Wallpaper of the Week. #5

Image courtesy of AP from the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart.

What to watch this Xmas weekend (Dec 20th - Dec 26th)

• Legendary Motorcar. Marathon. Thursday @ 8pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replays
• Wheeler Dealers. Marathon of recent seasons. Friday @ 6am - Saturday @ 6am (VelocityHD) replays
• Touring Car Racing Double Play: WTCC & BTCC (Round 4). Saturday @ 5pm - 7pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) delayed airings from 12'
• German Touring Car Championship (DTM). Round 4 from the A 1 Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Sunday @ 12pm - 1pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) delayed airings from 12'
• FIA GT1. Round 4 from the Slovakiaring in Bratislava. Sunday @ 4pm - 5pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) delayed airings from 12'
• Goodwood Festival of Speed. BTCC legend Anthony Reid goes for the win in the Top 20 showdown. Sunday @ 8pm - 9pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay
• Goodwood Revival - Annual historics race. 75th Anniversary of the Silver Arrows. Sunday @ 9pm - 10pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay
• Top Gear (UK). Season 16 Special. Monday @ 8pm - 9:30pm (BBC America/BBC America HD)

The schedule for the week ahead is full of the usual suspects. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday week. Enjoy some classic DTM as a gift from ROTL. Gotta love 80's production quality!

Video courtesy of VFMCMedia.

Quick Vid: How to make the perfect BMW M3 (Autocar)

Autocar peeks at the new BMW M3, coming in 2014, by first looking at it's predecessors.

Video courtesy of Autocar.

Motorsport Workshop: Volkswagen MotorSport Has A Plan (Shakedown)

Leo Parente speaks with VW's Director of Motorsport, Jost Capito, and discusses the future of VW Group's racing programs. Included in this conversation is VW's WRC involvement with the Polo R. Enjoy.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Hillclimb Pron: Best of Bergrennen 2011 Vol.1 (MPZracevideo)

It's that time again for a hillclimb fix. On this trip up the mountain we have just under 20mins of MPZRV's best Bergrennen footage from 2011. Turn up the volume and enjoy.

Video courtesy of MPZracevideo.

Wallpaper of the Week. #4

Image courtesy of AP from the BMW Museum in Munich.

What to watch this weekend (Dec 14th - Dec 19th)

• Goodwood Festival of Speed. BTCC legend Anthony Reid goes for the win in the Top 20 showdown. Friday @ 9pm - 10pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay
• Goodwood Revival - Annual historics race. 75th Anniversary of the Silver Arrows. Friday @ 10pm - 11pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay
• Touring Car Racing Double Play: WTCC & BTCC (Round 3). Saturday @ 5pm - 7pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) delayed airings from 12'
• German Touring Car Championship (DTM). Round 3 from Brands Hatch Circuit, England. Sunday @ 12pm - 1pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) delayed airings from 12'
• FIA GT1. Round 3 from Circuito de Navarra, Spain. Sunday @ 4pm - 5pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) delayed airings from 12'
• Top Gear (UK). Best of Season 11-12, part 3&4. Monday @ 8pm - 10pm (BBC America/BBC America HD) new
• Rallying: The Killer Years. Monday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Motorweek. Hyundai Veloster Turdbo. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (VelocityHD)
• Legendary Motorcar. Charity Vettes. Tuesday @ 8:30pm - 9pm (VelocityHD) new
• Chasing Classic Cars. Need for Speed. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (VelocityHD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Jeep CJ7. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Fifth Gear (UK). Season 21. Porsche (991) 911S track test. Wednesday @10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replay

The V8 Supercars season ended with Ford (Will Davison) taking the last checkered flag in the era of Ford and Holden (Chevy). Jamie Whincup took the crown before this last race, so he simply received his trophy. When I speak of the era of Ford vs. Holden ending, I'm talking about the future of V8 Supercars. Two new entrants are on horizon. Mercedes Benz is bringing a V8-powered E-Class to the party, and Nissan is bringing a V8-powered Altima. Not sure why Nissan didn't use the Maxima (remember the four-door sports car campaigns?), but it probably has to do with the performance benefit of a relatively smaller chassis. There are a bunch of new re-aired touring car and GT1 races, per usual, but new motorsport events have come to an end until 2013. Goodwood specials on Friday are solid replays and new Chasing Classic Cars next week. Enjoy your weekends, and don't rage on anyone while trying to get your holiday shopping done.

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