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From Miller Motorsports park
Miller Motorsports
Park Prepares for
HANNspree Superbike World
Championship Event
TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (May 22, 2008) –
No sooner did the last transporter roll out of Miller
Motorsports Park this past Monday morning following the Larry H. Miller
Dealerships Utah Grand Prix presented by The Grand and Little America Hotels
than work crews sprung into action to prepare the facility for the HANNspree
Superbike World Championship® StriVectin-SD® USA Round and Honda Summit of Speed
AMA Superbike Championship weekend, scheduled for May 29 – June
1.
A vast amount of work has to be done in preparation for
the arrival of the motorcycle teams, including replacing sponsor signage,
revamping the electrical system in the GP Garages to accommodate
European-standard 220-volt outputs, improving the wireless Internet
connectivity, preparing temporary office spaces for the HANNspree Superbike
World Championship® series staff, erecting various tents for food service,
vendors and other users, organizing a press conference with Governor Jon
Huntsman Jr. and a fan party at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City, adding
additional paid and volunteer staffing and preparing for the biggest onslaught
of visitors in the track’s short history.
This work is in addition to the upgrades that have
already been made to the track, including an extended pit road, larger gravel
traps, enlarged paved runoff area and expanded curbing, all of which was done
over the winter at a cost of nearly a million
dollars.
The motorcycles and equipment for the HANNspree
Superbike World Championship® teams will begin arriving this week, all of which
having been shipped via air freight in special containers to Salt Lake International Airport. The team members and series staff
will begin arriving on Monday and, once onsite, will begin unpacking containers,
setting up garages, preparing motorcycles and getting down to the business of
putting on a World Championship event.
“This has been a massive undertaking,” said Miller
Motorsports Park CEO/General Manager Alan Wilson. “This event is an order of
magnitude well above anything that we have ever attempted, and we have been
preparing for it since last fall. It is very prestigious for Miller Motorsports
Park to host such a significant racing series, and our staff has gone all-out to
ensure that we will be excellent hosts to the teams, riders, fans and sponsors,
and that we present the best possible image to the fans around the world who
will be watching on television.”
The HANNspree Superbike World Championship® event will
be broadcast live on 95 networks to 173 countries around the world and an
estimated viewing audience of 120 million. By comparison, NASCAR’s Daytona 500
is viewed by approximately 19 million.
In addition to the HANNspree Superbike World
Championship®, the StriVectin-SD® USA Round will also include the Honda Summit
of Speed for the AMA Superbike Championship, which is comprised of four separate
series: the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Pro
Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei, the AMA Formula Xtreme
Series and the AMA Superstock Championship presented by
Dynojet.
The event will comprise four days of on-track action
starting on Thursday, May 29, plus a myriad of off-track entertainment for fans
including stunt bikes, freestyle motocross exhibitions, live bands, helicopter
rides and sky diving. Fans are also invited to the Zantrex-3 Insta-Shot Bike
Bash at Gallivan Center in downtown Salt Lake City at 6:00 pm on May 29,
featuring live music from the band “Chevelle,” freestyle motocross and
trials-riding exhibitions, plus an autograph session with many of the top World
Superbike and AMA Superbike riders.
For more information on the HANNspree Superbike World
Championship®, visit the series website at www.WorldSBK.com. For more information on
the AMA Superbike Championship, visit their website at www.AMASuperbike.com.
For event information, or to purchase tickets, call
(435) 277-RACE (7223) or visit www.MillerMotorsportsPark.com.
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