Dope. #72

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What to watch this weekend (Oct 20th - Oct 26th)

• Australian V8 Supercars - The Gold Coast 600 (Race 2). Live from the Gold Coast street circuit in Queensland, Australia. Saturday @ 11pm - 2am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Dan Wheldon Public Memorial Service, live from Indianapolis. Sunday @ 4pm - 5pm (VS/VSHD) live
• Wheeler Dealers. Porsche 924 and Saab 900. Sunday @ 9pm - 11pm (Velocity/Discovery's HD Theater) replays
• Top Gear (UK). Mini Marathon. Monday @ 6pm - 12am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Chasing Classic Cars. A king in Queens. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (Velocity/Discovery's HD Theater)

A relatively light weekend ahead, but there are some quality highlights to look out for. The second live broadcast of an Australian V8 Supercars endurance event will be taking place this weekend on Versus. The Gold Coast 600, which will be a similar layout to that of the Bathurst 1000, will take place in a scenic waterfront streetcourse in Queensland, Australia. The second (and final) day of races in Surfers Paradise will be aired Saturday night at 11pm (EST). Lastly there will be a live memorial for the late veteran racecar driver Dan Wheldon after his tragic passing this past Sunday's IndyCar race in Las Vegas. The motorsport community is paying honor to Dan this upcoming Sunday, and it is more than well deserved. Have a good weekend all.


Video courtesy of Racing4thewin.

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Dope. #71

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What to watch this weekend (Oct 13th - Oct 19th)

• Formula 1 - Korean Grand Prix; from the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, Korea. Practice. Friday @ 1am - 2:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Formula 1 - Korean Grand Prix; from the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, Korea. Qualifying. Saturday @ 1am - 2:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Formula 1 - Korean Grand Prix; from the Korea International Circuit in Yeongam, Korea. Race. Sunday @ 1:30am - 4am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay at 11:30am
• WRC - Rally France. Days 1 - 3. Sunday @ 11:30pm - 1pm (Discovery's HD Theater) not a live telecast - preview starts at 10:30am
• Top Gear (UK). Replay marathon. Monday @ 6pm - 12am (BBC America/BBC America HD)
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (Velocity/Discovery's HD Theater)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (Velocity/Discovery's HD Theater)
• The Car Show with Adam Carolla. More Speed! Wednesday @ 10p - 10:30pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD)

WRC and F1 this weekend, so the main ingredients are there for a great showing. This is one of the few times a year where F1 races are held on back to back weeks, extending this Asian tour for the series. With the championship decided last weekend, its now its a matter of drivers and teams building towards the development of the 2012 cars and championship. There are five previous champions scattered around the field and they all have pride in how they will show throughout the rest of the year, even though one has nothing to prove. The Korea International Circuit is no longer a rushed-together racetrack that barely made the deadline last year; this should be another great race to see, with an live airing time of 1:30am EST on SPEED.

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