9th - 17th February - Channel 413 on Sky Digital and 545 on Virgin Media
ARCA ACTIONA chance to sample the action from the USA’s most popular form of racing. The ARCA series is a junior category to NASCAR where many aspiring stock car drivers cut their teeth, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti being just two of the high-profile names to have sampled ARCA machinery in 2007. Motors TV bring highlights of the best races from last year, with Round 11 at the Michigan International Speedway featuring this week.
ARCA, Round 11, MichiganSaturday 09 February, 21:00SUPERCAR SUMMARYWith the 2008 V8 Supercar season set to resume next weekend, Motors TV take a look back at a thrilling 2007 in V8 Xtra Review. A memorable four-driver title battle was only decided at the final race of the final weekend and produced a popular champion in Garth Tander. But that was only half the story, as the title race swung wildly between Ford and Holden all year long. Tune in for the best bits of a fantastic, action-packed season.
V8 Xtra ReviewTuesday 12 February, 21:00HELICOPTER HISTORYThe helicopter is 100 years old and, in Helicopter Centenary, Motors TV chronicles the history of one of man’s most technologically remarkable inventions. From the first model ‘copters of Slovak inventor Ján Bahýl, through those first, brief, manned ‘flights’ of French brothers Jacques and Louis Breguet, to the multi-billion dollar industry of today, this is a fascinating look at an incredible form of transport!
Helicopter CentenaryWednesday 13 February, 21:00WATER RALLYING!
Racing rarely gets more exciting than the NZ Jetsprint Championship. Like rallying on water, navigator and driver work in perfect harmony to guide their high-powered boats around 90 degree turns in a series of 3 metre wide channels! When things go wrong, they tend to go wrong in a big way!
NZ Jetsprint Championship, Round 3, Meremere (Group A)Thursday 14 February, 22:00 RACE AND RALLY ROUND UPThe UK will always be the home of motorsport by virtue of the vast array of championships that span the length and breadth of the country. Motors TV extract the very best action from Britain’s myriad of grass-roots level series’ and put them together in the ever popular round-up show, Race and Rally UK.
Race & Rally UKFriday 15 February, 21:00WORLD SUPERBIKE PREVIEWWith reigning champion James Toseland switching to Moto GP in 2008, the World Superbike Championship is looking for a new top dog this season. The likes of Max Biaggi, Troy Corser and Troy Bayliss are sure to be amongst the favourites, and this special preview programme looks at who is riding where and who are the men to beat this year.
World Superbike PreviewFriday 15 February, 23:30
