Dope. #109

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What to watch this weekend (June 22nd - June 27th)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Europe; from Valencia Spain. Practice. Friday @ 8am - 9:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live 
• Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auctions. From Orange County, CA (Part 1). Friday @ 5pm - 11pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) new 
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Europe; from Valencia Spain. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live 
• Rolex Sports Car Series. Road America 250. Live from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Saturday @ 12:00pm - 2:30pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live 
• Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auctions. From Orange County, CA (Part 2). Saturday @ 5pm - 11pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) new 
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Europe; from Valencia Spain. Race. Pre-Race, Sunday @ 11:30pm - 12pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD). Race, Sunday @ 12pm - 2pm (FOX/FOXHD) same-day delayed broadcast 
• Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auctions. From Orange County, CA (Part 3). Sunday @ 3pm - 7pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) new 
• WRC - Rally New Zealand. Sunday @ 11pm - 12am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) same-day delayed broadcast 
• Top Gear (UK). Marathon. Monday @ 4pm - Tuesday @ 5am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays 
• Wheeler Dealers. Mini Marathon. Wednesday @ 8pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replays

F1 is back for a street course in Valencia, Spain; the European Grand Prix awaits us all. Hams is coming off a solid victory of world-class laps under pressure and tire management. We'll see if the streak of one time race winners continues this week. Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of babnar.

Car Pron: Urban Outlaw movie promo (Mosmedia)

There's a Mosmedia movie around the corner showcasing quite the Porsche fiend. We can't wait for the final cut.


URBAN OUTLAW - THE TRAILER from Tamir Moscovici on Vimeo.

Neo-Vintage: 1986 E28 M5 - The original super 4 door (Drive)

Chris Harris and Drive make my mothafukin day.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Current Events: 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans Race Finish

Spoiler alert...Congrats to Audi's LMP1 entries running 1(e-tron)-2(e-tron)-3(Ultra)-5(Ultra) (model breakdown here) in the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans! One of the two Toyota gasoline-hybrid (TS030 Hybrid) LMP1 entries took 4th place, beating out the last of the Audi R18 diesel-powered Ultra's. The other Toyota TS030 entry, driven by British Ex-F1 driver Anthony Davidson, was destroyed in a terrible crash spawned by contact with a GT-class F458 (sound familiar?). Anthony unfortunately broke his back in the high-speed accident. On a related note, for all those who watched the recent specials posted on WTWTW involving racing safety tragedies of yester-year, you know that if this was 196X the outcome would've been much worse. The tire safety barrier was a brilliant idea.

In other news, Nissan's Deltawing entry, that wasn't officially racing against anyone, unfortunately ran into both technical difficulties (gear changer problem early in the race) and an accident, hitting a wall after being clipped by one of the Toyota LMP1 cars that was too busy trying to chase down the Audi pack to pay attention. It was a great race overall, albeit somewhat anti-climactic, since Peugeot pulled out of this race after their disappointing outing last year. Toyota will be a better challenge to Audi after the lessons learned this year, but it has to hurt knowing they were out-classed even with major accidents late in the race to both the #2 and #3 R18 entries.

Video courtesy of EdwinTV9.

Dope. #108

Image courtesy of Icypix.

What to watch this 24hrs of Le Mans weekend (June 16th - June 20th)

• Road to Le Mans - A look at Toyota's return to Le Mans on a grand scale; entering a gas-electric prototype into the LMP1 class. Saturday @ 7:30am - 8:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay
• 24 Hours of Le Mans - 80th running of the legendary race for the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. Live from Le Mans, France. Saturday @ 8:30am - 1pm {The Start}, 2:30pm - 7pm {Evening}, 7:30pm - 6am {Night into Day} and Sunday 6am - 9:30am {The Finish} (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. From Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, OH. Sunday @ 12pm - 2pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Marathon of past seasons. Sunday @ 12pm - Monday @ 6am (VelocityHD) replays
• Top Gear (UK). Classic episode marathon. Monday @ 4pm - Tuesday @ 6am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Chasing Classic Cars. Season 5 marathon. Tuesday @ 7pm - 11:30pm (VelocityHD) replays
• Wheeler Dealers. Mini-Marathon of Season 6. Wednesday @ 7pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replays

The only thing you need to know is that the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans starts on Saturday morning at 8:30am on SPEED. Toyota is making a groundbreaking stab at an overall win, entering a trick gas-electric hybrid in the LMP1 class typically run by regulars, Audi and Peugeot. You can see more on the Toyota in the special before the race begins, and this video below, but make sure you tune in throughout the weekend to see the latest. Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of CarandDriver.