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SPOILER ALERT: Champion's Champions Crowned at 2009 Race of Champions

Every year, around the world, drivers compete wheel to wheel in all manner of racing series, from rally to F1, touring cars to Le Mans and everything in between. It gives racing fans plenty of varied action to follow, but it leaves one question ultimately unanswered: who is the world's best driver? That's where the Race of Champions comes in. The event has been held every year since 1988 at the end of the regular racing season, giving the world's best from all manner of racing series the world over a chance to compete against one ... Read more →

2009 Race of Champions heads to Beijing Noah Joseph

Most of this year's major motorsport series are winding to a close. Champions are being crowned. Teams are preparing for next year. You know what that means: it's time for the Race of Champions. ...

Tanner Foust headed back to the 2009 Race of Champions, now at Beijing's Bird's Nest Jonny Lieberman

There's our buddy and rally/drift/stunt maestro Tanner Foust (on the right), arm in arm with some guy Michael Schumacher at the 2008 Race of Champions (ROC) held in Wembley Stadium, London. Tanner ...

Red Flag: Race of Champions moves to China Noah Joseph

Still think of the Race of Champions as an elitist European event? Think again. Organizers have announced that that the annual face-off is scheduled to head to China this year. The Race of ...

SPOILER: 2008 Race of Champions crowns new king among motorsport's best John Neff

Yesterday marked the running of the 2008 Race of Champions, an annual event that hosts the world's best drivers from NASCAR, F1, WRCC, LeMans racing and every other legitimate form of ...

LIVE: Race of Champions is streaming on the web right now! 11 months ago on Autoblog

Waiting for your Sunday to take shape? Well, while you're figuring out your schedule, know that the Race of Champions is streaming live on the web right now. You can tune in to the action from Wembley at Freecaster.tv or over at Autofiends, which is actually at the race and also carrying the ...

Tanner Foust takes Travis Pastrana's place at the Race of Champions 11 months ago on Autoblog

After a report surfaced yesterday that Travis Pastrana sustained injuries to his hip and ankle during an unknown accident, rumors began to circulate that Tanner Foust would replace the X Games alumni and three-time RoC finalist in this weekend's Race of Champions. The rumors have been confirmed and ...

Travis Pastrana rumored to be injured, out of '08 Race of Champions 11 months ago on Autoblog

This may come as a shock (or, actually... not at all), but Travis Pastrana is rumored to have injured himself, which may render the oft-maimed X Games star unable to compete in the upcoming Race of Champions. The RoC pits the world's greatest drivers from various motorsport (and other sports) ...

Oh, it's on! Hamilton vs Hoy at Race of Champions 11 months ago on Autoblog

British racing fans had lots of reason to celebrate this year. Not only did their golden boy Lewis Hamilton win the Formula One World Championship, but their star cyclist Chris Hoy took home three Olympic gold medals from the Beijing Olympics. But the ultimate face-off between man and machine is ...

KTM X-Bow confirmed for Race of Champions 12 months ago on Autoblog

One look at the KTM X-Bow should tell you it's about as close to a race car for the road as you're ever likely to see. Add to that the European GT4 Sports Light championship and it pretty much seals the deal. But if that still isn't enough, here comes the news that the 2008 Race of Champions has ...

KTM X-Bow, Suzuki Hayabusa-engined car tested for Race of Champions 1 year ago on Autoblog

Americans may be more familiar with the International Race of Champions, IROC for short, due to that race's popularity in the '80s and '90s and for the Chevy Camaros and Dodge Daytonas affixed with the badge. In the rest of the world, though, the more popular series is called the Race of ...

Schumacher confirmed to return for 2008 Race of Champions 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Race of Champions is scheduled to return to its new home at London's Wembley Stadium on December 14th. For those unfamiliar, the annual event pits a host of the best racing drivers in the world against each other on carefully-calibrated equal terms. The event is split between the solo ...

SPOILER ALERT: 2007 Race of Champions results 1 year ago on Autoblog

click on any image to view high-res gallery The premise of the Race of Champions is simple: take the best drivers in the world and have them compete on equal terms. Drivers from Formula 1, DTM, WRC and more go head-to-head in the same cars on the same track with personal and national pride at ...

Schumacher set to race again 2 years ago on Autoblog

Though we're sure Ferrari wishes Schumi were returning to the cockpit of one of their racers, he will actually be contesting the Race of Champions this December at the new Wembley Stadium. The now-retired septuple F1 World Champion has done the RoC before, in 2004, when he was beat by current ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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