Channel 413 on Sky Digital and 545 on Virgin Media
ANDROS TROPHY
As the Christmas holidays end, the Andros Trophy returns, as the world’s premier ice racing championship resumes action. With three events completed, the 07/08 season sees three more race weekends; Lans en Vercors (11-12 January), Isola 2000 (18-19 January) and Serre Chevalier (25-26 January). Alain Prost will be looking to use these races to retain his title but rivals Franck Lagorce, Olivier Panis and Jean-Phillipe Dayraut will not make it easy for him. Two wheels are also represented by the Pilot Bike category.
Highlights of each round will be broadcast the Wednesday after each event at 18:00.
Lans en Vercors, Wednesday 16 January, 1800.Isola 2000, Wednesday 23 January, 18.00.Serre Chevalier, Wednesday 30 January, 18.00.
MADE IN THE USA
Great news for all motorsport fans: This winter, Motors TV will broadcast two major American championships.
ARCA. A Stock Car Series junior to NASCAR, ARCA is the USA’s second most popular Series. The championship uses the same classic venues as its more senior cousin, including the mythical Daytona. Drivers looking to progress to NASCAR tend to cut their teeth in the ARCA series first, including the likes of Juan Pablo Montoya, Jacques Villenueve and Dario Franchitti. Motors TV brings 14 of the best races of 2007 for your viewing pleasure, every Saturday night from 21:00.
CORR! The Off-road racing championship is the craziest and fastest off-road racing series in the US. The standard of some of the top manufacturers involved highlights the importance of the series, which starts its 3rd season on Motors TV.
Every Monday night from 21.00.
ARCA: Daytona 5 January, Kansas 12, Toledo 19, Iowa on the 26.CORR : Faigrounds 7, 14 and 21 January. Pomona 28 of January. WSORR : Owatonna 7 and 14 January, Crandon 21 and 28 of January.
ROARING THROUGH THE ANTIPODES
Motors TV re-lives the action from two of the Southern Hemisphere’s most popular and entertaining categories.
V8 Lites: The second most popular Series in Australia after V8 Supercars. V8 Lites race on the same circuits, with the same teams and many of the big stars of tomorrow in Australian motorsport. On Motors TV every Friday night at 21:00.
Also, do not miss the superb Aussie Racing Cars: small powerful cars similar to Mit’jets, racing on the best tracks in Australia, often as a support championship of the V8 Supercars. Every Friday from 22:00.
Finally, on water, we welcome the return of the NZ Jetsprint Championship. In New Zealand, these little, over-powered boats offer a great spectacle racing on lakes across the country! Every Thursday at 22:00
V8 Lites : Adelaide 4 January, Wakefield Park 11, Winton 18, Queensland 25.Aussie Racing Car : Adelaide 4 January, Bathurst 11, Eastern Creek 18, Oran Park 25. NZ Jetsprint : Round 1, 10 January, Round 2, 17 January, Round 3, 24 January, Round 4, 31 January.
ALSO…
IHBA Drag Boat Series: racing on American rivers and lakes, this series brings the full fury of powerboat racing to Motors TV! Every Thursday nights at 22:30.
GNCC Racing: the Grand National Cross Country, the CORR equivalent on two wheels and ATVs! Every Thursday night at 21:00.
Documentaries: two special programmes in January are not-to-be-missed. VINCENT’S FURY (first appearance, Wednesday 16 January, 9pm) offers a profile of Vincent Perrot, the famous French TV and radio presenter who is also a Dragster racer! PROJECT YAMANA is a road-movie style documentary following an epic bike journey through Patagonia.
