BARK RIVER - Although the 2010 Bark River Off-Road races are done, fans will have another opportunity to view the popular off-road racing event.
The Bark River races will be included in a series airing on Discovery Channel HD Theater. The Off Road Championship series starts tonight, but the Bark River races will not be profiled until later in the series.
The series can be seen on Dish Network on channel 364 and on Direct TV on channel 281. A local listing for Charter does not include Discovery Channel HD Theater. A Charter official said although Discovery Channel Health, (digital view plus channel 154) Discovery Kids (digital view plus channel 103) and Discovery HD (expanded basic/HD only channel 784), are available in the local area, Discovery Channel HD Theater is not.
The series will air every Thursday at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
The Off Road Championship series will provide viewers with in-depth coverage of off-road racing, captured on multiple high performance RED digital cine-cameras.
The view captured by these high definition, high resolution cameras offers viewers an unique viewing experience. According to cable company website, HDTV programming and HDTVs together provide an image that is five-times sharper than a standard TV due to the increased number of pixels contained in the received signal.
In addition to the cine-cameras, action was captured both on-track and in-truck, along with innovations including a radio controlled (RC) helicopter camera providing a view of the races never seen before.
According to Tiffany Landru, driver relations and race operations manager for Traxxs TORC racing, the races featured will appear in the order they were originally scheduled to run.
"The races from Bark River will run during the third and fourth weeks (Sept. 16 and 23) of the series and again during the seventh and eighth weeks (Oct. 7 and 14) of the series," said Landru.
She said in addition to the actual races being featured in high-definition, the series will also feature the drivers, focusing on their personalities, profiles and backgrounds.
"What is even more exciting is the series will also take an in depth look into the history of off road racing, where it started and how it has evolved," said Landru.
According to Landru, when Discovery Channel HD Theater viewed the completed post-production footage for the series, Discovery Channel executives extended the run from the original contract, providing 26 weeks of programming.
"If someone misses an episode they don't have to be concerned as the races will be aired in the order in which they were run, throughout the 26th week airing of the program," said Landru.
The first airing tonight of the new series will feature the annual Brush Run weekend held in Crandon, Wis.
"The series can be seen on Dish Network on channel 364 and on Direct TV on channel 281," said Landru. "It is a great honor for us to be included in the Discovery Channel franchise."
