TV Coverage this weekend?

[riffer]

Date: Thu 30 Sep 2004 19:30PM
Duration: 60 Minutes
Channel: Discovery
Genre: Education, Science, Factual topics
Censorship: PG
Synopsis: Motorcycle Lightning: This is it, the fastest place on earth: the Bonneville Salt Flats. And every year, the world's most daring devils gather at an infamous event known as Speed Week.

Date: Thu 30 Sep 2004 20:30PM
Duration: 60 Minutes
Channel: Discovery
Genre: Education, Science, Factual topics
Censorship: PG
Synopsis: Motorcycle Mania: This ride takes you through all levels of bike racing from the most prestigious race of all, Grand Prix, to the most dangerous road race of all time, the Isle of Man 'TT.'

[k14]

Woah, thanks for bringing that to my attention Gav. Didn't read the GP times properly and just assumed it was on sunday. Well now I have something to do on saturday night

Just checked the prime site and here is what their coverage is of the next GP's:

-COMING UP-
Live MotoGP – Marlboro Grand Prix of Qatar - Saturday 2nd October 9.30pm
Live coverage from the Marlboro Grand Prix ofQatar. Includes the 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP rounds from the Losail International Racetrack.

MotoGP Marlboro Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix - Sunday 10th October 10:45pm
Delayed coverage of the MotoGP Marlboro Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix from the Sepang International Circuit.

Cinzano Australian Grand Prix – Sunday 17th October, from Philip Island
Live coverage of the Cinzano Australian Grand Prix, featuring the 125cc from 3:15pm. 250cc from 4.30pm and the MotoGP from 6.00pm.

Pretty cool that the auzzie gp's are all live.

[Blakamin]

Date: Thu 30 Sep 2004 19:30PM
Duration: 60 Minutes
Channel: Discovery
Genre: Education, Science, Factual topics
Censorship: PG
Synopsis: Motorcycle Lightning: This is it, the fastest place on earth: the Bonneville Salt Flats. And every year, the world's most daring devils gather at an infamous event known as Speed Week.

Date: Thu 30 Sep 2004 20:30PM
Duration: 60 Minutes
Channel: Discovery
Genre: Education, Science, Factual topics
Censorship: PG
Synopsis: Motorcycle Mania: This ride takes you through all levels of bike racing from the most prestigious race of all, Grand Prix, to the most dangerous road race of all time, the Isle of Man 'TT.'

are you going to tape them Simon?

[riffer]

are you going to tape them Simon?

Not too sure - have to check what swmbo wants to watch...

[Blakamin]

Not too sure - have to check what swmbo wants to watch...

hmmm...how to get telstra to drop off a box and splitter for my cable in the next 7 hours???????

[riffer]

Also this at 7.30pm:

Date: Thu 30 Sep 2004 19:30PM
Duration: 30 Minutes
Channel: SKY Sport 2
Genre: Sports
Censorship: G
Synopsis: 2004 Pikes Peak Hill Climb - Motorcycles from Pikes Peak in Colorado, USA.

[riffer]

And, goddamnit (sorry Zed), this as well, at 7.00:

Date: Thu 30 Sep 2004 19:00PM
Duration: 60 Minutes
Channel: SKY Sport 1
Genre: Sports
Censorship: G
Synopsis: Race action from the FIM Motocross World Championship and the GP of Ireland from Balykelly, Ireland.

Who said there was no motorcycle sport on Sky?

[Blakamin]

Bloody Hell!!!!!


time to go see the mrs... "I WANT CABLE NOW" and for her response

[gav]

hmmm, seems Sky are full of shit with MotoGP, if you watch Sky Sport 3 during the day, (and I have been as off work with a friggin flu) they have Eurosport news on, now Eurosport has live MotoGP coverage in ummm Europe (no, really?) Today they had a bit about Qatar, how the teams had arrived, they were out cruising around the track on scooters then had an interview with Valentino, "I thenk track eess very good, arr medium fast, now we must build gearbox to suit, arrr very good that we all see track together for first time, arr, ess possible I can win..." or something like that . Had coverage of last race as well.
Also sad news that Paris Daker rally star Richard Sacint was killed in the Pharoh rally yesterday :disapint:

[Holy Roller]

Date: Thu 30 Sep 2004 19:30PM
Duration: 60 Minutes
Channel: Discovery
Genre: Education, Science, Factual topics
Censorship: PG
Synopsis: Motorcycle Lightning: This is it, the fastest place on earth: the Bonneville Salt Flats. And every year, the world's most daring devils gather at an infamous event known as Speed Week.

Date: Thu 30 Sep 2004 20:30PM
Duration: 60 Minutes
Channel: Discovery
Genre: Education, Science, Factual topics
Censorship: PG
Synopsis: Motorcycle Mania: This ride takes you through all levels of bike racing from the most prestigious race of all, Grand Prix, to the most dangerous road race of all time, the Isle of Man 'TT.'

If you missed these they are on again early sat morn and again on sunday morning.
The Vincent looked impressive pity it did not get to make a full run. Missed the Mania as the kids wanted to watch spiderman on vid.

[Marknz]

Laconi is going to be under some pressure racing at home, could well get to him, not like he hasnt made any mistakes this year is it?

I'm with you gav... I reckon Regis will crack under the pressure and hopefully Toseland will have another of his off days. Honda supporter aside, I think Vernuelen and Ten Kate really deserve to win the championship having done it all on there own with no support from HRC. And to have had an oil line split like it did last week end and spit him off on the warm up lap was gut-wrenching. Bloody good on the Ducati dude, Borsoi I think?, that dinked him back to the grid though, although he won't be getting any Corse parts next season!

[LB]

I'm with you gav... I reckon Regis will crack under the pressure and hopefully Toseland will have another of his off days. Honda supporter aside, I think Vernuelen and Ten Kate really deserve to win the championship having done it all on there own with no support from HRC. And to have had an oil line split like it did last week end and spit him off on the warm up lap was gut-wrenching. Bloody good on the Ducati dude, Borsoi I think?, that dinked him back to the grid though, although he won't be getting any Corse parts next season!

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Ah, I'd wondered why Vermuelen fell. Yes, Bussei was a real sport eh. And didn't they penalise him for it? (either a stop/go or 10 seconds or something?)

I agree that Vermuelen deserves to win - he's ridden his heart out. Of course, Frankie was my first choice to win (y'know, Italian, cute, rides a Ducati....) but he's out of the picture now so I've switched camps to Vermuelen.

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