Race of Champions looks so COOOL

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/03/2004 02:04PM by montana_uk.

I think it looks pretty average, whats the point in putting a rally even on whats more like a circuit? i was extremely dissapointed when i saw that, especially as they layout is pretty bland, it reminded me more of a scalextric track. I wonder if they are using magnetraction...

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its only a football stadium man. what do you want? a recreation of suzuka or something?

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rapid_f1 Wrote:
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> its only a football stadium man. what do you want?
> a recreation of suzuka or something?
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> :rollseyes:
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Well, if you remember, they have held speedway in there before, this is only an oval of course, but it proves the possability of putting a "loose" surface down, and has been proved in the shots above a fairly complex track is possable, therefore, it would have been perfectly possable to put a loose surface and a superspecial type track with a bit more variety, you dont need more corners, but thats nearly as bad as the "mirrored" rusian track we saw a few months ago, not only that its very wide, much wider than need be at points as can be seen by comparing vehicles and people on that pic.

":rollseyes:"

edit: just looking at the second pic its absolutly mirrored...

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/03/2004 03:08PM by andrew_S.

with a loose surface you cant use all the cars planned as one of them is an FIA GT spec Ferrari 360GT

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Of course its mirrored, its a SS stage like in rally isnt it? So you get direct head to heads....?

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yes, but since the tracks are designed so you do a lpa on each it doesnt have to be mirrored as they will both drive the same distance. Its mirrored so that the fans can see more easily whos in the lead.

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Ah, i didnt realise there was a racing car involved, the race of champions (this race of champions anyway, not the previously named F1 race) has always been rally cars only, still circuit sucks
edit: im still looking forward to it, though, is it being broadcast on eurosport this weekend?

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/03/2004 03:53PM by andrew_S.

the track looks OK for a race like that. Spectators can see the whole track and that's cool.

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has always been rally cars only,

Yeh. This year we have 2 WRC cars (pug and Citreon), one special RPC car with a 1.7L Honda engine, and a Ferrari 360GT

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andrew_S Wrote:
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> it reminded me more of a scalextric track. I
> wonder if they are using magnetraction...
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exactly what i thought!!
i even looked for the rails :|

I thought it was another Tilke tragic new circuit




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Just looked on the offical website and its on Eurosport ( UK ) at 16h30 - 18h30 CET & 19h - 21h CET


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Reading whats been happening, the whole thing sounded crap. They are giving out 10 second penelties to any driver which touched the wall which means the results you see are not the results which will count. And Schumacher couldnt drive anything but the Ferrari because of contracts. So whats the point?

Also quite funny that Massa beat Schumacher but got a 10 second penelty and lost. Schumacher clipped the tyre chicane on the bridge...and got nothing.

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Schumacher just beat Loeb in the champion of champions head to head by 2 races to 1, Schumacher drove the Honda CBR 1100cc Blackbird

Its been great to watch, Mcrae and DC both lost on their first races, dunno how well they'll do in the Race of Nations cup thats up next though




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*sighs*

where's the time that almost all the F1 drivers raced in bercy... loved that event.

strange results ocured over there. The year when schumacher raced in his red kart, pedro lamy won the race!

DaveEllis Wrote:
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> Reading whats been happening, the whole thing
> sounded crap. They are giving out 10 second
> penelties to any driver which touched the wall
> which means the results you see are not the
> results which will count. And Schumacher couldnt
> drive anything but the Ferrari because of
> contracts. So whats the point?
>
> Also quite funny that Massa beat Schumacher but
> got a 10 second penelty and lost. Schumacher
> clipped the tyre chicane on the bridge...and got
> nothing.
>
>


Grrrrrrr, that's absolute bullsh*t!!!

A great victory for Heikki Kovalainen !!!

It was a good event, of course its only a bit of fun and nothing can be read into it, but it was a shame colin (He didnt loose) he got a 10s penaulty for hitting a wall that probably cost him a second or so) he would have done well otherwise, however its only a bit of fun, it was great to watch, and a good specticle, whether it was as good as the original over in gran caneria im not so sure to be honnest, though, they are both fantastic to watch, despite the track.

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