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In addition, exclusive Wrecked short-form content will be made available all season through SPEEDtv.com, VOD cable, iTunes video podcasts, mobile phones, cable broadband sites and viral distribution. ยป More Photos
SPEED, the definitive network for motor sports and automotive lifestyle programming, will deliver back-to-back episodes of its new weekly series Wrecked as part of premiere night July 17 at 10 p.m. ET.
In the premiere episode of Wrecked, the crew from Chicago-based O’Hare Towing & Recovery deals with an incapacitated 25-ton garbage truck, an accident involving an SUV and a tractor trailer, a 35,000-pound excavator lying on its side under high-voltage power lines in the middle of a busy intersection and a drunk driver’s date with a ditch.
“From mundane fender-benders to large-scale heavy duty recoveries, these guys do it all,” said SPEED VP of Programming and Executive Producer Robert Ecker. “The day-to-day operation is really impressive, encompassing a full fleet of high tech and high-priced rigs that is far beyond what most people probably think of when they think about the towing industry… if they think about the towing industry at all. The scope of work and the equipment and engineering know-how needed to get it done promises to be quite an eye-opener.”
In episode two, an 88-foot long tandem trailer comes to a screeching halt to avoid crashing into an overpass -- and bottoms out under the Kennedy Expressway, a 14-foot tractor trailer tries
In addition, exclusive Wrecked short-form content will be made available all season through SPEEDtv.com, VOD cable, iTunes video podcasts, mobile phones, cable broadband sites and viral distribution.
On the mobile front, long-form episodes will be available on Sprint wireless handsets via Sprint TV. SPEED clips and original short-form content will be made available to Sprint, AT&T, MobiTV and others.
Wrecked full-length episodes, advanced screenings and free clips also will be available for electronic download via iTunes, Amazon and other electronic download distributors.
SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 78 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country and, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEEDtv.com, the online motor sports authority.
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