THE FREAKS COME OUT AT NIGHT ON SPEED: SpeedFreaks returns to SPEED Channel Saturday at midnight ET (9 p.m. PT) with an impressive guest lineup: NHRA's Top Fuel Pilots Scott Kalitta and David Grubnic, Supercross' James Bubba Stewart and Kevin Windham, NASCAR's Tony Stewart and Bobby Hamilton Jr.

Building on a strong rookie season on SPEED, SpeedFreaks continues to evolve into a multimedia motor sports force, with plans additional field reporting and unique features.

"For the 2005 season of SpeedFreaks on SPEED Channel, the Freaks' volume goes up to eleven in our new Saturday Night Party spot," said SpeedFreaks President and co-host Kenny Sargent. "The Freaks' programming will again cut right through anything else you've seen in motor sports and our guest line-up in March alone is a Who's Freakin' Who.

"Moto GP superstar Max Biaggi to NEXTEL's Tony Stewart to 13-time NHRA Champ John Force to WRC Champ Colin McRae," Sargent added.  "We'll have more in the field Freak-dome including Crash Gladys' Reacharound Rumblings, Nuttz on NASCAR, Statt Mann's Scatt and Sargent's Inside the Ride.  Saturday nights before race day will be slammin' in the Freak Nation on SPEED."

SPEEDTV.COM SETS RECORDS: SPEED Channel's Internet Web site, www.speedtv.com, set record usage numbers in February with 670,251 unique visitors and 38,739,883 page views.

To put the numbers in perspective, in February 2002, when the network re-launched under FOX ownership, the Web site had 150,000 unique visitors and 1,076,768 page views.

SPEED CHANNEL SOUTH OF THE BORDER: SPEED Channel's popular unscripted program NBS24/7 (Mondays at 9:30 p.m. ET) will follow NASCAR Busch Series teams from FitzBradshaw Racing and Braun Racing this week as they travel to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City for the first points race in NASCAR history to be run outside of the U.S.

SPEED Channel cameras will follow drivers Tim Fedewa, David Stremme and Shane Hmiel, as well as their team owners and crews, as all prepare for the highly anticipated Telcel Motorola 200.

In addition to NBS 24/7, SPEED Channel also will provide an on-site report from Mexico on Thursday night's edition of NASCAR Nation (7 p.m. ET & PT), as well as live coverage of NASCAR Busch Series qualifying on Saturday (1 p.m. ET).

DEBUT OF ENGINE BLOCK: SPEED Channel has packaged a selection of its popular automotive programs under the title Castrol Engine Block on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 7 a.m. ET to 11 a.m. ET.

Titles in the newly branded block include Chop Cut Rebuild, Autoline Detroit, Car Crazy, My Classic Car, Two Guys Garage, Sports Car Revolution, 5th Gear and the new show, Truck Universe. For a programming schedule, visit www.speedtv.com.

SPEED Channel's weekly live or same-day delay race broadcast lineup

Thursday, March 3

FORMULA ONE PRACTICE: Australian Grand Prix (10 p.m. ET, LIVE) Melbourne, Australia

Friday, March 4

FORMULA ONE QUALIFYING: Australian Grand Prix (9 p.m. ET, LIVE) Melbourne

Saturday, March 5

NASCAR BUSCH QUALIFYING: Mexico City (1 p.m. ET, LIVE) Mexico City, Mexico
ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES: Homestead-Miami (3 p.m. ET LIVE) Homestead, Fla.
FORMULA ONE QUALIFYING: Australian Grand Prix (8:30 p.m. ET, SDD) Melbourne
FORMULA ONE: Australian Grand Prix (9:30 p.m. ET, LIVE) Melbourne