FOX Sports and the Canadian Motosport Racing Corp. (CMRC) has announced a new three-year agreement (2015-17), bringing the Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals Presented by Motovan to an already robust motor sports FOX Sports Racing lineup in Canada beginning July 18.
“We continue to look for opportunities to add quality programming to our FOX Sports Racing motor sports lineup,” said David Nathanson, Head of Business Operations for FOX Sports. “Working with the CMRC, we believe the Motocross Nationals is a strong, home-grown series that offers quality competition and entertainment to our viewers in Canada.”
The deal includes 20 30-minute shows covering 10 rounds of MX1 (450) and MX2 (250) classes.
“We are very excited to have the most entertaining motocross coverage broadcast on FOX Sports Racing and look toward to a positive relationship for years to come,” said CMRC President Mark Stallybrass.
Established in 1993, the CMRC-sanctioned Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals is a world-renowned championship tour, attracting top competitors from around the world. For more information on the series, please visit http://www.mxnationals.ca/ and follow on Twitter at @CMRCRacing
With a 2015 schedule that includes nearly 800 events and more than 900 hours of competition-driven programming, the FOX Sports Racing lineup is highlighted by a full season of live NASCAR Camping World Truck Series racing; practice and qualifying sessions for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series; the MotoGP World Championship and its support series Moto2 and Moto3; Monster Energy Supercross; the TUDOR United Sportscar Championship; the FIA WEC - including the 24 Hours of Le Mans - the ARCA Racing Series and the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship.
FOX Sports Racing is also home to Street League Skateboarding, Burton Snowboarding, The Jockey Club and the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster.
For a look at the complete FOX Sports Racing programming lineup, please visit: www.FOXSportsRacing.com.
