8-29-2006 - Colin in Salt Lake City doing PR work

Grand American Promotional Event Kicks Off Salt Lake City Event Weekend

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Grand American's inaugural appearance in Salt Lake City got off to a grand start with a pair of fan- and media-friendly events on Monday and Tuesday.

In a colorful tune up for this weekend's nine-hour Discount Tire Sunchaser at Miller Motorsports Park, the colorful team transporters gathered across from the Delta Center to present many of the cars of the Grand American series to fans in the area.

On Monday evening, from 5-7 p.m., people were invited to see the cars, teams and transporters of several competitors up close. Four radio stations did live radio remotes, the Miller Motorsports Park girls made an appearance and 17-year-old Daytona Prototype driver Colin Braun talked to fans and signed autographs.

For those who missed it, KUTV TV-2, the local CBS affiliate, went live on it's 6 o'clock news and later featured the event on its evening broadcast. Fox 13 was also on hand reporting for its viewers.