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V8 SUPERCARS: BATHURST 1000 - LIVE!
The Bathurst 1000 is not only the biggest motorsport event in Australia, but one of the biggest worldwide. Located on Mount Panorama three hours from Sydney, the six kilometre circuit combines high speed corners with a snaking, twisty layout more reminiscent of a rally stage! A true challenge…
The race will see 30 V8 Supercars (Ford Falcons and Holden Commodores) each with two drivers sharing the driving duties, allowing a number of ‘foreigners’ to take on the Australian stars. A colossal battle between the Ford shared by triple champion Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes and the Holden of Garth Tander and Will Davison is expected but don’t count out the Commodore shared by the semi-retired quintuple champion Mark Skaife and Greg Murphy, who have nine wins between them at Bathurst!
For the past ten years Motors TV has been the exclusive broadcaster of the V8 Supercar Championship in Europe and the channel has, since 2001, brought LIVE coverage of the Bathurst race. This year we bring live action from the beginning of the race at 10pm on Saturday 10 October right through to the end of the race. Coverage will also include the warm up and the supporting Porsche Carrera Cup and V8 Utes races. A fantastic weekend of motorsport to savour on the ‘High Speed Television’ channel.
Bathurst 1000 – Live on Saturday 10 October starting at 10pm.
FIA-GT: FRANCE AND BELGIUM ON THE MENU
The FIA GT Championship returned to Motors TV this summer and the series concludes its 2009 season with two European races, including Paul Ricard in France. Re-designed as an international ‘high tech’ testing venue, the return of an FIA standard championship to the circuit perhaps signals a new direction for the track. The famous circuit will be the backdrop for the championship battle between Maserati and Corvette and three weeks later the title fight will culminate LIVE on Motors TV at Belgian circuit Zolder.
Paul Ricard HTTT (France) – Sunday 4 October at 4pm.Zolder (Belgium) – Live on Sunday 25 October at 11am (TBC).
MX, ENDURO AND SUPERBIKES: THE FULL SPECTRUM OF MOTORBIKE RACINGFor fans of two-wheeled motorsport, October brings several major events.
Those who love the MX World Championship will be eagerly anticipating the Motocross of Nations, a competition which united the world’s best riders competing for their countries rather than their teams. The event will be screened LIVE from Franciacorta (Italy) on Motors TV on Sunday 4 October at 1pm. Another similar not-to-be-missed event is the ISDE, part of the World Enduro Championship (WEC), another event based on nations rather than teams. France holds the title and all the best action from six days of competition from Figueira da Foz (Portugal) will be screened on Motors TV starting on 24 October.
Motocross will also be featured this October as part of Motors TV’s 2009 ‘best of’ season. The cream of the action from MX1, MX2 and Women’s MX championships will be screened from the weekend of 17/18 October.
Finally, fans of circuit racing will also enjoy October as the World Superbike Championship, which has seen an intense season-long title battle between Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga and American Ben Spies, reaches its crescendo. Rounds 13 and 14 take place at Magny-Cours (France) and Portimao (Portugal) and naturally will prove to be decisive. The World Supersport and European 1000 and 600 Superstock titles will also be settled, all featured on Motors TV!
Motocross of Nations, Franciacorta (Italy) – Live on Sunday 4 October from 12 noon.
ISDE WEC, Figueira da Foz (Portugal) – Sunday 24 October at 1pm.
FIM MX Review:Women and MX1: Saturday 17 October from 4pm to 10.30pm.MX2: Sunday 18 October from 2pm to 6pm.
World Superbike & Supersport Championships:Magny-Cours (France) – Thursday 8 October at 9.15pm.Portimao (Portugal) – Thursday 29 October at 9.15pm.ALMS: THE FINAL ROUND AT LAGUNA SECAAfter the eagerly anticipated Petit Le Mans, which saw the Le Mans 24 Hours-winning Peugeot 908 return to the American Le Mans Series, the final round of the season takes place at the stunning Laguna Seca circuit in California, a track made famous by its legendary Corkscrew turn. The race represents a final battle between the Acuras of Gil de Ferran / Simon Pagenaud and David Brabham / Scott Sharp, the two big forces in the series this year in the absence of Peugeot and Audi.
Laguna Seca – Sunday 18 October at 6pm.
INSIDE GP: BRAZIL AND ABU DHABIThe end of the Formula One season approaches and thanks to Inside GP fans can learn all about the tracks which will host the final two races.
Brazil is the venue for the penultimate round at Interlagos, the scene of high drama last season thanks to the Felipe Massa / Lewis Hamilton title showdown which will live long in the memory. The F1 paddock then heads to a brand new track set in the marina in Abu Dhabi, which hosts F1 for the first time - a grandiose setting for the final race of the year.
Brazil Special – Monday 12 October at 9.15pm.Abu Dhabi Special – Monday 26 October at 9.15pm.
THE BEST OF FRENCH MOTORSPORT
The best motorsport that France has to offer takes place under the banner of the FFSA Super Series which includes the French GT Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup, Renault Clio Cup, Peugeot THP Spider Cup, Racecar and more. Motors TV bring highlights of the action on the Friday following each meeting in a one-hour programme. The final two rounds of the season, at Paul Ricard and Ledenon, feature in October.
In terms of Rallying, Le Touquet is a prestigious annual date on the calendar, with two dates scheduled for the channel featuring two different championships; The French Rally Championship and the Suzuki Rally Cup. The latter pits the best young drivers against each other at the wheel of Suzuki Swift Sport Group N machinery and the action is always thrilling!
Finally, don’t miss Round 6 of the Volant 207 Peugeot championship in Terre des Cardabelles or Round 4 of the FFSA Open Karting championship in Ostricourt.
FFSA Super Séries:Paul Ricard – Saturday10October at 4pm.Ledenon – Saturday 24 October at 5pm.
French Rally Championship and Suzuki Rally Cup, Le Touquet – Saturday 10 October at 12noon.
Volant 207 Peugeot: Terre des Cardabelles – Saturday 17 October at 2.30pm.
FFSA Open Karting, Ostricourt – Friday 16 October at 7.35pm.
FIA EUROPEAN DRAGSTER CHAMPIONSHIPAction from the world’s fastest form of motorsport returns as Motors TV brings coverage of the European Dragster Championship. Using custom built machines, drivers in the premier Top Fuel class, can be catapulted from 0-100mph in 0.8 seconds and on to a top speed of over 300mph by the time the car has reached the finish line. This means the quarter-mile distance can be covered in less than five seconds! Typically, a Top Fuel machine has in excess of 8000bhp, 7000 more than the world’s fastest production road car.October sees highlights from the meetings at Alastaro in Finland, Sweden’s Mantorp Park, Hockenheim in German and spiritual home of European Drag Racing, Santa Pod in the UK. All four classes as well as action from the two-wheeled bike series are covered.
Alastaro (Finland) – Monday 05 October at 8.10pm.Mantorp Park (Sweden) – Monday 12 October at 8.10pm.Hockenheim (Germany) – Monday 19 October at 8.10pm.Santa Pod (UK) – Monday 26 October at 8.10pm. THE BEST OF BRITISH MOTORSPORT
Every month the ‘High Speed Television’ channel brings the best action from the domestic scene.
Formula Palmer Audi – The fight for the Formula Palmer Audi championship, and the £20,000 F2 scholarship that goes with it, visits two of the UK’s most famous circuits in Brands Hatch and Silverstone. Motors TV has highlights of the junior single-seater series races as Frenchman Tristan Vautier, Lithuanian Kazim Vasiliauskas and Brits Richard Plant and Adam Foster battle for the title.Formula Palmer Audi, Brands Hatch & Silverstone - Thursday 1, 15, 22 & 29 October at 7.05pm.
British GT Championship – Grid numbers may have fallen during the global economic crisis, but the race for the British GT title is as thrilling as ever. Hour-long highlights of the final round of the season come from Brands Hatch as the Preci Spark Ascari of the Jones twins, the Rosso Verde Ferrari F430 of Hector Lester and Allan Simonsen and ABG Motorsport Dodge Viper of Aaron Scott and Craig Wilkins go for the title.British GT Championship, Round 8, Brands Hatch – Saturday 3 October at 6pm.
MSA British Rallycross Championship – A double helping of asphalt/gravel action sees the prestigious British Rallycross Championship visit Pembrey and Croft. The stars of the discipline, Pat and Liam Doran, Steve Hill and Ollie O’Donovan will all be striving to improve their title hopes.MSA British Rallycross ChampionshipRound 7, Pembrey – Wednesday 7 October at 9.15pm.Round 8, Croft – Wednesday 21 October at 9.15pm.
Chatsworth Rally Show 2009 – Motors TV brings all the best action, news and views from the annual Chatsworth Rally Show set in the grounds of the famous stately home in Derbyshire. Stars of British rallying such as Kris Meeke and Guy Wilks will be present, with Wilks part of the British team taking on the Germans and the Irish in the Nations Cup.Chatsworth Rally Show, Saturday 24 October at 2pm.
Dunlop Great & British Festival – Grassroots motorsport’s grandest racing festival visits the high-speed Snetterton circuit in Norfolk. Radicals, Sport Maxx Trophy and Mini Challenge will all be in action.Dunlop Great & British Festival –Snetterton, Saturday 24 October at 9.15pm.DON’T FORGET...
World Series by Renault – The final round of the season takes place at the new Motorland circuit in Spain. The track will decide the new champions of the Formula Renault 3.5, Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and Megane Trophy championships.Saturday 31 October at 4pm.
