HDNet will give U.S. racing fans an exclusive front-row seat December 3 as NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon and X-Games champ Travis Pastrana compete in the 2005 Race of Champions – Nations Cup, live from the famous Stade de France in Paris. The entire event will be available for the second year in a row to U.S. television viewers in the highest quality 1080i high-definition television (HDTV), only on HDNet, Saturday, December 3 at 11:00am/et, followed by a prime-time encore presentation at 9:30pm/et. The 18th annual Race of Champions – Nations Cup is an end-of-season international racing showdown featuring two exciting competitions. First, in the Nations Cup, the world’s best drivers compete in national teams of two in a bid to determine “The World’s Fastest Nation.” Then, in the Race of Champions, the same drivers compete in a series of head-to-head heats in identical cars to determine the individual “Champion of Champions.” Team USA is sponsored by Centrix Financial, who has chosen four-time NASCAR champ Gordon and five-time X-Games Motocross champ Pastrana to compete against top drivers from all the major world class championships. More info about HDNet at hd.net.(11-30/12-3-2005)
