McRae out to beat Schumacher at RoC.

1995 World Rally champion Colin McRae has revealed that the 'rally boys will be out to show the track racers a thing or two' at the Race of Champions [RoC] Nations Cup event in Paris next weekend, and McRae himself, is especially keen to take the scalp of seven time F1 world champion, Michael Schumacher.

Speaking to British newspaper, The Sunday Mirror, the Scot added that whatever happens in his opinion it will be 'very competitive'.

"Schumacher's the man as far as Formula One is concerned and I'd love to beat him. It's an opportunity I've fancied for a long time," he told the tabloid 'paper.

"It's going to be a great event and the rally boys will want to show the track racers a thing or two. Whatever happens, it will be very competitive."

The RoC Nations Cup sees 16 race and rally drivers paired up to complete on a track at the Stade de France. McRae, will be partnered by David Coulthard, while Schumacher joins up with Armin Schwarz. They then compete in Ferrari sports car and rally cars on a two-lane track.

So what will be the key to victory?

"The surface will be the vital factor," reckoned McRae. "Rally drivers have to be adaptable because we compete on all sorts of surfaces and if we can slide the cars we should have an edge."

McRae meanwhile, who recently rejected an offer from Skoda, added that he is still hopeful of re-joining the WRC in 2005.

"I'm not looking to do the full 16-rally WRC programme but I would like to do some events," he confirmed. "I still think I have a lot to offer."

Other drivers at the RoC event, include WRC champion, Sebastien Loeb, DTM champion Matthias Ekstrom, IRL champion, Tony Kanaan, plus over half a dozen former champions including NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon and rally hero Marcus Gronholm.