Updated: SPEED To Air Highlights Of Inaugural MOTO-ST Daytona 8-Hour

Updated: SPEED To Air Highlights Of Inaugural MOTO-ST Daytona 8-Hour

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CORRECTION: The date of the 8 Hours At Daytona highlight package on SPEED, announced yesterday, was incorrect. The one-hour special will air Sunday, December 17 at 3:00 p.m. ET, not on December 13 as previously released. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Fans and competitors of the newly-formed SunTrust MOTO-ST Series, which kicked off this past October with the 8 Hours At Daytona, will get a special look at the twin-cylinder motorcycle racing series on December 17 at 3 p.m. ET, when SPEED airs a one-hour race highlight package from the series’ inaugural event. The race, which ran on October 21 at the “World Center of Racing,” was won overall by the Super Sport Twins class No. 46 San Jose BMW R1200 of Brian Parriott, Stephane Mertens and Nate Kern, which outlasted the No. 18 M4 EMGO Suzuki SV1000S trio of Michael Barnes, Chris Ulrich and Geoff May. The show was filmed and produced by Chet Burks Productions in concert with SPEED. “SPEED has done a great job producing races in the Grand American Rolex Series and KONI Challenge Series for years now, and we were thrilled to have the network capture this historic motorcycle event,” said Grand American Road Racing Association President Roger Edmondson. “The race marked a new era in competitive, wheel-to-wheel motorcycle racing, and for SPEED to be with us from the beginning means a lot to everyone involved in the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series.” In the Grand Sport Twins class, Matt McBride, Pat Barnes and Robert Trottier rode to the victory in the No. 19 DucatiToronto.com Ducati Multistrada, and in the Sport Twins class, Steven Breckenridge cruised to the class victory alongside Nicole Hoffman and Mark Crozier on the No. 16 Jostens/Czaia & Gallagher, PA Suzuki SV650. The 2007 SunTrust MOTO-ST Series schedule opens on March 4, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with a 500 km race around the historic 14-turn road course layout. MOTO-ST is organized by Professional Motorsports Productions of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and is sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) of Pickerington, Ohio. The Grand American Road Racing Association, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., provides the series with administrative and commercial support. The MOTO-ST advisory board features some of the most respected individuals in the world of motorsports, including AMA Hall of Fame members, respected motorcycle racing journalists and renowned officials from various forms of road racing. Learn more about MOTO-ST at www.moto-st.com.

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