Dope. #111

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What to watch this weekend (July 5th - July 11th)

• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain. Practice. Friday @ 9am - 10:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Mazda Motorsports Hour. MX-5 Cup: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, OH (Episode #6). Sunday @ 12pm - 1pm (VelocityHD)
• American Le Mans Series - North East Grand Prix. From Lime Rock Park in CT. Saturday @ 2:45pm - completion (ESPN3.com) same-day replay @ 4pm - 6pm (ESPN2)
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain. Race. Pre-Race, Sunday @ 11:30pm - 12pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD). Race, Sunday @ 12pm - 2pm (FOX/FOXHD) same-day delayed broadcast; SPEED replay at 11:30pm. Post-Race, Sunday @ 2pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Top Gear (UK). Season 2 - Episode 5. Jeremy looks at the latest 911s. Monday @ 9pm - 10pm (BBC America/BBC America HD) new replay
• Motorweek. Acura ILX. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Wheeler Dealers. 1976 Porsche 911 Targa 2700. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new

We should be in for a pretty interesting F1 this weekend. Hamilton had an incident remove him from contention while trying to hold onto a podium in Spain, falling victim to terminal contact with Maldonado on the last lap of the race. Maldonado was aggressive and wasn't penalized during the race, but afterwards the stewards reviewed the incident and deemed he should receive a 20 second penalty onto his finishing time, effectively dropping him two spots to 12th place in Valencia. Bruno Senna benefited from this turn out, moving up a spot, but still outside of championship points for the race. Hams will be at his home track, along side his countryman and teammate Jenson Button, so both McLaren driver's will be sure to try to right their recent bad luck. Alonzo looks like the driver of the year so far, being the first to win two races and being at the top of the driver championship standing roughly half way through the 2012 F1 season. The reason why Alonzo's fortune turned around? Seemingly heat-based alternator problems with the Renault engines, powering both Red Bull teams among others. Sebastian Vettel's car suddenly lost power while he was in the lead with a few laps left so he'll be chomping at the bit come Sunday.

In other news, ALMS will be in Lime Rock Park this Saturday with live airing on ESPN3.com and same day delayed broadcast at 4pm on ESPN2. Enjoy your weekends.

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Quick Vid: Driving the 2012 Tesla Model S (MotorTrend)

Tesla, the manufacturer responsible for the worlds first electric luxury sedan, has introduced it's newest and most affordable model; the Tesla Model S. This new model must have the biggest in-car touchscreen ever produced to date.

Video courtesy of MotorTrend.

Quick Vid: Porsche at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed

Porsche takes us around the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Yep, this event is still on my bucket list.

Video courtesy of Porsche.

Car Pron: New Audi RS4, Old Audi RS4s, New RS4 v C63. Phew. - Chris (Drive)

Chris Harris takes on a ride down Audi RS4 memory lane. Get schooled, then find out about the brand-new, V8-powered, 2013 Audi RS4 and how it measures up against the 2013 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Estate.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Dope. #110

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What to watch this pre-Independence Day weekend (June 30th - July 4th)

• Australian V8 Supercars. Skycity Triple Crown, from Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Australia. Saturday @ 12pm - 2pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) delayed-airing from 6/16-6/17 
• Rolex Sports Car Series. Canadian Tire 200. From Watkins Glen International Raceway in New York. Sunday @ 11am - 5:30pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live; replay Sunday @ 11pm
• Renaissance Man. Marathon of all four episodes. Sunday @ 6am - 10am (VelocityHD) replay
• Wheeler Dealers. 944 Turbo and Audi Coupe Quattro. Sunday @ 5pm - 7pm (VelocityHD) great replays
• Top Gear (UK). Marathon of Season 18. Monday @ 2pm - 9pm (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Top Gear (UK). Season 2 - Episode 4. Jeremy and the gang have a Jaguar themed show. Monday @ 9pm - 10pm (BBC America/BBC America HD) new replay
• Australian V8 Supercars - Townsville 400. From Townsville Street Circuit in Queensland, Australia. Monday @ 8am - 10am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay
• Barrett-Jackson Automobile Auctions. Mopar special. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) new
• Motorweek. Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Marathon. Wednesday @ 2pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) replays

This weekend is going to be a hot one, so hopefully you have your plans together to get you somewhere with a cold beverage or have them at home. Aussie V8 Supercars action on Saturday and a replay of last years Townsville 400 on Monday morning (this years race will air in two weeks on SPEED). Plenty of good Top Gear action on BBCA and they're even dusting off rare Season 2 episodes on Monday nights at 9pm. Have a safe Independence Day week(end), we'll catch ya on the other side.

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