Weekend Motorsports Roundup, October 11-12, 2014
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It's a wild weekend for motorsports fans.
The Chase for the Sprint Cup continues with many of the usual suspects at the bottom of the standings,
facing elimination if they don't do well at Charlotte. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., isn't scared about where he is. He was so happy with his car in practice that he said:
"We're going to win this race. I really got a good feeling about it. This is what we've got to do anyway to try to get further points and try to win the championship.
All righty then.
Formula One picks back up in Russia after last week's
tragic accident with one less Marussia car in the running and a whole lot of former-Soviet kitsch. Lewis Hamilton was the fastest in practice at Sochi so far despite a spin.
Oh, and we don't actually get one of the most famous races in the world—the Bathurst 1000—on television in the United States. Broadcasters, you have failed us. (But that's a whole 'nother rant.)
At least we can watch
SCCA B-Spec online for a chance. I4 Supercars, awaaaaay!
If you know about anything we missed, or about good livestreams out there, let us know in the comments below.
All times below are EDT.
V8 Supercars Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst, Australia
6:30 AM Saturday livestream
available for purchase on v8supercars.com.au
Formula One Russian Grand Prix Qualifying
Sochi Autodrom
Sochi, Russia
7:00 AM Saturday on NBCSN (replay at 12:00 AM Sunday on NBCSN)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 Saturday Race
Circuit Le Mans Bugatti
Le Mans, France
10:05 AM Saturday on
FansChoice.tv
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Salinas, California
11:30 AM Saturday and 11:30 AM Sunday at
http://www.scca.com/sccalive
GP2 Series Round 11
Sochi Autodrom
Sochi, Russia
11:30 AM Saturday on NBCSN
AMA Pro Flat Track Timed Practice
Pomona Half-Mile
Pomona, California
6:00 PM Saturday at
FansChoice.tv
NASCAR Sprint Cup Bank of America 500
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte, North Carolina
7:30 PM Saturday on ABC (replay at 3:00 AM Sunday on ESPN2)
Formula Drift: Final Fight
Irwindale Speedway
Irwindale, California
7:30 PM Saturday livestreamed on
http://formulad.com/live/
AMA Pro Flat Track Main Events
Pomona Half-Mile
Pomona, California
9:30 PM Saturday at
FansChoice.tv
MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan
Twin Ring Motegi
Motegi, Japan
12:00 AM Sunday on FS1 (replay at 7:00 PM on FS2)
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 1 Sunday Race
Circuit Le Mans Bugatti
Le Mans, France
5:00 AM Sunday on
FansChoice.tv
Formula One Russian Grand Prix
Sochi Autodrom
Sochi, Russia
6:30 AM Sunday on NBCSN (replay at 1:30 PM Sunday on NBCSN)
FIA World Rallycross Championship Round 11
Intercity Istanbul Park
Istanbul, Turkey
7:00 AM Sunday,
livestream here.
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series Elite 2 Sunday Race
Circuit Le Mans Bugatti
Le Mans, France
9:25 AM Sunday on
FansChoice.tv
MotoGP Moto3
Twin Ring Motegi
Motegi, Japan
5:00 PM Sunday on FS2
MotoGP Moto2
Twin Ring Motegi
Motegi, Japan
6:00 PM Sunday on FS2
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