AST Dew Tour Announces 2008 Schedule

Feb 19 2008 / New York, NY
The AST Dew Tour, the world's premier season-long action sports tour, today announced its schedule for the 2008 season (June-October).  In addition to returning to Portland, Ore. and Orlando for the fourth time, the Tour will stop in Baltimore, Cleveland and Salt Lake City for the second consecutive season.
 
"We are very excited about returning to Portland and Orlando after three successful seasons, and are eager to bring the AST Dew Tour back to our newest host cities, Baltimore, Cleveland and Salt Lake City," said Wade Martin, president of AST.  "All five host cities have demonstrated great support of action sports and we know the fans will embrace the Tour in even greater numbers in 2008."
 
The complete 2008 AST Dew Tour schedule is as follows:
 
Event                        Date                Location
Panasonic Open          June 19-22        Baltimore, Md.—Camden Yards Sports Complex
Right Guard Open       July 17-20        Cleveland, OH—North Coast Harbor
Wendy's Invitational    Aug. 21-24        Portland, Ore.—Rose Quarter
Toyota Challenge        Sept. 11-14        Salt Lake City, UT—EnergySolutions Arena 
PlayStation® Pro        Oct. 16-19        Orlando, Fla.—Amway Arena
 
Entering its fourth year, the AST Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world.  Attendance for the 2007 AST Dew Tour totaled nearly 300,000 and an average of 41 million viewers tuned in via NBC and USA each year.  The top athletes in the world will take part in this year's Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season's end to champions in each of the six disciplines.  The 2007 Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams (Freestyle Motocross), Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Ryan Nyquist (BMX Dirt), Daniel Dhers (BMX Park), Shaun White (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan Sheckler (Skateboard Park). 
 
Entering its fourth year, the AST Dew Tour is the most watched and attended action sports property in the world.  Attendance for the 2007 AST Dew Tour totaled nearly 300,000 and an average of 41 million viewers tuned in via NBC and USA each year.  The top athletes in the world will take part in this year's Tour, all competing for the highly coveted Dew Cup that will be awarded in Orlando at season's end to champions in each of the six disciplines.  The 2007 Dew Cup winners include Nate Adams (Freestyle Motocross), Jamie Bestwick (BMX Vert), Ryan Nyquist (BMX Dirt), Daniel Dhers (BMX Park), Shaun White (Skateboard Vert) and Ryan Sheckler (Skateboard Park).