Motors TV Weekly Highlights
Week 32, 4th – 12th August 2007
CRASH FEST!Best of Crash returns with the August edition once again jam-packed with some of the most sensational thrills and spills from across the world of motorsport. On two wheels and four, from Suzuka to Sao Paolo, Motors TV gathers the month’s most incredible accidents and offs to remind us what can happen when things don’t quite go according to plan!
Best of Crash, August EditionSaturday 04 August, 18:30KARTING FESTIVALThe Gold Cup is one of the UK’s most prestigious one-off karting events and Motors TV has in-depth highlights from what was another action-packed day. Organised by the MBKC and held at the Three Sisters circuit near Wigan, the event pits the country’s budding Formula One stars against each other across eight highly competitive classes. Is the next Lewis Hamilton among the field? Tune in to find out.
Gold Cup KartingMonday 06 August, 19:00 THE ALPINE STORYA brand new series of fascinating documentaries begins this week on Motors TV. The first programme on Alpine racecars, takes a look at the eponymous-marque founded by Frenchman Jean Rédélé in the 1950s. The epsiode traces Alpine’s history from its early beginnings to the current day as well as cataloguing the cars they produced for road and race track.
AlpineWednesday 08 August, 21:00
BIKES AT BRANDS HATCHWith just four rounds to go of the 2007 World Superbike Championship, Britain’s James Toseland is maintaining his lead in the overall standings. It is now crunch time however and with Round 12 taking place at his home circuit Brands Hatch, the Englishman will never have a better chance to increase his lead. Motors TV has extended highlights of both the Superbike and Supersports races.
World Superbike & Supersport Championship, Round 12, Brands HatchThursday 09 August, 21:00 BRITISH F3 HITS SPAIn 2007 the British F3 International Series has continued its tradition of allowing the championships young drivers to test themselves on some of the finest circuits in Europe. This week they head to Spa-Francorchamps with all the drivers still looking to close Estonian Marko Asmer’s massive points lead. Motors TV has hour-long highlights of Race One and Race Two from Belgium.
British F3 International Series, Rounds 13 & 14, SpaSaturday 11 August, 16:00JAPANESE GTThe mantle of ‘most popular tin-top series’ in the Far East is comfortably claimed by the Super GT Championship. The endurance-style races see grids of up to 40 stunning GT machines, each piloted by a pair of top drivers, do battle across two classes in what are always action-packed races. Irishman Ralph Firman Jr currently shares the championship lead with team-mate Daisuke Ito, but with just five points covering the top five drivers, there’s everything to play for heading into the Sugo 300, round five of the championship!
Super GT Championship, Round 5, Sugo 300Saturday 11 August, 17:00
