Air Ride Technologies was given the opportunity to compete in a four-part racing reality TV show, the Forza Motorsports Showdown, for a $100,000 winner takes all prize.
Airing on the Speed Channel Wednesday February 21st at 10pm (CST) and running four consecutive weeks (Wednesday, February 28th, Wednesday, March 7th and the finale on Wednesday, March 14th), the Forza Motorsports Showdown will showcase a diverse group of competitors in various racing styles ranging from drag racing and road courses to autocross and drifting. The competition drew racers from all over the country. The Team Air Ride 05 Mustang GT competed against other teams driving Camaro's, Challenger's, Corvette's and Nissan's Robert Ecker, VP of Programming for the SPEED channel said, "These are real people, real crews and real cars battling it our for a very significant cash prize...It is a very dynamic production.
encompassing an incredible amount of drama and suspense. Each team and personality has to excel in every one of these racing categories to be competitive; there's not much room for error". Forza Motorsport 2 is Microsoft Game Studios' sequel presentation to its award-winning Forza Motorsport title, which debuted in 2003. This offering is expected to set new standards for high-definition gaming, customization, driving, physical and damage simulation. In addition, Forza Motorsport 2 allows gamers to collect more than 300 personalized racers and pursue worldwide competitions through its revolutionary Xbox Live gaming community. The Forza Motorsports Showdown will air in conjunction with Microsoft Games Studios release of their Forza Motorsports 2 video game for Xbox360.
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