Atlantic Series races from NJ live on HDNet

The tight battle for the 2009 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear heats up this weekend with a double-header – broadcast live on HDNet — during the second annual Mazda Formula X event at New Jersey Motorsports Park this weekend. Each of the four Star Mazda broadcasts will be live for three hours (1:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT).

This is the first of two Mazda-centric weekends – including the Autobahn Grand Prix Presented by Mazda at the Autobahn Country Club on July 25 – 26 – that will be broadcast live on HDNet. Both weekends will feature a Mazda triple-header with races on both Saturday and Sunday, featuring:

· Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear

· Cooper Tires Presents The Atlantic Championship Powered By Mazda

· SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup

The broadcast team will be led by veteran commentator Rick Benjamin and legendary race-driver Elliott Forbes Robinson. HDNet is a network that is original, thinks independently and delivers unique content and provocative, authentic programming that appeals to men of all ages, delivered in true high definition. Launched in 2001 by Mark Cuban and General Manager Philip Garvin, the HDNet networks are available on AT&T, Charter Communications, Comcast, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Insight, Mediacom, Verizon and more than 40 NCTC cable affiliate companies. To receive HDNet information via email simply go to www.hd.net/listpage