BURLINGTON, Ont. – Canadian motorsports and automotive channel REV TV announced today it will broadcast the Team Canada Scholarship Shootout special on Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. ET.
The Team Canada Scholarship was started in 2011 to send young Canadian drivers to compete at the Formula Ford Festival in the UK each fall. The special features six drivers who, over the course of two days, “competed for the chance to represent the Great White North” in the festival and Walter Hayes Trophy race, a press release explains.
“The competitors were judged under the watchful eyes of an esteemed who’s who of Canadian motorsports including IndyCar stars James Hinchcliffe and Robert Wickens, as well as Team Canada founder Brian Graham, IMSA driver Kyle Marcelli, and renowned IMSA engineer Ian Willis,” the release continues.
“Along with driving challenges, which took place on the CTMP Driver Development Track – a 2.88-kilometre racetrack and advanced driver training facility located at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park – the drivers were also engaged in media training challenges facilitated by REV TV and legendary motorsports broadcaster Todd Lewis. The result was a full spectrum of what the drivers can expect from a career in motorsports at the highest level, and we were there to capture it all!”
The Team Canada Scholarship Shootout special is part of what will be an ongoing strategic partnership between REV TV and the Team Canada Scholarship, which will include the production of long and short form content. The partnership will also involve the automotive channel “assisting in the acquisition of sponsorships and charitable donations to help ensure the longevity of the Team Canada Scholarship,” the release says.
“We are deeply invested in the future of motorsport in Canada and our media partnership with Team Canada Scholarship exemplifies that,” said Niall Mulholland, director of business development and sales at REV TV. “We are excited to support and showcase Canadian talent in a fun and exciting way with our Team Canada Scholarship Shootout special and see it as a stepping stone not only for the winners, but for our further involvement with the Scholarship; a relationship that demonstrates REV TV’s ability to work with partners in unique ways to help them achieve their goals.”
“We are excited to enter into a relationship with REV TV as we both share a vision of promoting young Canadian racers,” said Brian Graham, founder and director of Team Canada Scholarship. “We look forward to working together and welcome the opportunity it brings to grow the Team Canada Scholarship program.”
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