Race of Champions
Wembley Stadium
Race fans offered chance to ride with Schumacher
- Passenger ride at The Race of Champions offered to lucky fan
- No purchase necessary for free competition
Organisers of The Race of Champions will give one lucky fan the ride of a lifetime this December, by running a free competition to win a high-speed passenger ride with seven-times Formula 1 World Champion,Michael Schumacher.
The incredible experience will take place as part of The Race of Champions event, in which the world’s best motorsport competitors battle on a specially-constructed track inside Wembley Stadium, on Sunday 14 December.
In the 2007 event, Schumacher finished as runner-up in The Race of Champions, after helping Germany to victory in the ROC Nations Cup. The winning fan will get to ride alongside Schumacher in one of the event’s two-seater machines as he practices ahead of the main event, with the aim of going one place better this year.
One lucky race fan will get to ride alongside the seven-time champion
To win, all fans need to do is text «RACE» to 84188. Texts will be charged at the normal operators’ rate, and there’s no extra charge.
Tickets for the event are on sale now by calling 0844 412 1743, or online at www.raceofchampions.com, where you can also see competition terms and conditions. The competition will run until 31 July, as will the chance for fans to get 20% off adult ticket prices. Adult prices start at £14.40 (including 20% discount) and children can get in for as little as £9.
Both The Race of Champions and Michael Schumacher are proud to support ICM, who are dedicated to brain and spinal cord disorders.
Notes to editors:
The ROC was created in 1988 by Fredrik Johnsson and the world’s best woman rally driver Michèle Mouton.
The premise is simple: using identical equipment and track, drivers can prove themselves based on talent alone. The drivers compete in a series of knockout heats in their own division to determine their class champion. Then, in a shoot-out to determine who is the master of motorsport, the winners go head-to-head in a super final. The victor is awarded the title “The Champion of Champions”.
Drivers confirmed for 2007 include:
- Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher
- Formula One star Jenson Button
- Reigning World Touring Car Champion, Andy Priaulx
- Red Bull Racing’s David Coulthard
- Triple Champ Car Champion Sébastien Bourdais
- Seven-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen
- Former DTM Champion Mattias Ekström
- Reigning NASCAR Champion Jimmie Johnson
- Eight-time X-Games Champion Travis Pastrana
- Double World Rally Champion, Marcus Grönholm
- Renault F1’s Heikki Kovalainen
- Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel
- 1995 British Rally Champion Alister McRae
- World Touring Car Championship star Yvan Muller
- 2003 World Rally Champion, Petter Solberg
- Five-time Norwegian Rally Champion, Henning Solberg
This traditional end-of-season showdown attracts spectators from across Europe. For three years the event, held at the Stade de France in Paris, has attracted well over 50,000 spectators each year.
Action from the Race of Champions 2006 was broadcast in over 200 countries and watched by more than 186 million viewers.
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