Dope. #87

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What to watch this weekend (Jan 23rd - Jan 25th)

• Chasing Classic Cars. Marathon of Season 4. Sunday @ 1pm - 7pm (Velocity/VelocityHD)
• Touring Car Racing Double Play: DTM (GTCC) & FIA WTCC (Round 9). Monday @ 1pm - 3pm & Tuesday @ 2pm - 3pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) re-airings
• Top Gear (UK). Mini Marathon. Monday @ 6pm - 12am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Formula 1 replay of the week - Canadian Grand Prix from Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal, Canada. Race. Tuesday @ 12pm - 2pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Motorweek. 2013 Lexus GS 350. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) new
• Vinsetta Garage. Driving. Tuesday @ 8:30pm - 9pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) new
• One of a Kind. '33 Delage D8S Coupe & '57 Chevy El Morocco. Tuesday @ 9:30pm - 10pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) new
• FIA GT1 World Championship. Round 8 @ the Ordos International Circuit in Mongolia. Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) re-airing

Another similar week of entertainment, but two days of Touring Car racing re-airings next week. There's DTM and WTCC on Monday and another un-aired round of DTM on Tuesday. Just another week until the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona...can't wait.

Photo courtesy of theworldofmbamg.

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Dope. #86

Photo courtesy of Euromedian.

What to watch this weekend (Jan 12th - Jan 18th)

• 2012 Dakar Rally. From South America. Stages 9 & 10. Thursday @ 5pm - 6pm (NBC Sports Network and Online) replay (tv)
• Monterey Motorsports Reunion - Celebrating Jaguar. Sunday @ 12pm - 1pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Touring Car Racing Triple Play: BTCC, GTCC & FIA WTCC (Round 7). Monday @ 12pm - 3pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) re-airings
• Top Gear (UK). Marathon. Monday @ 8am - Tuesday @ 2am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Formula 1 replay of the week - Monaco Grand Prix. From Circuit de Monaco. Race. Tuesday @ 12pm - 2:30pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Motorweek. 12' Kia Soul & VW Beetle. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) new
• Vinsetta Garage. Competition. Tuesday @ 8:30pm - 9pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) new
• One of a Kind. 62' Ferrari 330 GTO & 39' Bugatti. Tuesday @ 9:30pm - 10pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) new
• Chasing Classic Cars. A King in Queens. Tuesday @ 10pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) new
• FIA GT1 World Championship. Round 7 @ Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) re-airing

An almost identical weekend to last, with Stage 9 & 10 action from the 2012 Dakar Rally. Remember to check out the Dakar site above, for live action, as participants are running daily even as you read this. Other notables; Monaco GP replay next Wednesday and DTM action from the Nürbergring next Monday.


Video courtesy of MrFormulaoneOnboard3.