I feel like ROC is completely going under the radar, so I thought I'll write this up (pls no delet). I guess it's partly because it's been 3 years since the last ROC (except the online one last year but we're not talking about that one) and partly because promotion seems to be basically non-existent. But it's here and it's already shaping to be one hell of an event.
We also have a bunch of new viewers who might be interested in this international, yet "weirdly" Europe-oriented event.
#What is Race of Champions?
In case you're not familiar with ROC, here's a quick rundown.
Race of Champions is an annual (well, when covid isn't messing things up) invitational friendly competition held in the winter when most racing series are on a break. It is held at a different place each year.
The concept is simple: great drivers from all kinds of racing series are invited to the event, where they just duke it out. See, simple. Equal machinery, equal opportunities, balls out racing.
Each round/race consists of 2 drivers. Whoever clocks the faster time, wins.
There are two categories, both categories consisting of a group stage and a BO3 knockout stage. Saturday is the day for Nation's Cup. In Nation's Cup, the drivers form groups of 2s and race for a joint victory. The groups are generally formed based on nationality (duuh), but "pairless" drivers team up regardless of nationality. Sunday is the day of Race of Champions, where everyone is racing for themselves to become the Champion of Champions. Also for bragging rights, obviously.
#Drivers
Well, it's called Race of Champions for a reason: lineup is packed as always. The current list is by no means complete, there will be a whole lot more drivers announced later, possibly some F1 drivers as well. But as of right now, the confirmed drivers are:
-Sebastian Vettel
-Mick Schumacher
-Valtteri Bottas
-Mika Häkkinen
-Sebastien Loeb
-Travis Pastrana
-Jimmie Johnson
-Mattias Ekström
-Johan Kristoffersson
-Benito Guerra
-Helio Castroneves
-Tom Kristensen
-Oliver Solberg
-Petter Solberg
#Cars
The car situation used to be... weird, to say the least, with WRCs, KTM X-Bows and buggys. It's a bit more conventional and "professional" this year.
-Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport: an all-out sportscar, with Porsche's trademark naturally aspirated flat-6 boxer engine, 425bhp, 425Nm, 4.2s to 100km/h, pure fun.
-RX Supercar Lites: based on the 2011 F
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I recently started my regatta alone and love going at my own pace as I’m not super competitive and I’m fine coming in first in copper league lol so should I bother w the race of champions? Does it make more sense only for co-ops w multiple players? Thanks for any advice and I hope this isn’t a dumb question lol
