Dedicated CART TV Program to Premiere

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Inside CART Television Program Set for August 12 Debut
Detroit (August 10, 1997) - Television viewers around the country willhave the opportunity to delve into the diverse personalities in the PPGCART World Series with the August 12 debut of "Inside CART," a half-hourtelevision program that will air on Fox Sports Net.
"Inside CART" is made available through Fox Sports Net/Prime Network andwill be picked up by a number of regional sports networks throughout thecountry. Fox Sports Net reaches more than 50 million cable households.
The new 30-minute show will be hosted by veteran motorsports reporterRalph Shaheen, whose work has appeared on ESPN, TNN, and SpeedVision.Reporters for "Inside CART" are: Bill Adam, a former sports car racerwho also covers CART racing for The Sports Network in Canada;Detroit-based Fred McLeod, who has vast experience covering the NBA,Major League Baseball and motorsports; Shelley Unser, Jr.; Laura Bird, aSeattle based reporter who has covered a variety of motorsports; BobbyGerould, who has covered motorsports for TNN and SpeedVision; and LarryHenry, a veteran Detroit-based radio and television broadcaster who hasdone play-by-play for the Detroit Pistons, Detroit Lions, and theUniversity of Michigan, and is a pit reporter on the CART Radio Network.
"We are pleased with the show and the direction it's taking," said KeithAllo, Vice President of Television for CART. "We put 'Inside CART'together on a pretty short timeline. All the credit goes to ourproduction group, the race teams and drivers for making it happen assmoothly as it has. I believe that race fans and sports fans in generalwill find it interesting and entertaining."
The first edition of "Inside CART" features stories on CART drivers P.J.Jones and Mauricio Gugelmin as well a a piece on the CART Mobile MedicalFacility. Other segments include the CART Safety Tip; Driver Toys; andOne-on-One, which allows fans to ask questions of their favoritedrivers. Viewers should check their local listings for dates and timesfor "Inside CART."
The PPG CART World Series currently is at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Coursethis weekend for Round 13 of the 17-race series. Twenty-eight driversrepresenting 10 countries - including Michael Andretti, Bobby Rahal, AlUnser, Jr., and Christian Fittipaldi - race on an assortment of tracksin four countries in 850 horsepower, open-wheel cars capable of speedsof more than 240 miles per hour.
Regional Sports Networks comprising Fox Sports Net:
Empire Sports Network
Fox Sports Midwest
Fox Sports Northwest
Fox Sports Pittsburgh
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain
Fox Sports South
Fox Sports Southwest
Fox Sports West
Madison Square Garden Network
PASS
Prime Network
Sports Channel Chicago
Sports Channel Cincinnati
Sports Channel New England
Sports Channel New York
Sports Channel Ohio
Sports Channel Pacific
Sports Channel Philadelphia
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		Dedicated CART TV Program to Premiere ©1997 SpeedCenter Internet Publishing, Inc. Inside CART Television Program Set for August 12 Debut Detroit (August 10, 1997) - Television viewers around the country willhave the opportunity to delve into the diverse personalities in the PPGCART World Series with the August 12 debut of "Inside CART," a half-hourtelevision program that will air on Fox Sports Net. "Inside CART" is made available through Fox Sports Net/Prime Network andwill be picked up by a number of regional sports networks throughout thecountry. Fox Sports Net reaches more than 50 million cable households. The new 30-minute show will be hosted by veteran motorsports reporterRalph Shaheen, whose work has appeared on ESPN, TNN, and SpeedVision.Reporters for "Inside CART" are: Bill Adam, a former sports car racerwho also covers CART racing for The Sports Network in Canada;Detroit-based Fred McLeod, who has vast experience covering the NBA,Major League Baseball and motorsports; Shelley Unser, Jr.; Laura Bird, aSeattle based reporter who has covered a variety of motorsports; BobbyGerould, who has covered motorsports for TNN and SpeedVision; and LarryHenry, a veteran Detroit-based radio and television broadcaster who hasdone play-by-play for the Detroit Pistons, Detroit Lions, and theUniversity of Michigan, and is a pit reporter on the CART Radio Network. "We are pleased with the show and the direction it's taking," said KeithAllo, Vice President of Television for CART. "We put 'Inside CART'together on a pretty short timeline. All the credit goes to ourproduction group, the race teams and drivers for making it happen assmoothly as it has. I believe that race fans and sports fans in generalwill find it interesting and entertaining." The first edition of "Inside CART" features stories on CART drivers P.J.Jones and Mauricio Gugelmin as well a a piece on the CART Mobile MedicalFacility. Other segments include the CART Safety Tip; Driver Toys; andOne-on-One, which allows fans to ask questions of their favoritedrivers. Viewers should check their local listings for dates and timesfor "Inside CART." The PPG CART World Series currently is at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Coursethis weekend for Round 13 of the 17-race series. Twenty-eight driversrepresenting 10 countries - including Michael Andretti, Bobby Rahal, AlUnser, Jr., and Christian Fittipaldi - race on an assortment of tracksin four countries in 850 horsepower, open-wheel cars capable of speedsof more than 240 miles per hour. Regional Sports Networks comprising Fox Sports Net: Empire Sports Network Fox Sports Midwest Fox Sports Northwest Fox Sports Pittsburgh Fox Sports Rocky Mountain Fox Sports South Fox Sports Southwest Fox Sports West Madison Square Garden Network PASS Prime Network Sports Channel Chicago Sports Channel Cincinnati Sports Channel New England Sports Channel New York Sports Channel Ohio Sports Channel Pacific Sports Channel Philadelphia SportsSouth