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The premier episode of Final Drive is on. Watch the United States Touring Car Championship run at Buttonwillow!
• Episode 2The Goodsport Racing Mitsubishi Evolution, driven by David Bongiovanni, took first place in the first United States Touring Car race of the 2008 season. Held at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA, the inaugural race held much promise with good weather, excellent car count, and some fierce competition including past USTCC champions and Grand Am veterans.
• Episode 3Andy Hope, driving the Opak Racing/Spoon Sports Acura RSX-R, won the Infineon Round of the Nitto Tires United States Touring Car Championship. Hope, who is one of the Editors for Sport Compact Car magazine, was never at the front except for the one lap that counted, the last one. Curt Simmons finished in second place in the Sunnyvale Dodge SRT-4. Simmons started on the pole and led every lap except for the last one. Dave Bongiovanni managed to drive a great race and brought the Goodsport Racing Mitsubishi Evo in third place.
• Episode 4Andrie Hartanto driving the RedZone Performance/CT Engineering Acura TSX scored his first win at the Nitto Tires United States Touring Car Championship (USTCC) race at Thunderhill Raceway on August 24, 2008. Hartanto became the fifth different winner in as many races this season.
• Episode 5Curt Simmons returns to Infineon in the Dodge SRT-4 and becomes the fourth different winner in as many races in the 2008 Nitto Tires USTCC. Newcomer Andrie Hartanto shows his muscle with a great run.
• Episode 6Andrie Hartanto scores his first win in the RedZone Performance Acura TSX at Thunderhill Raceway in a great battle with Andy Chittum's BTM Motorworks BMW 328ti. Tom Lepper and Curt Simmons make the race more exciting by getting to grid late and starting behind the others.
• Episode 7Nitto Tire USTCC from Buttonwillow, CA November 2008. Andrie Hartanto and his Acura TSX battle Andy Chittum's BMW 328 and Curt Simmons' Dodge SRT-4.
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Final Drive TV Episode 8. Season opener for the 2009 Nitto Tire US Touring Car Championhip action at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA. Great four way battle between Andrie Hartanto's Acura TSX, Andy Chittum's BMW 328ti, Curt Simmons' Dodge SRT-4 and Pete Bovenberg's Honda Civic. April 2009
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Final Drive TV presents Nitto Tire US Touring Car Championship. Watch a great battle between the BMW of Andy Chittum vs. the Acura of Andrie Hartanto. Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA. May 2009
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Final Drive TV presents Nitto Tire US Touring Car Championship. Watch a
great battle between the BMW of Andy Chittum vs. the Acura of Andrie
Hartanto plus see the fight between the Mazda of Michael McColligan and
the Acura of Rich Woo. Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA. June 2009
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Final Drive TV presents Nitto Tire US Touring Car Championship. Watch a
great battle between the BMW of Andy Chittum vs. the Acura of Tom Lepper
vs. the Dodge SRT-4 of Curt Simmons. Plus see the fight between the
Mazda of Michael McColligan and the Mini Cooper of Vince Parker. Auto
Club Speedway, Fontana, CA. August 2009
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Episode 12 covers the introduction of the Ford Fiesta with a rare drive in Europe. The show also takes the viewers to Istanbul, Turkey, Prague, Czech Republic and Milan, Italy.
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Final Drive TV presents Nitto Tire US Touring Car Championship. Tom Lepper switches from Honda to turbo Chevy power in order to beat Andrie Hartanto's Acura TSX in the high Utah elevation. Mini Cooper of Owen Trinkler had a fierce battle with Curt Simmons in the Dodge SRT-4. Miller Motorsports Park, Salt Lake City, UT. September 2009
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Final Drive TV presents Nitto Tire US Touring Car Championship. Watch a great battle between the BMW of Andy Chittum vs. the Honda Civic of Pete Bovenberg as well as the turbo Dodge SRT-4 of Curt Simmons vs. the turbo Chevy of Tom Lepper. Buttonwillow Raceway October 2009
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Round 7 of the 2009 Nitto Tires US Touring Car Championship is full of
action with the 2 hour format. Watch the action as Curt Simmons with
his Dodge SRT-4 goes against Andy Chittum's BMW 328ti and Pete
Bovenberg's Honda Civic. The team of Tom Lepper and Andrie Hartanto
switch to a Chevy Cobalt SS to clinch the championship.
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2010 Season of the Nitto Tires United States Touring Car Championship
gets underway at Infineon Raceway. Great battle between the high
horsepower turbocharged front wheel drive Mazdaspeed 3, Chevrolet Cobalt
SS and Dodge SRT-4. Curt Simmons takes the early lead but suffers from a
broken axle. Ken Dobson ends up winning the race with Pete Bovenberg in
second and Ron Valtierra in third.
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Race two of the Nitto Tires US Touring Car Championship takes us to
Thunderhill Raceway. Ken Dobson gets the win but a big battle between
the BMW of Navid Kahangi, the Honda of Pete Bovenberg, and the Dodge of
Curt Simmons makes this an exciting one.
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Round three of the 2010 Nitto Tires United States Touring Car
Championship at Thunderhill Raceway is a unique 2 hour race format where
fuel economy and strategy as well as speed play a vital role. Ken
Dobson's FLI Tuning Mazdaspeed 3 takes the early lead while the MBO
Racing Honda Civic of Simmons/Bovenberg tries to catch up. Pit stops
change the game though as poor fuel economy forces Dobson into a second
stop and costs him the win.
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Go across the globe to the Mugello Circuit near Rome and take a tour of
the Best Western Hotel Astrid in Rome. Then follow the first Final
Drive project car, a 1996 Mazda Miata, as it is cleaned up and
practically rebuilt with new parts. With help from some aftermarket
companies, the Miata gets a new life instead of heading for the crusher.
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Round 1 of the 2011 Nitto Tires US Touring Car Championship at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA. Many teams suffer mechanical issues
but at the end Brandon Kraus in the Honda Prelude manages to win. Felipe Cabezas finishes second and Pete Bovenberg finishes third.
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In this episode, Final Drive shows you how to work with steel braided
lines and how to properly plumb your race car using Earl's Racing
fittings and lines.
Next we test drive a car that can get 50 mpg and do 0-60 mph in less
than 8 seconds and have room for five people. All for about $40,000.
Science fiction? No, actually it is the BMW 320d.
We also test a new lens from Tamron, the 28-300 f/3.5-6.3 zoom which can
take the place of several lenses in your camera bag.
Finally, Final Drive looks at the new Samsung Galaxy Tab to see if it is
as good as they say. Tablets are the latest rage and everyone is
talking about the Galaxy.
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Final Drive 22 takes you to rounds 2 and 3 of the 2011 Nitto Tires
United States Touring Car Championship at Thunderhill Raceway in
Willows, CA. Watch two separate races as Pete Bovenberg, Curt Simmons,
and Brandon Kraus battle for the lead. A special feature of this
episode is a special driver profile of USTCC GT driver, Ken Kurtz.
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Nitto US Touring Car Championship 2011 Round 5 from Thunderhill Raceway
in Willows, California. Brandon Kraus scores his third win of the year
in the Honda Prelude but the competition is tough as Pete Bovenberg's
Honda Civic is always there as is three time champion Dave Brown in the
Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart.
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• Episode 24 & 25
Episode 24 and 25 Takes you to Buttonwillow Raceway for Round 6 and Infineon Raceway for Round 7 of the Nitto Tires United States Touring Car Championship. Brandon Kraus in the DW Pumps Honda Prelude is fighting with Pete Bovenberg's MBO Racing Honda Civic to win the championship as it comes down to the last race of the year. Dave Brown is trying to be the spoiler to beat them in the Works / Hawk Brake Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart.
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Check the channel line up page. If your city is not listed there, we may be coming to your area. We are always trying to expand to major metropolitan areas as we grow. In the meantime, all episodes will continue to be available free online.
Is Final Drive available on satellite TV?
Currently Final Drive is only available through cable TV.