Week 17, 22 - 28 April 2006
Live For The Day
The second round of the 2006 British Touring Car Championship crosses the Irish Channel to the Mondello Park circuit in Ireland. And Motors TV is there for all the BTCC action, live. Once again, the day sees three BTCC races, all live and all guaranteed to provide fantastic racing, thanks to the grid structure. The finishing order from the first race chooses the grid for the second, while the top ten finishers are reversed for the start of the third race. Alongside all three BTCC races, Motors TV will show the support races live, including the Porsche Carrera Cup GB and Formula BMW.
2006 BTCC, Round 2, Mondello Park
Sunday 23 April 10.00 - LIVE
Live The Dream
Hot off the back of the UK’s most frantic race action comes the outstanding Australian V8 Supercars, with the second round from the Pukekohe circuit in New Zealand. Pukekohe sees the first time the field will use the reverse grid system in the V8 series and reaction to this has been mixed. But one thing is for sure – the action will be frantic as the faster drivers battle back to the front. Motors TV will be showing highlights of Saturday’s race, before showing Sunday’s two races, as live, immediately afterwards.
2006 Australian V8 Supercars, Round 2, Pukekohe, Race 1
Sunday 23 April 17.45
2006 Australian V8 Supercars, Round 2, Pukekohe, Race 2 & 3
Sunday 23 April 18.30
Night Live
Fans of two-wheel motorsport also get a slice of the live action this weekend, with the second round of the American AMA Superbike Championship, from Birmingham, Alabama. The coverage starts with a round-up of the afternoon’s SuperStock and SuperSport races, each over 17 laps of the 2.3 mile circuit. Then, Motors TV will show the headlining Superbike race live, across all 28 laps or 100km.
2006 AMA Superbike Championship, Round 2, Superstock & SuperSport
Sunday 23 April 21.00
2006 AMA Superbike Championship, Round 2, Superbikes
Sunday 23 April 22.00 - LIVE
A Change Of Pace
After the relentless live coverage of some of the world’s best motorsport, Motors TV pauses to catch its breath, with the latest edition of Nick Lera’s World Steam Classics, Cape to Cairo. This program details the history of rail modernisation in Africa and looks at the Beyer-Garratt locomotive, as well as the last steam trains in Africa.
World Steam Classics, Cape To Cairo
Monday 24 April 14.00
Ride On Time
The third round of the 2006 World Superbike Championship comes from Valencia, one of the iconic circuits for the series. Going into the event, Australia’s Troy Baylis on the Ducati leads British rider James Toseland on the Honda by just one point, while another Australian, Troy Corser, rounds out the top three, on the Suzuki. As well as the Superbike race, Motors TV will also show highlights of the SuperSport category and as ever, the action will be followed by SuperBike TV Mag, looking behind the scenes of the weekend’s racing.
World Superbike Championship, Round 3, Valencia
Thursday 27 April 21.00
