Dope. #184

Image courtesy of Icypix from Dubshed 2014.

What to watch this Weekend (May 28th - June 4th)

• WRC. 2014 Rally action from Portugal. Thursday @ 4pm - 5pm (MAVTV) replay 
• 50 Years of the 911. Friday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD)
• United Sports Car Championship - Detroit Belle Island Grand Prix. From Belle Island Park in Detroit, MI. Saturday @ 1pm - 3:30pm (FS1(HD)) live
• IndyCar Series - Detroit Indy Grand Prix, Race #1. From Belle Island Park in Detroit, MI. Saturday @ 3:30pm - 6pm (ABC/ABCHD) live
• Isle of Man TT. 2014 action from the Isle. Saturday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new
• IndyCar Series - Detroit Indy Grand Prix, Race #2. From Belle Island Park in Detroit, MI. Sunday @ 3:30pm - 6pm (ABC/ABCHD) live
• Isle of Man TT. 2014 action from the Isle. Sunday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new
• Top Gear (UK). Marathon of past episodes. Monday @ 4pm - 11pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) replays
• Isle of Man TT. 2014 action from the Isle. Monday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) new
• Isle of Man TT. 2014 action from the Isle. Tuesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Amphicar. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Isle of Man TT. 2014 action from the Isle. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new

A ton of motorsport action to look forward to -- Velocity Channel brings us 2014 (delayed airing) coverage of the Isle of Man TT, everyday at 10pm starting Saturday. TUDOR United Sports Car Championship action from Detroit, along with IndyCar on the same street course both Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Enjoy your weekends.

Video courtesy of Official Isle of Man TT.

Automotive Workshop: The 3D Printed Variable Turbo - Inside Koenigsegg (Drive)

In this latest of the Inside Koenigsegg series, Christian Von Koenigsegg explains some of the technology that goes into the in-house built, custom variable vane turbo that powers the new One:1.

Video courtesy of Drive.

Car Pron: Porsche Cayman GTS review: motoring nirvana for £55k (Autocar)

Steve and Autocar bring us a review of the new flagship model of Porsche's very capable Cayman, the GTS. There are multiple opinions out there from the reviewers of this new model, which costs about 9k more than the base Cayman S, but depending on spec and what you're looking for you may be better off just getting the GTS (as its a factory model) rather than spec'ing up an S.

Video courtesy of Autocar.

Neo-Vintage: The 625/250 TRC is the Winningest Ferrari Ever (Petrolicious)

The crew from Petrolicious bring us another great short film, highlighting what's known as the most winning Ferrari on earth. This is the story of a 1957 250 TRC that won numerous times over its lifetime and whose current owner still enjoys it on the road from time to time. I don't think too many things sound better than a small displacement, V12 with carburetors.

Video courtesy of Petrolicious.