Denver, Colorado - WC Vision has announced a new TV broadcast partnership with CBS Sports Network and Torque TV. The three-year partnership runs through the 2018 Pirelli World Challenge season.
CBS Sports Network and Torque TV will broadcast over 60 hours of Pirelli World Challenge action with dedicated 120- or 90-minute
programs for GT/GTA, the GT Cup presented by MOMO and GTS classes; the GT classes and GTS class will have dedicated segments within the broadcast shows. TC classes will be featured with 60-minute programs. Broadcasts will be shown one-week tape delayed in prime time slots either on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesday evenings.
Highlights of the partnership with CBS Sports and Torque TV include a 90-minute live broadcast of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix race on Sunday, May 31st and a magazine style show entitled Inside the Pirelli World Challenge that will take an indepth, behind-the-scenes look at the series. Series announcers Greg Creamer, Calvin Fish and Jeff Lepper will return to call the action again for 2015.
"With the steady growth of the series, we needed to expand our TV broadcast footprint as well as finding a partner that would work with us on live TV production," said Scott Bove, President and CEO of WC Vision/Pirelli World Challenge. "Additionally we needed a TV broadcast partner that brought enhanced streaming/online capabilities and the partnership with Torque TV gives us that."
2015 Pirelli World Challenge Broadcast Schedule on CBS Sports Network*:
Saturday, March 14, 11 AM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Circuit of The Americas, Austin, TX
Wednesday, March 18, 8 PM: TC, TCA, TCB. Circuit of The Americas, Austin, TX
Sunday, April 5, 5 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, FL
Sunday, April 26, 3:30 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO. Grand Prix of Long Beach, CA
Sunday, May 3, 2 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, AL
Sunday, May 24, 5 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville, ONT
Wednesday, May 27, 7 PM: TC, TCA, TCB. Canadian Tire Motorsports Park, Bowmanville, ONT
(Live) Sunday, May 31, 11 AM: GT/GTA. Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, Detroit, MI
Wednesday, July 1, 10 PM: Inside Pirelli World Challenge - Part I
Sunday, July 5, 4 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
Wednesday, July 8, 7 PM: TC, TCA, TCB. Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
Sunday, August 2, 4 PM: Inside Pirelli World Challenge - Part II
Sunday, August 9, 4 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH
Sunday, August 30, 4 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT
Wednesday, September 2, 8 PM: TC, TCA, TCB. Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT
Sunday, September 6, 5 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, CA
Sunday, September 20, 3 PM: GT/GTA, GT Cup presented by MOMO, GTS. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA
Wednesday, September 23, 10 PM: TC, TCA, TCB. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Salinas, CA
Sunday, October 4, 4 PM: Inside Pirelli World Challenge - Part III
*All times listed are eastern. Dates and times subject to change.