 11: Sonoma Raceway Superbikes (Race 2) 11 p.m. Sat. August 24: Pittsburgh International Race Complex Superbikes (Race 1), 7 p.m. Sun. August 25: Pittsburgh International Race Complex Superbikes (Race 2), 9:30 p.m. Sat. September 7: New Jersey Motorsports Park Superbikes (Race 1), 6:30 p.m. Sun. September 8: New Jersey Motorsports Park Superbikes (Race 2), 6:30 p.m. Sat. September 21: Barber Motorsports Park Superbikes (Race 1), 6:30 p.m. Sun. September 22: Barber Motorsports Park Superbikes (Race 2), 9 p.m. (Above) The new television package will enable a much larger reach for MotoAmerica than it's had in previous years.