GEICO Offshore Race Series TV show in HDTV!

[MarylandMark]

Tell me more please...

TV means TV right (not the internet, no offense http://www.supercatracing.com/ )

 

[KiloKat]

Sounds GR8 for Offshore contingient upon the quality of the production and the races to be aired !!

 

[2TR]

Hello OPA Racers and Race Fans,

OPA has completed the foundation to make 2010 the greatest year of Offshore Racing yet. Nominal registration fees, no individual race entry fees, a spectacular eight (8) race schedule featuring some of the best race sites in the country and today we are announcing a Television and promotional package second to none.

When you have a sponsor like GEICO®, it’s amazing what can happen. Here’s what to expect. GEICO® joined by John Haggin of AMF and some additional sponsors have contracted and paid for a flag to flag race coverage TV package that will air each of the eight (8) OPA races. The TV shows will be one hour long per race and air for eight consecutive weekends. (The air time dates and network are still being negotiated.) The show will feature all racing classes from Turbine to Class 6, no one will be left out.

Additionally, GEICO® has committed to taking a significant portion of their media buy within a 200 mile radius of each race site and use it to promote the races for two or three weeks prior to each event. This means that what you’d normally see and hear on TV and radio as GEICO® commercials will instead be changed to promote each racing event so that racing fans can make plans to attend.

This substantial financial commitment is all being done so that the racers have the tools to gain sponsors. Sponsors want eyeballs seeing their message and with this two prong approach, OPA will have thousands of additional spectators on land and millions watching on TV. Now it’s up to you to promote your team and take advantage of the millions of dollars of promotion that is being put behind the 2010 GEICO Offshore Racing Series.

With this information you can now go out and seek sponsors for your team and reap the benefits of this tremendous media package that OPA and its national exposure has to offer.

Best Regards,
The OPA Family

 

[ThrottleUp Props]

It is wonderful to hear positive news, that you can believe during the "silly season".

Thank you, to all who work tirelessly, to make our Offshore World, a great place to be!

Julie

 

[Wahoo 214]

Thank you Smitty, Louie, Ron and Augie! Considering you all have real lives and jobs, the work, time and money you put into this so we can all have fun should not be forgotten.

The nation's best race sites, Race coverage on TV and Live internet, Corporate Sponsors, boat racing's least expensive series, largest race boat fleet and the most talented SV racers in America.

Thanks again, and let the 2010 OPA World Domination Tour start!

 

[Geronimo36]

Great work guys!!

Run it like a business!

 

[MarylandMark]

Awesome!!

Grey = not part of the TV series but events Miss Geico is participating in

May 28-30 Ocean City, MD
June 11-13 Sunny Isles, FL
Juy 2-4 Sarasota, FL
Juy 16-18 Harrison Township, MI
July 23-25 Saint Clair, MI
August 20-22 Patchogue, NY
September 10-12 Atlantic City, NJ
September 24-26 Cambridge, MD
October 1-3 Clearwater, FL
October 19-24 Orange Beach, FL
November 8-14 Key West, FL

 

[Brett]

Don't think Geico is attending the SBI races this year only the telivised races

 

[MarylandMark]

I posted from the schedule on the MGR website but will edit to provide accurate info. Thanks Brett!

 

[Eaton Photos]

As part of a conversation, that I had with John, he told me that Geico, is not participating in the SBI series, except for the final 3 races. Either way, it will definitely be an interesting year, nonetheless. Congrats to everyone within OPA, that has helped increase the awareness & publicity of the Sport.

 

[MarylandMark]

Just to clarify in case someone searched and found this thread, Miss Geico will only be running OPA races in 2010.

http://www.oparacing.org/



February 3, 2010
Hello OPA Racers and Race Fans,
OPA has completed the foundation to make 2010 the greatest year of Offshore Racing. Nominal registration fees, no individual race entry fees, a spectacular eight (8) race schedule featuring some of the best race sites in the country and today we are announcing a Television and promotional package second to none.

When you have a sponsor like GEICO®, it’s amazing what can happen. Here’s what to expect. GEICO® joined by John Haggin of AMF and some additional sponsors have contracted and paid for a flag to flag race coverage TV package that will air each of the eight (8) OPA races starting in the Fall of 2010. The TV shows will be one hour long per race and air on the Versus Network www.versus.com for eight consecutive weekends. The show will feature all racing classes from Turbine to Class 6, no one will be left out.
Additionally, GEICO® has committed to taking a significant portion their media buy within a 200 mile radius of each race site and use it to promote the races for two-three weeks prior to the event. This means that what you’d normally see and hear on TV and radio as GEICO® commercials will instead be changed to promote each racing event so that racing fans can make plans to attend.

This substantial financial commitment is all being done so that the racers have the tools to gain sponsors. Sponsors want eyeballs seeing their message and with this two prong approach, OPA will have thousands of additional spectators on land and millions watching on TV. Now it’s up to you to promote your team and take advantage of the millions of dollars of promotion that is being put behind the 2010 GEICO Offshore Racing Series.
With this information you can now go out and seek sponsors for your team and reap the benefits of this tremendous media package that OPA and its national exposure has to offer.

Best Regards,
The OPA Family