Feld Motor Sports® announced today that the pre-race press conference and the afternoon qualifying sessions of the Monster Energy Cup taking place at Las Vegas’ Sam Boyd Stadium on October 18 will be streamed live at www.MonsterEnergyCup.com and www.Facebook.com/VegasMECup.
The Monster Energy Cup pre-race press conference featuring the world’s top supercross riders Chad Reed, Ryan Dungey, Davi Millsaps, Eli Tomac, 2012 Monster Energy Cup champion Justin Barcia and Trey Canard. Also in attendance will be Austin Forkner from the Amateur All-Star Class and the Super-Mini Class’ Chase Sexton will stream live Friday, October 17 at 3:00 p.m. ET. The afternoon qualifying sessions on race day will also be streamed live on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET.
“It’s really exciting for our fans all over the world to be able to stream the live video coverage of the Monster Energy Cup pre-race press conference and the afternoon qualifying on the day of the event,” said Dave Prater, director of operations. Feld Motor Sports. “This is a great opportunity for any fans who cannot get to the race to be able to watch all of the action before the night’s Main Events in the comfort of their own homes.”
Jim Holley, a former World Supercross Champion and Kevin Barnett, two-time Olympian of the Supercross Live® team will be providing commentary throughout Saturday’s qualifying sessions. Original Supercross Live content will be available all weekend long including track walk interviews, behind the scenes action and podium interviews at the end of the evening. All videos will be available on the Monster Energy Cup website and social media.
The 2014 Monster Energy Cup features an all-new track design inspired by 5-time Monster Energy Supercross Champion Ricky Carmichael. The Carmichael-inspired track design will consist of supercross and motocross obstacles unlike any other racetrack design in the world. The Monster Energy Cup posts a $250,000 purse with the winner walking away with a $100,000 check, and any rider that wins all three Main Events will take home $1 million.