I figured I'd be rocketed
around Circuit de la Sarthe by someone like Audi's Tom Kristensen, the recently retired nine - time 24 Hours of Le Mans champ and the grand marshal of the 83rd running of the
world's most
famous endurance
race.
The 2010
Race of Champions will feature some of the most successful racers from
around the
world, but also some of the world's most famous names: Sébastian Loeb (seven - time World Rally Championship winner and three - time Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1 world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Ve
world, but also some of the
world's most famous names: Sébastian Loeb (seven - time World Rally Championship winner and three - time Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1 world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Ve
world's most
famous names: Sébastian Loeb (seven - time
World Rally Championship winner and three - time Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1 world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Ve
World Rally Championship winner and three - time
Race of Champions «Champion of Champions»), Andy Priaulx (three time WTCC champion), Jason Plato (double British Touring Car Championship winner), Alain Prost (four - time Formula 1
world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Ve
world champion) and the German pairing of seven - time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher and the recently - crowned 2010 Formula 1
world champion Sebastian Ve
world champion Sebastian Vettel.
This is, after all, the same car that went
around the Nurburgring, arguably the
world's most
famous race track, in just 7:10.92, good enough to place fourth overall, trailing only the Porsche 918 Spyder (the current record holder), the Lamborghini Aventador Superveloce, and the Nissan GT - R.
At the end of the month, spectators at the
world famous Nüreburgring Nordschleife will be able to watch as Toyota Motorsport GmbH attempts to
race around the track in record time.
Made
famous by Carol Shelby and his winning spirit, Shelby American is known
around the
world for building
race - winning muscle cars, including the Cobra and Shelby Mustangs.