Four Live Network
Telecasts on NBC Highlight
Broadcast Schedule
for 2024 Pro Motocross
Championship
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Pair of Encore
Presentations on USA Network
Combine for Six Network
Showcases; Peacock Continues
as Centerpiece of
SuperMotocross Coverage
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MORGANTOWN,
W.Va. (May 24,
2024) – The 2024
Pro Motocross
Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing, kicked off its
53rd season on Thursday
with a press conference
ahead of Saturday’s
opening round at the
Honda Fox Raceway
National Presented by
Fox Racing. Pro
Motocross serves as the
midway point of the
SuperMotocross World
Championship Series
(SMX), beginning the
summer portion of the
regular season with
Round 18. Southern
California’s Pala Casino
provided the setting for
the industry gathering,
after which the adjacent
Fox Raceway saw all
entered racers take to
track for the first
time.
A focal point of the
press conference was the
dynamic broadcast
package that encompasses
the SMX Series. Another
successful season of
Monster Energy AMA
Supercross saw
impressive growth across
all areas, including a
30-percent increase in
live minutes watched on
Peacock, the centerpiece
of SMX broadcasts that
will carry wall-to-wall
live coverage of all 11
rounds of the Pro
Motocross Championship.
Additionally, network
showcases of Supercross
on NBC and USA Network,
along with re-airs on
CNBC, saw 24-percent
growth in audience
reach. Additionally,
SuperMotocross Video
Pass continued to drive
a broader reach for the
sport’s international
audience, which included
the introduction of a
dedicated
Spanish-language
broadcast that
contributed to more than
130 different countries
being represented. To
top it all off, a new
partnership with
Telemundo brought the
Spanish-language
broadcast to the
domestic SMX audience in
the U.S. for the first
time, with three
simulcasts on Telemundo
Deportes’ YouTube
channel and the
Telemundo page on the
NBC mobile app–the
recent Supercross finale
from Salt Lake City, the
upcoming Pro Motocross
finale from Indiana’s
Ironman Raceway on
August 24, and the
SuperMotocross World
Championship Final in
Las Vegas on September
21.
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Watch the 2024
Pro Motocross Championship
Kickoff Press Conference
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The Pro Motocross
Championship will carry
the momentum into the
summer with an
action-packed broadcast
schedule highlighted by
four live network
showcases on NBC–Round 3
from Colorado’s Thunder
Valley Motocross Park on
June 8, Round 6 from
Michigan’s RedBud MX on
July 6, Round 7 from
Minnesota’s Spring Creek
MX Park on July 13, and
Round 8 from
Washington’s Washougal
MX Park on July 20.
Additionally, USA
Network will feature a
pair of Sunday encore
presentations, with
Round 4 from
Pennsylvania’s High
Point Raceway, which
will air on June 16, and
Round 10 from Southern
Maryland’s Budds Creek
Motocross Park, which
will air on August 17.
The entirety of the 2024
season will unfold live
on Peacock, with
uninterrupted streaming
coverage of every moto
across the 450 Class and
250 Class. Each Saturday
on the championship
calendar will begin with
Race Day Live Presented
by MotoSport.com,
available exclusively on
Peacock, with live
coverage of the final
timed qualifying
sessions of the “A”
groups from each
division. Once the
racing is complete,
Peacock’s exclusive
post-race show will
bring viewers the latest
from the paddock after
the checkered flag has
waved and the champagne
has been sprayed.
All 11 rounds of the Pro
Motocross Championship
will also re-air via
tape delay on CNBC every
Sunday night for viewers
in the Pacific Time Zone
at 11 p.m. PT and Monday
morning for viewers in
the Eastern Time Zone at
2 a.m. ET.
For international
viewers, the
SuperMotocross Video
Pass will continue to
provide fans around the
world with the same
award-winning production
found domestically, with
live streaming of every
moto, from every round
of the season. Viewers
from more than 130
different countries have
subscribed to Video
Pass, which has seen
even more growth this
year with the
introduction of the
aforementioned
Spanish-language
broadcast hosted by
veteran announcer Edgar
Lopez and former racer
Tommy Rios. With a
continued influx of
international talent
contesting the Pro
Motocross Championship,
this reach is expected
to expand even further.
For a limited time, new
subscribers can sign up
for
SuperMotocross Video
Pass with a 50%
discount.
For any fans unable to
watch the action on
television or a mobile
device this summer,
SiriusXM satellite radio
will provide an audio
simulcast of the
broadcast of each round
via NBC Sports Audio
Channel 85.
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The in-booth
broadcast team for the
2024 Pro Motocross
Championship will
consist of
(L to R) Jason Weigandt,
James Stewart, and Ricky
Carmichael.
Photo Credit:
SuperMotocross League
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The talented broadcast
team bringing the action
of the Pro Motocross
Championship to viewers
all summer long will
consist of host and
play-by-play commentator
Jason Weigandt, the
longtime voice of
American motocross, and
the analyst duo of AMA
Motorcycle Hall of
Famers Ricky Carmichael
and James Stewart in the
booth. On the track, pit
reporters Jason Thomas
and Will Christien will
bring the latest
breaking news and
perspective from the
paddock and will be
joined at select rounds
by veteran reporter
Katie Osborne.
Each week in between
races, fans can stay
connected to the season
through SMX Insider, the
weekly news magazine
hosted by Jason Weigandt
and Jason Thomas, airing
each Thursday on the
SuperMotocross YouTube
channel. Additionally,
the Title24 podcast with
Ricky Carmichael and
fellow AMA Motorcycle
Hall of Famer Ryan
Villopoto, will bring an
insider’s perspective
from two of the sport’s
most decorated champions
each week and can be
seen on Peacock and the
Motorsports on NBC
YouTube channel.
The 2024 Pro Motocross
Championship will get
underway from the
motocross epicenter of
Southern California
tomorrow, Saturday, May
25, with the Fox Raceway
National. Broadcast
coverage will air
exclusively on Peacock,
beginning with Race Day
Live at 10 a.m. PT / 1
p.m. ET. Coverage of all
four motos of the 250
Class and 450 Class will
air at 1 p.m. PT / 4
p.m. ET, followed by the
post-race show at the
conclusion of the
afternoon.
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Monster
Energy Weekend Preview -
2024 Fox Raceway
National
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For information
about the Pro
Motocross
Championship, please
visit ProMotocross.com and
be sure to follow
all of the Pro
Motocross social
media channels for
exclusive content
and additional
information on the
latest news:
Available for download
for both Apple and
Android devices is the
official Pro Motocross
App. Fans of American
motocross can have
access to the world’s
most prestigious
off-road motorcycle
racing series right at
their fingertips on
their mobile devices.
Developed by AMA Pro
Racing, the Pro
Motocross App provides
users with the most
important information
surrounding the Pro
Motocross Championship,
from series news to
schedule and ticket
information, as well as
broadcast schedule
details and live timing
& scoring. Download it
now via the App
Store or Google
Play.
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MX Sports Pro
Racing
MX Sports Pro Racing,
Inc., manages and
produces the world's
premier motocross racing
series - the Pro
Motocross Championship,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing. MX Sports Pro
Racing is an industry
leader in off-road
powersport event
production and
management, whose
mission is to showcase
the sport of
professional motocross
competition at events
throughout the United
States. Through its
various racing
properties, partnerships
and affiliates, MX
Sports Pro Racing, Inc.,
organizes events for
thousands of racing
athletes each year and
attracts millions of
motorsports spectators.
Visit
www.mxsportsproracing.com
for more information.
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Pro Motocross
Championship
The Pro Motocross
Championship features
the world's fastest
outdoor motocross
racers, competing aboard
homologated bikes from
one of eight competing
manufacturers on a
collection of the
roughest, toughest
tracks on the planet.
Racing takes place each
Saturday afternoon, with
competition divided into
two classes: one for
250cc machines, and one
for 450cc machines. MX
Sports Pro Racing, the
industry leader in
off-road powersports
event production,
organizes the Pro
Motocross Championship.
More information can be
found at
www.ProMotocross.com.
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AMA Pro Racing
AMA Pro Racing is the
premier professional
motorcycle racing
organization for North
America, operating a
full schedule of events
and championships for a
variety of motorcycle
disciplines. It serves
as the sanctioning body
of the Pro Motocross
Championship.
Learn more about AMA Pro
Racing at
www.amaproracing.com.
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SuperMotocross
World Championship
The SuperMotocross World
Championship™ is the
premier off-road
motorcycle racing series
that combines the
technical precision of
stadium racing with the
all-out speed and
endurance of outdoor
racing. Created in 2022,
the SuperMotocross World
Championship combines
the Monster Energy AMA
Supercross Championship
and the Pro Motocross
Championship, sanctioned
by AMA Pro Racing, into
a 31-event series that
culminates in a
season-ending two round
playoff and
SuperMotocross World
Championship Final.
Visit
SuperMotocross.com
for more information.
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