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    Default 55th Macau Grand Prix: Formula 3, WTCC, GT, and Motorcycle GP - Nov 13-16 2008





    2008 Macau Grand Prix



    http://gp.macau.grandprix.gov.

    Macau has been one of the most important races in the world since 1954. It is the best place to find future F1 talents, host some of the worlds best touring cars, Crown the bravest motorcycle rider in the world and Ferrari, Porsche, and Lamborghini will go wall to wall in the GT Race.


    2008 Main event races


    55th Windsor Arch Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix
    Guia Race of Macau - FIA WTCC Round 22 & 23
    Windsor Arch Macau GT Cup
    42nd Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

    Weekend Schedule Link


    Video Stream Updates and News

    - N/A as of now.

    2007 Race Weekend Highlights

    Polytec Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix




    FIA WTCC GHIA Race of Macau






    41st Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix






    CTM Cup





    MGPC Scooters Cup




    Porsche Carrera Cup




    A1GP car demonstration


    SARD TRD Supra Hybrid demonstration


    Greatest Moments in Macau GP History

    Formula 3

    Ayrton Senna beating Gerhard Berger - 1983 Ralt RT3-Toyota


    Michael Schumacher beating Mika Hakkinen - 1990 *VIDEO*
    Reynard 903-Volkswagen/Spiess



    Ghia Race

    Emanuele Pirro - BMW M3 Evolution 1991 & 1992


    Duncan Huisman 4x winner - BMW 320i


    Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

    Ron Haslam - 6x winner


    Michael Rutter - 6x winner


    Kevin Schwantz 1988 winner



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    God dam, i want to go...:9 that is a great race to watch.. ive always seen clips from it over the years and wondered what it exactly is..

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    NICE writeup, I have always liked this event, but it doesn't get nearly as much attention as it should. Awesome to see Kevin on there lol, I didn't know that!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    NICE writeup, I have always liked this event, but it doesn't get nearly as much attention as it should. Awesome to see Kevin on there lol, I didn't know that!!
    Great story behind that.

    Kevin went to Macau that year after a disappointing 1988 GP season. He was quick from the get go and had a factory GP Suzuki RGV500 under him. The only man that could challenge him was Jamie Whitham. Before raceday, race organizers told Kevin to not just break out of the event and leave everyone way behind (make the event boring). But on race day, they realized that if Jamie Whitham realized he had a chance at the win, he would push very hard. This would have been too dangerous as Macau is the most dangerous course for motorbikes in the world. Kevin was told to push as hard as he wanted and went on to set the standing start lap record. He then proceeded to ride away from the competition. Kevin then realized that because of his massive lead, he wouldn't be on TV as all the cameras would focus on the battles going on behind him.

    So.....

    Kevin started doing wheelies for the rest of the race to please the fans and get on tv. He was doing them at 90+mph and many say he did half the race on just the back wheel.

    I'm sure that win in 1988 helped Kevin become the master of 1989 GP season where he won 6 races. Even more than the champion Eddie Lawson.
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    ^LOL awesome. He does like wheelies lol. I didn't know any of that, thanks for the info!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by simontibbett
    ^LOL awesome. He does like wheelies lol. I didn't know any of that, thanks for the info!!
    Also the Elf Honda. It was a great idea but won its only ever race at Macau.

    Gerhard Berger says "the 1983 Macau Grand Prix the race of his life" That was also the race i feel he admitted to himself that Senna was better. This allowed him to become best friends with Senna as he understood Senna's personality.

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    I can't wait for it to start.

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    Quote Originally Posted by EJ25RUN
    Gerhard Berger says "the 1983 Macau Grand Prix the race of his life" That was also the race i feel he admitted to himself that Senna was better. This allowed him to become best friends with Senna as he understood Senna's personality.
    I always have wondered what it would be like to surround my self with people like that and in this sport alone. But my one hero is gone so ...

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    Excellent write up man. I'd die to go to that event or even bomb around on that track. Makes me want to go so bad..
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    WOW this looks like an amazing event. Where can we go for race coverage, EJ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oz10
    WOW this looks like an amazing event. Where can we go for race coverage, EJ?
    I'm still on that. No one has posted anything reliable on ten-tenths. I watched Bathurst from an Australian channel called Big-Pond. If anyone in Hong Kong is showing the F3 race or the Superbike race, i'll post once it is up.

    Motors TV is a likely possibility for F3.
    BBC covers the Irish road races and the Tourist Trophy but i have never seen a BBC stream (otherwise i'd watch Top Gear live).

    The only 100% is the GHIA WTCC races. The entire championship is on Eurosport and someone on Justin.tv usually has it up.

    As the race gets closer, i'll post any changers.

    *NOTICE I LEFT A SPOT FOR TV UPDATES IN THE FIRST POST*

    If all else fails, i'll have the races up for download afterward.

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    Nice write up once again. Interesting concept for a race, almost like a festival of speed.

    And, Scooter racing....really!!??!!

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    fuck yeah. this is one of my favorite events ever. scooter racing FTW.
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    Yeah the scooter racing looks pretty hot.

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    Nice post. Its pretty funny how they still speak Portuguese over there.

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    simon, lets get scooters. lol. do they call it scootermoto??

    when do you wanna get all that crap from my miata?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thighs
    simon, lets get scooters. lol. do they call it scootermoto??

    when do you wanna get all that crap from my miata?
    lol lets do it, and take them to meets, together.

    when you be free? my phone is dead so for communication PM me.

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    I for one have NEVER seen scooter racing. I don't follow racing very closely so I don't know the significance behind this race as well as most others would, but it looks like some damn fine competition...so many different forms of racing taking place on the same track. Hell of a track too...half of it being high-speed straights and the other half being sharp kinks...haha, and it's so narrow too. I'll have to read more into this becase it looks very interesting, and I'll definitely have to catch the coverage of it. Thanks for the info

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    Update -

    - Qualifying sessions have took place for Motorcycle race.
    - I have found possible streams but need to check all of them to see if work.
    - Racing starts around 9:00 Pm
    - regardless if stream pops up, i'll have the full race download if anyone wants it for any of the big races.


    I know that Eurosport will be showing the WTCC race.

    And Motors TV will do the F3, Motorcycle, and GT race. Here are the times but im not sure what the - ? GMT is to convert to EST.

    15:00

    MACAU GRAND PRIX MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX
    Some say it is the most challenging circuit in the world and when the motorcycles compete in the streets of Macau the action is intense from start to finish.

    16:00

    MACAU GRAND PRIX FORMULA 3 QUALIFYING
    Qualifying up front is the key to success for the one race all Formula 3 drivers want to win, the Macau Grand Prix.

    17:00

    MACAU GRAND PRIX FORMULA 3
    Every aspiring single seater driver wants to put a Macau Formula 3 Grand Prix victory on his motor racing resume.

    18:00

    MACAU GRAND PRIX GT CUP
    The GT Cup, for such sports cars as Porsches and Ferraris, on the streets of Macau is a recipe for non-stop action and excitement.


    i'll update as i find info.
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    Here is what i have so far as the most likely source.

    1. Go to this site

    http://www.myp2p.eu/competition.php?...llowedDays=1If

    2. Register for the site.
    3. Go to Motor sport section
    4. Click Macau Grand Prix
    5. Within an hour of race start, a stream should pop up.

    The racing should begin around 9 pm.

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