(Sky Channel 413, Virgin Media 545) FIA WRC: VIVA MEXICO The World Rally Championship screens on Motors TV in 2010 and after February’s opening round in Sweden, there’s a radical change in conditions for round 2, which takes place during the first weekend of March in Mexico in a unique and challenging terrain!
Sébastien Loeb won the last edition of this rally in 2008 and this season he is aiming for a seventh world title, to equal the record of Michael Schumacher in F1. However his task has gotten harder this year with a more competitive field of rivals: Mikko Hirvonen, runner-up in 2009 and ready to go one better and take the crown, Jari-Matti Latvala, Hirvonen’s team-mate at Ford and a driver maturing with every rally, and not forgetting Petter Solberg, always capable of remarkable performances.
But for the Frenchman, there are also multiple threats inside his own camp with Citroën boasting a driver roster including Dani Sordo, Sebastien Ogier and Kimi Raïkkönen. The 2007 F1 World Champion is learning the art of the WRC at the highest level possible and could prove to be a formidable opponent!
As with the opening round of the championship, and for each of the season’s 13 events, Motors TV dedicates itself to the WRC, handing over its schedule to provide exceptional coverage of the WRC.
Unusually, owing to the time difference in Mexico, the daily highlights will be broadcast the day after every stage.
WRC – Round 2, Rally Mexico:Leg 1 (48 minute highlights): Saturday 6 March at 10am, 1pm and 10.20pm. Leg 2 (48 minute highlights): Sunday 7 March at 10am, 1pm and 10.20pm.Leg 3 (48 minute highlights): Monday 8 March at 10am, 1pm and 7.05pm.ALMS – SEBRING: LE MANS 24 HOURS DRESS REHEARSAL!The American Le Mans Series starts in March with the world’s second most famous endurance race, after Le Mans, the 12 Hours of Sebring. The iconic event usually acts as a dress rehearsal for the French classic in three months time. Last year the Florida circuit was the stage of a major, memorable battle between the Peugeot 908 and the new Audi R15.
At the moment it is unknown if the two big marques will again go head-to-head at Sebring. If they do, then the demanding nature and toughness of the race will be ideal preparation for La Sarthe.
Once again, fans of endurance racing have a not-to-be-missed date for their diaries as the High Speed Television channel brings 13 hours of non-stop LIVE coverage of the event.
Round 1 – 12 Hours of Sebring - Saturday 20 March at 2pm. FORMULA 1 IS BACK!The 2010 F1 season is brewing up to be the most exciting for a long time. The return of Michael Schumacher with Mercedes GP, the arrival of Fernando Alonso at Ferrari, the cohabitation of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton at McLaren and Robert Kubica’s switch to Renault all make for a season that cannot be missed.
For several years Motors TV has broadcast Inside GP, a 26-minute magazine programme screened on the Monday before each Grand Prix. Circuit previews using state-of-the-art 3D modelling, driver interviews, backstage access with the teams, technical insight, news and historical footage make Inside GP the most complete preview show following the daily news of the World Championship.
The 2010 season kicks off once more in March, with three shows scheduled for this month.
Bahrain – Monday 8 March at 9.15pm.Melbourne (Australia) – Monday 22 March at 9.15pm.Sepang (Malaysia) – Monday 29 March at 9.15pm.V8 SUPERCARS: IN THE HEAT OF ADELAIDEMotors TV is the European television partner of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship and has exclusive one-hour highlights after every round.
14 rounds are scheduled for the 2010 season, but the first two will take place thousands of miles from Australia in Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, with V8 Supercars being the first international discipline to race on Abu Dhabi’s new Yas Marina Circuit since it was inaugurated by F1 in November.
The best moments of the Bahrain event will be screened on Saturday 7 March. Three weeks later, the championship challengers from Holden and Ford will return to home ground in Adelaide. Perhaps the most difficult round of the year due to the heat and length of the races (2x250km) as well as the demanding nature of the street track which hosted the Australian GP between 1985 and 1995 is always a challenge.
Round 2, Bahrain – Saturday 7 March at 3pm. Round 3, Adelaide (Australia) - Sunday 21 March at 6pm. AMA SX: MOTORSPORT AMERICAN STYLE!Every Tuesday night, Motors TV screens two hours worth of programming dedicated the American AMA Supercross championship, covering both the Open and Lite categories. Containing the disciplines’ best riders, of which James Stewart is the undoubted superstar - a talent he demonstrated in the recent Supercross event in Bercy, Paris.
An incredible spectacle for all motorbike fans, the equivalent of the NBA for followers of basketball!
Every Tuesday night starting at 7.05pm.THE BEST OF BRITISH MOTORSPORTEvery month the ‘High Speed Television’ channel brings the best action from the domestic scene.
MSA British Drag Racing Series – This five-part 2009 season review brings straight-line action from the Pro-Modified class of the UK’s premier drag racing series, held at Santa Pod.Saturday 6 March and Saturday 13 March at 2pm.
North West Stages Rally – Action from the 13th edition of this popular multi-venue, asphalt rally held in the North West of England. With around 80 stage miles and a compact road route, entries are expected to reach triple figures again this year.Saturday 6 March at 11.25pm.
Wydean Forest Rally – Another traditional season opener of the UK rally scene comes from the Forest of Dean. Heavy snow prior to last year’s event meant the course bore more of a resemblance to Sweden than Gloucestershire, and with temperatures still struggling to rise above zero in the chilly West Country, 2010 could see more of the same.Saturday 13 March at 1pm.
Thundersport GB – The new motorbike racing season fires back into life as the UK’s premier grass roots race package visits Mallory Park for round 1 of 2010. Action comes from the Aprilia Superteens, Formula 600, Streetfighter, Moto 450 and Thundersport GP1, GP2, GP3 and 500 categories.Thursday 25 March at 9.15pm.
MSA Karting Series – The next Jenson Button or Lewis Hamilton could well be among the field as the MSA British S1 Karting Championship kicks off its 2010 season at Shenington Kart Club in Oxfordshire.Monday 29 March at 8.10pm.NOT TO BE MISSEDLucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) – The best of American cross country motor sport. Major manufacturers, crazy tracks and sometimes unbelievable accidents, Off-Road racing is honoured by the High Speed Television Channel!Monday 1 and 15 March at 9.15pm.Monday 8, 22 and 29 March at 9.45pm.
Bathurst 12 Hours – The place is fabled. One of the most spectacular circuits in the world which also hosts the blue riband event of the V8 Supercars championship. But Bathurst also hosts a 12-hour endurance race during the Australian summer, reserved for GT cars. A colourful event to be found on Motors TV.Saturday 27 March at 3pm.
Build or Bust – In this mechanical reality TV series, motorcycle enthusiasts attempt to make their own bike in the workshops of Exile Cycles in the USA – but it isn’t easy! The efforts are huge and sometimes the results are surprising....Do not miss the last episodes of season 2 which ends on 29 March.Every Wednesday at 7.05pm.
