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Motorsport Mundial 32-09

This week we've got Rally action from the C2R2 Cup from Rally Isle of Man, the European Truck Championship is at Nogaro in France, as is the 8th round of the World Motocross Championship. We also catch up with Lewis Hamilton and take a look behind the scenes at his high-performance engine.

Auto Mundial 31-09

We start with a look at Toyota's most important car - with new Camry arriving in dealerships now, nothing less than the American car market is at stake. Volkswagen will be making its concept sports car, Honda has a facelift Civic, Mercedes has a clever new diesel and a massive stretch limo.

In the show this week

• Toyota Camry
• Volkswagen Concept Blue Sports
• Honda Civic Type R
• Mercedes C250 CDi
• Mercedes S600 Pullman Guard

Tags: Toyota , Volkswagen , Honda , Mercedes

TT 2009 Review

"Best ever TT coverage" Motorcycle News

"It doesn't matter how many times you watch racing from the Island, it never becomes any less compelling" Simon Arron, Daily Telegraph

"Simply put - if you were there, you need this. If you weren't, you need it even more" Streetfighters

The 2009 Isle of Man TT Official Review delivers comprehensive coverage of a record-breaking event, with edge-of-the-seat drama from every race, special features and informed commentary from Steve Parrish and James Whitham.

Produced for the first time by North One Television, there’s more on-board cameras with top riders than ever before and the slow-motion sequences recorded with the Hi-Motion camera are a spellbinding innovation. The skill it takes to control 240bhp superbikes at over 190mph has never been so spectacularly captured.

Experience every vital moment, including John McGuinness scoring his 15th TT win and setting a new outright lap record - an average speed of 131.578mph around the 37.73-mile course. There’s the unforgettable PokerStars Senior TT triumph by Steve Plater, the fearsome battles between Ian Hutchinson and Guy Martin, the heartbreak of Bruce Anstey and Cameron Donald, the emotional return of the Dunlop name to the winner’s step and much more.

Plus, Sidecar legend Dave Molyneux’s 14th TT win and the inaugural TTXGP - a race for clean emission motorcycles which once again put the TT at the forefront of motorcycle technology.

Dramatic action, incredible on-board footage, interviews and behind-the-scenes features make this the essential record of another historic year for the Isle of Man TT.


"This year's footage, courtesy of North One Television, has been some of the best we've been treated to" Motorcycle News

"It doesn't matter how many times you watch racing from the Island, it never becomes any less compelling. Recommended: watching a sidecar outfit hurtle down Bray Hill. Not Recommended: sitting on that sidecar outfit" Simon Arron, Daily Telegraph

"A  bonanza of race footage from helicopters, on-board and tracksie cameras, pit and paddock coverage and more. The action flows right through practice week and race week with commentary from Steve Parrish and James Whitham, and includes all of the usual racing classes from Senior to Supersport and everything in between - check out Cameron Donald's unofficial lap record set during practice and then his monumentally unlucky crash afterwards. Also featured are the sidecars in frenetic three-wheeled action and complete coverage of the TTXGP in all its aphonic glory, plus the iconic parade lap by Agostini and Rossi. Simply put - if you were there, you need this. If you weren't, you need it even more"Streetfighters

Motorsport Mundial 31-09

What does Mark Webber do on his day off? Go Racing! We catch up with him at the World Superbikes at Donington Park... and continuing on the World Motorsport British theme, we're also at Mallory Park for the WMX Championship. The World Enduro makes a visit to Slovakia, but we kick off with the British Rally Championship in Scotland.

Tags: Mark Webber , World Superbikes , Donington Park , Mallory Park , World Motocross , World Enduro , Slovakia , British Rally Championship , Scotland

Auto Mundial 30-09

It's the European Car of the Year, the must-have fashion accessory perfectly in sync with credit crunch small car austerity - and now it's lost its roof. We also have a BMW that will never go off road, and a concept coupe from Mercedes that's really an estate car.

Also in this week's show:

• Fiat 500C
• Iveco Campagnola
• BMW X1
• Mercedes Concept Fascination

Motorsport Mundial 30-09

We're on high seas this week for the Powerboat P1 World Championship in Turkey, we're at the Norisring for Round 3 of the DTM, but we begin in Spain with the European Truck Racing Championship.

Auto Mundial 29-09

Maserati takes the GT racing next year and we're at the tests in the South of France. No one will go racing in our next car - the Kia Sorento is all about the family.

Two different takes on the family car from Renault next, plus the car Mercedes says is the world's most economical hybrid saloon bar none - but we start with the news headlines.

Also in the show:

• Maserati MC GT4
• Kia Sorento
• Megane Sports Tourer
• Renault Scenic
• Mercedes S400 Hybrid

Tags: Maserati , Kia , Megane , Renault , Mercedes

2009 Powerboat P1 - Round 3 - San Benedetto Del Tronto

The crew of SNAV OSG crowned a weekend to remember as they completed a memorable double in treacherous conditions in San Benedetto del Tronto.

Giancarlo Cangiano and Giovanni Carpitella dominated the 76.99 nautical mile race from start to finish to keep their Evolution-class title hopes alive.

"I am very happy that this victory cancelled the double no-score of Istanbul," said a delighted Carpitella. "With the winning of the Italian Grand Prix of the Sea we have moved closer to the leader in the Evolution standings and ready to attack them in Gothenburg.

"We worked very hard between the races of Istanbul and San Benedetto and are very happy to find a good balance of the boat."

Only three boats managed to complete the gruelling Endurance race following the withdrawals of #77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits and #66 Cranefields Wine on the opening lap, #10 Cigarette Smash Poker on lap three and #53 Metamarine Pignolo 53 three laps from the end of the 13 lap race.

Having been unable to compete in yesterday's race due to engine difficulties, the Belgian #33 Furnibo outfit overhauled local favourites Metamarine Pignolo on the third lap. The 54-second gap SNAV OSG had established over its nearest rivals allowed Cangiano and Carpitella to back off slightly in order to preserve its Mercury engine.

The retirement of Marco Pennesi and Luca Nicolini in the Metamarine boat enabled the British #47 Silverline boat to take the third and final podium spot and maintain a healthy 119 point lead at the top of the Powerboat P1 World Championship standings.

Donington Grands Prix 1937 and 38

"Classic archive footage" Autosport

"The racing action is utterly glorious" Octane

"Sure to please" Auto Express

"Remarkable" Classic and Sports Car

As the shadow of impending war fell across Europe in the late 1930s, the might of Nazi Germany arrived in Britain to demonstrate the dominance of the so-called ‘master race’ and launch a revolution in motor racing.

The legendary 1937 and 1938 Grands Prix at the Donington Park circuit have been the subject of numerous books and articles, but now you can actually watch and hear the ‘thunder in the park’ in extraordinary archive footage unearthed by Duke.

This essential DVD features the films of producer Geoffrey Fairrie, which, while they may be short, are absolute gems.

The arrival of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union in Britain created a stir among fans and competitors, and the awesome performance of these world-beating cars left everyone who witnessed the 1937 Grand Prix stunned. One year later the German teams were back and, despite a new and powerful Italian Maserati, no one could challenge the might silver machines of the Fatherland.

The entry list for both reads like a who’s who of pre-war racing - Rudolf Caracciola, Herman Lang, Richard Seaman, Prince Bira, Manfred von Brauchitsch, Hermann Muller and many more. Plus, of course, there are the iconic cars, including the W125 and W154 of Mercedes and Auto Union’s D and C types, as well as ERA, Delahaye, MG and other famous marques.

The excellent footage, including much from 1938 in colour, shows the cars power sliding through corners and launching into the air over jumps, at speeds of up to 200mph! Famous names, including Redgate, the Melbourne Hairpin and the Craner Curves are all here, even if they look just a little different to today.

Watch Bernd Rosemeyer take his Auto Union to what would prove to be the German ace’s final win and Tazio Nuvolari fight off the charging Mercedes drivers Lang and Seaman to secure a second British victory for Auto Union.

There is early slow motion camerawork allowing you to watch these glorious machines as legendary drivers guide them around the challenging Donington track, and the evocative roar as the Silver Arrows thunder in the Park.

"This compilation of two pre-war films produced by Geoffrey Fairrie at the epic 1937 and '38 GPs is remarkable. Just 29 minutes long, it superbly captures the impact of these visiting titans from Germany. Watch Nuvolari's impatient pitstop in '38 and the slow-motion action" Classic and Sports Car

"Stories abound of the Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows' only visits to Britain for the 1937 and '38 British GPs at Donington Park. Now you can watch classic archive footage of Bernd Rosemeyer and Tazio Nuvolari winning for Auto Union in a crushing display of pre-war grand prix superiority" Autosport

"To view any period footage of the Silver Arrows is a pleasure; in colour it's a must. Shot by Geoffrey Fairrie, it covers the Grands Prix held at Donington in 1937 and '38, but kicks off with Atco-powered oval 'racers' - proto-karts if you will - in action on packed seaside promenades. The racing action is utterly glorious, and Neville Hay's commentary is instructive rather than intrusive. And any excuse to see the 4.5-litre unsupercharged Delahayes, if only fleetingly, is ok with us" Octane

"If you enjoy classic Grands Prix but would rather not watch grainy black and white images, then this DVD with colour archive footage is sure to please. Although the running time is limited, helpful voiceovers give you a run-through of the races, won by drivers including Tazio Nuvolari and Bernd Rosemeyer. The DVD also covers the pre-war battle between Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union's Silver Arrows" Auto Express

International Rally Isle of Man 2009

Pirelli TEG Sport’s Mark Higgins and Bryan Thomas have taken an historic victory on the 46^th Rally Isle of Man, the fourth round of the MSA British Rally Championship.

Higgins’ win makes him not only the most successful driver in the event’s history, the only person to have won here five times, but it puts him and Keith Cronin level at points at the head of the British Rally Championship points standings.

“It has been the most difficult and hard fought event I can remember,” he said at the Douglas TT Grandstand finish. “It was great to win here last year and add Rory (Kennedy’s) name to the trophy, but this is fantastic, especially as Bryan now has four wins, equal to Derek Ringer.”

Tags: Rally , Isle of Man , Higgins , TEGSport