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A N E W M O T O R I N G S H O W
T H E F O L L O W I N G P R E S E N T A T I O N I S B A S E D O N A P R O D U C T O W N E D B Y
P D C A I N C . & R / C O M C R E A T I V E , L L C - A N D I S S H O W N O N A C O N F I D E N T I A L B A S I S .
A M E R I C A N R O A D T E S T
D R I V I N G . F I N D I N G T H E L I M I T S A N D E X P E R I E N C E S O N S O M E O F A M E R I C A ’ S
B E S T R O A D S - W I T H S O M E O F T H E B E S T C A R S I N T H E W O R L D .
P R E M I S E
Each episode matches up a great road, a
great road-trip, and a great vehicle.
A visit to a nearby performance driving school
will provide insight into the best practices for
driving, quickly and safely.
We then drive that road, meet its challenges,
and embrace its unique, regional nature, and
destination experiences.
We showcase the featured vehicle and share
its qualities with those we meet along the route.
The only auto show that offers the viewer the
discovery of road, car, destination, skills.
Season 1 vehicles are subject to change, based on manufacturer input.
S E A S O N 1
Season 1 will showcase some of the
newest and most desired cars in the
world. Driving on some of the most
technically challenging roads, these
machines will be put to the test. It isn’t
about how fast you can go, it’s about
how well you can drive.
Along the way, we’ll see some of the
most dramatic vistas, iconic
landmarks, and interesting stops ever shown to an audience of auto
enthusiasts.
Season 1 is designed for as many as
eight episodes.
T H E R O A D S
T H E T R A C K S
T H E C A R S
E P I S O D E O N E
L O N E L I E S T R O A D I N A M E R I C A
U S R O U T E 5 0 I N U T A H I S T H E L O N E L I E S T R O A D I N A M E R I C A . S T A R T I N G I N T H E
G R E A T B A S I N D E S E R T , U S 5 0 C O N T I N U E S A C R O S S H A L F O F T H E S T A T E , A N D T H E N
C L I M B S O V E R T H E W A S A T C H F R O N T A N D O N T O T H E N A T I O N A L - P A R K – P A C K E D ,
R E D - R O C K C O U N T R Y O F T H E C O L O R A D O P L A T E A U .
ROAD: US Highway 50
TRACK: Miller Motorsport Park
VEHICLE: 2015 Ford Mustang GT
E P I S O D E T W O
H I S T O R I C R O U T E 6 6
R O U T E 6 6 P A S S E S T H R O U G H A W I D E R A N G I N G C R O S S - S E C T I O N O F A M E R I C A , F R O M
T H E P A L M T R E E S A N D S U N S H I N E O F L O S A N G E L E S , P A S T T H E G R A N D C A N Y O N A N D
T H E N A T I V E A M E R I C A N C O M M U N I T I E S O F T H E D E S E R T S O U T H W E S T , T O T H E G R I T T Y
S T R E E T S O F S T . L O U I S A N D C H I C A G O ’ S M I R A C L E M I L E .
ROAD: Historic Route 66
TRACK: Spring Mountain Motorsport Park
VEHICLE: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
E P I S O D E T H R E E M I L L I O N D O L L A R H I G H W A Y
T H I S C L A S S I C S T R E T C H O F T W O - L A N E B L A C K T O P S N A K E S I T S W A Y T H R O U G H T H E
S A N J U A N M O U N T A I N S , T H E W I L D E S T A N D M O S T R U G G E D P E A K S I N T H E R O C K I E S .
I T ' S A N A P P R O P R I A T E N I C K N A M E F O R T H O S E 1 1 0 M I L E S O F S T E E P C L I F F S ,
N A R R O W L A N E S , A N D T E R R I F Y I N G T U R N S A R O U N D P A S S E S W I T H O U T G U A R D R A I L S .
ROAD: Million Dollar Highway
TRACK: SRT School, Road America
VEHICLE: 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT
E P I S O D E F O U R P A C I F I C C O A S T H I G H W A Y - B I G S U R
F R O M T H E I C O N I C B I X B Y B R I D G E T O R A G G E D P O I N T , A N D S A N S I M E O N , T H I S I S O N E O F
T H E M O S T T E C H N I C A L L Y C H A L L E N G I N G R O A D S T O D R I V E P R O P E R L Y . I T ’ S 9 0 M I L E S O F
T W I S T I N G A R O U N D N A T U R E ’ S E L E M E N T A L P O W E R .
ROAD: Pacific Coast Highway
TRACK: Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway
VEHICLE: 2016 Mazda Miata
E P I S O D E F I V E T W I S T E D S I S T E R S - T E X A S
T H E T W I S T E D S I S T E R S L O O P I S 1 0 0 M I L E S O F U N D U L A T I N G , D E C R E A S I N G R A D I U S ,
O F F - C A M B E R T U R N S T H R O U G H U N E X P E C T E D E L E V A T I O N C H A N G E S . A C C E L E R A T E ,
B R A K E , A N D S E T U P F O R T H E N E X T C O R N E R A S Y O U P A S S M I L L I O N D O L L A R
V I S T A S , R I V E R S , A N D T R U E L O N E S T A R S T A T E R A N C H E S .
ROAD: Twisted Sisters, Texas
TRACK: AMG Driving Academy, COTA
VEHICLE: 2015 Mercedes AMG C63
E P I S O D E S I X S M U G G L E R ’ S N O T C H - V E R M O N T
T H I S R O U G H L Y 3 8 - M I L E R U N W I L L T A K E Y O U O N L Y A B O U T 4 5 M I N U T E S O N E - W A Y ,
B U T I T I S O N E H E C K O F A 4 5 M I N U T E S ! F U L L O F S W E E P I N G T U R N S , S T E E P I N C L I N E S ,
C R A Z Y S W I T C H B A C K S , A N D T I G H T S - C U R V E S , T H I S R O A D I S N ' T J U S T A T H R I L L T O
D R I V E , I T ' S A L S O Q U I N T E S S E N T I A L N E W E N G L A N D .
ROAD: Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont
TRACK: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
VEHICLE: 2015 BMW M4 Coupe
E P I S O D E S E V E N T A I L O F T H E D R A G O N - N . C A R O L I N A
T H I S 1 1 - M I L E C A M B E R E D S T R E T C H O F U . S . 1 2 9 S K I R T S T H E T E N N E S S E E A N D N O R T H
C A R O L I N A B O R D E R S , H A S N O F E W E R T H A N 3 1 8 S T O M A C H - W R E N C H I N G T W I S T S A N D
T U R N S , A N D I S N O T I N T E R R U P T E D B Y A S I N G L E I N T E R S E C T I O N O R D R I V E W A Y .
M I S T A K E S M A D E H E R E A R E O F T E N M E T W I T H D I R E C O N S E Q U E N C E S .
ROAD: Tail of the Dragon, S. Carolina
TRACK: Porsche Experience Center, ATL
VEHICLE: 2015 Porsche Macan S
E P I S O D E E I G H T
H I G H W A Y 3 6 - C A L I F O R N I A
Y O U R F I R S T T I P - O F F T O T H E H A N D L I N G - I N T E N S I V E N A T U R E O F T H I S T A R M A C M I G H T
B E T H E S I G N S L A P P E D W I T H T H E U N I V E R S A L S Y M B O L F O R T W I S T I E S A N D T H E
W O R D S " N E X T 1 4 0 M I L E S " . I F T H A T D O E S N ’ T G E T Y O U P S Y C H E D F O R T H I S E P I C
D R I V E , T H E G O R G E O U S W I N D I N G F O R E S T R O A D W I L L .
ROAD: Highway 36, California
TRACK: Jaguar Performance Academy
VEHICLE: 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe
O T H E R R O A D S …
• The Airline Road (Route 1) - Maine
• Kancamagus Highway - N. Hampshire
• The Champlain Loop - New York
• Skyline Drive - Virginia
• Natchez Trace - Tennessee
• Cherohala Skyway - N. Carolina
• La Ruta Panoramica - Puerto Rico
• State Route 76 - Missouri
• U.S. 212 - Montana
• U.S. 12 - Idaho
• Denali Highway - Alaska
• Road to Hana - Hawaii
S H O W E L E M E N T S
• Vehicle Performance in real world
driving situations
• Fascinating Places to visit, eat, and
stay while enroute
• Remarkable Visuals and in-motion
4K footage
• Sidebars featuring a race car driver,
a racing car, or a great racing story
M O T O R S P O R TS I D E B A R
M O T O R S P O R T …
• Ford and Le Mans
• Penske, Ganassi, Hendrick -
Legendary Team Owners
• Porsche, Audi, BMW, etc. history
• Corvette Racing Generations
• Race Car Garage Finds
• Racing Legends, Secret Stories
• Great American Races - Big and Small
• Inside a Racing Team - How It All Really
Works
• New vs Old Race Car Comparisons
• Racing in America
• Americans in Love with Racing
• The Real Deals - Racing People, Events
P R O D U C T I O N
• Each episode produced in 4K
resolution media (and playable in any
resolution via Vimeo, YouTube, etc.)
• Episodes range from 15 - 20 minutes
in length
• Special attention to supportive music
tracks
• “Behind the scenes” how-to created
for each episode
D I S T R I B U T I O N – T H E I N T E R N E T 1 S T
• Google (YouTube) supports 4K video
• “Embed” content into multiple
websites
• Support series with complete web
ecosystem
• Stock footage available to
manufacturers
I N T E R N E T D I S T R I B U T I O N
• 1.4 billion smartphones
• 30 million iPad devices
• 1 billion YouTube users (as of 1/14)
• 1 billion YouTube mobile video views per day
• YouTube supports 4K, 2K, HD, SD, Mobile formats
• A Fraction of the cost of network
A L T E R N A T E / A D D I T I O N A L D I S T R I B U T I O N
• Amazon
• AOL
• Crackle
• Hulu
• Netflix
• Pandora
• Vimeo
• Veoh
• Yahoo!
• Plus Cable and TV
S O C I A L
A C O M P L E T E W E B E C O S Y S T E M
M A N U F A C T U R E R
P A R T I C I P A T I O N
• Provide vehicle(s)
• Access and use of racing school /
driving instructors / pro racers
• Access to their motorsport teams
• Technical support
• Transportation of vehicle to locations
• Budget support
O T H E R C A R S …
• Lotus Evora S
• Mercedes Benz CLA45 AMG
• Mini John Cooper Works
• Nissan NISMO 370Z or GT-R
• Porsche Cayman GTS
• Scion FR-S
• Audi TTS Roadster
• BMW i8
• Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
• Dodge Charger SRT
• Ford Focus RS
• Lexus RC-F Coupe
B U D G E T
Each episodic budget includes:
• Talent
• Crew and all personnel fees
• Transportation
• Licenses, permits, and security
• Pre-production, production, post production
• Insurance for production
• Web Ecosystem (site, social media)
• One year of marketing support
$75,000 per episode
T H E F I L M M A K E R S
• David Barrett
http://www.rcomcreative.com/
• Cameron Barrett
http://www.rcomcreative.com/
• Leo Parente
http://www.pdcamarketing.com
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