Dude for a Day Watch-and-Win Sweepstakes
AURORA, Ill. (March 2, 2006) – SPEED, in its first year covering the
entire Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross
Series tour, is adding a supercross twist to its popular Dude for a Day
watch-and-win sweepstakes, with the winner getting a trip for two to
Las Vegas for the Amp’d Mobile Supercross finals in May and a brand new
Kawasaki KX450F.
“The Dude for a Day promotion has been a success in the past with some
of our other television properties and continues to be one of the most
popular things we do,” said Bill Osborn, SPEED SVP of Marketing and
On-Air Promotion. “SPEED viewers are looking to SPEED to bring them
closer to their favorite racing in a variety of unique ways and this is
one of the coolest ways we do it as we extend this promotion into Amp’d
Mobile Supercross.”
To enter, viewers must spot the helmet-cam code word during one of the following races:
· Indianapolis – March 5 at 6 p.m. ET
· Daytona – March 10 at 9:30 p.m. ET
· Orlando – March 19 at 6 p.m. ET
Viewers then enter the code word at www.SPEEDtv.com for a chance to win
weekly SPEED Swag packages, with one winner taking home the grand prize.
SPEED, celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2006, is the nation's first
and foremost cable network dedicated to motor sports and the passion
for everything automotive. >From racing to restoration, motorcycles
to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the
garage. Now available in more than 71 million homes in North America,
SPEED is among the fastest growing sports cable networks in the
country, the home to NASCAR TV and an industry leader in interactive
TV, video on-demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services.
Supercross LIVE!, the only place on the planet to catch Amp’d Mobile
Supercross live at home in your car, or just about anywhere in the
world, is available live for fans at every race, starting at 7:00 p.m.
local time at supercross.cc.com. Listen as Supercross LIVE! hosts Jim
Holley and Jason Wiegandt capture the live race call, a pre-race show,
a post-race show, post-race press conference, on-air industry guests
and celebrities, in-depth interviews, promotions, call-ins and more. In
2004-2005, more than a three-quarters-of-million listeners logged on to
Supercross LIVE! Archived broadcasts are also available at
supercross.cc.com, or can be downloaded to iPod or MP3 players via
Podcast at sxlivepodcast.com.
For more information about the Amp’d Mobile World Supercross GP/Amp’d
Mobile AMA Supercross Series, please log on to www.supercross.cc.com.
For media requests, please contact Denny Hartwig at 630-566-6305 or
e-mail at dennyhartwig@livenation.com.