Dope. #75

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What to watch this weekend (Nov 10th - Nov 15th)

• Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Gran Prix. From the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in UAE. Practice. Friday @ 7am - 8:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Gran Prix. From the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in UAE. Qualifying. Saturday @ 7am - 8:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Formula 1 - Abu Dhabi Gran Prix. From the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi in UAE. Race. Sunday @ 6:30am - 9am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay at 3pm
• Chasing Classic Cars. Marathon of old and new seasons. Sunday @ 1pm - 7pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) replays
• Porsche Rennsport Reunion. Porsche's racing history is celebrated at Laguna Seca Raceway. Sunday @ 2pm - 3pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay at 2am Monday
• Wheeler Dealers. Range Rover and Frog Eyed Sprite. Sunday @ 9pm - 11pm (Velocity/VelocityHD
• Top Gear (UK). Mini Marathon. Monday @ 6pm - 12am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Motorweek. BMW 1M coupe. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (Velocity/VelocityHD)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (Velocity/VelocityHD)

Plenty of goodies this weekend, including the crown jewel that is Formula 1 at the majestic Yas Marina Circuit. Last years inaugural race showcased Vettel's dominance and Redbull Racing's vanquished reliability issues. This year will be another evening race under lights, but with the championship already decided the dynamic will be much different. The pinky ring of the weekend is the hour long special on the Porsche Rennsport Reunion. Porsche held this years fourth annual motorsport reunion at Laguna Seca, bringing an ungodly amount of their past racers, from the brutish 917s to more recent LMP1s. I posted a video from this event last week and will post more in the coming weeks, but I'm hoping this special will be better than all of the online content out there. Enjoy the weekend as well as the pole clenching (!) lap from the 2010 race.


Video courtesy of Emilbboy.

Quick Vid: 1993 BMW (E34) M5 Review

Maryland's own Motorweek reviews the 1993 BMW M5.


Video hosting courtesy of bajabusta. See the 1990 Motorweek M5 review here.

Quick Vid: 2012 BMW (F10) M5 Review

Totalcarfan reviews the all new BMW M5. This Hungarian outfit does great work, hopefully they'll take on some additional reviews in the future.

Video Series: Best Motoring's M5 Mercy!

GT Channel does us all a solid by hosting Best Motoring classics. This special pits the worlds best against the 507hp V10 powered E60M5. Tsuchiya-san, the floor is yours.

Dope. #74

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What to watch this weekend (Nov 6th - Nov 9th)

• MotoGP World Championship. From the streets of Valencia, Spain. Sunday 8am - 9am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live - replay at 5pm
• WRC - Rally Spain. Days 1 - 3. Sunday @ 11:30pm - 1pm (Discovery's HD Theater) not a live telecast - preview starts at 10:30am
• Top Gear (UK). Replay marathon. Monday @ 6pm - 12am (BBC America/BBC America HD)
• Motorweek. Audi A6. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (Velocity/Discovery's HD Theater)
• Chasing Classic Cars. Money in the bank. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (Velocity/Discovery's HD Theater)

The race season is winding down, but there's still some WRC action out there for our consumption. There have been team orders within both Citroen and Ford, over the past few races, but only the Citroen boys are butting heads because of it. Seven-time consecutive WRC driver's champion Loeb, despite some uncharacteristic accidents this season, is still the king of the mountain, but Ogier has a taste for the crown and won't be denied...if he has anything to do with it. The Spain Rally will help us all see what shakes out between the two Sebastien's, Fords' hopes for second place with Hirvonen and Mini's hope to make a bit more noise in their first season in WRC since 1967.


Video courtesy of Rallymedia.