Exclusive Online Video Content Posted Throughout the Weekend Long from Las Vegas
AURORA, Ill. (April 29, 2009) – For those unable to find their way to fabulous Las Vegas for this weekend’s Monster Energy® AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, season finale from Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium, the Supercross LIVE! webcast Presented by Parts Unlimited, featuring Jason Weigandt and Jim Holley, will cover the pre-race press conference on Friday as well as the race action Saturday night.
The widely popular webcast has added another strong year of excitement and drama under its belt and thanks to one of the greatest championship fights in Monster Energy® AMA Supercross history, your computer will be the place to be on May 2 if you can’t be in Las Vegas. Log onto www.SupercrossOnline.com, the official site of Monster Energy® Supercross, to purchase your listening pass for just $5.99. Additionally, exclusive online video content will be posted as the source for all things supercross throughout the weekend.
To purchase the pre-race press conference and Saturday night’s race, fans can log on to:
http://interface.audiovideoweb.com/ppvlnk/purchase/add/item/12408692722…
Supercross LIVE! Presented by Parts Unlimited will kick off its coverage from Las Vegas with the live audio webcast of the pre-race press conference from the Sam Boyd Stadium press box on Friday, May 1 at 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PST, where the sport’s top riders will be interviewed by local, national and industry media. Fans that have previously purchased a season-listening pass and fans that have purchased a single-broadcast pass for the Las Vegas race, will have free access to the pre-race press conference on Friday.
Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Chad Reed, of Tampa, Fla., San Manuel Yamaha’s James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., and Honda Red Bull Racing’s Andrew Short, of Smithville, Texas, will be the feature interviews in addition to the recently crowned AMA Supercross Lites regional champions: Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Christophe Pourcel, of Corona, Calif., and Rockstar/Makita Suzuki’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn.
On race day, Supercross LIVE! hosts Jason Weigandt and Jim Holley will deliver the play-by-play race call of all the evening’s races, with former supercross stars and industry personalities in the booth for additional interviews and color commentary.
“The Supercross LIVE! webcast Presented by Parts Unlimited offers fans another platform to follow Monster Energy® Supercross,” said Linda Ardehali, director of new media, Feld Motor Sports. “It has become a must have within the motorcycle industry for anyone that cannot attend all of the races, even on an international level. The fans have spoken loudly in their support of Supercross LIVE! and we couldn’t be happier to give them what they want.”