BOOST Mobile Inks Sponsorship Deal with Supercross Champion James ``Bubba'' Stewart; Lifestyle-Based Wireless Telecommunications Company Boosts Commitment to Youth Action Sports.Sports Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 BOOST Mobile today announced a sponsorship deal with 2002-2003 THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters World Supercross GP & AMA (Automatic Message Accounting) The recording and reporting of telephone calls within a telephone system. It includes the calling and called parties and start and stop times of the call. Supercross Series champion James "Bubba bub·ba n. Slang 1. Chiefly Southern U.S. Brother. 2. A white working-class man of the southern United States, stereotypically regarded as uneducated and gregarious with his peers. " Stewart. "Our partnership with James Stewart is a key part of BOOST Mobile's tradition of supporting action sports that inspire and entertain the youth market," said Mark Fewell, Director of Media for BOOST Mobile. "Bubba is young, exciting, highly competitive, and epitomizes the qualities that BOOST Mobile stands for." Seventeen-year-old Stewart quickly showed U.S. motocross motocross Form of motorcycle racing in which cyclists compete on a closed course marked out over natural or simulated rough terrain. Courses vary widely but must be 1.5–5 km (1–3 mi) in length, with steep inclines, hairpin turns, and mud. fans his winning caliber during this year's THQ World Supercross GP & AMA Supercross Series by taking first place in Anaheim, Calif. on Jan. 4, 2003, and then winning three straight races in a row. He won his seventh 125cc Western Regional AMA Supercross Series race last weekend in Dallas and clinched the championship. In addition, this month's issue of Teen People included a profile of Stewart as one of "20 Teens Who Will Change the World," as voted on by Teen People editors. Stewart has now graced the pages of some of the nation's largest publications including Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. , ESPN The Magazine ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in New Britain, CT in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998. , Teen People, USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. , Seventeen, and Complex Magazine. Stewart will be competing this weekend in the final round of the 2003 THQ World Supercross GP & AMA Supercross Series, and despite already having tied up the series Championship title, he is sure to continue his hard-charging style for the Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. crowds. Stewart will also make an appearance with BOOST Mobile's other team riders, including Jeremy McGrath, Ernesto Fonseca, Sebastian Tortelli, Brock Sellards, Ivan Tedesco, Craig Anderson and Josh Hanson at Wal-Mart in Las Vegas on Thursday May 1, 2003. All of these Supercross stars will gather at the Wal-Mart parking lot at 4350 North Nellis Blvd., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., to meet with motocross fans, and sign autograph cards and posters. BOOST Mobile's sponsorship of Stewart extends the company's commitment to supporting top athletes of surf, snow, skate, motocross and BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. . In addition to Stewart, some of the company's sponsored team riders include World champion surfers Andy Irons and Layne Beachley, skateboarders Tony Trujillo and Rune Glifburg, snowboarders Kevin Jones and Torah Bright, motocross riders Jeremy McGrath and Tortelli, and BMX rider Allen Cooke. About BOOST Mobile BOOST Mobile LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , with headquarters in Irvine, is a lifestyle-based telecommunications company that focuses solely on developing and distributing communications products for the youth market. BOOST Mobile is the only pay-as-you-go wireless phone service that offers the unique BOOST 2WAY walkie-talkie feature. The company offers pay-as-you-go wireless phone service, RE-BOOST pay-as-you-go airtime cards and a wide range of accessories, Java(TM) games for wireless phones, ring-tones and other cutting-edge mobile services that are available at more than 800 locations where youth prefer to shop, including Best Buy, Wherehouse Music, Good Guys, and wireless and youth fashion retailers in California and Nevada. BOOST Mobile's marketing is centered on youth activities such as action sports, music, fashion and entertainment. Find more information on the Web at http://www.boostmobile.com. |
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