Josh Hayes and Roger Lee Hayden in the former AMA SuperBike series
MotoAmerica TV Deal
Television coverage of road racing in North America has always been an issue. But when MotoAmerica took over the reins of the former AMA SuperBike series, TV broadcasting was a major priority.
After releasing the provisional schedule in October, MotoAmerica went to work on providing broadcast and online coverage of America’s new road-racing series. And on Friday, MotoAmerica announced a multimedia agreement for extensive coverage of the series, which begins at Circuit of the Americas in April as a support series for MotoGP.
The release says “all MotoAmerica events will be telecast on CBS Sports Network, as part of a multi-year agreement between Torque.TV and CBS Sports Network announced earlier this year. Programming will air on CBS Sports Network on weekend afternoons and in primetime. The 2015 television schedule will be released at a later date.”
MotoAmerica says Torque.TV is North America’s new online destination for motorsports action and the high-performance lifestyle, and will provide highlights and features.
“Having television and online coverage of our MotoAmerica series is key,” said three-time 500cc World Champion and MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey.
“It’s important to our fans, our teams, our racers, and the entire industry. We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to finalize these arrangements, ensuring fans around the country will be able to watch and enjoy the on- and off-track action our series will provide.”
For additional information, check out our MotoAmerica coverage.
2015 MotoAmerica Provisional Schedule:
• April 10-12: Circuit of the Americas – Austin, Texas
• April 17-19: Road Atlanta – Braselton, Georgia
• May 15-17: Virginia International Raceway – Alton, Virginia
• May 29-31: Road America – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
• June 12-14: Barber Motorsports Park – Birmingham, Alabama
• July 17-19: Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Monterey, California
• August 7-9: Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana
• Sept. 11-13: New Jersey Motorsports Park – Millville, New Jersey
MotoAmerica is the new North American roadracing series created in 2014. MotoAmerica is an affiliate of KRAVE Group LLC, a partnership that includes three-time 500cc World Grand Prix Champion Wayne Rainey, ex-racer and former manager of Team Roberts Chuck Aksland, motorsports marketing executive Terry Karges, and businessman Richard Varner.
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