Week 23, 2nd – 10th June 2007
Sidecar skirmish
One of the most spectacular forms of motorsport, sidecar racing combines raw speed with precision technique as rider and passenger work in harmony. The FIM World Sidecar Championship is the pinnacle of the discipline and Motors TV will be bringing coverage of the 2007 season with in-depth highlights, starting with Round 1 from Schleiz, Germany.
FIM World Sidecar Championship, Round 1, Germany
Saturday 2 June, 17:30
Superbike scuffle
Whilst British bike fans revel in the fact that James Toseland leads the World Superbike Championship, an equally intriguing series is taking place across the Atlantic. The AMA Superbike Championship is the USA’s top bike racing category and enjoys fantastic coverage on Motors TV. The channel brings 3-hours worth of highlights from the Superbike, Supersports and Formula Extreme sections at the classic Sears Point Raceway in California
AMA Superbike, Supersports & Formula Xtreme, Sears Point, California
Monday 4 June, 21:00
Palmer Audi Highlights
Since its formation nine years ago, the Formula Palmer Audi championship has provided future stars a cost-effective step up from karting to car racing. The likes of Robbie Kerr, Justin Wilson, Andy Priaulx, Gary Paffett, Rob Huff, Giorgio Pantano, Romain Dumas and Adam Carroll have all earned their stripes in the British-based series. 2007 sees another intake of young hopefuls do battle and Motors TV will be screening highlights of every round, starting with the season-opener at Silverstone.
Formula Palmer Audi, Round 1, Silverstone
Thursday 7 June, 20:30
Luc Alphand’s Adventures!
From the ski slopes to the race track, Frenchman Luc Alphand has enjoyed an incredible career. A former World Cup skiing champion, his retirement from the pistes of Europe saw more success in a very different sporting field. Winner of the 2006 Paris-Dakar Rally, Alphand will now attempt to win the famous Le Mans 24 Hours, driving a Corvette C6.R with his own team! Luc Alphand’s Le Mans Adventures takes a look at his amazing sporting journey and his preparations for the world’s most famous motor race.
Luc Alphand’s Le Mans Adventures
Saturday 9 June, 21:00
F3 Euroseries - LIVE
Round 2 of the F3 Euroseries sees the teams travel to Brands Hatch for what should be a classic race around the track’s Indy Circuit. After an exciting opener at Hockenheim, Swiss Sebastian Buemi leads the rankings, but hot-prospects Romain Grosjean and Niko Hulkenberg are just behind whilst Britain’s James Jakes will also be keen for a good result on home soil. Find out if he can deliver as Motors TV brings Delayed as Live coverage of race one followed by LIVE coverage of race two.
F3 Euroseries, Rounds 3 & 4, - LIVE
Sunday 10 June, 10:15
LIVE DTM
There will be no more spectacular motorsport event in the UK this summer than the DTM at Brands Hatch and with the championship’s British drivers in superb form, Motors TV’s LIVE coverage is not to be missed. Gary Paffett and Paul di Resta, in one and two-year old machinery, have turned the championship on its head in 2007 and with some home knowledge of Brands’ Indy Circuit, don’t rule out another Brit on the top step of the podium.
DTM, Round 4, Brands Hatch
Sunday 10 June, 12:45
