Dope. #80

What to watch this weekend (Dec 4th - Dec 7th)

• Mille Miglia. A North American tribute to the celebrated Italian Mille Miglia rally for vintage sports cars. Sunday @ 1pm - 2pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) replay Mon @ 8pm
• Wheeler Dealers. Season 8 marathon. Sunday @ 2pm - 8pm (Velocity/VelocityHD) replays
• Touring Car Racing Triple Play: BTCC, GTCC & FIA WTCC (in that order). Monday @ 12pm - 3pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) re-airings of this years races
• Top Gear (UK). Mini Marathon. Monday @ 6pm - 12am (BBC America/BBC America HD) great replays
• Australian V8 Supercars - The Sandown Challenge. From Sandown International Motor Raceway in Victoria, Australia. Tuesday @ 12pm - 2pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) replay of re-aired broadcast
• Motorweek. Mercedes-Benz M Class. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (Velocity/VelocityHD)
• Chasing Classic Cars. What comes around goes around. Tuesday @ 10pm - 10:30pm (Velocity/VelocityHD)
• FIA GT1 World Championship. 2011 Round 1 @ Yas Marina Circuit. Wednesday @ 12pm - 1pm (SPEED/SPEEDHD) re-airing of this years races

Current season racing action will be over after this weekend (V8 Supercars in Syndey airing next week), but there's some nice weekend surprises in the delayed broadcasting of the worlds best racing series. The SPEED post-season replaying of the British, German and World Touring Car Championships has returned this week, and FIA GT1 racing will follow suit. Along with the regular shows that fill our dockets, a new special showcasing the US tribute to the legendary Mille Miglia race will air this Sunday at 1pm on SPEED. Enjoy your weekends.


Video courtesy of YasMarinaCircuit.

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Dope. #79

anyone have any more info on this one?