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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Atlantic306 ( talk) 20:24, 31 May 2022 (UTC) reply

Maximum Drive

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Very few hits on ProQuest. Prod contested on basis of LA Times article, which only passingly covers the show Ten Pound Hammer • ^{( What did I screw up now?)} 03:34, 24 May 2022 (UTC) reply

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{( What did I screw up now?)} 03:34, 24 May 2022 (UTC) reply
• Delete. Consists mostly of unsourced original research. ~XyNq ^t _c 03:46, 24 May 2022 (UTC) reply

• Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
  1. "'Maximum' racers compete for gold cup during playoffs". The Olympian. 1994-11-03. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.

     The article notes: "In the final two weeks of competition, kids representing three of twelve remaining teams on the new Family Channel sports competition show "Maximum Drive," psyche themselves up to battle to the end during the Thanksgiving playoffs. Competing to separate the turkeys from the Wolves, Cobras, Bats and nine other wild animal teams, contestants age 10-14 rev their engines to discover which sports team has the ability to out-think, out-maneuver and out-pace their opponents for the coveted gold cup."

  2. "FAM's 'Maximum Drive' gets kids' feet wet for summer fun". The Olympian. 1995-05-15. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.

     The article notes: ""Splish, splash!" this summer with sopping-wet adventures on The Family Channel's "Maximum Drive." When kids gear down for summer fun, "Maximum Drive" makes waves in a personal water craft competition, called the "Ball Drop" race. Also featuring competitions employing two- and four-wheeled motor vehicles, a six-wheeled amphibious motor vehicle and a hovercraft, "Maximum Drive" roars into action 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. Saturdays and 10:30 a.m. Sundays on The Family Channel. The "Ball Drop" race, a hybrid sport engaging a personal water craft, ... The results are wild, considering 15 teams of contestants ages 10 to 14 years."

  3. "'Turkey Toons' features cartoons, kids' game shows". Oshkosh Northwestern. 1994-11-18. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.

     The article notes: "Start your motors at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. for "Maximum Drive," where kids compete on two- and four-wheeled motor vehicles, a six-whelled amphibious motor vehicle, a Hovercraft and a Jet Ski. In the new original 30-minute game show, host Joe Fowler ("Coach") and co-hosts Brian "The Verm" Vermiere and Mercedes Colon cheer for child contestants racing around the track, over the wall, through the mud hole, atop the lake and into the winner's circle for the coveted gold cup. "Maximum Drive" airs regularly at 4 p.m. weekdays, with encores at 8:30 a.m. Saturdays and 9:30 a.m. Sundays."

  4. Farren, Julie (1994-10-11). "Driving ambition. Ten-year-old dirt bike enthusiast from Devore puts his driving skills to the test on TV's 'Maximum Drive.'". The San Bernardino Sun. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.

     The article notes: "But the 10-year-old boy faced a bigger challenge this summer as a contestant on the Family Channel show, "Maximum Drive." As one of the 45 contestants on the program emphasizing safety and off-road vehicle racing, Jeff learned to steer a six-wheel war wagon called an Aro. ... Filming took place on one of the back lots at Universal Studios Hollywood. Jeff and his family commuted from his Devore home to Universal Studios five days a week for a little more than two weeks last August. ... Five half-hour shows were taped each day and Jeff was featured in one out of every five shows. Each show featured three teams of contestants ages 10 to 14. The three-member teams would compete in a variety of races featuring off-road vehicles. ... The Argo relay, which featured the six-wheel war wagon, also was a challenging and sometimes messy race for the kids."

  5. Less significant coverage:
     1. "Animated live-action shows both on the bill". The Indianapolis Star. 1994-09-04. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.

        The article notes: "Maximum Drive: Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays on Family Channel (premiered Aug. 29). Kids propel themselves through obstacles in 40 episodes with host Joe Fowler."

     2. Gill, Suzanne (1994-08-28). "Family Channel spins two new game shows". San Angelo Standard-Times. Archived from the original on 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-28 – via Newspapers.com.

        The article notes: ""Maximum Drive" takes young competitors outdoors for tests of strength, endurance, skill and teamwork on an auto-themed race course. At the end of each half-hour, one contestant is declared the champion. The show is produced by Vin di Bona Productions, makers of "America's Funniest Home Videos.""

  There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Maximum Drive to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".

  Cunard ( talk) 05:28, 28 May 2022 (UTC) reply

• Comment: Pinging Donaldd23 ( talk · contribs), who removed the proposed deletion. Cunard ( talk) 07:25, 28 May 2022 (UTC) reply
• Keep per the multiple sources identified by Cunard above. DonaldD23 talk to me 13:36, 28 May 2022 (UTC) reply
• Keep - the sources identified by Cunard do the job. I found a couple of more but nothing better than those; in any case, they provide sufficient significant coverage in independent reliable sources to satisfy GNG. Jacona ( talk) 14:04, 29 May 2022 (UTC) reply

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