Dope Vid. #209

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

• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Practice 1. Friday @ 10:55am - 12:30pm (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Practice 2. Friday @ 2:55pm - 4:30pm (ESPNU(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Practice 3. Saturday @ 10:55am - 12pm (ESPNNEWS(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Qualifying. Saturday @ 1:55pm - 3:30pm (ESPNNEWS(HD)) live
• Formula 1 - Grand Prix of Mexico; from Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Race. Sunday @ 2:55pm - 5pm (ABC(HD)) live
• Chasing Classic Cars. Tuesday @ 7pm - 7:30pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Motorweek. Tuesday @ 7:30pm - 8pm (VelocityHD) replay
• Bitchin' Rides. Season 5 Ep4. Tuesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Garage Squad. Season 5 Ep10. Wednesday @ 9pm - 10pm (VelocityHD) new
• Wheeler Dealers. Wednesday @ 10pm - 11pm (VelocityHD) new

What more can you say about the last F1 weekend besides, what a weird, but unexpectedly satisfying race in Austin last week. Hams finished third, Vettel finished fourth (after spinning again touching front wheels with another car mid-turn), Bottas finished fifth (which really made Toto snap his pencil), Verstappen had a hell of a drive to take second place, finally getting on the podium in the USGP and everyone's favorite, Kimi Raikkonen, took his first win since 2013. Kimi earned it and was fortunately in a place where the team couldn't force a switch of positions for the sake of team points. The Red Bulls were really fast with the Spec C engine, but Ricciardo had some electrical failure leading to his car turning off on it's own, mid-race; unfortunately he's staying with his engine supplier with his move to Renault for the next two years. The Point Force India's where in a train for most of the race (sound familiar?) and Ocon finished ahead of Perez, only to be DQ'd later due to exceeding fuel flow limits on lap 1. Magnussen got DQ'd for exceeding the 105kg race fuel limit. Even with both of them taken out of the points Vandoorne still missed out on the points. Alonso DNF'd after car damage from lap one melee came back to bite him laps later, Grosjean and LeClerc met similar ends from contact with others. With the smoke cleared, Hamilton is another 3 points up on Vettel so he now needs 5 points to claim the Driver's Championship. Vettel can stay in the mix if he wins the last 3 races. Ferrari made up about 12 points on Merc in the Constructors Championship. On to Mexico. Viva Kimi!

Enjoy your weekends.

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Automotive Workshop: How Much Difference Do Sticky Tyres Make To Lap Times? (CarThrottle)

On this third episode of the E46 330d touring project, upgraded wheels and tires are installed.


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Hillclimb Pron: Touring MONSTERS // FIA Hill Climb MASTERS // Gubbio 2018 (TNTVideo)

Turn it up.


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Enthusiast Topic: Singer's 100th Porsche 911 Restoration (JayLenosGarage)

Jay gets a look at Singer Vehicle Design's Porsche restoration #100.


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