Race of Champions.

[escortg3]

According to the ROC website, Eurosport are showing this live at the weekend. Who do you think will win? Seb gets my vote.





I wasn`t sure where to start this thread as it has drivers from alot of series, hope here is o.k. :D

[BTCC2]

Did Loeb win last year?

[AndySpeed]

Loeb was in the individuals final last year with Tom Kristensen and won.

[wacked]

I think Heikki will win..

[Captain VXR]

Priaulx

[jonv]

would be interesting to see what the final line up of drivers is. The list on the website includes Jimmie Johnson and Jenson Button - both currently out of action due to injury.
Not sure why Button is in a race of champions - Lewis Hamilton should replace him.

[grassrootsracer]

Jimmie Johnson won't be there. He recently broke his wrist in a golf cart incident.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55986

[Alexamateo]

Jimmie Johnson won't be there. He recently broke his wrist in a golf cart incident.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55986

These race car drivers need to stay away from golf carts :D

[Knocker69]

It's on live in the US on HDNet (if you get it) 11 am ET - 3 pm ET

[harvick#1]

Loeb will win it :D

[schmenke]

Anyone know if SpeedTV is airing it?

[escortg3]

http://www.raceofchampions.com/

full tv listing on here ;)

[Funks]

Go Yvan!

[jonv]

James Thompson to replace Button - at least he is a Champion!

[jso1985]

Jimmie Johnson won't be there. He recently broke his wrist in a golf cart incident.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55986

everytime I read "golf cart incident" I remember that image from the jackass movie and Knoxville's golf cart incident :p :

Hi, I'm Paul Tracy and welcome to Jackass :p :

[jonv]

Scott Speed to take Jimmie Johnsons place.

[grassrootsracer]

Why Scott Speed? I'm not doubting his talents, but there are other American drivers who've actually won championships, let only races this season.

Sam Hornish Jr (IRL)
Andy Lally & Marc Bunting (Rolex GT)
Lawson Aschenbach (Speed World Challenge GT)

There's also leading Americans in their respective classes:
Butch Leitzinger (3rd in ALMS LMP1)
Clint Field (2nd in ALMS LMP2)
Patrick Long (3rd in ALMS GT2)
Randy Pobst (2nd in Speed World Challenge Touring Car)
Scott Pruett (2nd in Rolex DP)

[jonv]

Kevin Harvick (Nascar Busch)

[Eki]

Why Scott Speed? I'm not doubting his talents, but there are other American drivers who've actually won championships, let only races this season.


It's the old dilemma of whether it's better to be a small fish in a big pond or a big fish in a small pond.

[BeansBeansBeans]

James Thompson to replace Button - at least he is a Champion!

So is Button. Uk Formula Ford Champion. But that's not important. The Race of Champions rarely features a field full of Champions. It's just a catchy name.

[Northern Monkey]

The atmostphere in the stadium for the event is great - except when a French person loses in which case the crowd go mad! Shame I'm not going over for it this year.

[jonv]

Scott Speed injured in Jerez. Organisers have contacted Kurt Busch and Robby Gordon about replacing him.

[millencolin]

Bourdais gets my vote

[Scuderia ferrari]

Wonder why Schumacher is not doing it? Did he not do it last year?

[Donney]

The spanish team is surprising, I don't know how Roma will feature in this type of event, very twisty, short and on tarmac.

[306 Cosworth]

Loeb will win if he gets into the finals, especially because they'll porbably be using the Xsara WRC for the final :rolleyes:

[A.F.F.]

Wonder why Schumacher is not doing it? Did he not do it last year?

Simple. He lost last year. No reason to loose again.

[jonv]

Eurosport coverage just starting

[Daniel]

Pastrana was amazing........ :)

[Erki]

ES coverage ?? I see biathlon on ES.... :rolleyes:

Robby Gordon at ROC? :eek: That'd be interesting...not to say exciting... :s mokin:

[Donney]

Eurosport coverage here it is suposed to start at 19:00 (http://eurosport.co.uk/motorsports/mc_vid31430.shtml)

[RaikkonenRules]

So is Button. Uk Formula Ford Champion. But that's not important. The Race of Champions rarely features a field full of Champions. It's just a catchy name.

That was like 10 years ago :confused:

[Daniel]

The Race Of Champions is just a name. It's never been a requirement for any driver to be a world champion or recent champion back when it was strictly a rally only affair.

[Erki]

The coolest guy won! :D :up:
Strategy: "Flat out, full pull" :D :up:
WTG Eki!

[BobbyC]

Pastrana was amazing........ :)

That was pure old-school American racer . . .

Hop into a Big Car Wednesday night in Lakeland (FL) (the old Indy-type roadsters of the past) and race against both short track and saloon stars, then hop on a plane and then have to double-duty (oh does that remind us of Buschwhackers) against two.

It reminds me of the swagger of the Mob in 1 vs 100, but this was clearly something Pastrana showed to the world of motorsport.

It doesn't hurt to have poor Jimmie Johnson, down to one good hand because of a stupid injury, morphing into Chad Knaus for the races either, taking his five years of working with Knaus, his crew chief, and using every skill from his pit box boss to play Chad Knaus for Travis.

Somehow, I almost thought of the Unser and Andretti era where drivers hopped into a car on Wednesday night, flew on Thursday, arrived in Europe on Friday, and raced on Saturday.

[jonv]

and the best news ?
Next years Race Of Champions to be held at the new Wembley Stadium :)
let's hope it is finished in time...

[Donney]

I hoe the track is a little wider so the Race is more spectacular.

[Robinho]

Pastrana was great in the nations cup part, did a great job of double driving, and was so magnanimous after beating Coulthard and McRae, seems like a proper nice guy.

surprised Loeb was beaten, but then i thought Kovy would make the final too.

hope wembley is sorted for next year, think i may have to check out the event next year.

i think the race would have been more exciting in the dry so they could have got more speed up, as it was the wet added to the drama