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NBC "JEEP® WORLD OF ADVENTURE SPORTS" AIRS THIRD EPISODE AUGUST 7

Mountain to sea coverage including motocross at Widowmaker Hill and Camp Jeep, adventure racing with the Raid, extreme kayaking at the Teva Mountain Games and off-shore powerboat racing with Team Bacardi Silver

PORTLAND, Maine, July 26, 2004 NBC's Jeep® World of Adventure Sports, a new action-adventure sports series, will air its third episode on Saturday, August 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

Hosted by Pat Parnell of NBC Sports, program segments include:

  • The Teva Mountain Games hit Vail with Colorado's mountains and rivers as the arena for outdoor multi-sport competitions including the event's flagship event, extreme kayaking. Viewers will meet South Africa's Steve Fisher and witness his attempt to out-paddle the competition for the championship.
  • The second leg of the Raid 2004 race series goes to Bend, Oregon where racers test their limits in human endurance as they spend over 24-hours navigating through towering pine forests, rock canyons and the Cascade Mountains.
  • Freestyle motocross action hits Camp Jeep as contestants go airborne in the best trick competition.
  • Get onboard some of the biggest, fastest offshore powerboats in the world with Team Bacardi Silver and the SBI Series, where boats measure upwards of 50 feet, include F-16 jet canopies, and travel at record-breaking speeds of close to 200 mph.
  • Motocross riders duke it out for the coveted title of King of the Hill in Morgan, Utah at the Widowmaker Hill Climb held on a 1,000-foot hill with a vertical rise of 560 feet and angles reaching 59 degrees.
  • An insider's look at the everyday heroes of the Mountain Rescue team who respond to emergency calls on Oregon's 11,239-foot Mt. Hood.

Jeep World of Adventure Sports on NBC broadcast schedule:

  • August 7, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (ET)
  • October 16, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (ET)
  • December 4, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (ET)
  • December 11, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (ET)
  • December 19, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (ET)

All times are Eastern and show times are subject to change. Please check local listings.


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