ENDURANCE RACING GOES ON AND ON THIS SUMMER HOLIDAY!
Stamina is the theme this summer on Motors TV.
A few weeks after the Le Mans 24 Hours highlight show of which is part of this selection, the LMES and ALMS series start again. All this will be covered live. First up is a trip to the US, where the first event will be on the 4th July.
ALMS
We left the ALMS with the Dyson-Lola team scoring the double at Mid-Ohio finally beating the Audi R8. Will they be able to beat the German car again? The answer comes on the 4th July
Lime Rok: Monday 4th July from 8pm.
Sears Point: Sunday 17th July from 7pm.
Road America: Sunday 21st August from 8pm.
LMES Monza and Silverstone
We already have had the Spa 1000kms as a starter, this summer there will be two important meetings for the ever growing Le Mans Endurance Series. Following the surprise win of the Zytek, the Audi France and Pescarolo teams, which will have just recovered from Le Mans, will do everything they can to win back the initiative in the Championship. The venues – two legendary circuits: Monza and Silverstone.
Monza, Sunday 10th July from 11h30pm. Silverstone, Saturday 13th August from 4pm.
Highlights – Le Mans 24 Hours
The best moments of the 2005 race, Saturday 9th July from 9.30pm.
Ladies are honoured!
The idea of taking ‘wanna-be’, inexperienced guys and teaching them to be racing drivers is becoming more and more fashionable. In the UK, ‘Formula Woman’ was born and there were many of them with absolutely no racing experience. But they discovered the pleasures of competing on circuits, driving Mazda RX8s.
This year, the standard of competition goes up a gear up with the ‘Formula Woman Nations’ Cup’. This time, drivers from all nationalities are invited to compete against each other at the wheel of 120 break horse power Caterhams. The championship consists of four rounds, with two races at each: Brands Hatch, Pembrey, Rockingham and Snetterton! The first event hits our screens on Saturday 6th August from 6pm.
With the Dunlop Extreme Driver Challenge, the reality TV format continues, as men and women are chosen. They all dream of winning a season in the Dutch Supercar Challenge. See how they get on in the 3rd selection tests on the Assen track, Monday 1st August from 8pm.
THE OTHER KEY MEETINGS
DTM, BTCC and Nascar Busch are attacking
DTM: once again, DTM is changing its timetable! The meeting at the Norisring will be in the middle of the afternoon! With the qualifying sessions on the Saturday and the race on the Sunday, as usual. Everything will be back to ‘normal’ for the Nürburgring round.
Norisring, Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th July from 4.20pm.
Nürburgring, Saturday 6th August from 12.30pm and Sunday 7th August from 12.45pm.
Zandvoort, Saturday 27th August from 12.30pm and Sunday 28th August from 12.55pm.
BTCC: the fourth round for the British Touring Car Championship with key battles to be won for those who would emulate reigning champion, James Thompson. And as usual a full day of action with three BTCC races and popular support races such as the Porsche Cup, Seat Cupra Cup, Formula BMW, Formule Renault or Clio Cup…
Croft, Sunday 17th July from 12pm.
Mondello Park, Sunday 24th July from 10am.
Snetterton, Sunday 7th August from 09.30am.
Knockhill, Sunday 28th August from 09.30am.
Nascar Busch
Chicago Speedway, Saturday 9th July from 7pm.
New Hampshire, Saturday 16th July from 8pm.
Watkins Glen, Saturday 13th August from 10.00pm (delayed).
Michigan, Saturday 20th August from 8pm.
V8 Supercars
The three races from Hidden Valley will be grouped on Sunday 3rd July from 7pm.
Queensland, Sunday 24th July from 6pm.
Oran Park, Sunday 14th August from 7pm.
WEC: the spectacle that is the World Enduro Championship comes to Digne, France. This is good for the local fans because the French riders are doing extremely well this year! The best moments of the French round come your way on Thursday 28th July from 8.30pm.
Inside Grand Prix: how do F1 teams prepare for a track on which they have never raced? If you want to know, watch an exceptional ‘Inside Grand Prix’, and the arrival of F1 at the new circuit near Istanbul in Turkey.
Inside GP, Tuesday 16th August from 7.30pm.
An exceptional documentary!
Two shows. And they are both needed, especially when there is archival footage tracking the evolution of rallying through the years. And if you consider that the first events date back to the beginning of the last century, you have the oldest motorsport series in the world.
This documentary details the various evolutions of rallying, from the media explosion during the 70’s and the Renault Alpine and on towards today’s WRC. Watch how the stages, cars and technology changes. There is stunning footage. Difficult when you are a rally fan to remain unmoved. You will be on the edge of your seats. Not to be missed.
Rally Evolution, 1st part, Wednesday 24th August from 9.00pm.
