Dope. #46

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What to watch this weekend (April 21 - April 25)

• Inside West Coast Customs. Best Buy/Discovery - Hot Dog Hero. Thursday @ 8pm - 9pm (Discovery's HD Theater)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Friday @ 9pm - 11pm (Discovery's HD Theater) 2nd season replay
• Car Warriors. Marathon. Saturday @ 12pm - 5pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Classic Cars: The Paris Auction. Episodes 1 - 3. Sunday @ 3am - 5am (Discovery's HD Theater) replay
•  GT - Racer: Carrera Panamericana Cross Country Race. Sunday @ 10am - 11am (Discovery's High Def Theater) replay
• Australian V8 Supercars. The ITM 400, from the Hamilton Street Circuit in New Zealand. Sunday @ 5pm - 7pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay from 4/16-4/17
• Classic Car Club. Porsche 356. Monday @ 2pm - 2:30pm (Discovery's HD Theater)

Photo courtesy of static2.stuff.co.nz - bestnewsonline.info

A relatively slim weekend for motorsports compared to last week, but quality automotive entertainment all around. HD Theater is playing all of the Paris Auction episodes early Sunday morning so set your DVRs; they're also replaying a classic GT Racer documentary episode just a few hours later. V8 Supercars action will be showcased on Sunday as well, a replay from last weeks race in New Zealand, which is sure to be another great battle. And last but not least, a Classic Car Club special surrounding the legendary Porsche 356. Pick your poison.

Quick Vid: 2011 Audi RS3 Sportback Review

Autoblogger reviews the new Audi RS3 Sportback. We may get this one...breath-holders beware.

Quick Vid: GT3 Hot Lap

A taste of the Porsche Driving Experience with the all new GT3.


Video courtesy of Porsche.

For the love of Pininfarina. #2

After the creation of the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina, commissioned by James Glickenhaus in 2006, the need arose for a track version of the car; enter the Ferrari P4/5C. What's especially cool about this car, is that if everything goes as planned it'll be racing in the 2011 24 Hours of Nurburgring (June 23-26). But unlike the P 4/5 that's built on a Ferrari Enzo chassis, the P4/5 Competizione is built on a Ferrari F430 Scudaria chassis like the Lancia Stratos concept (also produced by Pininfarina).


Video courtesy of Marchettino.

Dope. #45

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What to watch this weekend (April 14th - April 17th)

• Inside West Coast Customs. Ox-Tundra. Thursday @ 8pm - 9pm (Discovery's HD Theater)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Friday @ 9pm - 11pm (Discovery's HD Theater) 2nd season replays
• Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix; from Shanghai, China/Shanghai International Circuit. Qualifying. Saturday @ 2am - 3:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Formula 1 - Chinese Grand Prix; from Shanghai, China/Shanghai International Circuit. Race. Sunday @ 2:30am - 5am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live - replay Monday @ 12pm
• WRC - Rally Mexico. Days 1 through 3. Sunday @ 11:30am - 1pm (Discovery's HD Theater) not a live telecast - preview starts at 10:30am
• IndyCar Series - Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Street track in Long Beach, California. Sunday @ 3:30pm - 6:30pm (VS/VSHD) live
• American Le Mans Series - Tequila Patron ALMS at Long Beach. Sunday @ 5pm - 7:30pm (ESPN2/ESPN2HD) replay - live on epsn3.com Saturday @ 4:15pm

This weekend we have a motorsport quadruple play; Formula 1, WRC, ALMS and an IndyCar Series street race all rolled in one. Redbull Racings F1 team was as impressive as ever in Malaysia last week. The WRC 2011 Season has started off as anyone's to take, rather than the typical dominance expected by Citroen's Sebastien Loeb. And last but not least, Simona De Silvestro has been living up to the hype in IndyCar thus far. Enjoy the race weekend...and the first round of the NBA Playoffs (oops).

Photo courtesy of lbpost.com/Samuel Lippke