Robby Gordon races for the Nations Cup UPDATE: The wraps are finally off this years team line-ups for the Michelin Race of Champions – Nations Cup. Eight fearsome trios are set to lock horns around the 2.6 kilometres of asphalt and gravel of the Circuit Ciudad Deportiva Islas Canarias to decide which nation is the fastest of them all. Traditionally a star-studded event, this years Michelin Race of Champions (7-9 December, Gran Canaria) has attracted a better-than-ever calibre and quantity of speed merchants, drawn by the rare opportunity to put patriotism before individual pride. Representing the USA are: Robby Gordon [#31 RCR Chevy], Rhys Millen [Rally Driver/Pikes Peak] and Shaun Palmer [Snowboarder, World Cup mountain bike and motocross racer]. For more info, see the website: www.raceofchampions.com(12-5-2001) UPDATE: Finnish WRC ace, Harri Rovanpera was duly crowned 2001 Champion of Champions after defeating Germany’s Armin Schwarz in the Final of the prestigious Michelin Race Of Champions event at the Circuito de la Ciudad Deportiva Islas Canarias today. The Peugeot driver triumphed two heats to one with less than a second between both drivers in every race. Robby Gordon lost in the Quarter-Finals(Race Of Champions site)(12-10-2001)
