Ten Minutes With
ERIC Peronnard
Eric Peronnard has carved a nice place out in
the industry over the years. From creating the
original US Open to working with Paris SX,
X Games, and even finding time to help out
Fox Racing, Eric’s been a happy face at the
races for a long, long time now. We caught up
to the busy guy to see what’s been going on.
Racer X: You’re always a busy guy. You just got done with X Games for ESPN. Let’s start with that. How was that?
Eric Peronnard: The X Games is doing good. For the record, this year was the first year that was non-ESPN related, and everything went well. So, the new owners are pretty happy. Ventura was very successful with tens of thousands of spectators on each day. So, that’s for the overall picture.
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Davey Coombs
Editor-in-chief & Founder
Racer X Illustrated
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