Race of Champions !

[Daniel]

Schumacher wouldn't be contractually allowed to driver the Fords, hence him driving the Fiats all the time. I think the same goes for Gronholm who was always driving the Fords and nothing else.

Funniest thing of the day had to be Matthew Wilson (well I'm guessing it was him) driving straight out onto the track and crashing into the first corner and breaking all the Focus's suspension. Doh!

Where were you sitting? That happened right in front of me..... truly hilarious.

[White Sauron]

The best moment of the race was when Heikki and Michael fought on the track! A great duel, and the Punto looked great!

[Daniel]

The best moment of the race was when Heikki and Michael fought on the track! A great duel, and the Punto looked great!

I bet it didn't look half as good as it looked in person.

[Josti]

Yes but it's not part of the WRC or anything. It's an opportunity for everyone to let their hair down and see great drivers driving AND make money for charity.

WRC or not, I'm not a fan of it. Point was that it's not the event what it used to be. But yes, it's just for fun and for charity which is good, but people who have knowledge of the old event, know that this is not really as big as some people tend to say.

[ioan]

There's a guy called Sebastian that looks like a good prospect for a favorite driver in the near future, and I'm not talking about Bourdais.

[Daniel]

WRC or not, I'm not a fan of it. Point was that it's not the event what it used to be. But yes, it's just for fun and for charity which is good, but people who have knowledge of the old event, know that this is not really as big as some people tend to say.

Boohoo! Don't rubbish something you haven't seen in person If you'd been there and seen what I saw you would have a different opinion.

[Josti]

Boohoo! Don't rubbish something you haven't seen in person If you'd been there and seen what I saw you would have a different opinion.

Opinions are different Daniel, no matter what you say. I think it's a great event, and I'm sure you enjoy it when you see it live. But again, these publicity locations did have a negative effect on the events character, especially for the early fans of the event. I'm surprised you don't realize that.

[Daniel]

Opinions are different Daniel, no matter what you say. I think it's a great event, and I'm sure you enjoy it when you see it live. But again, these publicity locations did have a negative effect on the events character, especially for the early fans of the event. I'm surprised you don't realize that.

Yes but the character of the event is not really all that important. It's just for fun. If this was a WRC event I'd want it held in the best possible place even if it's in Antarctica and I have no chance of ever seeing the event. At the end of the day the original event was inaccessible to most people then from that PoV what's the point? If this was a serious event I'd be right there with you complaining but it's not so why not appreciate the light hearted nature of the event and appreciate the drivers that you can see and the level of car control they show. Why should F1 and touring car drivers go drive on a specialised surface (gravel) and make a fool out of themselves when the battle can be fought on a fairly level playing field and we can see some close racing. I for one am glad Michael Schumacher was there. Say what you want about his sportsmanship and Ferrari but by god the man can drive a car with a level of control that most can only dream about. Fair play to him showing up in overalls in the colours of the charity they were sponsoring too.

I agree the solution F cars were absolute rubbish btw. Quite boring to watch although Priaulx did coax a nice slide out of one of them

If it was up to me the 5 cars would have been
Xsara
Punto S2000
Quattro S1
Aston Martin N24
RoC Buggy

[Brother John]

I for one am glad Michael Schumacher was there. Say what you want about his sportsmanship and Ferrari but by god the man can drive a car with a level of control that most can only dream about. Fair play to him showing up in overalls in the colours of the charity they were sponsoring too.

It´s all fake! About Michael Schumacher....... Why he won´t to drive the Focus and he said, I must have that yellow solution F in the final?
ROC is not worth the name and is just a money thing for some people! mokin:

[Daniel]

Hey he lost anyway

Marcus didn't drive any of the non-Ford producst so you could say the same of him. Drivers have contracts. That's all really.

Why do people have to be so cynical and negative about what is essentially a great event. Don't like it? Put your best of the 80's rallying dvd's in and watch them leave others to enjoy what is a great event