Date: 7 April 2000
For Immediate Release:
SCCA ProRally Championship announces Speedvision Schedule
The Sports Car Club of America's ProRally Championship returns to the Speedvision network for another season of exciting performance rally action.
2000 Season Preliminary Speedvision Schedule:
Sno*Drift / Oregon Trail Day Date Eastern Time Pacific Time Sunday 7 May 8:00 PM & midnight 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM Friday 2 June 3:00 PM 12:00 noon Rim of the World Day Date Eastern Time Pacific Time Friday 26 May 10:00 PM 7:00 PM & 11:00 PM Saturday 27 May 2:00 AM Susquehannock Trail (aka STPR) Day Date Eastern Time Pacific Time Friday 23 June 10:00 PM 7:00 PM & 11:00 PM Saturday 24 June 2:00 AM Maine Forest Day Date Eastern Time Pacific Time Monday 14 Aug. 8:00 PM & midnight 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM Ojibwe Forests Day Date Eastern Time Pacific Time Monday 11 Sept. 8:00 PM & midnight 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM Wild West/Prescott Forest Day Date Eastern Time Pacific Time Friday 27 Oct. 8:00 PM & midnight 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM Lake Superior Day Date Eastern Time Pacific Time Monday 13 Nov. 8:30 PM 5:30 PM & 9:30 PM Tuesday 14 Nov. 12:30 AMNote:
Televised Show Format:
All SCCA ProRally shows are shown in 30 minute, event summary format, with
plenty of action from both inside the cars and roadside. Attention given to
Manufacturer Championship entries from Hyundai, Subaru, Toyota and
Mitsubishi. Drivers in contention for overall and class championship's are
interviewed regularly, at both services and at the finish. All events in the
2000 schedule are covered.
About the SCCA ProRally Championship:
Events in the SCCA ProRally Championship consist of flat-out competition, in
any weather, on challenging forest, mountain or desert roads. SCCA
Performance Rally events follow a basic rally format similar to that used
around the globe. However, USA events do not allow for on course practice
(recces). Competitors generally see the course for the first time as they
race it.
The 2000 season marks the 28th consecutive running of the series, and the first time since 1989 that globally homologated FIA rally cars have been recognized in the US championship, helping to set the stage for the return of FIA rally competition to this country. Performance Rally is considered to be the fastest growing motorsport in the world, with fan followings and similar championships presented in virtually every country in the world.
SCCA ProRally racing takes place only on "special stages," using demanding back roads closed by local authorities for the event. "Transits" connect the "special stage" sections together and are driven at normal highway speeds, with teams fully subject to all traffic laws.
SCCA Performance Rally vehicles are production-based cars and trucks from manufacturers around the world. They compete both for the overall victory and wins within a class structure that groups together vehicles with similar performance.
Each vehicle carries a driver and a co-driver/navigator. Using a detailed route book and a sophisticated rally computer, the co-driver keeps the team on-course and advises the driver of any hazards ahead. This role is as critical as the driver's skill, since the team is traveling at full racing speeds over roads they have never before seen, in any type of weather.
National Public Relations and Marketing Contact:
Kurt Spitzner Marketing and Media Manager
- Sports Car Club of America, Inc.
303.779.6622 (USA Country Code: 1)
303.694.3654 Fax
Direct inquiry Email: werace4u@aol.com
Time zone at SCCA National Office: Mountain Daylight Time (GMT - 7 hours)
Television Production and Advertising Contact:
Doug Plumer
Replica Productions
143 Pleasant St, Suite 3A
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.492.7444 (USA Country Code: 1)
617.492.0450 Fax
Direct inquiry e-mail: replicapro@mindspring.com
Time zone at Replica Productions Office: Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 5
hours)
Web site: · SCCA ProRally: http://www.sccaprorally.org/