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Rockstar
Energy Drink U.S. Open Audio and Video Content Available
on www.ussx.com All Weekend Long
Live Audio Webcast plus Exclusive Video Content Scheduled
Throughout the Weekend
AURORA,
Ill. (October 10, 2007) The Rockstar Energy Drink
U.S. Open announced today that the audio race call will
be available live at www.ussx.com, the official site
of the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open, on Friday and
Saturday evenings. In addition for the first
time in U.S. Open history a variety of exclusive
video content will be available throughout the weekend,
giving fans a never-been-seen before look at the entire
U.S. Open weekend beginning with the press conference
on Thursday.
Below
is the initial list of content that will be available
throughout the weekend, starting with Thursdays
press conference:
Thursday,
October 11
3pm
EST/ 12pm PST: Live audio webcast of press conference
with Chad Reed and Tim Ferry, hosted by Jason Weigandt.
8pm EST/ 5pm PST: Video streams of press conference
with Chad Reed and Tim Ferry.
Friday,
October 12
10pm
EST/ 7pm PST: Live audio webcast of the 10th Annual
Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open live from the MGM Grand
Garden Arena
A variety of exclusive video content will be posted
throughout the day and night, log onto www.ussx.com
to view. The video content could include, but is not
limited to, the following:
* Race preview with Jason Weigandt and Jim Holley
*
Animated track tour of Friday track
*
Friday track tour with Ryan Clark
*
Mechanic interviews
*
Team manager interviews
*
Tour of Rockstar Energy Drink Truck
*
Miss Supercross, Sara Lipert, interviews with riders
during track walk
*
Terry Boyd explanation of the U.S. Open Trifecta
*
Podium interviews
*
Post-race wrap up with Jason Weigandt and Jim Holley
Saturday,
October 13
10pm
EST/ 7pm PST: Live audio webcast of the 10th Annual
Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open live from the MGM Grand
Garden Arena
A variety of exclusive video content will be posted
throughout the day and night, log onto www.ussx.com
to view. The video content could include, but is not
limited to, the following:
* Race preview with Jason Weigandt and Jim Holley
*
Animated track tour of Saturday track
* Saturday track tour with Ryan Clark
* Tech tips
* Tour of CBS TV truck
* Champions re-rematch race interviews
* Podium interviews
* Post-race wrap up with Jason Weigandt and Jim Holley
On
Friday and Saturday evenings the audio webcast begins
at 7:00 p.m. (PST) with a preview of the event from
Weigandt and co-host Jim Holley. Following the pre-show,
qualifying for the newly added superpole will begin
to set the stage for the main event. After the race,
Holley and Weigandt will provide a brief video recap
of their thoughts from the evenings race which
will be posted online.
Tickets
are now available for the 10th annual Rockstar Energy
Drink U.S. Open at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas October 12-14, 2007 at www.ussx.com, www.ticketmaster.com,
by phone at 702-474-4000 or the MGM Grand Garden Arena
box office. Regarded as one of off-road motorcyclings
premier races, the Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open is
the final major race of the motocross season.
Tickets are available for as low as $20 through Ticketmaster.com.
All tickets subject to 5% Las Vegas Entertainment tax.
About
The Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open
The
10th-annual Rockstar Energy Drink U.S. Open is an invite-only
indoor off-road motocross race inside the MGM Grand
Garden Arena October 12-14, 2007, featuring the worlds
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