Dope. #188

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What to watch this Independence Day Weekend (July 4th - July 9th)

• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Practice (1). Friday @ 9am - 10:30am (NBCSN(HD)) live
• 1. The Formula 1 Documentary. Friday 10:30am - 1pm (NBCSN(HD)) 
• DTM. Oschersleben and Norisring. Friday @ 12pm - 4pm (CBSSN(HD))
• Pirelli World Challenge 2014. Elhart Lake. Friday @ 6:30pm - 8:30pm (NBCSN(HD)) delayed airing from 6/19-6/21
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Qualifying. Saturday @ 8am - 9:30am (CNBC(HD)) live; replay at 2pm on NBCSN
• Pirelli World Challenge 2014. Detroit. Saturday @ 8am - 9am (MAVTV) replay
• Monaco Historic Races. 2014. Saturday @ 3pm - 4pm (VelocityHD) new
• Formula 1 - British Grand Prix; from Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. Race. Sunday @ 7:30am - 11am (CNBC(HD)) live; replay @ 5pm on NBCSN
• Top Gear (UK). Mini-marathon of past seasons. Monday @ 4pm - 11pm (BBCAmerica(HD)) great replays
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD)
• Top Gear (US). Season 5 Ep 6. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (HistoryChannel(HD)) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 8pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) replays

Great weekend ahead folks, plenty of special events floating around so get your DVR's queued up. F1 action in Austria was solid, with Massa getting his first pole position in years, Bottas taking second spot, Red Bull looking rough in qualifying, Hamilton qualifying 10th and Williams showing serious pace to the rest of the paddock. Hams raced his ass off and finished second, Bottas got the first podium of his career, Massa just missed out in 4th and it appears Rosberg's adjustments to the Petronas chassis is the difference between him and Hamilton at this point; he takes another victory to answer Lewis's four straight wins earlier in the season and his drivers championship lead is bigger than ever. This weekend in Silverstone should be solid. 

Merrica'. Be safe out there guys and girls -- don't fall for those pesky speed traps.

Video courtesy of XCAR.

Car Pron: DINAN's 450 HP BMW S3R 1M Coupe: Too Fast for Public Consumption? (TheSmokingTire)

Matt Farah plays with Steve Dinan's personal toy; the S3R 1M Coupe, bringing a square 450hp/450tq to this short wheelbase classic. What's all this talk about it being too fast?

Video courtesy of TheSmokingTire.

Motorsport Pron: Hardcore Lotus GT4 racer tested to the limit on track (Autocar)

Steve Sutcliff plays with a Lotus Evora GT4 race car on the track. Gotta love the sound of sequential gearboxes with straight cut gears.


Video courtesy of Autocar.

Car Pron: BMW M4: Legend Reborn (XCAR)

The crew from XCAR bring us a look at the BMW M3's all-new two door coupe replacement, the M4.

Video courtesy of XCAR.