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400
Thunder Announces Channel 7 Deal |
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Australia's Professional Drag Racing
Series, 400 Thunder today confirmed that
an agreement has been finalised with
Channel 7 to air 400 Thunder Drag Racing
on 7mate moving forward.
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| Production of
Thunder 400 television sows on 7mate and
OVO live streaming from events will be
undertaken by Oxygen 360. |
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Profession Drag Racing (APDR) Chairman
Tony Wedlock said the aggreements were
exciting move for the sport. Wedlock
stated "Securing a free to air
television deal with Channel 7 is a
tremendously important move for 400
Thunder Drag Racing. This agreement will
provide a boost in exposure for race
teams as well as a new level of exposure
for our race fans. I want to thank
Andrew Nicholls and Andrew Green from
Channel 7 and welcome Cameron Jurd from
Oxygen 360 as our production partner." |
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The
production of 400 Thunder drag racing
for the next three years has been
secured by Oxygen 360 after a
competitive tender process was
undertaken by the APDR Board.
Managing
Director of Oxygen 360 Cameron Jurd
commented "Drag Racing under the 400
Thunder brand has shown significant
growth in both the number of events and
crowds. This is a full throttle high
action sport and we will be delivering a
comprehensive multiscreen production
live to your device and over 40 hrs. of
400 Thunder on free to air TV annually" |
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Seven's Head
of Sport, Sual Shtein: "We are liking
forward to Thunder 400 on 7mate. Our
team here are looking forward to working
with Australian Professional Drag Racing
and Oxygen 360 and working to further to
build on the sport's great strides over
the past few years."
The first of
the 400 Thunder shows will go to air on
7mate in late November with the full
schedule to be released as soon at it is
finalised. |
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| The next round
of the 400 Thunder Professional Drag
Racing Series is the AC Delco East Coast
Thunder to be held at Sydney Dragway on
Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th November
2017. The event will feature all six
professional classes - Top Fuel, Pro
Alcohol, Pro Slammer, Pro Stock, Top
Bike and Pro Stock Bike plus 400 Thunder
Sportsman categories. |
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For further
media information contact:
KEVIN
PREDERGAST
General
Manager - 400 Thunder
Email:
manager@400thunder.com.au
Phone:+61 (0)
439396521 |
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