Dope. #121

Image courtesy of AP from BGP 2012.

What to watch this weekend (Sept 15th - Sept 19th)

• Rolex Sports Car Series. Continental Tire Sports Car Festival. From Laguna Seca raceway in California. Friday @ 12pm - 3pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay
• American Le Mans Series. VIR 240. From Virginia International Raceway. Saturday @ 2:15pm - race end (ESPN3.com) live; delayed broadcast Sunday @ 5pm on ESPN2
• Grand Prix: The Killer Years. This historic special looks at the brave pilots who raced in the F1 of the 60's and 70's, well before the safety advances of more recent times. Saturday @ 8pm - 9pm (VelocityHD) replay
• One Way - The story of Leadfoot. Racing legend Rod Millen takes us on a journey to one of the most diverse motorsports festivals in the world, the three day long Leadfoot Festival. Saturday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Renaissance Man. The Monaco special. Saturday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD)
• Top Gear (UK). Season 15&17 Marathon. Monday @ 3pm - 2am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Motorweek. Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Top Gear America. The Tractor Challenge. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (History Channel/History Channel HD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Morgan. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new

There's ALMS action from VIR this weekend and both live qualifying (Friday @ 3:25pm) and race (Sat @ 2:15pm) are on ESPN3.com. The Viper GTS-R boys got smacked around in Baltimore so I'm sure they'll be out for a better showing on this dedicated road-course. There's a lot to talk about before the next F1 race, but I'll save that recap for then. In the meantime there is a nice mix of cool motorhead shows you should tune in for this weekend, not just solid replays. 'One Way' is a story of the Leadfoot Festival in New Zealand, which much like a more grassroots version of the Goodwood Festival covers all manner of motorsport and sporting vehicles; including motorcycles, supercars and vintage racers. There's a new episode (Season 9) of Wheeler Dealers next Wednesday, new Top Gear America (which took a week off in honor of 9/11) and a very cool historic Monaco special with Alain de Cadenet on Saturday night at 10pm. Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of nzheraldtv.

Car Pron: GT86/FR-S vs. 370Z vs used Cayman S (Drive)

Chris Harris brings us a hell of a comparison; one that intrigues me greatly due to involving some cars we all can afford and some cars I've considered heavily as a fun daily driver. The Nissan 370Z, the Scion FR-S (Toyota GT86) and a used Cayman S are pitted against each other in order to see what is the best driver car value out there.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Car Pron: Porsche Museum Secrets Pt.2

Here's the conclusion to the Porsche Museum Secrets series. Enjoy.

Video courtesy of Porsche.

Car Pron: Porsche Museum Secrets Pt.1

Let's keep this between you, us and the Porsche Museum.

Video courtesy of Porsche.

Dope. #120

Image courtesy of AP @ BGP 2012.

Last weekend at the 2012 Baltimore Grand Prix was some of the hardest work ROTL has put into an assignment in quite some time. Of course you know it takes time to get things uploaded/edited etc., and when you also have adult responsibilities it makes for slow turnaround times; I'm sure you all understand. But just know that there is some seriously dope shizz around the corner, including an article and HD video that we'll trickle out in pieces until complete, both on here and AP. We're working to get the article out sooner than later, but as always your patience is appreciated. Hopefully this BGP wallpaper of the week - Dope combo post can tide your appetites over in the meantime.

-ROTL Staff

What to watch this weekend (Sept 6th - Sept 12th)

• Mecum Auto Auctions. Muscle Cars and More 2012. From Dallas, TX (Part 2 & 3). Thursday @ 4pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new - replay @ 10pm
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Italy; from Autodromo di Monza, Italy. Practice. Friday @ 8am - 9:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Mecum Auto Auctions. Muscle Cars and More 2012.  From Dallas, TX (Part 4 & 5). Friday @ 4pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new - replay @ 10pm
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Italy; from Autodromo di Monza, Italy. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Mecum Auto Auctions. Muscle Cars and More 2012.  From Dallas, TX (Part 6 & 7). Saturday @ 2pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) new - replay @ 8pm
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Italy; from Autodromo di Monza, Italy. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 10am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live; replay Monday @ 1am
• Rolex Sports Car Series. Continental Tire Sports Car Festival. From Laguna Seca raceway in California. Sunday @ 3pm - 6pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live; replay Saturday @ 11pm
• Top Gear (UK). Season 14/12 marathon. Monday @ 12pm - 9pm (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Motorweek. Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Wheeler Dealers. Fiat Dino. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Wheeler Dealers. (E36) M3. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replay

Back to back weeks of F1 is a sweet side effect of having four weeks off. To recap after last week's race at Spa...WTF Grosjean! This domino effect has had great repercussions for the Drivers Championship. Instead of Hams and Alonzo gathering points, they sat at zero for the weekend while Vettel worked his way up from an odd failure to make Q3 into second position. Red Bull Racing's consistency is putting a strangle-hold on the Manufacturers Championship, and letting Vettel work his way back into a strong position. And let's not forget that first time front row qualifier, Kobayashi and his teammate Perez, were both damaged/wiped from the race in the same incident. The current standings leave Vettel knocking on the door in second place, while an ever consistent Raikkonen has creeped into fourth. And out of everyone I think the biggest loser from the turn 1 pile up is Mark Webber. He was comfortably in second place, but Vettel's points for last weekend swapped their positions. I know deep inside Webber still knows how he was hindered from chasing the championship during Vettel's first championship season. But I digress...

We have Rolex action at Laguna Seca, Mecum auto auctions and classic replays. Enjoy your weekends everyone.

Video courtesy of GrandAmVids.