SOUTHLAKE, Texas – Officials from the Sportscar Vintage Racing Ass’n have announced that its first television show will premiere this Aug. 2 on MAVTV at 9:30 a.m.
In all, there will be eight airings of four episodes throughout August. In addition to the Aug. 2 premiere the other episodes will be presented at 9:30 am and 12:30 pm on Aug. 9, Aug. 16, Aug. 23 and Aug. 30.
“This is the culmination of a lot of work to build the SVRA and SpeedTour brands,” said Tony Parella, SVRA CEO and majority owner of the Trans-Am Series presented by Pirelli. “Since I acquired SVRA in 2012 all of my team has worked diligently to build a special national platform that provides a unique and diverse auto racing option for fans, competitors, and sponsors alike. Trans Am has a strong history of television coverage and we are bringing SVRA and everything about SpeedTour weekends into the mainstream motorsports conversation.”
Each episode presents two-to-three storylines following drivers and teams throughout a SpeedTour weekend. Episodes focus on the Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway weekends from 2019, as well as Sebring in 2020. While the focus is SVRA, all aspects of SpeedTour are incorporated into the presentations.