TORONTO – New motorsports network MAVTV has launched its Canadian website and Facebook page as it races towards its network launch.
The new site offers information regarding roll out plans for MAVTV Canada, motorsports videos, and contests unique to the Canadian market.
A partnership between Anthem Media Group and Lucas Oil Products, MAVTV Canada will feature exclusive automotive and motorsports programming such as The Dave Despain Show, Stacey David’s GearZ and Speed Sport; events such as the Chili Bowl, The AMA Pro Motocross series, the Lucas Oil Challenge Cup and NHRA Drag Racing as well as grassroots series featuring sprint boats, pro pulling, rally racing, drifting, dirt racing and ice racing.
“The expansion of MAVTV into the Canadian market is a much anticipated extension of the network”, said MAVTV president Bob Patison, in the news release. “Canadians are known to be avid, well-informed motorsports fans and they have been without their own motorsports network for too long. We look forward to providing the Canadian market with a 24/7 network committed to motor racing, automotive reality and build shows.”
In other company news, MAVTV Motorsports Network and Lucas Oil Products have signed on to be the presenting sponsors for the 21st annual Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame Gala. This year’s event will take place October 17 at the Glenn Gould Theater in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) building in Toronto.
The Canadian inductees include stock car legend Don Thomson Jr.; Indy Car and Canadian NASCAR series driver Alex Tagliani, (the only Canadian to win the pole at the Indy 500); the late John Chisholm, motorsport builder and also a member of the Maritime Motorsport Hall of Fame; and Ralph Luciw, developer of the Honda Michelin series, racer as well as a dedicated manager of the CMHF for many years.
