Other series/formulae worth watching
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- 6th January 2011, 13:22 at 1:22 pm #128726AndrewTannerParticipant
First thread! Apologies if it’s been done.
I now have access to loads of sports channels courtesy of Virgin Media and I would like some other motorsport to follow. What do people recommend? I know Dave has WRC (highlights) but beyond that i’m a bit in the dark.
Suggestions?
Thanks :)
6th January 2011, 13:30 at 1:30 pm #157416sw6569Participanthmmm I really enjoy watching the American Le Mans series when its on-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOqYGVTaEAk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brNtbaMadX4&feature=related
These vids show that the series is amazingly close despite the long races!
What channels do you have?
moto gp is also a good choice, though i know less about it
6th January 2011, 13:38 at 1:38 pm #157417RIISEMemberGT1 Championship on SkySports is always a good watch. David Croft commentates that too. Moto GP is ok, not the most entertaining but overtakes are fun to watch. I actually prefer SBK strangely enough.
6th January 2011, 13:39 at 1:39 pm #157418Dan ThornParticipantI really enjoyed the FIA GT1 World Championship last year. You can see all the races on http://www.gt1world.com/gt1tv but I’m not sure what channel it’s broadcast on. The BTCC on ITV4 is always a great way to spend a non-F1 sunday afternoon
6th January 2011, 13:43 at 1:43 pm #157419sw6569Participant@ Dan Thorn, forgot about the BTCC on ITV4, you’re right, I watch that when I remember its on!
6th January 2011, 13:46 at 1:46 pm #157420RIISEMemberOh also I have found a sudden interest in RC racing, i’m not sure others would agree but I like it.
6th January 2011, 13:47 at 1:47 pm #157421AndrewTannerParticipantAll good stuff. I think I just missed the end of the GT1 Championship. I’ve got Motors TV (how useful that is for keeping up to date with a series I don’t know), all Sky Sports, ESPN and Euro Sport.
What sort of dates do these all kick off again and what channels am I likely to be able to catch them on?
6th January 2011, 13:52 at 1:52 pm #157422AsanatorParticipantMotoGP, and WSBK are good fun, I also quite like the Aussie V8’s which used to be on Motors TV, WTCC is pretty good fun as well.
6th January 2011, 14:41 at 2:41 pm #157423AnonymousInactiveAside from F1 I like to watch GP2 for open wheel racing, it’s kinda like a farm team for the F1 and most drivers that finish in the top 3 end up going to F1.
MotoGP and SBK are good if you are into bike racing, I like SBK but I have a bias because my company has a team in it.
Le Mans is good if you have patience and WRC is always a lot of fun.
6th January 2011, 15:22 at 3:22 pm #157424SteveMovieVoiceParticipantlast time i checked, GT1 was on ESPN along with superleague. ESPN, eurosport and motors come free with the virgin xl package
6th January 2011, 15:51 at 3:51 pm #157425wasiF1ParticipantAnyone interested in Dakar Rally? I liked the route of Africa the South Americans don’t feel like a Desert Rally anymore though it is challenging.
6th January 2011, 16:45 at 4:45 pm #157426biencParticipantI’d like to suggest Moto2 instead of MotoGP. Moto2 has 40ish riders all at the same time, and the action is almost non-stop. Great fun to watch.
6th January 2011, 17:07 at 5:07 pm #157427Ads21ParticipantIn case you missed my article last June:
Why you should watch the Isle of Man TT…. https://www.racefans.net/2010/06/04/why-you-should-watch%E2%80%A6-isle-of-man-tt/
6th January 2011, 17:33 at 5:33 pm #157428SteveMovieVoiceParticipantI heard that WRC was going to Channel 5 this year. Atleast rallying is back on terrestrial, even if it is on Channel CSI. Formula 3 can be found on C4, along with British GT and Formula Ford.
6th January 2011, 17:43 at 5:43 pm #157429CalumParticipantI really got into the GT1 Championship last year – I beleive this is a relatively new championship – and I can’t wait for it to start again!
Aparantly our old freinds BMW and Toyota are entering next season – under the names Alpina-BMW and Lexus respectfully. Both companies are homologising cars (Z4 and LFA) whatever that means…
The racing is quite close and competing cars are:
Aston Martin DBR9
Corvette C6.1
Ford GT1
Lamborghini Murcielago
Masaratti MC12
Nissan GT-R
A good mix of cars of relativly equal performance.
Also, all races, quali races are on the FIA GT1 website in the vids section – I wish F1 could do that!!
And on race/quali/practice day there is a legal live stream on the same website.
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