21st - 29th June - Channel 413 on Sky Digital and 545 on Virgin Media
TRANSORIENTALECoverage of the Transorientale rally raid continues every night on Motors TV at 9pm. As the epic 4000 mile journey from St Petersburg in Russia to Beijing in China, draws to a close, the stories of adventure and thrilling action continues. Motors TV rounds up the best action and drama from the final week ahead of the weekend’s big finish in China’s capital city.
Transorientale Rally Raid, Daily HighlightsEvery day at 21:00BRITISH F3 FROM SNETTERTONOutsider Sergio Perez has suddenly become the man to beat in the British F3 International Series after winning three of the past four races. A stunning double at Monza means the T-Sport driver has a comfortable points lead, but a gaggle of drivers, including Britain’s Oliver Turvey, are out to end the Mexican’s dominance. Motors TV has comprehensive highlights of rounds 7 and 8 of the 2008 season from Snetterton.
British F3 International Series, Rounds 7 & 8, SnettertonSaturday 21 June, 16:00 GT BATTLE RESUMESThe British GT Championship gets back into action with a double-header at Snetterton and Motors TV has one hour-long highlights of the two races. The championship race is wide open and with a field packed with Ferrari 430s, Aston Martin DBRS9s, Porsche 997s, Ascari KZ1Rs, Dodge Vipers and Lamborghini Gallardos, the action is always spectacular. Also look out for some closely packed racing between the Ginetta G50s and Aston Martin Vantages of the GT4 category.
British GT Championship, Rounds 7 & 8, SnettertonSaturday 21 June, 17:00AMA SUPERBIKENeil Hodgson and Chaz Davies are the Brits trying to show the American’s how it’s done in the AMA Superbike and AMA Formula Xtreme Championships. Motors TV has followed their progress throughout the year with extensive highlights of both series as well as the AMA Supersports category. This week all three two-wheeled road racing championships head to Elkhart Lake as the title battle continues to rage.
AMA Superbike, Supersports and Formula Xtreme Championships, Elkhart LakeMonday 23 June, 20:00 & 21:30 BRITISH RALLYCROSS OPENRallycross continues to thrive in the UK and Motors TV brings fans two hours of highlights from the British Rallycross Open Series. Round 3 comes from Pembrey in Wales and all six categories, from Division 1 to MDA Minicross are featured. ‘Mad’ Mark Watson leads the way in the top category, but will he extend his advantage this week? Tune in to find out.
British Rallycross Open Series, Round 3, PembreyWednesday 25 June, 19:00FORMULA PALMER AUDI AT BRANDSYoung racers climbing the motorsport ladder don’t often get to tackle the famous Brands Hatch GP circuit – usually competing on the shorter ‘Indy’ lay out – but not so for the 22 racers in Formula Palmer Audi. Supporting the A1GP, the drivers from across Europe have the chance to impress the packed paddock and grandstands at the circuit, as well as viewers nationwide, as Motors TV brings highlights of round 5 of the 2008 season.
Formula Palmer Audi, Round 5, Brands HatchThursday 26 June, 20:30
