Week 43, 21 - 29 October 2006
The finale countdown…
The final round of this year’s American Le Mans Series takes the teams and drivers to the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterrey, California. One of the most dramatic circuits on the calendar, the four-hour race will take the teams into the evening, much as it did at the previous round, the 10-hour Petit Le Mans. The LMP1 category looks like a foregone conclusion, with Audi proving dominant but P2 is still open, with Intersport Racing looking to continue its run of form and claim the lead from the Porsche factory team. Motors TV has the entire race live, for all the action from this superb circuit.
2006 American Le Mans Series, Round 10, Laguna Seca
Saturday 21 October 22.30 - LIVE
Gold Coast ticket
The tenth round of the 2006 V8 Supercar series visits the Gold Coast this week for three races on the awesome Surfer’s Paradise street circuit. It’s an incredibly fast yet technical circuit, where the drivers will reach speeds of 240kph before braking for 90 degree corners at just 70kph, so overtaking and action are guaranteed. Craig Lowndes heads the table and has proved Mr Consistency this season but the series still has this and three more rounds to go, so it’s anyone’s championship. Motors TV has delayed coverage of all three races, one on Saturday and two on Sunday.
2006 V8 Supercar Championship, Round 10, Gold Coast, Race 1
Saturday 21 October 21.00
2006 V8 Supercar Championship, Round 10, Gold Coast, Race 2 & 3
Sunday 22 October 20.00
Not a cold turkey
The penultimate round of this year’s FIA Junior World Rally Championship takes the teams to Turkey. No less than seven drivers can still take honours in this feeder series to the World Rally Championship, which has spawned drivers such as current champion Sebastien Loeb and his team-mate and newly announced official Citroen driver for 2007, Dani Sordo. Motors TV has highlights of the three days of action over the rough and rocky gravel stages in the area around Kemer.
2006 Junior World Rally Championship, Round 8, Turkey
Tuesday 24 October 19.00
Champing at the bit
While the V8 Supercars are racing on the Surfer’s Paradise circuit, so is the Champ Car World Series, the event forming the penultimate round of the 2006 season. The Champ Cars, with their turbocharged V8 engines will hit almost 200mph on the same street circuit, before breaking to 60mph for the tight chicanes on the start/finish straight. AJ Allmendinger’s win at Elkhart Lake means that the championship fight, between him and Sebastien Bourdais, is still on but Bourdais just needs to finish one of the two remaining rounds in 15th to sew it up and claim another title.
2006 Champ Car World Series, Round 13, Surfer’s Paradise
Wednesday 25 October 19.00
Women of the world
The 2006 Formula Woman Nation’s Cup starts in earnest, now the main championship has been won by Nikki Welsby. The first two double-headers take place at Silverstone and Snetterton and the series is open to any female racer from around the world. Last year’s series drew entries from as far afield as Australia and South Africa and this year is sure to prove just as popular. Motors TV has highlights of the first two rounds of the three-round series.
2006 Formula Woman Nation’s Cup, Rounds 1 & 2
Friday 27 October 20.30
Full circle for DTM
The final round of this year’s DTM series returns to the scene of the season-opener, the Hockenheim circuit. Hockenheim is a firm favourite for the drivers and fans alike and if Bernd Schneider takes the crown, the fans are sure to go wild. As with every race so far this season, Motors TV will have the qualifying session live on Saturday before showing full coverage of the entire race, also live, on Sunday afternoon.
2006 DTM, Round 10, Hockenheim, Qualifying
Saturday 28 October 12.30 – LIVE
2006 DTM, Round 10, Hockenheim, Race
Sunday 29 October 12.45 – LIVE
