Annual Powerboat Races to be Broadcast on Fox Sports Network

Annual Powerboat Races to be Broadcast on Fox Sports Network

GULF SHORES and ORANGE BEACH, Ala., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The high octane powerboat action that roared through the gulf waters on the Alabama Gulf Coast (http://gulfshores.com/) will now speed to your television as the 6th Annual Thunder on the Gulf is broadcast nationally on the Fox Sports Network. Featuring interviews with the teams and exciting action from the multiple heats and races, the thirty minute show is set to air on Friday, December 19 at 3:00 p.m. CST and will be broadcast for a second time on Wednesday, December 24 at 3:00 p.m. CST. Please check your local listings for further details.

Recognized as a Southeast Tourism Society's Top 20 Events for the month of August 2008, Thunder on the Gulf generated 12,312 additional room nights for local accommodations, which resulted in almost $1.8 million in total lodging revenue. At the end of the weekend, race fans left behind about $4.2 million in total island spending.

For information, please visit www.thunderonthegulf.com.

The Sports Commission is a partnership between the Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce and the cities of Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. In 2007, this commission became a department within the CVB. In this role, the commission - along with assistance from Gulf Shores and Orange Beach - works to bring quality sporting events to Alabama's Gulf Coast. For information, please visit www.alabamabeachsports.com.

Source: Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau

CONTACT: general inquiries, Michelle Russ +1-251-974-4631,
mruss@gulfshores.com, or media inquiries, Kim Shumack, +1-251-974-4625,
kshumack@gulfshores.com, both of Alabama Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors
Bureau

Web Site: http://www.alabamabeachsports.com/
http://www.gulfshores.com/
http://www.southeasttourism.org/

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