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Eff One · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject: Watch the Race of Champions live

It's on Autosport, for free:

http://www.autosport.com/roc/

Just watched Seb Vettel take Marcus Gronholm to the cleaners in a head-to-head tintop race - brilliant.
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BeN · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:05 pm Post subject:

A bit nippy in Beijing...

That's the rest of my day gone now. Thanks mate.

Andy Priaulx virtually slaughtered his opposition, posting the second fastest time of anyone today.
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Big TC · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that! I'm watching it now - 4-0 for GB in their heat.

The comentator's shite, though. Keeps getting his facts all wrong.
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BeN · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:52 pm Post subject:

Scandinavia vs France full of drama. Two DNFs now.

Wow.
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Scouse · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject:

Some yank called Faust has just beaten Schumacher!
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:36 pm Post subject:

BeN · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject:

Well I never...

Pastrana had Vettel beaten, but lost it at the end for the Germans to tie it.

Enthralling stuff.
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BeN · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject:

GB vs Germany in the final. Schumi shows Button what's what.

And Priaulx posts an astonishing time to beat Vettel.
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the other ct · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject:

Why is on mid-week?
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject:

Big TC · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 4:56 pm Post subject:

BeN · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject:

There's more tomorrow too.

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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:35 pm Post subject:

I wonder if they've censored the live feed in China ...

the other ct · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject:

Looks like I'll be lucky to see 7 minutes of the action on Dave then. The rest of the program will be padded out with lots of ariel shots of the bird's nest stadium and someone asking Rufus Hound if he's enjoying it.
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BeN · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:58 pm Post subject:

And we're off. Day 2, Champions of Champions.

Goodbye now.

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TimR · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:10 pm Post subject:

Watching a bit of this now.

Button up next?

BeN · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:15 pm Post subject:

It seems like they have a silly group stage to kick off, a la Champions League.

Button is in the same group as Tanner Foust, DTM driver Tom Kristensen and some Frenchman. Everyone races each other, top two in the group progress.

EDIT: Button just nudges out Foust by 0.050 of a second. That was quite something.
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TimR · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject:

Button just beat Faust (the guy who beat Schumi yesterday) by 0.05s.

BeN · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 3:10 pm Post subject:

The forum's gone very quiet. I assume everyone is watching this...

Marcus Gone-Home.

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