VERSUS and WGN Begin Airing the ASA Action Sports World Tour on Saturday, June 13th

LOS ANGELES (June 3, 2009) – If you missed any of the first four stops of the 2009 ASA Action Sports World Tour presented by BFD.com (ASA ASWT), you’re in luck.  Starting June 13th, VERSUS and WGN will bring fans all of the ramp-shredding action for five consecutive weeks, through July 11th.  ASA Entertainment (ASA), the leader in action sports event and television production will provide complete coverage of the Spring ASA Action Sports World Tour competitions.  The events feature the world’s top skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross pros competing for qualifying spots into the season-ending Action Sports World Championships, as well as in-depth athlete interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, musical performances, and action-packed coverage of all of the contests.   

The broadcast schedule is as follows:

Saturday, June 13th Minneapolis ASWT 3:00pm* VERSUS

Wednesday, June 17th Minneapolis ASWT 5:00pm* VERSUS

 

Saturday, June 20th Chicago ASWT 3:00pm* VERSUS

Wednesday, June 24th Chicago ASWT 5:00pm* VERSUS

Saturday, June 27th Cincinnati ASWT 3:00pm* VERSUS

Wednesday, July 1st Cincinnati ASWT 5:00pm* VERSUS 

Thursday, July 2nd Cincinnati ASWT 4:00pm* VERSUS

 

Thursday, July 9th Rincon FMX 9:00pm* WGN

Saturday, July 11th Rincon FMX 2:00pm* WGN

 

Saturday, July 11th Chicago ASWT 3:00pm* WGN

*All times are EST and are subject to change.  Please check your local listings and visit ActionSportsTour.com for more information and details.

The 2009 ASA ASWT launched from Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort with some of the best freestyle motocross pros competing in the first-ever FMX team competition, the FMX Team Energy Cup.  Team SoCal butted heads against Team Nevada as riders, including Jeff “Ox” Kargola (San Clemente, California), Mike Mason (Fresno, California) and Matt Buyten (Carson City, Nevada) flipped and whipped their way toward the title of Best FMX Team. 

Minneapolis, Minnesota (Target Center) and Chicago, Illinois (Sears Centre Arena) were the host cities for the second and third stops of the tour, and saw skateboarding stars Pierre-Luc Gagnon (Montreal, Canada) and Danny Mayer (Omaha, Nebraska), battle among an elite field of skateboarding’s best.  In addition, action sports’ newest sensation, Big-Air BMX Triples lit up the crowd with superstars, Ryan Guettler (Queensland, Australia), Rob Darden (Greenville, North Carolina), Daniel Dhers (Caracas, VZ), Cory Nastazio (Tehachapi, CA), T.J. Ellis (Moreno Valley, California) and more.  Action sports fans witnessed intense competition as the athletes dug deep into their bag of tricks and put on jaw-dropping shows.

The tour’s fourth stop was at Kings Island theme park in Cincinnati, Ohio where the skateboard vert athletes were joined by a host of BMX vert legends including, Chad Kagy (Gilroy, California), Simon Tabron (Newquay, England) and Steve McCann (Melbourne, AUS).  A mock Eiffel Tower was the backdrop for this competition, as the athletes put on a show as thrilling as the world-renowned roller coasters found at Kings Island.

For more details on the ASA Action Sports World Tour presented by BFD.com, the television schedule or event information, please contact Denise M. Abbott at 310 410 3020 ext. 309 or via email at abbott@asaent.com, or visit ActionSportsTour.com.