Week 48, 24 November – 3 December 2006
Programs include:
Bahrain power
The penultimate round of this year’s Australian V8 Supercar series makes the longest journey in its history – almost 12,000Kms to the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain. Around 100 tonnes of Supercars and support equipment will make the journey from Australia to the Middle East. The sport’s popularity means that more than 2000 Australian race fans have also already booked to make the trip to see the series’ first visit to the fantastic circuit, usually frequented by Formula One. Motors TV will be showing all three races live from Bahrain for the full action.
2006 V8 Supercars, Round 12, Bahrain, Race 1 - Friday 24 November 12.15 – LIVE
2006 V8 Supercars, Round 12, Bahrain, Race 2 - Saturday 25 November 07.15 – LIVE
2006 V8 Supercars, Round 12, Bahrain, Race 3 - Saturday 25 November 12.15 – LIVE
Support network
The support series to the British Touring Car Championship are some of the most competitive one-make championships anywhere in the world, as you’d expect as part of the famous TOCA package. Motors TV has been broadcasting the support series live during the 2006 season and now, has assembled a season review of each of these important feeder championships. Each features race action, interviews and analysis.
2006 Formula Renault, Season Review - Saturday 25 November 16.30
2006 Renault Clio Championship, Season Review - Saturday 25 November 18.30
2006 Blaupunkt SEAT Cupra Championship, Season Review - Sunday 26 November 17.00
2006 Formula BMW Championship, Season Review - Sunday 26 November 19.00
2006 Porsche Carrera Cup, Season Review - Sunday 26 November 21.00
Ice and calm
As most race series wind-down for the off season come autumn, the Andros Trophy is only just getting going. The most famous ice racing championship features a series of events at iconic winter resorts around Europe. And in 2005, the series went further afield to Canada, before culminating in the SuperFinal inside the Stade de France in Paris, in front of thousands of fans. Andros is a staple ingredient of the Motors TV diet and so the channel is showing a review of the 2005/6 season, closely followed by a preview of the 2006/7 season, just before it begins in earnest.
2005/6 Andros Trophy, Season Review - Monday 27 November 16.00
2006/7 Andros Trophy Season Preview - Sunday 3 December 19.00
A professional production
The final round of this year’s FIA Production car World Rally Championship takes the crews to New Zealand and one of the drivers’ favourite rallies. Fast, flowing and undulating gravel roads based around Hamilton will see the drivers spend three days flat out in the North Island countryside. There are two drivers fighting for the title; Nasser Al-Attiyah from Qatar and Japan’s Fumio Nutahara. Both have won events so far this year and New Zealand will see a new champion crowned.
2006 FIA Production car World Rally Championship, Round 8, New Zealand - Wednesday 29 November 19.00
Britannia rules…
The Tour Britannia is a described as a Race Tour and has two categories, regularity and competition. Based in Warwick, this year’s event saw four days of action for road-legal cars dating from before 1975. The four days included a series of timed sprints, at venues such as Loton Park hill-climb and Curborough sprint circuit, as well as races on four circuits around the UK, including Donington Park and Oulton Park. An incredible array of machinery took part, from Lotus Europas to Ferrari 275GTBs and Motors TV has highlights of the week’s action.
RPM Rally, 2006 Tour Britannia Part 1 - Wednesday 29 November 19.30
Six daze and nights
The International Six Day Enduro in New Zealand has been described as the ‘Iron Man of motorcycling’ and for good reason. The event takes place in the forests surrounding Lake Taupo on the North Island and this year, sees some of the biggest names in off-road motorcycling taking part; Stefan Merriman, Joel Smets and Shayne King are all involved. After five days of action around the forests, the sixth and final day sees the riders taking part in a motocross finale. Motors TV will be showing highlights of the week-long event.
2006 ISDE New Zealand - Saturday 2 December 15.00
A Great year…
The 2006 British GT Championship was a season full of some of the closest racing around. It began back in April at Oulton Park and finished at Magny Cours in France, having visited the streets of Pau on the way. The title was eventually claimed by the Scuderia Ecosse team, with drivers Tim Mullen and Chris Niarchos clinching it at the final round. Motors TV is showing a review of the full season.
2006 British GT Championship, Season Review - Sunday 3 December 20.00
