Broadband Digital Group Speeds Ahead With Patrick Racing Team; FreeDSL Provider to Sponsor Racing Veteran Roberto Moreno at Long Beach Grand Prix.Business Editors NEWPORT BEACH Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2000 Continuing its dedication to bringing high speeds to enthusiastic consumers, FreeDSL provider Broadband Digital Group (BDG BDG Building (usually seen as BLDG) BDG Budget BDG Binding BDG Bundaberg (Queensland, Australia) BDG Blanding, Utah (airport code) BDG Batten's Disease Gene ) today announced a long-term marketing alliance with Patrick Racing Patrick Racing was an auto racing team in both Champ Car and the Indy Racing League. Patrick Racing was started by Pat Patrick with the formation of CART in 1978. Patrick Racing would win three Indianapolis 500s and two CART championships, making it one of the most , a team competing in the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) FedEx Championship Series. The alliance will launch with the sponsorship of the Visteon/Patrick Racing entry of driver Roberto Moreno Roberto Pupo Moreno (born February 11 1959 in Rio de Janeiro[1]) is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points. at the 26th Annual Toyota Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. of Long Beach on April 16. "FreeDSL lets our customers connect to the Internet at high speeds, and since auto racing is all about speed, it's a great venue for our brand," said Ryan Steelberg, president of Broadband Digital Group. "The racing fan demographics make this sponsorship an excellent vehicle for reaching a broad audience, and we look forward to a long and mutually beneficial Adj. 1. mutually beneficial - mutually dependent interdependent, mutualist dependent - relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed; "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture" relationship with Patrick Racing." Patrick Racing, now in its 28th year of competition, is one of the most successful teams in open-wheel racing with 41 victories, three Indianapolis 500 wins and two national championships. Team owner U.E. "Pat" Patrick is the co-founder of CART and the "father" of the Dayton Indy Lights The Indy Lights was an open-wheeled racing series that acted as a developmental circuit for CART from 1986 to 2001. Founded in 1986 as the American Racing Series (ARS), the series was renamed Indy Lights in 1991. Championship Series. The FedEx Championship Series has continued to gain popularity throughout the United States in recent years, generating large crowds for CART-sanctioned events. For example, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is expected to attract more than 225,000 racing fans this weekend. "We are pleased to have BDG join the Patrick Racing family as an associate sponsor on the #20 Visteon/Patrick Racing Ford-Cosworth entry driven by Roberto Moreno," said U. E. "Pat" Patrick. "Sponsorship is the backbone of our sport, and it is imperative that we have companies like BDG involved. With the emergence of the 'new' economy, we are proud to be one of the first teams in CART racing to have significant sponsorship from a broadband pioneer like BDG." About Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno, who has 62 CART starts to his credit, is in his seventh CART season, but will compete in the full season for just the third time. Best known as "Super-sub" for his ability to take over for injured drivers and perform at a very high level, Moreno is coming off a highly productive 1999 season. He began the year without a CART ride, but went on to distinguish himself during stints as a replacement driver for the injured Mark Blundell (eight starts for PacWest Racing Group producing the team's top results) and Christian Fittipaldi (five starts for Newman/Haas Racing). Moreno scored points in six of his eight starts for PacWest, topped by fourth place finishes at Gateway and Toronto. His stint with Newman/Haas was highlighted by a CART career-best second place finish at Laguna Seca. Moreno scored points in eight of 13 starts and finished a career-best 14th in the championship standings with 58 points. About Patrick Racing For background, statistical information, releases, notes, quotes plus updates from testing and race weekends, go to the Patrick Racing Web site (www.patrickracing.com). About Broadband Digital Group Broadband Digital Group (BDG), headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., is the first provider of free broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a for the high-demand consumer market. The company's FreeDSL service provides consumers with high-speed Internet access utilizing Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary ) technology. With a mission to create the premier broadband interactive network, BDG is playing a key role in fostering the delivery of rich-media content, including video on-demand, streaming audio, online gaming, software on-demand, and IP telephony to Web users. More information can be found at www.freedsl.com or by calling 949/442-1050. FreeDSL is a service mark of Broadband Digital Group. |
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