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12

Oct

Horsepower Wars Announces Broadcast Television Partnership With MAVTV And Season 3 Episode Schedule

By: Amanda Bourne On: October 12, 2020 In: Company News, Press Release Comments: 0

Murrieta, CA — Power Automedia’s Horsepower Wars has announced its official episode release schedule for the third season of the $10K Drag Shootout presented by Lucas Oil as well as an exciting partnership with Lucas Oil’s cable and satellite television channel, MAVTV Motorsports Network.

$10K Drag Shootout consists of four teams competing against each other to see who can build the fastest drag racing car over a period of 10 days, with a budget of only $10,000 — divided into $3,000 cash and a $7,000 Summit Racing Equipment gift card. Once the builds have been completed, the teams head down to the track for heads-up racing where the team who proves they’re the quickest, takes home $10,000 and their finished car. This season the Lucas Oil $10K Drag Shootout will be taking inspiration from No Prep drag racing events that have become increasingly popular over the years, which mimic street racing – using no traction compound to make the track sticky as with a traditional track event.

For the first time, Horsepower Wars will be partnering with MAVTV to broadcast $10K Drag Shootout 3 on cable television. MAVTV Motorsports Network is owned and operated by Lucas Oil Products and is the only cable television network in the U.S. dedicated solely to motorsports. “We live for custom car builds and drag racing, it’s in our DNA,” said John Duff, Head of Content at MAVTV. “So when we were presented with the opportunity to partner with Horsepower Wars and broadcast Season 3 of their highly popular drag racing show with a no-prep twist, we knew it would be a perfect fit and blend nicely into our already impressive lineup of automotive content.” MAVTV will be airing episodes of $10K Drag Shootout every Sunday with the first episode premiering on November 1, 2020.

Fans of the show who do not have access to MAVTV will be able to watch the upcoming season on the same platforms as years past on Horsepowerwars.com in addition to the Horsepower Wars Facebook and YouTube every Tuesday starting on November 3.

ABOUT HORSEPOWER WARS

Horsepower Wars is an automotive TV show featuring fierce competition between rivals that takes place in a variety of venues including: engine dyno, chassis dyno, drag strip, road course, and even an off-road short course. With no feel good trophies for second place, we travel the country having fun and stirring up trash talk between drivers, builders, and tuners.

For more on Horsepower Wars visit www.horsepowerwars.com

ABOUT MAVTV

Owned and operated by Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV is a television network with its roots deep in the automotive world. MAVTV offers an unparalleled line-up of exclusive motorsports and goes far beyond the national mainstream events to also cover multitudes of grassroots series’ from across the globe: drag boats, sprint boats, drag racing, pro pulling, drifting, dirt racing, ice racing and everything in between.

For more information, please visit www.mavtv.com

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Power Automedia

25843 Jefferson Ave

Murrieta CA 92562

Press Contact: Amanda Bourne

[email protected]

20

Jul

0

FLOSPORTS Expands Motorsports Coverage by Forging Strategic Partnership with SpeedVideo

By: Kevin McIntosh On: July 20, 2020 In: Press Release Comments: 0

Partnership Brings 40+ Events And Over 100 Days Of Premium Drag Racing To The FloRacing Platform Annually

Addition Of SpeedVideo Broadcast Portfolio Diversifies FloRacing Motorsports Offering And Instantly Solidifies The Platform As The Go-To Destination For Grassroots Racing

AUSTIN, Texas (July 20, 2020) – FloSports, a leading sports streaming and original content network, today announced a strategic partnership with SpeedVideo, a premier motorsports production and live streaming company headquartered in Murrieta, CA. SpeedVideo is one of the top live streaming providers of drag racing in North America and boasts an extensive library of on-demand content in addition to premium live racing event broadcasts. The partnership will bring SpeedVideo content and their full suite of broadcast partnerships to the FloRacing platform on FloSports. SpeedVideo instantly diversifies the motorsports offering on FloSports and adds over 40 events and 100 days of thrilling drag racing event coverage to FloRacing annually.

Since its launch in 2017, FloRacing has experienced exponential growth, established a firm foothold in the motorsports streaming market and just recently announced the acquisition of Speed Shift TV, another leading grassroots racing streaming platform. Combined with DirtonDirt, a subsidiary of FloSports that focuses on coverage of short track racing’s popular Dirt Late Model division, and the current offering on FloRacing that already includes programming from Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway and Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car tour as well as a full schedule of United States Auto Club (USAC) and Interstate Racing Association (IRA) events, FloRacing will stream over 800 racing events each year. FloSports continues to solidify FloRacing as the go-to digital destination for grassroots motorsports.

SpeedVideo was founded by Power Automedia, a leading automotive media network that operates 13 other digital properties, including the largest drag racing magazine in the world, Dragzine.com.

“I’m looking forward to working with FloSports to grow the sport of drag racing, while also expanding FloRacing’s relationships with these phenomenal companies that operate within the motorsports industry,” said James Lawrence, SpeedVideo CEO. “This is really a big day in the world of drag racing. What FloSports brings to the table in terms of audience, technology, reach, and resources is a game changer.”

As part of the new partnership, Power Automedia and SpeedVideo will continue to work with leading drag racing promoters, in addition to facilitating both the marketing of drag racing live events on Dragzine and other Power Automedia properties and continue to facilitate and grow sponsorship relationships.

On July 23, FloSports will begin simulcasting all upcoming SpeedVideo races on FloRacing starting with the PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown (July 23-25) at the Virginia Motorsports Park in Petersburg, VA and the Duck X Magic 8 2020 (July 23-25) at Orlando Speed World Dragway in Orlando, FL. Additional premier drag racing events that will now streaming on FloRacing include Lights Out, No Mercy, Sweet 16, World Cup and Outlaw Armageddon. SpeedVideo current subscribers will soon get all of the FloRacing live and on-demand content in addition to the best drag racing events that they already receive.

“SpeedVideo is one of the pioneers in motorsports streaming and content,” says Mark Floreani, CEO, FloSports. “James and his team have built a high performing platform and our partnership with SpeedVideo will both diversity and enhance our offering on FloRacing. Our subscribers are going to be thrilled.”

Connect with thrilling live and on-demand grassroots racing action by becoming a FloRacing subscriber. The subscription also unlocks premium FloRacing content including exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes access and ride-alongs with drivers, news as well as archived races and highlights that racing fans have come to expect from the FloRacing platform. FloRacing subscribers also receive complete access to the entire network of FloSports verticals ranging from cycling, wrestling, football, baseball, softball, grappling and more. Watch the races across all screens by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast.

About Power Automedia
Power Automedia believes in the magic of the automobile, helping automotive enthusiasts achieve their dreams, and building something special. They communicate with passion and emotion, educate with expertise and enthusiasm, and nurture and entertain new enthusiasts. Power Automedia currently publishes digital automotive enthusiast magazines and produces video content for auto industry clients.

For more on Power Automedia visit www.powerautomedia.com

About FloSports
Founded in 2006, FloSports is a venture-backed OTT subscription video streaming service dedicated to sports, offering live and on-demand access to hundreds of thousands of competition events across 25+ sports in the US and abroad. FloSports’ vision is to finally give underserved sports the love they deserve. With a growing library of more than 300,000 hours of premium content including news, expert commentary, films, documentaries and more, FloSports has established itself as an innovator and leader in sports streaming. Finally, your sport has a home.

For more information, please visit: flosports.tv.

08

May

0

DUCK X Productions & SpeedVideo To Broadcast COVID-8 Pro 275 & Radial vs. World Shootout on May 22-23

By: Amanda Bourne On: May 08, 2020 In: Press Release Comments: 0

MURRIETA, CA — SpeedVideo will be working with DUCK X Productions and Donald “Duck” Long who has gathered some of the biggest names in Radial versus The World as well as the Pro 275 classes for “COVID-8” – an event affectionately named in acknowledgment of the Coronavirus pandemic that has postponed numerous racing events – and will be taking place on May 22-23 at the Orlando Speed World Dragway.

“We’re all excited to be finally back racing and the COVID-8 shootout will be big,” stated SpeedVideo’s General Manager, Tom Bobolts. “Donald Long’s unique ability to draw the fastest racers on some of the best surfaces is well known. We can’t wait to have this race live on SpeedVideo.com. The live stream will be sponsored by FuelTech – a leading manufacturer of EFI systems and ignition components.”

“Everybody needs cars going up and down the racetrack. It’s important that these guys are out there racing,” Long says. “I’m looking for the best because I want to set the door-car world record for an 8-car field.” As of now the entry list for the COVID-8 include legends Steve Jackson, Melanie Salemi, Marcus Birt, Kevin Rivenbark, Mark Micke, Jason Richards, Justin Swanstrom, Scotty Gaudagno, and more. “It’s a strong list, man! I look down this list and these are some really strong racers,” Long proclaims.

Speedvideo.com will broadcast all of the exciting action from COVID-8 to annual or monthly subscribers. In addition, there will be free bonus content made available to non-subscribers. To subscribe to SpeedVideo, click here.

ABOUT SPEEDVIDEO

SpeedVideo is all about killer live automotive video. We shoot it, stream it, and broadcast it LIVE! Our promise to you… superior quality, immersive video, and kick-ass racing, LIVE & On-Demand

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SpeedVideo

25843 Jefferson Ave

Murrieta CA 92562

Contact: Tom Bobolts – [email protected]

23

Apr

0

SpeedVideo.com to Broadcast Winter Meltdown 5 No-Prep Shootout

By: Amanda Bourne On: April 23, 2020 In: Press Release Comments: 0

Murrieta, CA, April 23 — Speedvideo to broadcast the Winter Meltdown 5 No-Prep Shootout this upcoming December 4-5, 2020.

According to Winter Meltdown 5 organizer Matt Plotkin of Project X Promotions, this will be a true no-prep event that will challenge both drivers and tuners to navigate the track.

“This is as no-prep as it gets! We’re removing 100% of the rubber and taking the track down to its barest surface by bringing in a bobcat with multiple blade attachments and scraping the track as far down to the concrete as possible. There is nothing closer to a real street racing surface than the 660 feet of bare concrete that you will experience here.”

Plotkin continued, “There are a few reasons that we are taking it to this extreme, but the main reason is that we feel like the term ‘no-prep’ is being stretched too far these days. When you start seeing tractors dragging the track and shoes coming off people’s feet at a no-prep race, it’s time to take a step back and remind everyone that these races are meant to try and simulate street-like conditions.”

Winter Meltdown 5 will feature Big Tire, Small Tire, True Street, King of the Tailgate, Full-Size Truck, 6.0 Index, 7.0 Index, and Junior Dragsters classes.

“Last year was our most successful Winter Meltdown event to date,” stated Plotkin. “We had the largest turnout of both racers and fans that we have ever had for our December race. This year we will be in a new location, and look forward to continuing on that upward trend to keep growing an event that has quickly become everyone’s favorite way to close out the no-prep racing season.”

“SpeedVideo has a long history with no prep racing and we’re proud that it will continue with the addition of Winter Meltdown 5 in 2020,” said Tom Bobolts, SpeedVideo’s General Manager. “As Matt said, we shouldn’t see too many shoes sticking to the track, but I know we’ll have viewers stuck to their screens.”

Speedvideo.com will broadcast all of the exciting action from Winter Meltdown to annual or monthly subscribers. In addition, there will be free bonus content made available to non-subscribers.

To subscribe to SpeedVideo, go to https://www.speedvideo.com/signup

ABOUT SPEEDVIDEO

SpeedVideo is all about killer live automotive video. We shoot it, stream it, and broadcast it LIVE! Our promise to you… superior quality, immersive video, and kick-ass racing, LIVE & On-Demand!

ABOUT WINTER MELTDOWN

http://projectxpromotions.com/wintermeltdown/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SpeedVideo

25843 Jefferson Ave

Murrieta CA 92562

Contact: Tom Bobolts – [email protected]

31

Mar

0

SpeedVideo.com Announces New Automotive Shows Debuting in April: BURNOUT, DRAG RACING FRIENDS, TECH INSPECTION, and REWIND

By: Amanda Bourne On: March 31, 2020 In: Industry News Comments: 0

MURRIETA, CA — SpeedVideo is releasing four brand-new automotive shows for drag racing fans all over the world who are missing out on live racing events and action. BURNOUT, DRAG RACING FRIENDS, TECH INSPECTION, and REWIND will feature some of the most dynamic personalities from the sport – bringing fresh content to SpeedVideo.com every week, starting next week.

“Creating original programming was always something we thought would fit in with SpeedVideo. And now was the perfect time to introduce these shows,” stated Tom Bobolts, SpeedVideo. “People want to continue talking about and watching the sport they love. These shows will give a platform for those conversations to still take place.”

BURNOUT is the weekly drag racing show – hosted by Drag Illustrated‘s Wes Buck, co-starring veteran drag racing journalist Mike Galimi, and rising star drag racer Alex Taylor. The show features news, highlights, current events, commentary, opinions, recaps, and a look ahead to the next week. BURNOUT will be a can’t-miss part of your drag racing fix.

DRAG RACING FRIENDS is a rowdy video talk show that hits on all cylinders in the world of drag racing. Chad Reynolds is the ringleader of this circus joined by his trusty co-host, Street Outlaws star Kayla Morton, and a special guest. You never know what to expect: rivals talking trash, oversize personalities giving no-holds-barred opinions, and general buffoonery. Despite the controversy, a love of racing unites the hosts and their guests.

TECH INSPECTION is a tech-focused show featuring interesting and educational tech content for drag racers and street/strip enthusiasts. Hosted by Brian Petty, the show will discuss tuning, power adders, drivetrain, chassis setup, engine building and more – spanning the range from beginner to top tuning tactics of the world’s best crew chiefs.

REWIND curates weekly, selected and highlighted drag racing clips. With video content curated from SpeedVideo and the web, REWIND brings you highlights from racing events, record-setting runs, crashes, and more. REWIND will feature the winner’s circle’s footage from a recent race, a compilation of records, and major driving saves.

Season 1 will entail 40 episodes between the four shows over the next three months. Full episodes will be live on SpeedVideo.com each week for subscribers, with one episode each month available to all via Speedvideo, Drag Illustrated, Dragzine, Facebook, and YouTube. In addition, for all four shows, show highlights, clips, and cut-downs will be available across social media for free.

Visit Speedvideo.com for more information.

ABOUT POWER AUTOMEDIA

Power Automedia’s mission is to create the most beautiful automotive content, and make an enduring mark on the automotive world. Power Automedia champions the automotive digital media revolution by publishing automotive magazines, immersive videos, and captivating live broadcasts. At Power Automedia–we believe in the magic of the automobile. For more on Power Automedia visit www.powerautomedia.com

Press Contact:

Amanda Bourne

951-677-2626 x143

[email protected]

23

Mar

0

SpeedVideo.com Announces Multi-Year Agreement to Broadcast Street Car Super Nationals At Las Vegas And St. Louis

By: Amanda Bourne On: March 23, 2020 In: Industry News Comments: 0

Murrieta, CA, March 23, 2020 — SpeedVideo has entered into a broadcast partnership with the wildly popular automotive event series Street Car Super Nationals (SCSN) to live stream the Las Vegas and St. Louis events through 2022.

The COMP Cams Street Car Super Nationals 16 is coming to SpeedVideo on November 19-22 live from The Strip at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The legendary festival of speed is expected to draw more than 500 cars in 16 classes with everything from eighth-mile grudge cars to quarter-mile Pro Mods and everything in between.

For the third consecutive year, the event is utilizing all four of the facility’s expertly-prepared lanes with SpeedVideo providing complete coverage of drag racing’s true marathon event.

“We’re looking forward to working with SpeedVideo and Chad Reynolds,” said SCSN Promoter Mel Roth. “The Street Car Super Nationals is already a huge event. With SpeedVideo adding more camera angles and a dedicated host keeping our fans up-to-date and entertained as only Chad can, [this] will advance SCSN Las Vegas to another level!”

Summer Speed Spectacular featuring the Street Car Super Nationals will be taking place on August 14-15 live from St. Louis. Summer Speed Spectacular showcases the drag radial, Pro Mod, and the Nostalgia Drag Racing League classes. Chris Blair, World Wide Technology Raceway Executive Vice President and General Manager, went over the expectations for this upcoming year, “The event continues to grow and we expect a tremendous boost as it is now part of our St. Louis Speed Fest, and being able to work with SpeedVideo means that we get to showcase this amazing event to a greater audience of racing enthusiasts.”

“This event is one that appeals to young and old and we are excited to take another tremendous step in 2020,” said Chris Blair. “Racing enthusiasts can experience the thrill of nostalgia cars, the wheel standing action of drag radials and the ground-pounding excitement of Pro Mods all on the same day. It’s a unique event that everyone will love.”

“Street Car Super Nationals holds a special place in this industry,” said Speedvideo General Manager Tom Bobolts. “There are very few events that have stood the test of time and continued to grow each year. Now entering its 16th year in Vegas and St. Louis in its 7th year, these events continue growing and attracting a loyal following. We couldn’t be happier to be able to bring the experience LIVE to SpeedVideo subscribers.”

Catch the full live event coverage and action of the COMP Cams Street Car Super Nationals 16 and the Summer Speed Spectacular featuring the Street Car Super Nationals events in live HD available on SpeedVideo.com for annual or monthly subscribers. As always, parts of the event will be broadcast for free as well.

To subscribe to SpeedVideo, go to https://www.speedvideo.com/signup

ABOUT SPEEDVIDEO

SpeedVideo is all about killer live automotive video. We shoot it, stream it, and broadcast it LIVE! Our promise to you… superior quality, immersive video, and kick-ass racing, LIVE & On-Demand!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SpeedVideo

25843 Jefferson Ave

Murrieta CA 92562

Contact: Tom Bobolts – [email protected]

10

Mar

0

Horsepower Wars Announces 2020 Plans for $10K Drag Shootout

By: Amanda Bourne On: March 10, 2020 In: Press Release Comments: 0

Murrieta, CA, March 6, 2020 — Horsepower Wars is back for 2020 with the popular $10K Drag Shootout, presented by Lucas Oil, that will sport a few rules changes this year to match the No Prep Edition update.

Four teams will compete against each other to see who can build the quickest drag racing car over a period of 10 days, with a budget of $10,000 — which will consist of $3,000 in cash and a $7,000 Summit Racing Equipment gift card. During the competition, there will be surprise bonuses, competitions, and challenges that can assist, or hurt, the chances of each team’s ability to build their vehicle and win. Once the teams complete their build it’s time to go down to the track for heads-up racing where the team who proves they’re the fastest takes home $10,000 and their finished car.

No Prep racing has been around for years and this season the Lucas Oil $10K Drag Shootout will be taking inspiration from this drag racing style. Track crews heat and scrape away all traces of tire rubber on the track, revealing an unforgiving bare street like surface. The ability to keep high horsepower beasts glued to an unprepped surface forces both the drivers and the builders to be at the top of their game. In previous seasons teams were required to use 275 drag radial tires. Taking into consideration the unruly track surface, the rules will be opened up to allow for larger sized slicks.

“It was really important that we continue to reinvent the $10K Drag Shootout,” stated Scott Parker, Power Automedia’s Vice President of Content. “The show should be every bit as exciting to the viewer as it is to us making it. In 2019 we had the return of Team Bigun – our Season 1 champs – as well as a few curveballs from the revamped $10K Olympics to the surprise Grenada wagon. Going to no prep style racing seemed a fitting way to change it up, while also attracting a whole new group of potential racers and builders.”

The winning Team, Enemies Everywhere, will be returning from Australia for a chance to defend their title in the third season. Team Leader Jaime Farmer explained what he’s looking forward to in season 3, “We want to be the first team to win $10K Drag Shootout two years in a row, so we’re actually a bit more excited to be coming back this year than we were coming in for the first time. America has always been the top shelf when it comes to drag racing so for us to beat the best is really something else.” Farmer continued, “We really enjoyed the entire experience from being able to push our boundaries to going up against the best and making some really good friends.”

Horsepower Wars Season 3 will be made possible by its title sponsor Lucas Oil as well as ARP, BMR Suspension, Comp Cams, Covercraft, Dyna-Batt, E3 Spark Plugs, Holley, Kooks Header, Lucas Oil, MAHLE Motorsports, Moroso, Moser Engineering, NOS, PROFORM Parts, PRW Industries, QA1, Ron Francis, Summit Racing, Spicer, Total Seal, Victor Reinz, and more.

ABOUT HORSEPOWER WARS

Horsepower Wars is an automotive TV show featuring fierce competition between rivals that takes place in a variety of venues including: engine dyno, chassis dyno, drag strip, road course, and even an off-road short course. With no feel good trophies for second place, we travel the country having fun and stirring up trash talk between drivers, builders, and tuners.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Horsepower Wars

25843 Jefferson Ave

Murrieta CA 92562