03-19-2002, 01:25 AM
CART is an international sport.
CART To Show 20 Events Live Next Year
Click For 2001 TV Schedule
The increasing globalization of the CART FedEx Championship Series makes putting a television schedule together a daunting task, especially when you are trying to avoid showing tape-delayed events.
The CART staff, along with broadcast partners ABC and ESPN, have released a 2001 television schedule that calls for 20 of the 22 events to be shown live, starting with the March 11 event in Monterrey, Mexico.
"Our primary goal was to secure live coverage for as many races as possible during the 2001 season," said Keith Allo, CART vice president/group manager for broadcasting. "Generating the television schedule in this fashion was challenging due to the fact that CART races are held in eight different time zones and countries. However, live coverage of our events was the desire of our teams, sponsors and, most importantly, are our fans. We are extremely pleased to accommodate those wishes in 20 of the 22 events."
Four of the events will benefit from an increase in broadcast time as the Texas 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, Molson Indy Vancouver, German 500 at Eurospeedway and Rockingham 500 at Rockingham Motor Speedway will get more than the customary two hours seen on most CART shows. The events at Rio and Vancouver will be the only two races that will be shown on a tape-delayed basis. Nine races will be on ABC, 12 on ESPN with one event on espn2.
"We not only have more live race coverage than ever before, but also more hours devoted to CART and more hours for the fans," said Pat Leahy, CART senior vice president for marketing and communications. "This increase in exposure provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the thrills and excitement of champ car racing."
The ABC/ESPN race broadcast team will remain intact for the 2001 season. Paul Page will be joined by color analyst Parker Johnstone while Gary Gerould and Jon Beekhuis will serve as the pit reporters. The same crew also returns for the weekly Inside CART show with co-hosts Chris Miles and Michelle Garforth. Eric Mauk, News Bureau Editor, RACER and Associate Editor, Champ Car
CART To Show 20 Events Live Next Year
Click For 2001 TV Schedule
The increasing globalization of the CART FedEx Championship Series makes putting a television schedule together a daunting task, especially when you are trying to avoid showing tape-delayed events.
The CART staff, along with broadcast partners ABC and ESPN, have released a 2001 television schedule that calls for 20 of the 22 events to be shown live, starting with the March 11 event in Monterrey, Mexico.
"Our primary goal was to secure live coverage for as many races as possible during the 2001 season," said Keith Allo, CART vice president/group manager for broadcasting. "Generating the television schedule in this fashion was challenging due to the fact that CART races are held in eight different time zones and countries. However, live coverage of our events was the desire of our teams, sponsors and, most importantly, are our fans. We are extremely pleased to accommodate those wishes in 20 of the 22 events."
Four of the events will benefit from an increase in broadcast time as the Texas 600 at Texas Motor Speedway, Molson Indy Vancouver, German 500 at Eurospeedway and Rockingham 500 at Rockingham Motor Speedway will get more than the customary two hours seen on most CART shows. The events at Rio and Vancouver will be the only two races that will be shown on a tape-delayed basis. Nine races will be on ABC, 12 on ESPN with one event on espn2.
"We not only have more live race coverage than ever before, but also more hours devoted to CART and more hours for the fans," said Pat Leahy, CART senior vice president for marketing and communications. "This increase in exposure provides an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the thrills and excitement of champ car racing."
The ABC/ESPN race broadcast team will remain intact for the 2001 season. Paul Page will be joined by color analyst Parker Johnstone while Gary Gerould and Jon Beekhuis will serve as the pit reporters. The same crew also returns for the weekly Inside CART show with co-hosts Chris Miles and Michelle Garforth. Eric Mauk, News Bureau Editor, RACER and Associate Editor, Champ Car
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