Thursday, July 17, 2014

What to watch this Weekend (July 17th - July 23rd)

  • FIA World Rallycross Championship. Belgium. Thursday @ 9pm - 11pm (beIN Sports)
  • Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice. Friday @ 2:30pm - 4pm (NBCSN(HD)) 
  • Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (CNBC(HD)) live
  • IndyCar Series - Honda Indy Toronto. Race on the streets of Toronto, Canada. Race #1. Saturday @ 3pm - 6pm (NBCSN(HD)) live
  • Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 10am (CNBC(HD)) live
  • IndyCar Series - Honda Indy Toronto. Race on the streets of Toronto, Canada. Race #2. Sunday @ 3pm - 6pm (NBCSN(HD)) live
  • Top Gear (UK). Marathon of past episodes. Monday @ 4pm - 11pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) replays
  • Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replays
  • Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 9pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replays
Solid weekend ahead folks; sunny weather here in the Mid-Atlantic, IndyCar street race in Canada and F1 returns to Germany. I won't spend a ton of time here on the recap, but what a race at Silverstone. Last year we saw tires exploding, but this year we saw Hams taking the checkered flag, starting from 10th after a disastrous qualifying misjudgment, after Nico Rosberg got his first taste of reliability issues with the Petronas Mercedes chassis. The armor of the Mercedes has seen its share of chinks in the last few races and with the smoke cleared in the final half of the season Hamilton is now 4 points behind in the Drivers championship instead of about 30. In other news Bottas is looking pretty legit in that Williams chassis, taking second place. Ol' Ricciardo shows he's as scrappy as ever, looking like 2013's Alonso in some ways; car that's not as good, but pretty good and drivin' the damn wheels off it to finish as best as possible...consistently. Ricciardo is third in the championship thus far and Alonso finished 3rd in 2013. Kimi Raikkonen got in a terrible accident that collected Massa, but he only injured his ankle despite the spectacular collision into the wall after destroying the rear end on a walkway.

Germany should be fantastic. The pressure is as high as ever and the Hockenheimring is ready for action. See y'all next week.

Video courtesy of Goodwood Road & Racing.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Car Pron: Koenigsegg Agera One:1 driven on track - World exclusive first drive at Goodwood!!! (Goodwood)

Along with many other amazing automobiles showcased at this years' 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK, the new Koenigsegg Agera One:1 was driven there.


Video courtesy of GoodwoodTV.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Neo-Vintage: Porsche 911S 2.4 Targa - Classic review (Autoblog)

Our Deutsche friends do another classic car review, which we enjoy quite a bit. This time around we check out one of the highest spec'd 911's of its time, the 1972 911S 2.4 Targa.


Video courtesy of Autoblog.

Monday, July 14, 2014

Car Pron: Battle of the Porsche 911 Turbo cabriolets: new 991 vs classic 930 Flatnose (Autocar)

Steve and the gang from Autocar compare the latest 911 (991) Turbo cab against the 911 (930) slant-nosed Turbo.


Video courtesy of Autocar.