Subaru Road Racing Team debuts new Impreza WRX STI at Daytona Raceway
Subaru of America, Inc. opened the 2010 road race season with a strong 15th place finish out of 41 entries in the Grand Sport class of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge series at the Daytona Raceway. The Subaru Road Racing Team (SRRT) is fielding two Impreza WRX STI racecars in the series this year. SRRT campaigned a single Subaru Legacy 2.5GT spec.B in the series’ Street Tuner class in 2009, taking second in both the Drivers’ and Team Championships, along with 3rd in the Manufacturer chase.
Four-time Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) Touring 1 Northeast Champion Andrew Aquilante, from Chester Springs, Penn., will lead the Subaru road racing effort for 2010. He is in his third year driving for Subaru. Aquilante achieved nine top-ten finishes to complete 2009 tied for 2nd in the Drivers’ Championship. Bret Spaude of St. Petersburg, Fla. has joined SRRT as Aquilante’s teammate. Spaude finished 2009 seventh in points in the Grand Am ST class and is a two-time SCCA Regional title holder. Each driver is seeking his first Grand-Am win.
The 2010 Impreza WRX STI is the ultimate-performance Subaru, powered by a 305-horsepower turbocharged/intercooled Boxer engine and featuring driver-selectable powertrain and dynamic handling controls for world-class sports car performance. The WRX STI is built exclusively as an aggressively styled, wide-fender 5-door model with a design strongly influenced by the brand’s competition heritage. Its drivetrain, which is exclusive to the WRX STI model, combines a six-speed manual transmission with the advanced Driver Controlled Center Differential (DCCD) version of Subaru Symmetrical All Wheel Drive. High-performance chassis elements include aluminum suspension components and a Brembo® Performance Brake System.
Since 2009, the SRRT has been managed by SRRT Phoenix, LLC, through Joe Aquilante from Phoenix Performance, Inc. in Phoenixville, Penn. The senior Aquilante is a multiple race and title-winner in various series across different classes.
Source: Subaru of America, Inc.
MLB.com offers high def MLB.TV with full season of portability
Live baseball available on several platforms including Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
MLB.com, the official Web site of Major League Baseball, announced that the eighth season of MLB.TV, one of the largest subscription video offerings on the Internet, is now available at http://www.mlb.tv/ with portability for the upcoming 2010 season.
In addition to the PC-based accessibility more than two million subscribers have enjoyed over the past seven seasons, fans for the first time will be able to take a complete season of 2,430 games on MLB.TV wherever they go through a variety of interactive media platforms, including the newly unveiled Apple iPad and the MLB.com At Bat 2010 app for iPhone and iPod touch mobile devices. Additional platform offerings for live streaming are expected to be announced and available to subscribers for Opening Day.
The 2010 MLB.TV media player will deliver a fleet of enhancements in a convenient, cutting-edge Adobe Flash format, offering an unparalleled live viewing experience for every out-of-market regular season game.
In addition to portability, some of the features available in 2010 MLB.TV include:
HD Quality Picture – MLB.com’s proprietary speed detection allows high-speed users to receive live high definition video at the industry standard of 720p on any size monitor.
Home and Away Feeds - Watch or listen to either the home or away teams’ broadcasts.
Live Game DVR Functionality – Pause and rewind or fast-forward live games.
Clickable Linescores – Go directly to any half-inning to watch only that portion of the game.
Multi-Game Viewing Options - Watch up to four games simultaneously.
Picture-in-Picture – Choose one game and track another or watch in-game highlights simultaneously in a secondary window.
Live Game Highlights - Real-time highlights and player stats automatically load into the media player. With one click, the clip instantly launches in a picture-in-picture window.
Player Tracker - Customize alerts to feature entire fantasy rosters or just a list of favorite players. Subscribers will be notified any time a listed player is on deck. Click the real-time alert to watch live at-bat look-ins.
Spring Training – Watch more than 150 live games from Florida and Arizona as teams prepare for the 2010 season.
Source: MLB.com
Lingerie Football League season finale set to take place at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RIVALRY WILL FEATURE SAN DIEGO SEDUCTION VS. LOS ANGELES TEMPTATION
A different kind of “Friday Night Lights” will take center stage this Friday at the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as Lingerie Football League (or “LFL”) and Los Angeles Temptation officials announced today the LFL’s season finale will be played at the famed football stadium. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has been home to the first-ever Super Bowl, Olympics, Los Angeles Raiders, Los Angeles Rams and now Los Angeles’ newest pro football team, the Los Angeles Temptation. The LFL season finale will include a Southern California rivalry game with Playoff implications as the San Diego Seduction visit the Los Angeles Temptation. The Temptation will need a win for an opportunity to advance to Miami, Florida next week for the LFL Conference Playoffs and possibly Lingerie Bowl VII set to air Super Bowl Sunday opposite Super Bowl XLIV halftime’s show.
The inaugural season of the LFL has been incredibly successful with nearly 30% higher than projected attendance, record TV ratings, record internet traffic and 2010 expansion markets. The LFL features 10 franchise teams which include the Seattle Mist, Los Angeles Temptation, San Diego Seduction, Dallas Desire, Denver Dream, Chicago Bliss, New York Majesty, Philadelphia Passion, Tampa Breeze and Miami Caliente. LFL games include 7-on-7 full-contact tackle football played by some of America’s most beautiful and athletic women.
The Chicago Bliss and Miami Caliente of the Eastern Conference have already secured Playoff berths as has the Dallas Desire in the Western Conference. The final seed in the Western Conference has come down between the Seattle Mist and the Los Angeles Temptation.
Source: Lingerie Football League, LLC