Tuesday, June 21, 2011

AMA Flat Track: MavTV Coverage of Springfield Rounds Begins June 23













Jake Johnson on the #1 Zanotti Racing/Schaeffer's H-D/MotionPro/Arai-sponsored H-D XR-750 leads Chris Carr #4 on the American Motorcyclist Assoc/DFW Honda/Arai/Phoenix Racing-backed XR-750 on lap 1 of the 25 lap main event at the Springfield Mile on May 29.  Keeping the two close at-hand is Sammy Halbert on the #7 Kings Kustoms/LZ Racing/KK Supply/Nelson Racing-sponsored XR in 3rd place.  The event was won by Jared Mees on his #9 Rogers Lake Racing XR, with Halbert coming home 2nd and Johnson in 3rd, while Carr hung on to finish in the 7th position in round 6 of the 2011 AMA Pro Flat Track Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship Series.

The Rolling Thunder Show heads to Lima, OH. for this Saturday's round 9 at the Allen County Fairgrounds Half-Mile.  Halbert leads the current overall point standings (159 points), with Johnson a close 2nd (149 points) just eight points behind, and both riders having won 2 events on the year.  Jared Mees sits in the 3rd spot (141 points/2 wins), in the middle of a RED-hot streak on wins/podiums in the last three events.  Kenny Coolbeth, Jr. sits in the 4th spot (123 points/1 win), and Brad Baker rounds out the top 5 (101 points.) 
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MAVTV Springfield Broadcasts Kick Off in One Week!


DAYTONA BEACH, FL (June 21, 2011) - The free-flying Springfield TT and the legendary oval action of the historic Springfield Mile -- Rounds 6 and 7 of the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Flat Track Championship -- begin airing Thursday, June 23, at 8 p.m. EST on MAVTV.

Featuring all the can't-miss action from the Illinois State Fairgrounds, the broadcasts will be shown periodically through June 30, allowing anyone who missed the rain-strewn but ultimately triumphant Illinois event to join in the fun.
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Brad Baker on the #12 Lloyd Brothers Motorsports Ducati leads Chris Carr #4 and Bryan Smith #42 during main event action on the Springfield Mile, round 6 of the 2011 AMA Pro Flat Track Harley-Davidson Insurance Grand National Championship Series, on May 29.  Baker led for 9 of 25 laps in his first race as an Expert Twins rider after having won the '09 AMA Pro Flat Track Pro Singles Championship, and finishing runner-up to '10 Pro Singles Champ, Jeffrey Carver, Jr.  AMA Pro Flat Track photo by Dave Hoenig.
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The dates and times for MAVTV's Springfield TT and Springfield Mile broadcasts are as follows:

Thursday, June 23 - Springfield TT, 8:00 pm EST

Friday, June 24 - Springfield TT, 2:00 am EST

Sunday, June 26 - Springfield TT, 10:00 am EST

Sunday, June 26 - Springfield TT, 3:00 pm EST

Tuesday, June 28 - Springfield TT, 12:00 pm EST

Tuesday, June 28 ­- Springfield TT, 5:00 pm EST

Thursday, June 30 - Springfield Mile, 8:00 pm EST

MAVTV is a 24/7 national network that broadcasts in both SD and HD. The network features programming targeting men 18 to 54 including sports, gaming, comedy, health and fitness, gadgets, and more. MAVTV is an irreverent destination channel for men, with a decidedly original programming edge. The network is now available in over 35 million homes and carried on most major cable, telco, and satellite providers, as well as mobile television platforms. MAVTV currently carries popular series like The ADRL Racing Tour, The Art of Fighting, the AMA Pro Harley-Davidson Insurance Flat Track Championship, American Tailgater, Bikini AllStars, Ultimate Combat Experience, I Love this Bartender, and Lucas Oil Motorsports.

For more information, please visit www.mavtv.com.


AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com


For additional information contact:

AMA Pro Racing Communications, (386) 492-1014, communications@amaproracing.com

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You can check out MavTV's website here to see if/where it is offered in your area.  If you are a DirecTV subscriber like I am, unfortunately, they DO not offer MavTV as of yet (but I do keep on e-mailing them to let them know I and others want it!):

http://www.mavtv.com/mavtv-coverage
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