| skuttledude | 11-29-2005 02:52 PM |
2005 Race of Champions, Dec 3rd details...
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2005 race of Champions!
[B]TV information updated:[/B] (updated Nov.30th)
[I]+live on HD Net at 9:30pm on Staurday Dec. 3.!!!!!! 4 hrs of coverage!!!!
There will be numerous re-airing of this race.
-Still waiting to see if SPEED will air it and when.
+ESPN (to the rescue)
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 21/12/2005 14:00 / 15:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 15/01/2006 10:00 / 11:00 ET
(thanks leaknoil)
+ racing-live.com will have a LIVE broadcast...looks like a pay per view.[/I]
[B]SPOILERS START ON PAGE 2!!!![/B]
Cliff notes: ROC is awesome. Best drivers from around the world competing for their nation and individual glory. Will compete in WRC, open wheels (F1?!!) and usually a buggy in an indoor stadium in Paris.
Details:
"The highly awaited Race of Champions � Nations Cup, will take place on 3 December, once again at the Stade de France in Paris. Some of the most famous names in motorsports will meet again for this exciting event.
S�bastien Loeb will be one of the stars once again in front of his home fans. The World Rally Champion and defending "champions' champ" Heikki Kovalainen will compete once again. The list of rally drivers includes masters such as Marcus Gronholm, Colin McRae, Francois Duval and Armin Schwarz.
The circuit drivers to be seen at the Stade de France include great names such as Jean Alesi, David Coulthard, Jeff Gordon, Felipe Massa and Sebastien Bourdais.
An F1 car on the track
For the first time in the history of the Race of Champions and the Stade de France, and to celebrate its titles, the Formula 1 World Championship-winning team will made a dynamic demonstration on the track. The Formula 1 car and its V10 will roar one more time for all the spectators.
Citroen to celebrate their World titles at the Stade de France
Partners of the Race of Champions for the second consecutive year, Citro�n will take this opportunity to celebrate their World titles on December the 3rd in the Stade de France. On this occasion, and to honour its Manufacturers and Drivers titles.
World Rally Champions S�bastien Loeb and Daniel Elena (Citro�n Xsara WRC) will complete an exhibition run followed by Juniors World Champions Dani Sordo and Marc Marti (Citro�n C2 S1600).
Race of Champions - Nations Cup : Entry list
France : Jean Alesi (DTM) - S�bastien Loeb (WRC)
USA : Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) - Travis Pastrana (X-GAMES)
Great Britain : David Coulthard (F1) Colin McRae (WRC)
Finland : Marcus Gr�nholm (WRC) - Heikki Kovalainen (GP2)
Brazil : Felipe Massa (F1) Nelson Piquet Jr. (GP2/A1GP)
Scandinavia : Tom Kristensen (Endurance) - Mattias Ekstr�m (S/DTM).
Benelux : Christijan Albers (F1) - Fran�ois Duval (WRC),
Team Playstation France : S�bastien Bourdais (Champ Car) - St�phane Peterhansel (Rally-Raid).
Germany : Bernd Schneider (DTM) - Armin Schwarz (WRC).
British IRL driver Dan Wheldon is registered as a "wild card" and will only participate to the Race of Champions.
[B]TV information updated:[/B] (updated Nov.30th)
[I]+live on HD Net at 9:30pm on Staurday Dec. 3.!!!!!! 4 hrs of coverage!!!!
There will be numerous re-airing of this race.
-Still waiting to see if SPEED will air it and when.
+ESPN (to the rescue)
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 21/12/2005 14:00 / 15:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 15/01/2006 10:00 / 11:00 ET
(thanks leaknoil)
+ racing-live.com will have a LIVE broadcast...looks like a pay per view.[/I]
[B]SPOILERS START ON PAGE 2!!!![/B]
Cliff notes: ROC is awesome. Best drivers from around the world competing for their nation and individual glory. Will compete in WRC, open wheels (F1?!!) and usually a buggy in an indoor stadium in Paris.
Details:
"The highly awaited Race of Champions � Nations Cup, will take place on 3 December, once again at the Stade de France in Paris. Some of the most famous names in motorsports will meet again for this exciting event.
S�bastien Loeb will be one of the stars once again in front of his home fans. The World Rally Champion and defending "champions' champ" Heikki Kovalainen will compete once again. The list of rally drivers includes masters such as Marcus Gronholm, Colin McRae, Francois Duval and Armin Schwarz.
The circuit drivers to be seen at the Stade de France include great names such as Jean Alesi, David Coulthard, Jeff Gordon, Felipe Massa and Sebastien Bourdais.
An F1 car on the track
For the first time in the history of the Race of Champions and the Stade de France, and to celebrate its titles, the Formula 1 World Championship-winning team will made a dynamic demonstration on the track. The Formula 1 car and its V10 will roar one more time for all the spectators.
Citroen to celebrate their World titles at the Stade de France
Partners of the Race of Champions for the second consecutive year, Citro�n will take this opportunity to celebrate their World titles on December the 3rd in the Stade de France. On this occasion, and to honour its Manufacturers and Drivers titles.
World Rally Champions S�bastien Loeb and Daniel Elena (Citro�n Xsara WRC) will complete an exhibition run followed by Juniors World Champions Dani Sordo and Marc Marti (Citro�n C2 S1600).
Race of Champions - Nations Cup : Entry list
France : Jean Alesi (DTM) - S�bastien Loeb (WRC)
USA : Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) - Travis Pastrana (X-GAMES)
Great Britain : David Coulthard (F1) Colin McRae (WRC)
Finland : Marcus Gr�nholm (WRC) - Heikki Kovalainen (GP2)
Brazil : Felipe Massa (F1) Nelson Piquet Jr. (GP2/A1GP)
Scandinavia : Tom Kristensen (Endurance) - Mattias Ekstr�m (S/DTM).
Benelux : Christijan Albers (F1) - Fran�ois Duval (WRC),
Team Playstation France : S�bastien Bourdais (Champ Car) - St�phane Peterhansel (Rally-Raid).
Germany : Bernd Schneider (DTM) - Armin Schwarz (WRC).
British IRL driver Dan Wheldon is registered as a "wild card" and will only participate to the Race of Champions.
| Jon Bogert | 11-29-2005 02:57 PM |
[quote]once again at the Stade de France in Paris[/quote]Too bad. What a crappy venue. :(
| slowscooby | 11-29-2005 06:48 PM |
I wanna see Solberg compete damnit.
| nKoan | 11-29-2005 06:56 PM |
I liked it better when it was on the Canary Islands :(
But the race is still cool. Can't wait to see it on Speed Channel in like 2 or 3 months.
But the race is still cool. Can't wait to see it on Speed Channel in like 2 or 3 months.
| mike270 | 11-29-2005 07:01 PM |
So Christian, do you get to go?
| leaknoil | 11-29-2005 07:37 PM |
No offense against Travis but, putting him against Loeb and Gronholm aint exactly fair. The US team is going to be destroyed. Couldn't they get Scott Speed or Danica at least ? Geeze.
| bjorn240 | 11-29-2005 07:49 PM |
Get to, yes. Going to, no. I'm going to be safety steward at the Maine Winter Rally.
- Christian
- Christian
| ralliharri | 11-29-2005 08:44 PM |
[QUOTE=nKoan]I liked it better when it was on the Canary Islands :(
But the race is still cool. Can't wait to see it on Speed Channel in like 2 or 3 months.[/QUOTE]
It was more of a race back then.
Is rallying lady No1, Michelle Mouton still putting it on?
At least last year it was only a week late on Speed.
But the race is still cool. Can't wait to see it on Speed Channel in like 2 or 3 months.[/QUOTE]
It was more of a race back then.
Is rallying lady No1, Michelle Mouton still putting it on?
At least last year it was only a week late on Speed.
| artkevin | 11-29-2005 08:50 PM |
France gets two teams?
| finnRex | 11-29-2005 08:58 PM |
I just hope that a Finn doesn't get shafted by Ferrari:mad:...:lol:.
Mika
Mika
| leaknoil | 11-29-2005 09:12 PM |
[QUOTE=artkevin]France gets two teams?[/QUOTE]
Doesn't surprise me. Whole thing is just a ego trip for France anyway. Even Loeb thought the organizers made a 'suspect' call last year so, Loeb wouldn't lose. French hate the US the most of course so, we get a highly suspect team. They like to rub it in when they can.
Personally, I don't see why NASCAR even lets their guys participate. They really don't have much to gain from it and actualy have something to lose. If there has to be a NASCAR guy it should have been the other Gordon. He at least beat Peterhansel on a Dakar stage.
Doesn't surprise me. Whole thing is just a ego trip for France anyway. Even Loeb thought the organizers made a 'suspect' call last year so, Loeb wouldn't lose. French hate the US the most of course so, we get a highly suspect team. They like to rub it in when they can.
Personally, I don't see why NASCAR even lets their guys participate. They really don't have much to gain from it and actualy have something to lose. If there has to be a NASCAR guy it should have been the other Gordon. He at least beat Peterhansel on a Dakar stage.
| wrrrx | 11-29-2005 09:52 PM |
[QUOTE=leaknoil]Doesn't surprise me. Whole thing is just a ego trip for France anyway. Even Loeb thought the organizers made a 'suspect' call last year so, Loeb wouldn't lose. French hate the US the most of course so, we get a highly suspect team. They like to rub it in when they can.
Personally, I don't see why NASCAR even lets their guys participate. They really don't have much to gain from it and actualy have something to lose. If there has to be a NASCAR guy it should have been the other Gordon. He at least beat Peterhansel on a Dakar stage.[/QUOTE]
That's hilarious- when the US actually [B]won[/B] the ROC Nations Cup in 2002, 2 out of the 3 drivers were NASCAR drivers.
Now, I hate ASSCAR as much as the next guy :lol: , but don't assume these good ol' boys don't know how to run in dirt just because they like the drive in circles all day! Many of them started off in sprint cars and dirt track- including Jeff Gordon.
And yes, that was a BS call last year. Buggers.
It's funny- Grand Canaria looks like a wasteland, but it also looks like more fun than Paris' Stade de France. Ah well...
Russ R
Personally, I don't see why NASCAR even lets their guys participate. They really don't have much to gain from it and actualy have something to lose. If there has to be a NASCAR guy it should have been the other Gordon. He at least beat Peterhansel on a Dakar stage.[/QUOTE]
That's hilarious- when the US actually [B]won[/B] the ROC Nations Cup in 2002, 2 out of the 3 drivers were NASCAR drivers.
Now, I hate ASSCAR as much as the next guy :lol: , but don't assume these good ol' boys don't know how to run in dirt just because they like the drive in circles all day! Many of them started off in sprint cars and dirt track- including Jeff Gordon.
And yes, that was a BS call last year. Buggers.
It's funny- Grand Canaria looks like a wasteland, but it also looks like more fun than Paris' Stade de France. Ah well...
Russ R
| XenoWolf | 11-29-2005 10:10 PM |
Oh man.. Gordon and Pastrana? (They couldn't even credit him as a RA driver? haha) Should be an interesting duo. I hope there is some coverage here, or even a decent webcast. Keep us updated... I'd really like to watch this again.
| ralliharri | 11-30-2005 09:42 AM |
[QUOTE=finnRex]I just hope that a Finn doesn't get shafted by Ferrari:mad:...:lol:.
Mika[/QUOTE]
You know what they say, if you wanna win, you gotta be a Finn :lol:
Mika[/QUOTE]
You know what they say, if you wanna win, you gotta be a Finn :lol:
| skuttledude | 11-30-2005 09:49 AM |
[QUOTE=ralliharri]You know what they say, if you wanna win, you gotta be a Finn :lol:[/QUOTE]
To finish first, you first must be Finnish:)
To finish first, you first must be Finnish:)
| WRXedUSA | 11-30-2005 09:53 AM |
[QUOTE=XenoWolf]Oh man.. Gordon and Pastrana? (They couldn't even credit him as a RA driver? haha) Should be an interesting duo. I hope there is some coverage here, or even a decent webcast. Keep us updated... I'd really like to watch this again.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. He's spent the past 2 years cutting his teeth on a full blown rally car and they can't even mention it??
It will be exciting to see how he matches up to Gordino.
Exactly. He's spent the past 2 years cutting his teeth on a full blown rally car and they can't even mention it??
It will be exciting to see how he matches up to Gordino.
| wvallwheeldrive | 11-30-2005 10:18 AM |
Only bcause he gets so much exsposure with the x-games that what most people know him as
| leaknoil | 11-30-2005 12:48 PM |
US rally hardly counts for much in the rest of the world. Probably best to not mention it. I don't think he actually won anything last year anyway. Even though it was stuff like Freestyle Motocross he has won in the XGames.
Travis is going to have a blast I bet. Can't really have any expectations placed on him. He can just go have fun. If Gordon actually shows up this year be interesting to see how he does.
Travis is going to have a blast I bet. Can't really have any expectations placed on him. He can just go have fun. If Gordon actually shows up this year be interesting to see how he does.
| TimStevens | 11-30-2005 01:52 PM |
That's right, I forgot Gordon was a no-show last year. DC & McRae should be an interesting pairing. Should be a blast, in HD again no less!!!! :banana:
| silentbob343 | 11-30-2005 02:13 PM |
[QUOTE=leaknoil]No offense against Travis but, putting him against Loeb and Gronholm aint exactly fair. The US team is going to be destroyed. Couldn't they get Scott Speed or Danica at least ? Geeze.[/QUOTE]
I don't think it's unfair with fairly equal vehicles. He's a great driver and I think it would be interesting to see Solberg compete.
Yes, I admit that Loeb is most likely a robot from the future and can't be beaten, but never know untill.......;)
I don't think it's unfair with fairly equal vehicles. He's a great driver and I think it would be interesting to see Solberg compete.
Yes, I admit that Loeb is most likely a robot from the future and can't be beaten, but never know untill.......;)
| leaknoil | 11-30-2005 02:30 PM |
[QUOTE=silentbob343]I don't think it's unfair with fairly equal vehicles. He's a great driver and I think it would be interesting to see Solberg compete.
Yes, I admit that Loeb is most likely a robot from the future and can't be beaten, but never know untill.......;)[/QUOTE]
Oh come now. A motocycle racer with maybe 2 years in a Grp N car in Rally America is more or less equal to guys with 10 years in the WRC and probably 20 years at the top level of rallying ? If this was true Travis would have beat Stig and Richard a few times by now. Their cars are all about the same. Travis may end up a really good rally driver but, he probably needs a few more years before anyone is going to put him up against Loeb, Gronholm, or McRae.
Yes, I admit that Loeb is most likely a robot from the future and can't be beaten, but never know untill.......;)[/QUOTE]
Oh come now. A motocycle racer with maybe 2 years in a Grp N car in Rally America is more or less equal to guys with 10 years in the WRC and probably 20 years at the top level of rallying ? If this was true Travis would have beat Stig and Richard a few times by now. Their cars are all about the same. Travis may end up a really good rally driver but, he probably needs a few more years before anyone is going to put him up against Loeb, Gronholm, or McRae.
| TimStevens | 11-30-2005 02:31 PM |
Travis will crash... again and again. Gordon, I think, will do pretty well. Finland's going to win, though, methinks.
| WRXedUSA | 11-30-2005 02:33 PM |
Travis has a leg up on international rallying anyhow, I see no problems here
[IMG]http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/95449.jpg[/IMG]
:D
[IMG]http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/95449.jpg[/IMG]
:D
| bjorn240 | 11-30-2005 02:36 PM |
[QUOTE=TimStevens]Travis will crash... again and again.[/QUOTE]
I've got $100 that says Travis won't crash a car at ROC. PM me. :)
I agree Finland has got to be the odds-on favorite, though.
- Christian
I've got $100 that says Travis won't crash a car at ROC. PM me. :)
I agree Finland has got to be the odds-on favorite, though.
- Christian
| TimStevens | 11-30-2005 02:52 PM |
Not a betting man, sorry :)
| leaknoil | 11-30-2005 03:13 PM |
[QUOTE=WRXedUSA]Travis has a leg up on international rallying anyhow, I see no problems here
[IMG]http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/95449.jpg[/IMG]
:D[/QUOTE]
Hahaha
[IMG]http://www.swrt.com/cpimages/95449.jpg[/IMG]
:D[/QUOTE]
Hahaha
| TimStevens | 12-01-2005 12:00 PM |
[QUOTE=bjorn240]I've got $100 that says Travis won't crash a car at ROC. PM me. :)
I agree Finland has got to be the odds-on favorite, though.
- Christian[/QUOTE]
After reading [url=http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=892947]this thread[/url] by the sounds he may have gotten it out of his system prior to the event :lol:
Wish him luck!
I agree Finland has got to be the odds-on favorite, though.
- Christian[/QUOTE]
After reading [url=http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=892947]this thread[/url] by the sounds he may have gotten it out of his system prior to the event :lol:
Wish him luck!
| CirrusWRX | 12-01-2005 02:17 PM |
...here's hoping to find a Speed listing...
hey, at least a NASCAR driver is in it, maybe they'll mention it.
hey, at least a NASCAR driver is in it, maybe they'll mention it.
| DougM | 12-01-2005 03:42 PM |
[QUOTE=Davis K Powers]To finish first, you first must be Finnish:)[/QUOTE]
:lol::lol: love'in it
hey, why no Canada? i'd love to see the Richards in there (among others)
^that comment up there about Gordon was pretty priceless. i'm not a nascar fan either, but you do need to [i]recognize[/i] (some of them, at least) ;)
:lol::lol: love'in it
hey, why no Canada? i'd love to see the Richards in there (among others)
^that comment up there about Gordon was pretty priceless. i'm not a nascar fan either, but you do need to [i]recognize[/i] (some of them, at least) ;)
| finnRex | 12-01-2005 07:41 PM |
[QUOTE=TimStevens]Not a betting man, sorry :)[/QUOTE]
Especially if it's a Finn in a McLaren! :mad:... :o
Mika
Especially if it's a Finn in a McLaren! :mad:... :o
Mika
| skuttledude | 12-02-2005 08:54 AM |
Unfortunately, I haven't heard back from SPEED TV. They'll probably show it sometime later in December..but will shorten it to a 30 minute show if the US don't do well.
Looks like the only way to see it live is have HD Net.
Looks like the only way to see it live is have HD Net.
| TimStevens | 12-02-2005 09:26 AM |
If you live near NY you're welcome to come see it in HD :)
You can probably get HD Net from your cable provider even if you don't have an HDTV. I know our cable box will downcovert HD signals for regular TVs. Might be a little late, but IIRC last year they replayed it about every week.
You can probably get HD Net from your cable provider even if you don't have an HDTV. I know our cable box will downcovert HD signals for regular TVs. Might be a little late, but IIRC last year they replayed it about every week.
| leaknoil | 12-02-2005 02:57 PM |
Looks its on ESPN and not Speed
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 21/12/2005 14:00 / 15:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 15/01/2006 10:00 / 11:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 21/12/2005 14:00 / 15:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 15/01/2006 10:00 / 11:00 ET
| skuttledude | 12-02-2005 03:05 PM |
[QUOTE=leaknoil]Looks its on ESPN and not Speed
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 21/12/2005 14:00 / 15:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 15/01/2006 10:00 / 11:00 ET[/QUOTE]
Good catch!!! I'll update top of page.
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 21/12/2005 14:00 / 15:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 15/01/2006 10:00 / 11:00 ET[/QUOTE]
Good catch!!! I'll update top of page.
| leaknoil | 12-03-2005 02:45 AM |
The winners of these races will qualify for the quarter-final stage which will also feature the following clashes: Kovalainen vs. Schneider, Alesi vs. Massa, Gr�nholm v Peterhansel, Duval vs. Sordo, McRae vs. Schwarz and **-->Loeb vs. Pastrana.<--**
Poor Travis
Poor Travis
| WRSport | 12-03-2005 03:02 AM |
The f1 demo on that tiny track will be interesting. And thank you hdnet...4 hours
| skuttledude | 12-03-2005 11:50 AM |
HD Net is showing some awesome coverage. Great racing in Porsche GT3's, buggies and Renault Megane's.
So far USA is doing well. (Jeff Gordon and Pastrana)
So far USA is doing well. (Jeff Gordon and Pastrana)
| bal00 | 12-03-2005 02:37 PM |
Those GT3's do sound nice. Is it ok to post spoilers?
| leaknoil | 12-03-2005 03:20 PM |
Don't waste your money on the internet version at Mediazone. Its terrible. Its not even streamed. You have to download a file of each race and they are pretty big. I want my $5 back =(
| leaknoil | 12-03-2005 03:39 PM |
[QUOTE=bjorn240]I've got $100 that says Travis won't crash a car at ROC. PM me. :)
I agree Finland has got to be the odds-on favorite, though.
- Christian[/QUOTE]
Who would have won this bet ? Technically he didn't crash out but, he sure put some dents in the car.
I agree Finland has got to be the odds-on favorite, though.
- Christian[/QUOTE]
Who would have won this bet ? Technically he didn't crash out but, he sure put some dents in the car.
| kevin 5150 | 12-03-2005 04:38 PM |
so is it over???? and do we have some results yet????
| leaknoil | 12-03-2005 05:05 PM |
Loeb won of course. Scandinavia took the nation's cup. Gordon actually did pretty good. He actually beat Albers and Bourdais and Kristensen. I'm not sure why Kristensen went on and Gordon didn't. I was watching it one race at a time without any real commentary. Maybe someone that actually saw the thing in order can explain. Results are at [url]http://www.raceofchampions.com/[/url]
Travis had a pretty bad day. Stalled on the line and hit a wall. Lost all his races.
Travis had a pretty bad day. Stalled on the line and hit a wall. Lost all his races.
| XenoWolf | 12-03-2005 05:17 PM |
[QUOTE=leaknoil]Looks its on ESPN and not Speed
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 21/12/2005 14:00 / 15:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 15/01/2006 10:00 / 11:00 ET[/QUOTE]
Eh, do we get ESPN International? Says in the listing that it's a Latin American thing. I know sure as hell that I don't.
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 21/12/2005 14:00 / 15:00 ET
ESPN international Highlight 52mn 15/01/2006 10:00 / 11:00 ET[/QUOTE]
Eh, do we get ESPN International? Says in the listing that it's a Latin American thing. I know sure as hell that I don't.
| leaknoil | 12-03-2005 05:28 PM |
Its listed under the US brodcasts on the official ROC site.
I think they are just using the international as an umbrella for all the ESPN channels. If you go to ESPN.com there isnt really a ESPN internation but, a mess of different ESPN's all over the place including our US one. I can't find it listed under the ones I checked but, the site doesn't even have a search.
I think they are just using the international as an umbrella for all the ESPN channels. If you go to ESPN.com there isnt really a ESPN internation but, a mess of different ESPN's all over the place including our US one. I can't find it listed under the ones I checked but, the site doesn't even have a search.
| Smart_alek | 12-03-2005 06:53 PM |
Marcus Gr�nholm (Finland), after his rally drivers' final defeat against S�bastien Loeb (F):
"I didn't drive well this evening. In the wet it was very difficult and I had a big problem with understeer. [B]I've been beaten by Loeb all year, so I'm beginning to get used to it![/B] Seriously, though, I've had a great time tonight."
Haha!
"I didn't drive well this evening. In the wet it was very difficult and I had a big problem with understeer. [B]I've been beaten by Loeb all year, so I'm beginning to get used to it![/B] Seriously, though, I've had a great time tonight."
Haha!
| skuttledude | 12-03-2005 07:52 PM |
Jeff Gordon seriously got screwed. He got up to the semi-finals and was in the Renault Megane (of which he said he really liked) up against Dan Kristinsen who is an awesome endurnace and multi LeMans winner.
They lined up and Jeff's car wouldn't start again. The light turned green and Dan took off. I can't believe they didn't do a restart since it was NOT a stall on Jeff's part and was a mechanical issue. He didn't move an inch....but got it going after 30 odd seconds. I actually think that Jeff had a chance in that race and would;ve gone up against the crowd favorite rally-master Loeb. (Jeff would at least got 2nd, heh)
Anyways I was happy to see Scandanavia get the Nations cup away from France. Egstom and Kristensen are awesome drivers. (DTM and LeMans)
Racing was great in general..Thanks to HD Net for airing 4 HOURS of racing LIVE!!!
They lined up and Jeff's car wouldn't start again. The light turned green and Dan took off. I can't believe they didn't do a restart since it was NOT a stall on Jeff's part and was a mechanical issue. He didn't move an inch....but got it going after 30 odd seconds. I actually think that Jeff had a chance in that race and would;ve gone up against the crowd favorite rally-master Loeb. (Jeff would at least got 2nd, heh)
Anyways I was happy to see Scandanavia get the Nations cup away from France. Egstom and Kristensen are awesome drivers. (DTM and LeMans)
Racing was great in general..Thanks to HD Net for airing 4 HOURS of racing LIVE!!!
| leaknoil | 12-03-2005 07:56 PM |
Gordon vs. Loeb in the final would have been so cool.
| Arnie | 12-03-2005 11:55 PM |
What a lineup:
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_105.jpg[/IMG]
Who said he couldn't circuit race!
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_117.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_113.jpg[/IMG]
my favorite demo car:
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_141.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_105.jpg[/IMG]
Who said he couldn't circuit race!
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_117.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_113.jpg[/IMG]
my favorite demo car:
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_141.jpg[/IMG]
| leaknoil | 12-04-2005 12:09 AM |
They need to get out of the way so I can see that girl in the back
| Arnie | 12-04-2005 12:20 AM |
These one's?
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_124.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.raceofchampions.com/all_images/picture_gallery/2005/lr/ROC_124.jpg[/IMG]
| leaknoil | 12-04-2005 12:28 AM |
Much better.
| Arnie | 12-04-2005 12:33 AM |
heheh. I just love the RoC. Such a cool event. It must be so much fun for all these motorsports greats to be out there racing in different kinds of cars and being able to hang out with these other driver's that many idolize. I remember when Jeff Gordon was riding alongside with Marcus Gronholm and marcus rolled his 206. Gordon get's out jumping up and down laughing that he just rolled with the the world champion! After that I had all the respect in the world for him. Also when he had the car trade with Montoya, where he got to drive his F1 car and Montoya drove Gordon's nascar. Gordon quipped, "we know who got the better part of the deal". He knows his racing is not top dog and you can tell he's knowledgeable and really appreciates and admires the other motorsports out there. cool guy.
| thesmokingman | 12-04-2005 01:24 AM |
And he's a pretty good natural driver to boot.
| XenoWolf | 12-04-2005 01:47 AM |
Back when I followed NASCAR religiously, I was an Earnhardt fan. Naturally I hated Jeff Gordon... but now that I've stopped watching NASCAR (and actually dispise it in its current form), I love Jeff. He's a very talented driver, who's path could have no doubt lead to an F1 ride if he would have chosen to do so.
| Choose | 12-04-2005 01:20 PM |
Did someone find the torrent file for this?
| WRXedUSA | 12-05-2005 11:38 AM |
Congrats to Loeb.
I agree, Jeff Gordon needs to get into another form of racing. But, the money is too good in NASCAR. :sad:
I agree, Jeff Gordon needs to get into another form of racing. But, the money is too good in NASCAR. :sad:
| CirrusWRX | 12-05-2005 01:05 PM |
[QUOTE=Choose]Did someone find the torrent file for this?[/QUOTE]
that'd be sweet - c'mon all you MCE people!!
that'd be sweet - c'mon all you MCE people!!
| TimStevens | 12-06-2005 07:54 AM |
[QUOTE=leaknoil]Who would have won this bet ? Technically he didn't crash out but, he sure put some dents in the car.[/QUOTE]
Finally finished watching it last night. I guess I should have made that bet. Ripping the bumper cover off = crash in my book :) Unfortunately, it seemed like he got a little tense in that race. You could see he was on and off the gas pretty jerkily, but was doing really well for the first lap.
Oh well, was a shame to see what happened to Gordon. He seemed to take it pretty well, but damn, what a stupid move by the organizers. They really need to go to best of 3 for the semi-finals or something like that.
Finally finished watching it last night. I guess I should have made that bet. Ripping the bumper cover off = crash in my book :) Unfortunately, it seemed like he got a little tense in that race. You could see he was on and off the gas pretty jerkily, but was doing really well for the first lap.
Oh well, was a shame to see what happened to Gordon. He seemed to take it pretty well, but damn, what a stupid move by the organizers. They really need to go to best of 3 for the semi-finals or something like that.
| skuttledude | 12-06-2005 09:03 AM |
I think the Frenchy's are still mad about our American Armstrong winning "their" Tour de France and did everything they can to make sure nobody touched Loeb in the final ROC individual event. just a theory of course....
| leaknoil | 12-06-2005 12:42 PM |
If Gordon had won they would have just claimed he was taking race enhancing drugs anyway.
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