Weekend Race Preview

Formula 1

Chinese Grand Prix
Circuit: Shanghai, 2.48 mile road course
Qualifying: Saturday, April 18 @ 2am EDT (11pm Friday PDT)
Race: Sunday, April 19 @ 3am EDT (Saturday midnight PDT)
TV: Speed, Live

Time for a killer after-party! Those of you not doing the club circuit may want to set your Tivos. Either way, this third race of the season could be interesting. In practice, Brawn and Williams have continued to look good, but McLaren is showing signs of life.

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American Le Mans

Tequila Patron American Le Mans Series at Long Beach
Circuit: Long Beach (CA), 1.97 mile street course
Race: Saturday, 7:10pm EDT (4:10pm PDT)
TV: ABC (tape delayed, check local listings)

Indycar

Streets of Long Beach
Circuit: Long Beach (CA), 1.97 mile street course
Race: 3:30pm EDT (12:30pm PDT)
TV: Versus, Live

Speed World Challenge

World Challenge ACS Grand Prix of Long Beach
Circuit: Long Beach (CA), 1.97 mile street course
Race: 7:30pm EDT (4:30pm PDT)
TV: Speed, tape delayed to May 22 at 2pm EDT

Speed World Challenge offers some very good racing in street-like cars. But the whole broadcasting 5 weeks later thing is a bad idea, plain and simple.