On "Wind Tunnel" with Dave Despain today, he mentioned that Michael Schumacher will race in the Michelin Race of Champions that will be held this year. To those who are not familiar with this race it pits rally drivers, F1 drivers, bikers and other racers against each other in rally cars across a dirt circuit. The drivers race for their country - there are teams of 3 drivers or so per representing each country. Also the drivers have an elimination round that decides the winner.
The race is traditionally held in the Canary Islands but is being held in Paris this year - the event is on December 4.
Last year Sebastien Loeb was the overall winner beating Marcus Gronholm in the end. The year before Jeff Gordon did a masterful job shocking the Europeans who thought he would be a push over.
As an aside one of the key coordinators of this race is Michele Mouton who was an ace rally driver in the 80s ... she used to drive for Audi.
So far, Sebastien Loeb also has committed. I am pretty sure that Gronholm wil be there. Wonder who else will commit. I will be watching this space closely.
So all those questions about how do F1 drivers compare with Rally drivers ---> here's one way to find out.
http://www.imp.mc/rocwebsite/index.htm
Michael Schumacher to race in Michelin Race of Champions
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