What to watch this F1 Weekend (Oct 9th - Oct 14th)

• Formula 1 - Eifel (German) Grand Prix; from the Nuerburgring in Nuerburg, Germany. Practice 1. Friday @ 4:55am - 6:30am (ESPN2)) live 
• Formula 1 - Eifel (German) Grand Prix; from the Nuerburgring in Nuerburg, Germany. Practice 2. Friday @ 8:55am -10:30am (ESPN2) live
• Formula 1 - Eifel (German) Grand Prix; from the Nuerburgring in Nuerburg, Germany. Practice 3. Saturday @ 5:55am - 7am (ESPN2) live
• Formula 1 - Eifel (German) Grand Prix; from the Nuerburgring in Nuerburg, Germany. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8:55am - 10am (ESPN2) live 
• IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Racing action from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Saturday @ 8pm - 10pm (NBCSN) live
• Formula 1 - Eifel (German) Grand Prix; from the Nuerburgring in Nuerburg, Germany. Race. Sunday @ 8am - 10:30am (ESPN2) live, replay @ 4pm - 6:30pm (ESPNNEWS) same-day delay
  
• DTM. 2020 Action from Zolder. Sunday @ 9pm - 11pm (CBSSN) same-day delay
• Bitchin Rides. Mon/Tues/Wed @ 4pm - 5pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Garage Squad. Mon/Tues/Wed @ 6pm - 7pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Auto Mundial. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend) 
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) 
• Garage Squad. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new

Russia was another interesting race with some unexpected results for unexpected reasons. Hamilton took pole again and was poised to taking his 91st GP win, starting from the front and getting clear of Bottas who qualified third behind a very quick Verstappen. However, things didn't quite shake out that way once FIA handed him not one but two 5sec penalties (and two points on his super license which were later withdrawn) were applied to Hams after he did some practice starts too far out of the pitlane after his pit told him he was good to do so. This effectively put him in mid-field after the penalty was served, which was even rougher since he had to qualify on softs in Q2 after losing his lap time on his first run for going beyond the line on the final corner then Seb putting his car into a wall bringing a red flag with two minutes to go and Hamilton on a flyer. He barely made the cutoff to start a qualy lap and already had too much distance on his mediums since they would be race tires. In other Merc news, Bottas was an opportunist and used this chance to get as many points as he could over Lewis, which ended up being a delta of 11 points; he managed fastest lap and Hams finished 3rd behind Verstappen. Outside of this top three there were some important result and critical news. Renault looked extremely strong, with Ricciardo taking 5th after getting a 5sec penalty himself and Ocon taking 7th. Sergio took 4th in this installment of the 'give me a seat for 2021' tour. Leclerc took 6th, performing much better than anyone from Maranello expected, but notably, positions 8 through 10 were two AlfaTauri's and Albon brining up the rear, in tenth. The reason this is important is because these three cars, along with P2 Verstappen, are all Honda powered -- Honda just announced they were pulling out of F1 after the 2021 season. This is going to have big implications as Red Bull and Alfa Tauri will need to either get Renault power-plants again or go Ferrari on either one or both teams. Red Bull and Renault are like Alonso and McLaren in some ways. With the smoke cleared, the Driver's Championship standings are as follows: Hamilton, Bottas (-44), Verstappen (-77), Norris (-140), Albon (-141), Ricciardo (-142). Bottas' and Verstappen's point delta to the driver they're behind is quite the coincidence and there's a virtual free for all from 4th back.

This weekend we're heading back to the Nurburgring for the first time since the early 2010's and you know Merc is looking to show out at home. Bottas is feeling good about himself and Hamilton is trying to correct the blemish that was Sochi, so I'm sure he'll be on it to finally match Schumi and get this milestone behind him. Ricciardo is still trying to get a tattoo on Cyril and McLaren is looking to bounce back after an awful weekend in Sochi.

Enjoy your motorsport weekends.

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Enthusiast Topic: Renault's Nurburgring specials | the world's best hot hatchbacks? | Autocar Heroes (Autocar)

On this episode of Autocar Heros, Matt reviews all of the hardcore Renault Megane R models.


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Track Pron: ULTIMATE SLEEPER Lapping The Nordschleife | BMW E36 325i Stroker (HeelandToe.Blog)

We look at a customized 325i which has been turned into a track weapon from pretty humble 325i origins.


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What to watch this Weekend (Sept 15th - Sept 18th)

• DTM. 2019 action from the Nurburgring. Sunday @ 12pm - 2pm (CBSSN) same-day delayed airing
• IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship. Laguna Seca. Sunday @ 3pm - 6pm (NBCSN) live
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrend) replay
• Wheeler Dealers. 2004 BMW M3. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (MotorTrend) new
• Garage Squad. Season 6 Ep4. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrend) new

Enjoy your weekends.

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What to watch this weekend (Dec 8th - Dec 12th)

• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Bitchin Rides. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• JDM Legends. Wednesday @ 5pm - 6pm (VelocityHD) replay

Enjoy your weekends.

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What to watch this Weekend (Dec 1st - Dec 5th)

• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (MotorTrendHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (MotorTrendHD) replay
• Bitchin Rides. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (MotorTrendHD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 5pm - 6pm (MotorTrendHD) replay

Enjoy your weekends.

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Enthusiast Topic: NEW Porsche 911 GT3 RS Review: Exploring The Lost Nürburgring (Carfection)

Henry explores the historic parts of the old Nurburgring in the Porsche 991.2 GT3 RS.


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What to watch this Weekend (July 20th - July 25th)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice 1. Friday @ 4:55am - 7am (ESPN2(HD)) live 
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice 2. Friday @ 8:55am -11am (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice 3. Saturday @ 5:55a - 7:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
•  Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8:55am - 10:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live 
• IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship - From Lime Rock Park. Saturday @ 4pm - 7pm (FS1) same-day delayed airing
•  Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Race. Sunday @ 9:05am - 11:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Season10 Ep5. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new
• Speed Is The New Black. Season2 Ep6. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new

We find ourselves heading to Germany for the next round of F1, a week after three back to back races. The first of the three was won by Lewis Hamilton after Merc brought an upgraded power unit to France. The second of three was won by Max Verstappen in Austria after Merc brought aero upgrades which made them fast, but in spite of that pace suffered mechanical failures on both cars for a quite costly double DNF, all while Ferrari continued to rack up points. The last of the three races was won by Vettel in his Ferrari at Silverstone, after Hams took pole only to be spun around by a hard charging Kimi on lap one of his home grand prix. Hams made a miraculous push back to finish on the podium in second, but could only limit the damage so much since Vettel took the checkered flag. Heading into Vettel's home grand prix, Ferrari leads the Manufacturers Championship and the Driver's Championship standings are as follows: Vettel, Hamilton (-8), Raikkonen (-55), Ricciardo (-65), Bottas (-67), Verstappen (-88). All to play for this weekend, Red Bull still looking quite strong, Mercedes looking to bounce back in their home Grand Prix and Vettel and Ferrari look to stretch the lead over the Silver Arrows. Should be another great one.

Enjoy your weekends.

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What to watch this Weekend (July 6th - July 11th)

• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice 1. Friday @ 4:55am - 6:30am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice 2. Friday @ 8:55am - 10:30am (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice 3. Saturday @ 5:55am - 7am (ESPN2(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8:55am - 10am (ESPNNEWS(HD)) live 
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Race. Sunday @ 9:05am - 11:30am (ESPN(HD)) live
• WSCC - IMSA action from Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. Sunday @ 4pm - 7pm (FS1(HD)) same-day delayed airing
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Chasing Classic Cars. Season10 Ep3. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new
• Speed Is The New Black. Season2 Ep4. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new

Enjoy your weekends.

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What to watch this Weekend (Oct 27th - Nov 1st)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Practice 1. Friday @ 11am - 12:30pm. Practice 2. Friday @ 3pm - 4:30pm (NBCSN(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Qualifying. Saturday @  2pm - 4pm (NBCSN(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Race. Sunday @ 3pm - 5pm (NBC(HD)) live; replay @ 8:30pm on NBCSN
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Velocity Live from SEMA. Ep 1. Tuesday @ 8pm - 9pm (VelocityHD) new
• Bitchin Rides. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Velocity Live from SEMA. Ep 2. Tuesday @ 8pm - 9pm (VelocityHD) new 
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Garage Squad. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new

Short week so no race recap, but we have F1 in Mexico this weekend and plenty of coverage.

Enjoy your weekends.

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What to watch this Weekend (Sept 10th - Sept12th)

• DTM. Nurburgring. Sunday @ 1pm - 3:30pm (CBSSN(HD)) same-day delay
• Pirelli World Challenge. Sprint-X action from Austin. Sunday @ 3:30pm - 5pm (CBSSN(HD)) delayed airing from 9/2-9/3
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay 
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 9pm - 9:30pm (VelocityHD) new
• RMD Garage. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new

Enjoy your weekends.

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For the Love of P: The Unbeatable Nurburgring Lap Record - Tribute to Stefan Bellof (YourResidentPetrolHead)

This recap of Motorsport history looks at Stefan Bellof and his 6:11.13 Ring' lap record of 1983 during the 1000Km endurance race.


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What to watch this Weekend (July 14th - July 19th)

• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice (1). Friday @ 2pm - 3:30pm (NBCSN(HD)) same-day replay
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (CNBC(HD)) live
• FIA WEC. Nurburgring. Sunday @ 7am - 12pm (FS1(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 10:30am (CNBC(HD)) live
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay 
• Speed is the new Black. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new

We have another back to back F1 race this weekend, which will further define the Driver's Championship, but before we get to that lets recap what happened in Austria. Both Alonso and Verstappen DNF'd again, but this time it was contact from other drivers in turn 1 and not vehicle reliability that claimed them. Alonso qualified well above the strength of the car, again, but it was for not come Sunday. Verstappen's large following of Deutsche Orange tees were in full force, but between car issues and other woes the weekend wasn't destined to work out well regardless. Bottas took pole in Q3, Hamilton was strong in Q1 and Q2, but couldn't put a lap together in Q3 and with the seconds fading Grosjean had a electrical glitch which stopped his car and brought out the yellow flag. Vettel's performance was good and he qualified second. The race started with an almost too good to be true start from Bottas, which Vettel stuck to claiming was a jumped start through the podium interviews, and with the mild threat of rain just about everyone targeted a one-stop strategy and tried to take their initial set of tires as far as they could; Bottas took his ultrasofts to lap 41 before switching to supersofts. Hamilton qualified 3rd, but had a 5 grid spot penalty for a gearbox change, which Mercedes-AMG was clear to point out had nothing to do with the rear-ending his car received in the previous races' safety car incident. Hams got a good start and jumped a couple cars on lap 1 then tried to turn his start on supersofts strategy into gold by being on the ultra's when everyone else was on the supers'. This didn't quite pan out, although he did well; the Mercs didn't do the best on tires, although everyone had pretty aggressive blistering across the paddock, but Hams got onto his ultras and within ten laps or so he was already complaining about the rears. His tires finally broke in later in his stint and he was able to pull off the fastest lap of the grand prix while attempting to chase down Ricciardo. Haas F1's Grosjean qualified well and had good pace and that translated today with some of the retirements and turnover in lap 1; he was able to take his position to P6 which provide Haas with a welcome 8point since Magnussen DNF'd. Raikkonen had a decent outing, but had some technical troubles which helped Hams jump in through his tire change. The Force India duo didn't run into eachother today and managed to snag P7 and P8 followed by the poorly qualifying Williams pair taking P9 and P10. Ricciardo held off Hamilton's advances, while Bottas held off Vettel's advances, to take the final podium step and the win, respectively. With the checkered flag dropped and the boot champagne guzzled, the Driver's Championship standings are as follows: Vettel, Hamilton (-20), Bottas (-35), Ricciardo (-64), Raikkonen (-88), Perez (-121). As you can see Valteri is now in the championship mix and is doing more for the Mercedes-AMG manufacturers title than they even believed was possible when they signed him. Also you can see that Verstappen has DNF'd 5 out of 7 races and has now been surpassed by a Force India. Meanwhile Ricciardo has podium'd in the last 5 races putting him in 4th. The landscape is changing everywhere and heading into the halfway point of the season, Round 10 in Great Britain, Hams is going to have to start putting some poles and wins together if he hopes to keep in touch with Vettel. That foam bolster issue from Azerbaijan definitely cost him dearly. 

Enjoy your weekends.

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Track Pron: Watch the Glickenhaus SCG003C race car take on the Nürburgring (Drivetribe)

Gotta have quick hands.


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Dope Vid. #140

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What to watch this Weekend (Sept 11th - Sept 14th)

• DTM. From the Neurburgring GP Circuit. Sunday @ 1pm - 3pm (CBSSN(HD)) same-day delayed airing
• V8 Supercars. Sydney. Saturday @ 4pm - 5pm (CBSSN(HD)) delayed airing from 8/27-8/28
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 8pm - 9pm (VelocityHD) replay

Enjoy your weekends.

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What to watch this Weekend (Aug 4th - 10th)

• IMSA Weathertech Sports Car Championship - From Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Sunday @ 4pm - 7pm (FS1) live
• Chris Harris On Cars. Monday @ 9pm - 9:30pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) new 
• Top Gear (UK). Monday @ 9:30pm - 11pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) replay 
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (VelocityHD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Mini-marathon. Wednesday @ 7pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replays

Enjoy your weekends.

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What to watch this Weekend (July 22nd - July 27th)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Practice. Friday @ 11pm - 12:30am (NBCSN(HD)) replay
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (CNBC(HD)) live
• IMSA Weathertech Sports Car Championship. Northeast Grand Prix at Limerock Park. Saturday @ 3pm - 6pm (FOX(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 10am (NBCSN(HD)) live
• FIA World Endurance Championship. 6 Hours of Nurburgring. Sunday @ 7am - 1pm (FS1(HD)) live
• Chris Harris On Cars. Monday @ 9pm - 9:30pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) new 
• Top Gear (UK). Monday @ 9:30pm - 11pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) replay 
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (VelocityHD) new 
• Wheeler Dealers. Mini-marathon. Wednesday @ 6pm - 9pm (VelocityHD) new

Eff you Tour de France; last race it lead to some crap F1 coverage and we're in the same boat again this weekend, with P2 not being aired live on the NBC networks. It's hard to bash solely NBC though, FOX effed up F1 coverage when they were handling it years back, too. But I digress; where we last left off, Rosberg was looking to get back into the swing of things heading into one of Lewis' favorite circuits, his home circuit @ Silverstone. Well as we all suspected, that didn't happen. What we didn't know was going to happen is that Red Bull has officially eclipsed Ferrari in pace, and Vettel is having some pretty terrible luck to go along with errors in strategy through this point. Random British weather was the name of the game, affecting both qualy and the race. Rain in Q3 lead to one of the more exciting knockout sessions of the year, with the top ten being determined by flyers as the track dried out. Some jumped on slicks too early and paid the price; the same would come into play during the race, which started in the rain behind the safety car. Young Verstappen finished both qualy and the race in third position, but due to Rosberg getting bailed out by his team over the radio late in the race, his 10 second time penalty put Max in second. This is pretty important, because this drop in points for Rosberg affects the drivers championship standings. Verstappen has been damn good this season and since joining the varsity Red Bull team he's accomplished quite a bit, which Ricciardo will need to keep his eyes on. Raikkonen resigned with Ferrari, Ricciardo made his intentions clear about staying with Red Bull; Rosberg is in a contract year. With the checkered flag dropped, the Driver's Championship standings are as follows: Rosberg, Hamilton (-1), Raikkonen (-62), Ricciardo (-68), Vettel (-70), Verstappen (-78). Ricciardo's consistency has brought him up to fourth, Vettel has dropped out of the top three and Raikkonen's consistency has brought him ahead of his 'Number 1 at Ferrari' teammate. Hungary should be entertaining.

 Enjoy your weekends.

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Dope Vid. #87

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Neo-Vintage Motorsport Pron: Zakspeed Ford Turbo Capri (Motorsportvideo)

This lovely footage, from the 2013 Old Timers Grand Prix at the Neurburgring GP Circuit, is focused on Peter Zackowski's Zackspeed Team who maintain an 1981 Ford Capri Turbo. Turn it up.

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