Hey did any one see this on speed tv? The course was wild, i had never heard of it before, but it was pretty cool to watch. The nascar drivers couldnt drive the AWD rally cars for their life. I liked it when Jimmy Johnson said that the Ferrari was the hardest thing he had ever driven in his life, as it just didnt turn. Well the ferraris didnt actually look to fast, but man the buggys were totally cool. I cant remember who won. I think it was a AMG driver.
ROC. "race of champions"
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They looked like riding lawn mower races. I only saw a few minutes.
Yeah, but it was interesting seeing how NASCAR, f1, WRC, DTM, INDY and other top racers matched up in three events. The US shoulda sent some locals from limerock instead of 2 nascar pukes, they probably woulda done better, the guys up there are good.
i watched it live on eurosport back in december, it was enjoyable but not as good as previous ROC's, but none the less that kovalienen(sp?) guy was damn impressive, i was really bummed about mcrae and coulthard though, just rotten luck.
Schumacer won the race of champions, France won the nations cup. Personally I think the IROC is pretty lame. It's a cool concept but they should do it on real courses not a 30 second tarmac equivalent of a supercross track.
when did that happen? i dont remember hearing boutthatmack said:DAKAR is the best race in the world, hands down. Ever since I first watched it when i was 12 i was hooked. I mean in how many other races do support vehicles get hit by land mines?
I hear a rookie US driver is doing pretty well in Dakar.HRDTLBRO said:
Robbie Gordon's shop is pretty close to mine. The guys are all pretty happy with the way things were going the last time I talked to them.
I guess the nascar fans that call him a "No Talent driver" don't know much about his off road skills. I'm sure that's why he's doing so well at the Dakar.
Gordon is excellent driver, at last years IROC he did pretty well. Too bad all the american talent gets sucked up by billboard taxicab racing.
He was doing really good until he hit that sand dune.spookydave said:
That's what IROC (as in IROC Z-28) stands for...International Race of Champions.