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McGrath To
Promote
Su rG oss
I
Qeven-lime
AMA
Supercross Champion
Jeremy
,"lccrath has formed a partnership
with
Wasserman
Media Group
9to create the
Jeremy
Mccrarh lnvitational -
a Supercross scheduled for the Home Depot Center in Carlon,
California- October 6-7.
The top 20 supercrossers, includinS Mccrath, will
be selected to compete for
$500,000
-
lhe
largest
purse
ever
oflered,
according to Mccraah.
"lt's
been
a dream of mane to create an innovative, must-attend racing event
thar lop
riders
will want to be
invited to, and
an experience that the fans will love
to watch," f4ccrath said.
"The
track we are
going
to design
will be like nothing anyone has ever
seen before, like a
pro-style
Supercross track taken to the next level. The
Jeremy
Mccrath lnvitational will also offer up other
cool event elements that are certain to attract fans
year
after
yearl"
Distinct from other racinS
eveBts on the circuit, the
Jeremy
Mccrath lnvitational will feature a track created by
Mccrath and track builder Ra.dy MennenSa, who
recently completed designs for both
the
freestyle
and supermoto
events at ESPN'S
Summer X Gatnes - which were also held at The Home Depot
Cemer.
The invitational
will feature
two-man,
head-to-head, elimination-style
motos rollowed by a main event in which all 20 invited riders will race. For
more information, visit www-ierernFnctrathinvitational.com.
o
o
l2
Hours of Daytona TV
Speed Channel will air up to 12 hours of race
coverage lrom Bike
Week
in Daytona Beach, Florida, in
eart
March,
including eight
hours
of
live
coverage that concludes with the 55th running of the
Dapona 200 by Honda on Saturday, Harch I l.
Speed's coverage kicks off on March 9 from
2t30 to 6
p.m.
(Eastern)
with
(overage
of the AMA Supersport and Superstock
se:son openers, as well as Da),tona
200 and AMA Superbike
qual-
itin8. Repeat coverage
of the Superspon and Superstock races
will air at ll
p.m. (Eastern)
on March 9 and again at 12 p.m.
on
l,lerch 10.
On
l4arch 10,
the Amp'd Hobile AMA Supercross
Series
willget
same-day coverage starting at 9:30
p.m. (Eastern).
And
on March I I, Speed will offer morning-to-eyening
coverage
of
the 2006
AMA Superbike Championship season
opener,
Fans
of the AMA Ford
Quality
Checked Flat Track
Championship won't be lelt out, as
Speed
will
air the flat-track
season opener after the Daytona Superbike race.
Live
coverage oI the Daytona 200 will stan at l:30 p.m.
(Eastem)
on Saturday, i4arch I l.
'AHA
Pro RacinS is thrilled to aSain
be working with Speed for
the
2006 racing
season, and these three days in Ma.ch - whh 12
hourc of
programming
-
is a great rollout for
another fantastic sea-
son
of
coverage {or fans of AMA racing," said AMA Pro
Racingvice
president
of commer
