Jeff Gordon vs. Michael Schumacher
09-06-2004, 07:40 PM
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Jeff Gordon vs. Michael Schumacher
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) -- A race fan's dream matchup: NASCAR's Jeff Gordon vs. Formula One's Michael Schumacher.
It will happen Dec. 4, with four-time series champion Gordon and seven-time champion Schumacher entered in the 2004 Race of Champions Nations Cup in Paris.
Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, who combined to win the Nations Cup in 2002 when it was held in the Canary Islands, will take part in the all-star event along with more top drivers from F1 and the World Rally Championship.
They will race on a special figure-eight style dirt-and-paved track inside Stade de France, a 70,000-seat soccer stadium in Paris. The drivers will compete in single-seater formula cars, Ferrari sports cars and World Rally Championship cars.
The opportunity to race against Schumacher excites Gordon.
"The fact that he's going to be there is great," Gordon said. "I had a chance to meet him earlier this year in Barcelona when Jimmie and I went to the F1 race there. He asked me when I was going to come to F1 and I said as soon as he retired.
"Michael brings a lot of interest to the event. This is definitely an opportunity to go over there and have some fun in a car that's different. The fact that he's over there and I get to go head-to-head against him is going to be awesome, win or lose. I would love to beat him, obviously, but I'm just excited to get to race him."
Gordon and Johnson will attend the NASCAR awards banquet in New York on Dec. 3, then fly all night on a private plane to arrive in Paris in time to race Saturday.
"We'll have to get all the sleep we can on the plane because we're going to have to go straight to the track when we arrive," Gordon said.
http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/head....ap/index.html
It will happen Dec. 4, with four-time series champion Gordon and seven-time champion Schumacher entered in the 2004 Race of Champions Nations Cup in Paris.
Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, who combined to win the Nations Cup in 2002 when it was held in the Canary Islands, will take part in the all-star event along with more top drivers from F1 and the World Rally Championship.
They will race on a special figure-eight style dirt-and-paved track inside Stade de France, a 70,000-seat soccer stadium in Paris. The drivers will compete in single-seater formula cars, Ferrari sports cars and World Rally Championship cars.
The opportunity to race against Schumacher excites Gordon.
"The fact that he's going to be there is great," Gordon said. "I had a chance to meet him earlier this year in Barcelona when Jimmie and I went to the F1 race there. He asked me when I was going to come to F1 and I said as soon as he retired.
"Michael brings a lot of interest to the event. This is definitely an opportunity to go over there and have some fun in a car that's different. The fact that he's over there and I get to go head-to-head against him is going to be awesome, win or lose. I would love to beat him, obviously, but I'm just excited to get to race him."
Gordon and Johnson will attend the NASCAR awards banquet in New York on Dec. 3, then fly all night on a private plane to arrive in Paris in time to race Saturday.
"We'll have to get all the sleep we can on the plane because we're going to have to go straight to the track when we arrive," Gordon said.
http://www.nascar.com/2004/news/head....ap/index.html
09-08-2004, 09:14 AM
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If Schu can drive an F1 car on the ragged edge of traction in the pouring rain he surely can drive whatever vehicle is put under him, ditto Gordon. It will just be a matter of who is a better driver.
09-08-2004, 11:18 AM
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I saw the 2002 ROC and it was VERY entertaining. Though I'm not a NASCAR fan I have to admit: Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson have some mad skills; if their NASCAR gigs get terminated (yeah, right!) they have a definite future in WRC (if they dont mind the HUGE pay cut).
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Gordon definitely has some skill and it isn't like he doesn't have experience in somethign other than NASCAR. His career really began ont he dirt. This will be interesting and I wouldn't be all together suprised to see Gordon win against Schumacher.
Schumacher is an incredible driver without a doubt. But this is not an F1 car. The cars are closer to what Gordon drives than what Schumacher drives.
Schumacher is an incredible driver without a doubt. But this is not an F1 car. The cars are closer to what Gordon drives than what Schumacher drives.
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Originally Posted by Chief F1 Fan
If Schu can drive an F1 car on the ragged edge of traction in the pouring rain he surely can drive whatever vehicle is put under him, ditto Gordon.
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09-13-2004, 07:55 AM
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Gordon doesn't drive in the rain.
That's not exactly Gordon's fault.
He might be higher in points if NASCAR did race in the rain.
09-13-2004, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by F23A4
That's not exactly Gordon's fault.
He might be higher in points if NASCAR did race in the rain.
09-13-2004, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by scalbert
It was a knock on NASCAR for not running in the rain.
and 
09-13-2004, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by scalbert
It was a knock on NASCAR for not running in the rain.
Senna was the master, Montoya is very good also.
09-13-2004, 07:38 PM
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Senna is the Zeus what Schumacher is to Hercules. 
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