July 13th, 2007 by R.J.

The Red Bull GP Laguna Seca will air for the first time ever on network television.

The program will air on ABC in an hour-long special on July 30th at 1-2pm EST and 3-4pm PST. ABC will add content that will not otherwise be broadcast on the Speed channel, including exciting features, news, and interviews with the racers.

MotoGP currently reaches 207 countries and has 311 million viewers around the globe. It is one of the most watched sports - except in the United States.

Like Soccer and Formula 1, MotoGP hasn’t really caught on here in the states. Having network coverage should help with that, but in a country obsessed with a bunch of drunk guys who enjoy turning left, you can never be too sure…

Last year, MotoGP returned to the the US after an 11 year absense. 157,000 fans were in attendance with over 1 million US viewers watching on the Speed channel. That number will no-doubt skyrocket when the race airs on network television,
which, unlike that stupid new show Superbikes, will do nothing but good things for our sport.