Week 13, 25 - 31 March 2006 - Channel 413 on Sky and 173 on NTL
The old up and down under
If you like your motorsport loud and fast, with plenty of horsepower, lots of action and stacks of character, then you won’t go far wrong with the Australian V8 Supercar series. The 2006 series kicks off in style, on the Adelaide street circuit, voted Promoter of the Year every year since its inception. Marcos Ambrose won the last two events at the circuit in the Ford but reigning champion Russell Ingall is ready to hit the track and start defending his title. Motors TV will be showing both races, round one and two, delayed as live over the weekend.
2006 V8 Supercars, Round 1, Adelaide, Race 1
Saturday 25 March 17.30
2006 V8 Supercars, Round 1, Adelaide, Race 2
Sunday 26 March 19.30
Southern hospitality
The sixth round of the NASCAR Busch Series hits the incredible Bristol Motor speedway this weekend, with the forty-plus car field charging round this ½ mile concrete oval. Bristol is famous for completely enclosing the racetrack in spectator grandstand seating and the short track, with banking more than 30˚, always ensure spectacular race action. The southern NASCAR fans are fanatical and with a capacity of more than 160,000, the atmosphere is always electric. Motors TV will be showing the complete race live throughout the afternoon.
2006 NASCAR Busch Series, Round 6, Bristol
Saturday 25 March 20.00 – LIVE
New name, familiar thrills
Super GT is the new name for the Japanese GT Championship but despite the new name, the action and excitement are bound to be just as good as in previous years. This season sees Maserati hit the Japanese championship for the first time, while regular local drivers will be battling it out alongside Brits Ralph Firman and Peter Dumbreck and Le Mans veteran, Erik Comas. The first round comes from the fabled Suzuka circuit, as Japanese domestic brands battle with supercar marques from Europe and the rest of the world.
Super GT, Round 1, Suzuka
Sunday 26 March 17.30
Inside and outside
This week’s edition of Inside Grand Prix takes a look at the upcoming Australian Grand Prix, at the famous Melbourne Albert Park circuit. Historically the season opener, this year the Australian race is third in the calendar, following the opening round at Bahrain and the following round at Malaysia. Inside Grand Prix takes a look at the specific challenges posed to the teams at this circuit and previews the weekend’s race action.
Inside Grand Prix, Australian Grand Prix
Wednesday 28 March 19.30
The Leaping Cat
The second edition of GT Spirit looks at the wonderful Jaguar XK models. The story begins with the stunningly beautiful XK120 (for 120 miles per hour), one of the first production cars to feature double camshafts and designed by William Lyons. The car went down a storm when it was launched at the London Motor Show and went on to spawn models such as the XK140 and 150. The iconic designation was revived in the ‘90s for the most prestigious and performance-orientated of the leaping cats and continues to this day, on the XKR models.
GT Spirit, Jaguar XK
Wednesday 29 March 19.30
Part of the Club
The fifth edition of 2006’s Race & Rally UK catches up with the best of the action from the club race and rally scene from all round the UK. Expect to see exceptional race and rally action from the Ford XR Challenge, the British Off-Road championship and F3, as well as racing TVRs and the Scottish Mini Cooper Cup.
Race & Rally UK 5
Friday 31 March 21.00
