Great Holiday Gift Idea Features Bonus Disc
By Paul Kelly
indy500.com
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Indianapolis 500 fans can now order a five-disc DVD box set of the highly popular Indianapolis 500® "Legacy Series" by IMS Productions and Shoreline Media Group, a perfect holiday gift idea for fans of the "Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
"Indianapolis 500: The Legacy Series" features five DVD's, including a special bonus disc, that provide more than 10 hours of content. Included in the set are the four previously released "Legacy Series" discs each covering a golden decade of speed for the Indianapolis 500:
- "The 60s: A Decade of Change"
- "The 70s: A Decade of Legends"
- "The 80s: A Decade for the Ages"
- "The 90s: A Decade of Drama"
Each of the "Legacy" discs is packed with historic race footage and interviews with many of the stars of the era at Indianapolis. Other features include bonus items such as trivia, photos, box scores and other statistics, interactive menus and more.
Also included in the box set is a bonus disc that includes more than an hour of feature material on the Indianapolis 500:
- A documentary, "Voices of the 500," which features the IMS Radio Network.
- A feature on the Borg-Warner Trophy awarded to the Indianapolis 500 winner.
- A feature on legendary public address announcer Tom Carnegie.
- A feature on Firestone tires.
- A gallery of past Indy 500 images.
Consumers can buy the IMS DVD products via www.SportsDVDHeadquarters.com, by calling toll-free at (800) 856-4266 or by visiting the Brickyard Authentics Online Store at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's official Web site, www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. The DVD products also are available at the two Brickyard Authentics stores in Indianapolis and at the Speedway Hall of Fame Gift Shops, and will be available at other select retail outlets by January.
All of these unique products are created by IMS Productions, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's home for broadcast and production programming. Developed exclusively for the home entertainment market, these special shows feature a wide variety of Indianapolis 500-themed content and incorporate the award-winning production, editing and soundtrack values that helped popularize network broadcasts of Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League events.
SMG provides IMS Productions with marketing and distribution channels for Indianapolis 500 and Indianapolis Motor Speedway-related DVD products, in addition to sales support and a turn-key fulfillment system.
SMG, based in Santa Monica, Calif., is a home entertainment corporation specializing in the marketing and distribution of a wide variety of sports, entertainment and automotive titles via direct and specialty retail distribution.
IMS Productions is a television production facility in business to communicate the emotion of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy Racing League through TV production, home video, and promotional products and premiums for the sport's sponsors, tracks, teams and fans. IMS Productions is the exclusive rights holder of Indianapolis 500 and Indy Racing League event footage. ***
2005 tickets: To purchase tickets, camping or parking for the 89th Indianapolis 500, contact the IMS ticket office at (800) 822-INDY or log on to www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com.
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