Boost Mobile Nightshift Powerslides Into Toyota Park

    ORANGE, Calif., Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ --

    WHAT:          Boost Mobile's Nightshift, the country's largest touring
                   extreme motorsports and lifestyle festival, returns to
                   Chicago's Toyota Park, Saturday, August 23rd, from 4 p.m.
                   to 11 p.m.

                   Combine the sights of Maxim magazine, the sounds of MTV 2,
                   with the motion of "The Fast and the Furious" and X-Games,
                   and you will get the lifestyle spectacle that is Boost
                   Mobile Nightshift. In addition to dazzling displays of
                   highly customized show cars, the one-of-a-kind pop culture
                   experience will feature fast and furious drift exhibitions,
                   stunt bike demos, high flying Freestyle MotoX showcases,
                   max horsepower dyno runs, and a Live Performance by Colby
                   Odonis as well as gorgeous models, live DJs, Go-Go dancers
                   and dance performances.

                   Nightshift Chicago will be the seventh stop on the event's
                   nine-city cross-country tour. More than 8,000 entertainment
                   and motorsports enthusiasts of all ages are expected to
                   attend.


                   Main attractions include:
                   -- Fast and furious NOS Live Drift Experience
                   -- Super street bike stunts by renowned riders such as
                      KaneOne
                   -- Boostmobile Freestyle MotoX (FMX) death-defying tricks
                      high in the air
                   -- Amazing 500-car lineup including The Army National Guard
                      "Citizen Soldier" 2008 Nissan Altima Coupe, designed by
                      Sergeant Nicholas Ashby in tribute to U.S. soldiers
                      serving in Iraq, the Valvoline special edition ROUSH(R)
                      Ford Mustang GT-V, the Tjin Edition Skyline (the only
                      Nissan Skyline R34 Sedan on U.S. soil), and the sleek
                      Bridgestone BMW wide body Z4 M Coupe by Canepa Design
                   -- Valvoline Live Dyno Testing


    WHEN:          Saturday, August 23rd; 4 PM to 11 PM
    WHERE:         Bridgeview -- Toyota Park Arena  (7300 W 71st Street
                   Bridgeview IL 60455)
    TICKETS INFO:  $30. All ages. Visit http://www.HotImportNights.com

    WHO:           Available for interview
                   Local and national automotive stylists such as RJ de Vera,
                   professional drift drivers, stunt rider KaneOne, Miss Maxim
                   2007 Erin McKinnon, NOS Energy Drink spokesmodels Corissa
                   Furr and Alicia Whitten (currently a semi-finalist in the
                   Maxim Top 100 online poll)

ALL PRESS MUST BE ACCREDITED TO COVER THE EVENT (Press check-in begins at 4 PM)

Exclusive media previews on Friday and Saturday can be arranged via advance request.

About HIN Events

HIN Events is a leading provider of touring automotive lifestyle events. Based in southern California, the company produces Hot Import Nights and Nightshift, the nation's largest and most unique indoor/outdoor car and pop culture festivals. The 2008 Tour will travel to 21 major domestic markets. The events are attended by about half a million automotive and entertainment enthusiasts each year. HIN has also organized international events in Guam, United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, Brazil, among others. In 2007, videogame giant THQ released Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights worldwide, which became one of its highest selling videogames of the year. For more information, visit HINevents.com.

About Boost Mobile

Based in Irvine, California, Boost Mobile, a division of Sprint Nextel Corporation, (NYSE: S), is a lifestyle brand that offers premium prepaid wireless phones and services. Boost is among the leading prepaid wireless services in the U.S. and now has 4.6 million customers -- the majority of which are under the age of 30. Boost-branded wireless phones and services are available at national retailers, independent wireless dealers and convenience stores. Purchase and experience Boost Mobile on the Web at http://www.boostmobile.com.

SOURCE Hot Import Nights