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RacerTV, a motorsports television production company and online broadcast network, announces today the expansion of its programming platform and event features. Kicking off next month with the opening round of the 2013 AMSOIL Grand National Cross Country Series in River Ranch, Fla., RacerTV will stream the GNCC pro ATV and motorcycle races live on its all-new online network channel – RacerTV.com (formerly RacerTVOnline.com).

RacerTV will stream live GNCC ATV Pro racing starting at 1 p.m. EST, on Sunday, March 10, and GNCC Motorcycle Pro racing starting at 1 p.m. EST on Tuesday, March 12. For the remainder of the season, RacerTV will stream live all 13 rounds of the AMSOIL GNCC Racing pro events, for a total of 26 live shows. The new platform will enable mobile and on demand live streaming, and feature social networking integration (live viewer chat!).

In addition, RacerTV will broadcast all 26 episodes of AMSOIL GNCC Racing action in 30-minute feature highlight shows within two weeks of each race on RacerTV.com. These shows will provide a more in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at GNCC Racing action and its stars.

RacerTV.com will also feature highlighted shows of all 10 rounds of the 2013 Mtn. Dew ATV Motocross National Championship. The format for these highlighted shows will follow the post-live GNCC shows, consisting of 30-minute feature programs to be broadcast within two weeks of the live event.

In addition to the RacerTV.com coverage, select episodes of AMSOIL GNCC Racing and Mtn. Dew ATVMX will continue to be televised on the NBC Sports Network, for a total of 15 shows. RacerTV is brought to you by sponsors – AMSOIL, Can-Am and Rocky Mountain ATV/MC. Stay tuned for the announcement on the 2013 NBC Sports broadcast dates and times.

Other events to be featured on RacerTV.com this year will include the Thor Winter Olympics and premier off road championships such as the WORCS Series and the OMA Nationals. Currently, the 5-round CMC Golden State MX Nationals are being broadcast on RacerTV.com.

“We are extremely pleased to be able to bring these premiere events to our RacerTV online audience,” said Tim Cotter, spokesperson for RacerTV. “We are open to broadcasting all off-road and motocross events on the network and have reached out to other premiere race series in hopes that we can bring their great racing action to RacerTV.com.”

Over the next few weeks, the RacerTV.com website will undergo a major overhaul as the new platform and features are upgraded. “We’re really excited about this new project for the Racer Media House,” continued Cotter. “We want RacerTV.com to be the ‘go to site’ for television-quality produced ATV and motorcycle race action, and we want to bring this quality to all race fans for all series, not only the events we produce,” said Cotter.

Veteran motorsports broadcast specialist, Carey Bohn of Mainstream Media Group, has been commissioned to develop the live streaming production infrastructure, show programming format and on-line viewer platform. The live race coverage will utilize technology and technical support from TodoCastTV of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. and UK-based BoxxTV

“RacerTV will be using state-of-the-art satellite and television components to stream each GNCC event,” Bohn said. “Including testing a remote camera system that will allow the on-site team to do live coverage from several wooded locations along the race course.”

For more information on RacerTV, the events featured and broadcast or commercial opportunities, please contact info@racertv.com or call Nick Koester at 304-284-0084. A complete line-up of race events featured will be released on www.RacerTV.com.

RacerTV returns to the airwaves this Sunday with coverage of the Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series and the AMA ATV Motocross National Championship.

The newly expanded 52-week television package airs Sundays on NBC Sports Network, beginning in April and running through March, and will be brought to viewers by television sponsors Can-Am, Amsoil and Rocky Mountain ATV*MC.

The 2012 RacerTV schedule kicks off April 22 with the opening round of GNCC in River Ranch, Fla., and includes a whopping thirty-two episodes of GNCC Racing—featuring 13 ATV shows, as well as six bonus episodes featuring the popular Women’s ATV, 4X4 Utility and UTV classes.

“This new 52-week TV package provides some of the best coverage RacerTV has ever seen and we’re excited to be a part of it,” said RacerTV Producer, Jason Hooper. “Although our schedule takes a break in August for the airing of the Olympics, we expect to see an increase in exposure for not only our racers and sponsors, but the sport as a whole.”

In addition to the action-packed race coverage most have come to expect, RacerTV will also showcase a behind-the-scenes look at some of racing’s most interesting figures—from inside the factory semi to dramatic pit stops—viewers will get the full effect of raceday. Can-Am and Amsoil return to RacerTV once again this season to bring specialized features to the TV show, while Rocky Mountain ATV*MC is welcomed to the program for the first time this year and will also provide exclusive features throughout the show. Tune into NBC Sports Network every Sunday evening for RacerTV’s newest spin on off-road and motocross racing.

The 13-round 2012 Can-Am Grand National Cross Country Series (motorcycle and ATV) is America’s largest and most successful off-road racing series. For more information, click here.

Next Round Televised on NBC: Sunday, April 22 @ 3:30 pm: River Ranch ATV.