Press Release

Massive Rollout of New Series and Specials This March on Fuel TV



Network Premieres New Series “Bubba’s
World” and Season Four of “New Pollution” March 28, 2010



Busy month of programming includes new specials like “Blue Carpet Special: Ultimate Wave
Tahiti 3D” featuring Nine-Time World Champ Kelly
Slater, “Insane Cinema: Shaun White Project X,” “
Vans Triple Crown of Surfing 2009”
and “Gatorade Free Flow Tour Winter 2009.”





LOS ANGELES, CA -
FUEL TV, the only network dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports,
announces the premiere of its newest series “Bubba’s
World”
on March 28, 2010 at
10:00pm ET/PT
. This 10-episode series follows motocross champ James
“Bubba” Stewart as he takes a break from his vigorous training and
racing schedule and explores life as a “normal” 23 year old. The
series, starring James and his family, also features his famous friends from
the motocross world including freestyle pros Todd Potter and Nate Adams.





FUEL TV will also be
premiering the fourth season of “New
Pollution”
on March 28, 2010
at 8:00pm ET/PT
featuring more up and coming talent than ever
before. A number of specials will also be premiering throughout the month of March,
including the “Blue Carpet Special:
Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D”
featuring nine-time World Surf Champ
Kelly Slater; “Insane Cinema: Shaun
White Project X;”
“Volcolm’s
Blizzard Bizarre Tour;

US Snowboarding Grand Prix”
featuring Olympic athletes Shaun White, Kelly Clark, Gretchen Bleiler, Hannah
Teter and Scotty Lago; “Gatorade Free
Flow Tour Winter 2009;”
“SPoT’s
Tampa Am 2009
;” and
“Vans Triple Crown of Surfing 2009.”





Series
Premieres



Sunday, 3/28/2010



New
Pollution Season 4
– 8:00pm ET/PT



Host and pro surfer
Matt Beacham introduces viewers to the next generation of action sports heroes.
The young guns, who are no older than 16, prove their skills on the hills,
waves, and streets across the world. “New Pollution” has made
history featuring riders who’ve landed endorsement deals and
superstardom, ripping against pros two to three times their age including skateboarder
Chaz Ortiz who won the 2008 overall title in the Dew Tour Street Skate division
at age of 14; surfer Alana Blanchard who won the women’s Pipeline Pro
twice and the Vans Hawaiian Pro in 2009; snowboarder Ellery Hollingsworth who
got a third at this year’s Sprint U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix in Park
City; and snowboarder Maddy Schaffrick who took first in both halfpipe and
slopestyle at the USSA Revolution Tour Boreal stop in 2009.



 



Sunday, 3/28/2010



Bubba’s
World
- 10:00pm ET/PT



“Bubba's
World” is a ten-episode docu-reality series about the number-one motocross
racer in the world, James “Bubba” Stewart. At age 23, he is not
only the highest paid rider pulling in more than $10 million a year, but also
the only African American to dominate in an all-white sport. The show
premieres on Sunday night, March 28, at 10:00pm ET/PT
and remaining episodes will air Sunday nights at 9:00pm ET/PT.



 



March
Films,
Events and Specials



Monday, 3/1/2010



Blue
Carpet Special: Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D–
8:00pm ET/PT in Meet & Brotatoes



Join
FUEL TV as we cover the premiere of “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti;” the
first ever IMAX 3D surf film. Featuring nine-time world champion Kelly Slater, “The
Ultimate Wave Tahiti” follows a quest to find the perfect wave-riding
experience. Filmed in Tahiti and among the islands of French
Polynesia , the film showcases dramatic giant screen surfing action
in a unique Pacific paradise. Come join the stars of the surfing community as
they showcase this monumental piece of surf film history.



 



Monday, 3/1/2010



Insane
Cinema: How the Northwest Was One

9:30pm ET/PT



It’s
2012, and the economy has crashed completely. The snowboarding industry is
non-existent, and snowboarding is brought back to the times of the Wild West.
Outlaws and renegades struggle to survive in the mountains. In the
Pacific Northwest there is a small band of riders who
passion for riding and filming still fuels there will to live, and there is a
bounty out to collect footage of these outlaws. But bounty filmers are few and
far between, and the competition to film is deadly. Watch the riders push there
skills to new levels, in a quest to film a video part.
This film features the riding of Nick Ennen, Patrick
McCarthy, Tim Carlson, Kurt Jenson, Andy Stern, Lucas Debari, Shaun Mckay and
others.



 



Tuesday, 3/2/2010



Paul
Mitchell Progression Session at Copper
Mountain –
8:00pm
ET/PT
in Snow
Pack



Stop
number one of the Paul Mitchell Progression Session was a slopestyle/big-air
snowboarding event held at Copper
Mountain , Colorado ,
featuring the best snowboarders in the world. Boarders competed on a big
air-to-rail combination and in the end, Jordan Phillips and Hana Beaman stomped
their runs to take home the win.



 



Tuesday, 3/2/2010



U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix #1
Copper Mountain
- 8:30pm ET/PT in Snow Pack



Olympic
Champions Shaun White ( Carlsbad ,
CA ) and Kelly Clark (
Mt. Snow , VT )
were killing it as usual as they landed runs to finish first at the Sprint U.S.
Snowboarding Grand Prix - the first of five Olympic qualification events.
Gretchen Bleiler ( Aspen , CO )
and Louie Vito ( Sandy , UT )
took the second spots for men and women, and Zack Black ( Breckenridge ,
CO ) and
Spain ’s Querat Castellet were
third.



 



Thursday, 3/4/2010



Insane
Cinema: Shaun White Project X
– 9:30pm ET only



2006
Snowboarding Gold Medalist, Shaun White, trained for the 2010 Olympic Games at
a secret 500-foot superpipe that Red Bull built for him in the backcountry of
Silverton , Colorado .
This is the place Shaun refined the skills that allowed him to win the first
and third U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix. This is the place Shaun learned the now
infamous Double Cork 1080 and Cab Double Cork 1080, as well as laid the
foundation for learning the game-changing Double McTwist 12. This is the place
where Shaun worked tirelessly to mold himself into a 2010 Olympic Champion. Join
FUEL TV in exploring Shaun’s hideaway superpipe and the incredible story behind
it.



 



Monday, 3/8/2010



Ride
Shakedown 2009
- 8:00p ET/PT in Meet &
Brotatoes  



Mont Saint-Sauveur
Resort is welcoming the eighth edition of the RIDE Shakedown for what both the
fans and the riders agree and the most exciting snowboard contest in the industry.
For the fist time in eight years the ladies are invited to take part in the
event and they will do what ever it takes to go down in history as the
Shakedown inaugural female champion. Speaking of making history, will 2008
Winner Charles Reid succeed in holding on to his title for a second year in a
row? Keep an eye out for 2006 winner Sebastien Toutant, Last year he threw down
his signature move, the Tootsy roll, which put him in second place. Ultimately,
35 riders from all over the globe competed to see if they have what it takes to
be crowned the champion.





Tuesday, 3/9/2010



Paul
Mitchell Progression Session Telluride

8:00pm ET/PT in Snow Pack



It was a hot day on the SBX course for the
U.S. as the team of Lindsey Jacobellis (
Stratton , VT ) and Faye
Gulini ( Salt Lake City ) took first, and Nate
Holland ( Squaw Valley , CA )
and Nick Baumgartner ( Iron River ,
MI ) second at the Visa
Snowboardcross Cup team SBX event in Telluride. In the team SBX format,
national teams of two race each other. Four racers go down the course and once
they cross the finish line, a sensor drops the gate of their teammate and the
racing ensues till the first athlete crosses the finish line.



The Olympic silver medalist Jacobellis, who aced each of her
heats, was teamed up with newcomer Gulini who, at just 17, was able to hold off
world-class competitors for the Team win.



 



Tuesday, 3/9/2010



U.S. Snowboarding
Grand Prix #2 Mammoth
– 8:30pm ET/PT in Snow
Pack



After
securing a first place finish at Copper
Mountain , 2006 Olympic gold medalist
Shaun White looks to book a ticket to Vancouver
by landing on the podium at the Mammoth Grand Prix. However, White’s not
guaranteed anything as he’ll face a handful of progressive snowboarders
who’ve gone on to perfect his game-changing Double-Cork, including the
always threatening Louie Vito and Danny Davis. Olympic Silver medalist Gretchen
Bleiler also looks to improve her Vancouver prospects by placing high at the
event, but she’ll have to duel with the likes of the ever-improving Elena
Hight and the recently recovered Hannah Teter.



 



Friday, 3/12/2010



SPoT’s
Tampa AM 2009

8:30pm ET/PT in Skate @ 8



In its
16th year, the Tampa Am 2009 features the best amateur skateboarders
from around the world in the most prestigious amateur contest. FUEL TV follows
two of these amateurs, Flip's Andrew Langi and Birdhouse’s David Loy, as
they battle more than 200 skaters to try and make their mark at this historic
competition. Past winners include Kevin “Spanky” Long, Caswell
Berry , and
Nyjah Huston.



 



Monday, 3/15/2010



Vans
Triple Crown of Surfing: 2009 Reef Hawaiian Pro from Haleiwa
-
8:00pm ET/PT in Meet & Brotatoes



The three-stop 2009
Vans Triple Crown of Surfing had the best surfers in the world competing for an
incredible $1-million total prize purse. The first jewel of the Vans Triple
Crown of Surfing, the Reef Hawaiian Pro, was a strong start to the Hawaiian
winter surf season with the biggest names battling it out in great conditions.
Watch CJ Hobgood, Joel Centeio, Jay Thompson, Sunny Garcia, Joel Parkinson and
many more compete for the title at stop one.



 



Monday, 3/15/2010



Quiksilver
Pro Finals 2010
– 9:30pm
ET/PT



The world’s
best surfers kick off the 2010 ASP World Tour at the infamous Snapper Rocks on
the Gold Coast of Australia for the Quiksilver Pro 2010. Watch as defending
World Champion Mick Fanning goes head-to-head with the biggest names in surfing
like nine-time world champ Kelly Slater, Australian favorites Joel Parkinson
and Taj Burrow, and new schoolers Jordy Smith and Dane Reynolds.



 



Tuesday, 3/16/2010



Paul
Mitchell Progression Session Mammoth
-
8:00pm ET/PT in Snow Pack



Chaz
Guldemond, Tyler Flanagan, Brett Esser, Spencer Link, Ryan Stassel battled it
out on rails, kickers, and gaps on the third stop of the Paul Mitchell
Progression Session.
Cab 9s, Back 12s, Gap to 50/50, and
Rodeos were seen all the way down the course in what was a truly exciting
event.
The women saw heightened competition from the likes of Jamie Anderson, Isabelle Lalive,
Molly Wilson, Lynn Neil, and Kaitlyn Farrington.



 



Tuesday, 3/16/2010



U.S. Snowboarding World Cup Telluride -
8:30 ET/PT in Snow Pack



The Visa
U.S. Snowboardcross Cup was held on December 19 at Telluride,
Colorado . This event is part of the
international LG FIS Snowboardcross Series that are the Olympic Qualifiers for
the Snowboardcross Team in Vancouver .
2002 Olympic Halfpipe Gold Medalist Ross Powers achieved the third spot on the
podium as he tries to compete in his third Olympic Games. Seth Wescott, Nate
Holland and Lindsey Jacobellis did not fair as well but continue to ride strong
in their quest to bring home hardware from
Vancouver in February.



 



Monday, 3/22/2010



Vans
Triple Crown of Surfing: 2009 O’Neill World Cup of Surfing at
Sunset Beach
- 8:00pm ET/PT in Meet & Brotatoes



Fighting for the
second jewel of the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing at the O’Neill World Cup
of Surfing, Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson, Dusty Payne, Taylor Knox and Sunny
Garcia throw down in heavy Sunset
Beach surf. With a
million dollars at stake, the competition is fierce and you can bet on seeing
some of the best surfing these world class champs have ever done.



 



Monday, 3/22/2010



Insane
Cinema: Picture This -
8:00pm ET/PT in Snow Pack



Picture
This: 16 of the best snowboarders in the world, the hardest working
cinematographers in the industry, and one of the worst snow years
ever. The end-result couldn’t be duplicated if we tried. “Picture
This” has been hailed as one of the most ground-breaking films in
snowboarding history. Don’t miss defining moments in the world of
snowboarding from Aaron Biitner, Andreas Wiig, Darrel Mathes, DCP, Eero Ettala,
Hampus Mosesson, Heikki Sorsa, Jeremy Jones, Jussi Oksanen, Seth Huot, Shaun
White, Wille Yli-Louma and many more.



 



Tuesday, 3/23/2010



Gatorade
Free Flow Tour Winter 2009 -
8:00pm ET/PT in Snow Pack



With ten
events during the winter, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour scours the country
seeking to uncover the best amateur talent in both snowboarding and freeskiing.
The ams are competing for a chance to run in the finals at the third Winter Dew
Tour stop, and from there, the winners will be given entry into the prelims of
the 2010-2011 Winter Dew Tour. Watch and see who has the skills to distinguish
themselves and prove they have the ability to “Flow to Pro?”



 



Monday, 3/29/2010



Vans
Triple Crown of Surfing 2009 Billabong Pipeline Masters
-
8:00pm ET/PT in Meet & Brotatoes



The final stop of
the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing belongs to the Billabong Pipeline Masters,
which is also the finale to the ASP World Tour. With the tightest race in
recent ASP history, Joel Parkinson and Mick Fanning compete for the year end
title. But Kelly Slater, Taj Burrow, Dane Reynolds, and the best in surfing
also try to claim the trophy in high-performance conditions.



 



Tuesday, 3/30/2010



U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix #3
Park City
-
8:00pm ET/PT in Snow Pack



The top snowboarders
in the United States ,
striving for a shot at the U.S. Snowboarding Olympic team, descend upon
Park City
for the halfpipe competition. 2006 Gold Medalist Shaun White, Scotty Lago,
Louie Vito, 2002 Bronze Medalist JJ Thomas, 2002 Gold Medalist Kelly Clark, and
2006 Gold Medalist Hannah Teter, Luke Mitrani, JJ Thomas, and Greg Bretz all throw
down for a shot to represent their country in the Olympics most progressive
sport.



 



Tuesday, 3/30/2010



Volcolm’s
Blizzard Bizarre Tour - 8:30pm ET/PT in Snow Pack



Snowboard all day
and party all night. The Blizzard Bizarre tour is hitting the top spots on the
West Coast including Big Bear, Mammoth and Mt.
Baker, with Volcom team riders Seth Huot, Zac Marben, Pat Moore, Curtis Ciszek,
and rocking with Volcom Entertainment Bands Kandicoded and Tweakbird. Watch
this half hour of parks, pros, playing, and parties.



 



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