Dope. #127

Image courtesy of AP from the BMW Museum in Munich.

What to watch this weekend (Oct 26th - Oct 31st)

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of India; from Jaypee International Circuit in Greater Noida, near New Delhi. Practice. Friday @ 4:30am - 6am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Mecum Auto Auctions. Muscle Cars and More 2012. From Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL (Part 1 & 2). Friday @ 4pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new - replay @ 10pm
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of India; from Jaypee International Circuit in Greater Noida, near New Delhi. Qualifying. Saturday @ 4:30am - 6am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live
• Mazda Motorsports Hour. MX-5 Cup: Coronado Festival of Speed from San Diego, CA. (Episode #15). Saturday @ 12pm - 1pm (VelocityHD) new
• Mecum Auto Auctions. Muscle Cars and More 2012. From Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL (Part 3 & 4). Saturday @ 2pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) new - replay @ 8pm
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of India; from Jaypee International Circuit in Greater Noida, near New Delhi. Sunday @ 5am - 7:30am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) live; replay at 2pm
• Shelby Cobra 50th Montery Race. Gathering of Cobras at Laguna Seca. Sunday @ 4:30pm - 5pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Australian V8 Supercars - The Gold Coast 600. From the Gold Coast street circuit in Queensland, Australia. Saturday @ 11pm - 1am (SPEED/SPEEDHD) delayed airing from 10/20-10/21
• Top Gear (UK). Top Fails Volume 2. Monday @ 9pm - 10pm (BBC America/BBC America HD) new
• Motorweek. Acura RDX. Tuesday @ 8pm - 8:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Chasing Classic Cars. Buy. Sell! Hold? Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Cobra replica. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Fifth Gear (UK). Season 21 Ep.6. Testing Bently's Continental GT. Wednesday @10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new

The race in Korea didn't tell us much that was new. McLaren can't score with both drivers at once, Vettel is pretty damn good, Ferrari consistently put's out a well setup car and races are ended quickly with mistakes. What was surprising though was that Kobyashi made a Shuey-esque braking move that took out Button the very next race after he made podium. Massa was faster than Alonzo...do you understand? Massa also was signed by Ferrari for another year; I think they made a wise decision. Vettel finally eclipsed Alonzo in the Driver's Championship standings, but only by a small amount as Alonzo made podium beside him. Hams' car seemed to eat through front tires like nobody's business, but everyone dealt with that issue to some degree in Korea. Now we're in India and the remaining races have shrunk to four, inclusively. It'll be interesting to see who can manage to separate themselves from the field.

The weekend is full of cool specials as well; new Fifth Gear, Chasing Classic Cars and Wheeler Dealers. New Mecum auto auction specials on Velocity and new V8 Supercars action. Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of f1fanatic2.

Quick Vid: 2013 VW Golf Mk7 Review (Autocar)

Our friends at Autocar review the 7th-Gen Volkswagen Golf. The VW Golf looks quirkier and quirkier every time a new one is released and this is no exception. I wonder if they made the trunk even smaller than the Mk6's this time around.

Video courtesy of Autocar.

Almost Event Recap: H2o International 2012 (VagScene)

Uh yea...we didn't go. Here's a video from the weekend though!


H2Oi presented by C2 Motorsport & NGP Racing from VAG Scene on Vimeo.

Neo-Vintage: MB Silver Arrows at Goodwood Revival

The Goodwood Revival is a special event that serves as a throw back to the motorsport and automotive magic of yesteryear. Earlier this year, in 2012, ten original Silver Arrows from Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union (now known as Audi) took to the Goodwood race track with legendary racing drivers in tow.

Video courtesy of MBTV.