Never mind rising petrol costs and traffic, motoring and motorcycling are about freedom and
the open road. We’ve handpicked shows and songs to suit your driving style. Words: Brent Smith
You sit in traffic every
morning and nip to the
mall on weekends.
Don’t Drive Here
You think you have it bad?
Check out the traffic in
congested cities such
Delhi, Mexico City and
Bangkok.
Discovery World
March 12 at 22:00
Channel 187
Listento:“BicycleRace”
byQueenor“Dashboard”
byModestMouse
Commuter Classic car enthusiast Boy racer
You’re on a first name
basis with all the moms
in the school run.
Hairy Bikers Every
Day Gourmets
The Hairy Bikers show
you how to prepare
delicious dishes
at home.
BBC Lifestyle March 11
at 10:30 Channel 174
Listen to: “Mercedes
Benz” by Janis Joplin
or “Born to Be Wild”
by Steppenwolf
Soccer mom
You spend your
Saturdays under the
hood tweaking your
65 Shelby Mustang’s
engine.
Classic Car Rescue
Watch as Bernie
Fineman and Mario
Pacione restore
shameful rust buckets,
including a Jaguar
E-Type and a Mini
Cooper, to their former
glory.
Discovery Channel
March 14 at 21:00
Channel 121
Listen to: “Mustang
Sally” by Wilson Pickett
or “Little Red Corvette”
by Prince
Counting Cars
Danny “the Count” Koker
acquires, restores and
customises classic cars
and motorcycles before
flogging them for profit.
History March 13
at 18:45 Channel 186
Listen to: “Drive My
Car” by the Beatles or
“American Pie” by
Don McLean
You do doughnuts in your
local Pick n Pay’s car
park on a Friday night to
impress girls.
Top Gear XXI
Join Clarkson, May,
Hammond and the Stig for
more crazy car antics.
BBC Entertainment
March 12 at 21:15 Channel
120
Listen to: “Cars” by Gary
Numan or “I’m in Love
With My Car” by Queen
World’s Wildest Police
Chases
Featuring the most
dangerous pursuits and
shootouts between cops
and criminals in the US.
Sony Max March 12
at 19:05 Channel 128
Listen to: “Highway to
Hell” by AC/DC or “Hyper
Music” by Muse
Motorsport
Catch the Nascar
Nationwide Series on
SuperSport 8, Formula
One on SuperSport 6 and
MotoGP on SuperSport 6.
SuperSport 6
Channel 206 and
SuperSport 8
Channel 208
Listen to: “Speedway”
by the Prodigy or
“Should I Stay or
Should I Go”
by the Clash
spin
Gofora
MOTORING SPECIAL
Motorsport
fans check out
SuperSport.com
for more.

F12014Are you a Formula One fan? Here’s the driver
line-up for the season, which gets underway in
Australia on March 16.
McLaren
Mercedes engine
Jenson Button
(GBR) and Kevin
Magnussen (DEN)
Ferrari
Fernando Alonso
(ESP) and Kimi
Räikkönen (FIN)
Mercedes-AMG
Lewis Hamilton
(GBR) and Nico
Rosberg (GER)
Force India
Mercedes engine
Nico Hülkenberg
(GER) and Sergio
Pérez (MEX)
Lotus
Renault engine
Romain Grosjean
(FRA) and Pastor
Maldonado (VEN)
Sauber
Ferrari engine
Adrian Sutil (GER)
and Esteban
Gutiérrez (MEX)
Toro Rosso
Renault engine
Jean-Eric Vergne
(FRA) and Daniil
Kvyat (RUS)
Williams
Mercedes engine
Felipe Massa
(BRA) and Valtteri
Bottas (FIN)
Marussia
Ferrari engine
Jules Bianchi
(FRA) and Max
Chilton (GBR)
Caterham
Renault engine
Kamui Kobayashi
(JPN) and Marcus
Ericsson (SWE)
You believe if heaven had a driveway it
would resemble the N2 highway from
Cape Town to Durban.
Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
Guy Fieri hits the highway to sample
the delights and menus of classic food
pit stops.
Food Network March 17 at 17:50
Channel 175
Listen to: “Ag Pleez Deddy” by
Jeremy Taylor or “On the Road Again”
by Willie Nelson
Red Bull Racing
Renault engine
Sebastian Vettel
(GER) and Daniel
Ricciardo (AUS)
German
wunderkind
Sebastian Vettel
is a quadruple
world champion,
having won the
championship
in 2010, 2011,
2012 and 2013
while driving for
Red Bull Racing.
This year his
partner is Daniel
Ricciardo, an
Australian who
replaces Mark
Webber.
You cruise the burbs with your arm
slung out the window and hip-hop
blasting from the stereo.
21 Jump Street
Two cops are assigned to go
undercover at a high school and must
learn to act the part of teenagers.
M-Net Movies Action+ March 17
at 21:45 Channel 106
Listen to: “Stan” by Eminem or
“Lowrider” by War
also watch
Drive M-Net Movies Action
March 30 at 20:00
Channel 110
Transit M-Net Movies Action+
March 30 at 20:00
Channel 106
Road tripper Off-roader Neighbourhood patroller
You prefer sand, mud and ditches to tar, toll roads and traffic
cops.
The 4x4 Show
Explore some of the most amazing scenery in Southern
Africa on DStv’s motoring home, Ignition.
Ignition March 15 at 17:00 Channel 189
Listen to: “The Passenger” by Iggy Pop or “Country Roads
(Take Me Home)” by John Denver
MOTORING SPECIAL