Dope. #190

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What to watch this Weekend (July 25th - July 30th)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Practice. Friday @ 12pm - 1:30pm (NBCSN(HD)) delayed airing from 8am
• IMSA United Sports Car Championship - From Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday @ 5:30pm - 8pm (FS1) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (CNBC(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Hungary; from the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 10:30am (CNBC(HD)) live - replay Sunday @ 2pm (NBCSN)
• Top Gear (UK). Marathon of past episodes. Monday @ 4pm - 10pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) replays
• Chasing Classic Cars. Wayne's Amelia Island Trip. Monday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Motorweek. 2014 MINI Cooper. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)
• Wheeler Dealers. Maserati 3200 GT. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD)

Another great weekend ahead folks; a second straight week of F1 action, this time at the Hungaroring. We also have TUDOR USCC action from Indianapolis on Friday night. F1 recap next week, folks.

Video courtesy of Goodwood Road & Racing.

Quick Vid: 2014 Jaguar F-Type V6 S vs. 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG (MotorTrend)

Our friends at MotorTrend bring us a lovely drop top shootout, between the Jaguar F-Type V6 S and the Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG.


Video courtesy of MotorTrend.

Quick Vid: 2015 MINI Cooper S: Is It Better Than The Ford Fiesta ST? (XCAR)

The crew from XCAR check out the Mk3 MINI Cooper S and see if it's as good as its competitors.


Video courtesy of XCAR.

Car Pron: Ferrari's 597bhp 458 Speciale driven to the limit on track (Autocar)

Autocar brings us the fast version of the Ferrari 458. Speciale, anyone?


Video courtesy of Autocar.

Dope Vid. #2

7th VAG Event 2014 from eastvision.tv on Vimeo.

What to watch this Weekend (July 17th - July 23rd)

• FIA World Rallycross Championship. Belgium. Thursday @ 9pm - 11pm (beIN Sports)
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Practice. Friday @ 2:30pm - 4pm (NBCSN(HD)) 
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (CNBC(HD)) live
• IndyCar Series - Honda Indy Toronto. Race on the streets of Toronto, Canada. Race #1. Saturday @ 3pm - 6pm (NBCSN(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Germany; from the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 10am (CNBC(HD)) live
• IndyCar Series - Honda Indy Toronto. Race on the streets of Toronto, Canada. Race #2. Sunday @ 3pm - 6pm (NBCSN(HD)) live
• Top Gear (UK). Marathon of past episodes. Monday @ 4pm - 11pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) replays
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replays
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 9pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) replays

Solid weekend ahead folks; sunny weather here in the Mid-Atlantic, IndyCar street race in Canada and F1 returns to Germany. I won't spend a ton of time here on the recap, but what a race at Silverstone. Last year we saw tires exploding, but this year we saw Hams taking the checkered flag, starting from 10th after a disastrous qualifying misjudgment, after Nico Rosberg got his first taste of reliability issues with the Petronas Mercedes chassis. The armor of the Mercedes has seen its share of chinks in the last few races and with the smoke cleared in the final half of the season Hamilton is now 4 points behind in the Drivers championship instead of about 30. In other news Bottas is looking pretty legit in that Williams chassis, taking second place. Ol' Ricciardo shows he's as scrappy as ever, looking like 2013's Alonso in some ways; car that's not as good, but pretty good and drivin' the damn wheels off it to finish as best as possible...consistently. Ricciardo is third in the championship thus far and Alonso finished 3rd in 2013. Kimi Raikkonen got in a terrible accident that collected Massa, but he only injured his ankle despite the spectacular collision into the wall after destroying the rear end on a walkway.

Germany should be fantastic. The pressure is as high as ever and the Hockenheimring is ready for action. See y'all next week.

Video courtesy of Goodwood Road & Racing.