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escortg3
11th December 2006, 08:57
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
11th December 2006, 17:39
Did Loeb win last year?

AndySpeed
11th December 2006, 17:50
Loeb was in the individuals final last year with Tom Kristensen and won.

wacked
11th December 2006, 17:59
I think Heikki will win..

Captain VXR
11th December 2006, 18:03
Priaulx

jonv
11th December 2006, 18:24
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
11th December 2006, 18:36
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
11th December 2006, 19:07
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
11th December 2006, 22:26
It's on live in the US on HDNet (if you get it) 11 am ET - 3 pm ET

harvick#1
11th December 2006, 22:28
Loeb will win it :D

schmenke
11th December 2006, 22:28
Anyone know if SpeedTV is airing it?

escortg3
11th December 2006, 22:41
http://www.raceofchampions.com/

full tv listing on here ;)

Funks
11th December 2006, 22:54
Go Yvan!

jonv
12th December 2006, 20:57
James Thompson to replace Button - at least he is a Champion!

jso1985
12th December 2006, 21:13
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
13th December 2006, 22:49
Scott Speed to take Jimmie Johnsons place.

grassrootsracer
13th December 2006, 23:03
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
13th December 2006, 23:18
Kevin Harvick (Nascar Busch)

Eki
13th December 2006, 23:31
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
13th December 2006, 23:40
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
14th December 2006, 00:21
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
16th December 2006, 10:01
Scott Speed injured in Jerez. Organisers have contacted Kurt Busch and Robby Gordon about replacing him.

millencolin
16th December 2006, 11:23
Bourdais gets my vote

Scuderia ferrari
16th December 2006, 11:45
Wonder why Schumacher is not doing it? Did he not do it last year?

Donney
16th December 2006, 12:02
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
16th December 2006, 12:08
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.
16th December 2006, 12:08
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
16th December 2006, 16:07
Eurosport coverage just starting

Daniel
16th December 2006, 18:35
Pastrana was amazing........ :)

Erki
16th December 2006, 18:46
ES coverage ?? I see biathlon on ES.... :rolleyes:

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

Donney
16th December 2006, 19:08
Eurosport coverage here it is suposed to start at 19:00 (http://eurosport.co.uk/motorsports/mc_vid31430.shtml)

RaikkonenRules
16th December 2006, 19:32
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
16th December 2006, 20:23
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
16th December 2006, 23:23
The coolest guy won! :D :up:
Strategy: "Flat out, full pull" :D :up:
WTG Eki!

BobbyC
17th December 2006, 01:31
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
17th December 2006, 09:44
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
17th December 2006, 09:54
I hoe the track is a little wider so the Race is more spectacular.

Robinho
17th December 2006, 15:59
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