Race of Champions 2009 goes to Beijing Bird’s Nest stadium

The 2009 Race of Champions will take place in Beijing at the Bird’s Nest Stadium on the 3rd and 4th of November, immediately after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, it has been announced.

The event will be staged over two days, with the ROC Nations Cup on Tuesday, November 3 and The Race of Champions on Wednesday, November 4.

The RoC, which took place at Wembley for the last two years, will be… Continue reading

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Ireland enters team for the Race of Champions at Wembley on the 14th December

Ireland will enter a team on the Race of Champions for the first time at the event which takes place Sunday 14th December, according to autosport.com.

The team will consist of A1GP Team Ireland star Adam Carroll and Irish rally competitor Gareth MacHale.

Adam Carroll told autosport.com he was looking forward to the event: 
I’m really looking forward to competing in the Race of Champions. It will be great fun… Continue reading

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Rally Ireland 2009 will not start with a Super Special Stage at Stormont but at another location somewhere in Northern Ireland

Rally Ireland 2009 will not start with a Super Special Stage at Stormont, according to the Belfast Telegraph. Instead, Stormont will be used, as previously thought, for a Race of Champions style shoot-out between the manufacturer teams to launch the 2009 WRC, the Saturday before the rally. Agreement has almost been reached between all the parties involved for this to happen but the SSS will not be… Continue reading

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