Dope Vid. #244

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What to watch this Weekend (June 28th - July 3rd)

• Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix; from the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Practice 1. Friday @ 4:55am - 7am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix; from the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Practice 2. Friday @ 8:55am - 11am (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix; from the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Practice 3. Saturday @ 5:55am - 7:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix; from the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8:55am - 10:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live 
• WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Six hours of the Glen. From Watkins Glen International Raceway in New York. Sunday @ 9:30am - 4pm (IMSA.com) live; 7pm (NBCSN(HD)) same-day delay
• Formula 1 - Austrian Grand Prix; from the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Race. Sunday @ 9:05am - 11:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (VelocityHD) new

It's been a short week so here's a quicky. The French GP was kind of predictable. Hams took another win after taking pole, he just missed the fastest lap because Vettel was in no mans land in 5th and put on softs with two laps left. Verstappen had another strong drive, Gasly did pretty well in his home grand prix. Ricciardo got a little spicy out there with overtakes, got dinged for one of them but still finished in the top ten. Leclerc raced a strong race and almost nipped Bottas at the end for second place as Valteri was managing an issue. Norris had a great drive, even after a hydraulic problem almost ruined his entire race, but he still took points home. His teammate Sainz stayed ahead of him the entire race despite Norris being legitimately held up for a period of time (tire management and all). So another Merc 1-2 in the books, the French fans gave Leclerc a hearty applause and Ferrari is still scratching their heads on pace as they apparently figured a few things out with their front wing upgrade. Haas looked no better than Williams in France, they have work to do -- Grosjean had to retire in his home GP. We're back in Austria, which is a technical track that rewards aero, but still requires power; hopefully Ferrari can bring something to the table and Red Bull can finally bring a result in a home race. Merc is concerned with some reliability concerns with their latest powerplant revision, there may be a chance for someone to get within striking distance of breaking their GP win streak this season.

Enjoy your weekends.

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Neo-Vintage Enthusiast Topic: Modern classics with Collecting Cars - Ferrari 550 Maranello, Porsche 968 Clubsport, Opel Manta 400 (Lovecars)

Lovecars checks out some modern classics before they're sold off on Collecting Cars. Yes, cars from the 80s are now classic cars.


Video courtesy of Lovecars.

Enthusiast Topic: BMW Z4 M40i: Road Review (Carfection)

Henry drives the Supra's drop top half-brother, the Z4 M40i, in southern Spain.


Video courtesy of Carfection.

Enthusiast Topic: Cloning a $1M Car? Mercedes 300SL With a Modern Engine/Chassis (HooniganAutofocus)

Larry hangs with his buddy John from Slang500, builder of a trick 300SL gullwing built on a modern Merc-AMG SLK55. Fiberglass body, 1 for 1 replicated parts, NOS parts, custom parts. Lordy.


Video courtesy of HoniganAutoFocus.