Dope. #27

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What to watch this weekend (Dec 10th - 12th)

• Isle of Man TT - The Royal London 360 Superstock TT Race. Saturday @ 11am - 12pm (Discovery's High Def Theater)
• Off Road Championship. Pro 4x4s and 2x4s race at the annual Crandon Cup. Sunday @ 10pm - 12am (Discovery's High Def Theater)
• The Edge: Building a Champion. Teams prepare in the shop before grand am road racing in Miami. Sunday @ 12pm - 1pm (Discovery's High Def Theater)
• Battle of the Supercars Marathon. Sunday @ 8pm - 12am (SPEED/SPEEDHD)
• Top Gear America - Halo vs. Velociraptor: The Ford F150 Rapture vs. a Parachutist. Sunday 10pm - 11pm (History Channel/History Channel HD)

Top Gear America and some other notables to check out this weekend. I'm not quite sure what doesn't do it for me, where TGA is concerned, but it feels like that 'what' has a beard and glasses.

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Quick Vid: Champ One Motorsports GT3 Cup dyno

Have you ever had one of those experiences seeing a motorsports car in action that makes you want to be a race driver yet again (if you're into that sort of thing)? Well this video does it for me. It reminds me why I love 911s so much.



Video & hosting courtesy of Champonestar.

Quick Vid: BTCC tribute by Top Gear

Top Gear celebrates 50 years of British Touring Car Racing. Enjoy.



Video hosting courtesy of KastaRules.

Car Pron: 2011 Audi R8 V10 GT

Speaking of clubsport cars, Audi's latest offering has hit the streets. The Audi R8 V10 was a spicy meatball already, but with the use of R8s in GT classes of road racing series around the world as well as popularity of hardcore variants of existing popular sports cars, an even more capable R8 V10 was debuted much in the same vain as the Merecedes SLS GT3. This new limited edition flagship has gone on a carbon fibre and lightweight material de jour diet dropping over 200 lbs from the regular V10 model. 553hp, R Tronic paddled semi-auto gearbox, 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds, 199mph top speed, 19" forged wheels, alcantara for days and all the usual luxury appointments you'd expect from an Audi. These would actually undercut Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 sales if there were more than 333 being made.





Videos and in depth testing courtesy of Option Auto.