Weekend Preview: 19-20 September 2009

Feature Events

Sidepodradio

- Sidepodcast.com
- Live Commenting with embedded player
- Schedule

Christine and Mr.C of Sidepodcast are putting on an extended radio show! How long, you say? 12 hours? Lots of shows from the commenting community, some of which are loosely connected to F1? Live commenting throughout? Sign me up!

Starts at 12pm UK time on Sunday.

IRL IndyCar Series

- Indy Japan 300
- Twin Ring Motegi
- Motegi, Japan
- (16/17)
- www.indycar.com

The annual visit to Japan for the IRL, to satisfy Honda who provide the engines (and possibly also sole tyre supplier Bridgestone-Firestone). Curiously this year it seems to have lost Honda title sponsorship, I'm sure it used to be the Honda Indy 300.

Of course this event is perhaps best remembered for being the first major international motorsport race won by a female, in 2007. The usual commentary was interesting enough but I really do love the enthusiasm of the Japanese commentary! With the echo it sounds like they are also live to the crowd as well as Japanese TV (interestingly, so is Jack Arute..)

(Thanks to Allen Wedge for tweeting this yesterday.)

This is the penultimate round of the series, the finale is at Homestead in Florida in 3 weeks time.

This event was last night, sorry!

Other Events

Open-Wheel:

GP2 Series

- Portimao
- Portimao, Algarve, Portugal
- (10/10)
- www.gp2series.com

The season finale of the GP2 Series. The title has already been won by Nico Hulkenberg so this is the last chance for the others to make an impression, however unlike the rest of the season the F1 team bosses will not be there.

TV Guide (UK)
Race 1: LIVE on Eurosport 2 at 1pm Saturday
Race 2: DELAYED on Eurosport 2 at 3pm Sunday

World Series by Renault

- Nurburgring
- Nurburgring, Germany
- (8/9)

TV Guide (UK)
Race 1: LIVE on Eurosport 1 at 1pm Saturday
Race 2: seemingly not carried live or same-day delayed

World Series by Renault

- Nurburgring
- Nurburgring, Germany
- (8/9)

TV Guide (UK)
Race 1: LIVE on Eurosport 1 at 1pm Saturday
Race 2: seemingly not carried live or same-day delayed

FIA Formula Two

- Imola
- Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
- (7/8)
- www.formulatwo.com
- with WTCC & F.Master

TV Guide (UK)
Race 1: LIVE on Eurosport 1 at 10.55am Saturday
Race 2: LIVE on Eurosport 1 at 12.30pm Sunday

Stock Car:

NASCAR Sprint Cup

- Sylvania 400
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire, USA
- www.nascar.com
- US TV: ABC, Sunday 1pm ET
- UK TV: Go to Sky Sports 3 Red Button, Sunday 7pm

NASCAR Camping World Trucks

- Heluva Good! 250
- New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire, USA
- www.nascar.com

Sports Car / Touring Car:

FIA GT

- Algarve
- Portimao, Algarve, Portugal
- www.fiagt.com
- Live on MotorsTV at 2pm

Grand-Am

- Utah 250
- Miller Motorsports Park, Toole, Utah, USA
- www.grand-am.com

DTM

- Barcelona
- Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- www.dtm.com
- with F3 Euroseries

WTCC

- Imola
- Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
- www.fiawtcc.com
- Live on Eurosport on Sunday at 11.30am (Race 1) and 13.30 (Race 2)

BTCC

- Rockingham
- Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northants, England
- www.btcc.net
- Live on ITV4 from 11am, including supports


Smaller Stuff:

Euroseries 3000

- Vallelunga, Italy
- with F3 Italy

British F3

- Brands Hatch

F3 Germany

- Sachsenring

International GT Open

- Magny-Cours

* * * *
Sources
FORIX (sub req.)
Live Sport on TV
RadioTimes.com
Series websites as mentioned
Autosport magazine