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O’Reilly All Stars Open 2008 Season with New Voice
Thursday, 24 January 2008
CAMARGO, IL (1-24-08) by Bryan Autullo – All Star PR Director
The O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions will open the 2008 racing season
with a new voice behind the microphone for the live broadcasts. Dave “DC
Bash” Campbell will bring the BAS Racing Network along for the entire All Star
schedule in 2008. DirTVision will once again carry the internet portion of the
broadcast, but DC and his crew bring a new element to the 2008 coverage
format – live terrestrial radio pumping through the airwaves of several affiliate
FM radio stations across Ohio.
In addition to the live race call, the BAS Racing Network will take the broadcast
to new heights with color commentary from various industry icons as well as
live pit reporting throughout the evening. DC has perfected his brand of live
race coverage at Fremont Speedway and Attica Raceway Park over the past
several seasons. In addition, the BAS crew has covered NASCAR Craftsman
Trucks, Hooters ProCup Series, USAC, and ARCA events at Toledo
Speedway, Mansfield Motorsports Park, and various other tracks throughout
Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.
The core FM stations that will carry the live radio coverage are WFRO 99.1
FM in Fremont, OH and WQIO 97.3 FM in Bellevue, OH. The stations cover a
triangular region between Toledo, Cleveland, and Columbus. Other affiliate
stations will be brought into the mix in the near future. If you are not within the
coverage area, you can tune your internet dial to www.dirtvision.com to listen
to the live internet stream of the radio broadcast.
The signal will be pumped through a dedicated ISDN line to the radio station
and then processed through the internet feed, bringing a much more stable
connection to the DirTVision servers. This new technology push was in direct
response to the number of tracks in 2007 that were unable to provide a
dedicated phone line for the broadcast, resulting in many drop outs in
coverage – or no coverage at all. The BAS Racing Network engineers are
working toward eliminating those issues in 2008.
In addition to his new role as the “Voice of the All Stars”, DC Bash is also the
host of “The Buckeye Speedzone” radio talk show every Monday night at 7 pm
on 99.1 FM and 97.3 FM with co-host Brian Liskai. Liskai is the track
announcer at Fremont and Attica. The two cover local and national racing
each week from the dirt tracks to the drag strips and beyond with many
notable guests appearing each week.
“DC Bash and the BAS Racing Network bring elements to the broadcast that
we’ve never had before,” said series president Guy Webb. “The broadcast
has been compared to MRN’s coverage of NASCAR events, which is the
industry standard we would like to be able to match. I’m looking forward to
working with DC to get our message out and to build new relationships with
sponsors who want to be a part of the broadcast.”
The O’Reilly All Stars will open the 2008 season at North Florida Speedway on
February 1st & 2nd, then travel to Volusia Speedway Park on February 5th,
6th, and 7th. For more info, visit www.allstarsprint.com
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