Short Track Super Series ‘Blast at the Beach’ At Georgetown To Be Televised On MAVTV
Story By: BRETT DEYO / SHORT TRACK SUPER SERIES – GEORGETOWN, DE – The dirt-slinging action of the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series Fueled By Sunoco Velocita-USA South Region will be making its way to a television near you in 2018. Short Track Super Series officials announced Thursday that the 5th Annual Blast at the Beach on Tuesday, August 28 at Georgetown Speedway will be broadcast via a tape-delayed broadcast on MAVTV.
Speed51 TV will produce the live broadcast, which will be the first nationally-televised broadcast in the five-year history of the Short Track Super Series.
“I believe the Short Track Super Series offers some of the best racing anywhere,” said Short Track Super Series Promoter Brett Deyo. “We have talented racers and passionate fans. Having the Blast at the Beach broadcast on MAVTV will showcase our style of racing across the entire country and put the rebirth of Georgetown Speedway in the spotlight.”
The 5th Annual Blast at the Beach won’t feature beach balls and sand castles, but it is expected to feature 35 exciting laps of Big-Block/Small-Block Modified racing as drivers compete for the $5,000-plus top prize.
The Short Track Super Series attracts some of the biggest names in Dirt Modified racing with the likes of Matt Sheppard, Stewart Friesen, Danny Johnson, Billy Pauch and Jimmy Horton competing in events throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.
Georgetown Speedway is a half-mile dirt oval with progressive banking located in Georgetown, Del. The track was voted by race fans as the 2017 Short Track of the Year during Speed51.com’s annual 51 Awards.
In addition to the tape-delayed broadcast on MAVTV, every Short Track Super Series race will be streamed live on Speed51.com in 2018.
Airdates for the Battle at the Beach on MAVTV will be announced at a later date.
