Construction of ROC circuit starts

The Bird's Nest's transformation into a motor-racing circuit for the 2009 Race of Champions (ROC) starts today.

The main venue of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games has become an iconic athletics building but from Nov 2-4, the stadium will be turned into a race circuit.

The ROC track is a specially-constructed asphalt circuit with two parallel tracks and a cross-over point, ensuring that two drivers can start side-by-side, race around the course and, by the time they have crossed the line twice, they have driven the same circuit.