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by **Ruud Dingeman** » Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:51:34

Ok, haven't seen it mentioned here yet but it sure deserves a mention:

"Monza 10k", John Basara's masterpiece rendition of accurate 1967 Monza
including the banking, is finally out on the streets for GPL.

This being the definitive "Grand Prix" movie replica track, anyone who
still has GPL should immediately grab it at:

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Plenty of cool screenshots to soak in the 1960's atmosphere, too!

Regards, Rudy
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by **doug.drods..** » Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:37:46

Aw shucks, I just traded GPL (and a few other old games) for Doom 3.

by **Eldre** » Wed, 29 Sep 2004 01:51:28

I'm in a league with JB. He mentioned it on the list, but I haven't had a
chance to download it yet. Should be pretty cool...

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by **Andre Warring** » Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:39:58

Wow.. finally!! I was in Italy a couple of weeks ago and went to Monza
to see the old banking. It was quite amazing to be there.. I had to
climb a bit through bushes to get on the banking, and when I got there
it was totally deserted and in a very bad state :-/
The thing is so damn steep that it took me quite some effort to climb
to the top of the banking. And when you realize that those fragile
cars raced there.. totally amazing.

Andre

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:08:08

The only sim that has been a permanent fixture on my PC's since the original
demo was released all those years ago.

Now, with both Tripoli and "Grand Prix" Monza, and the 1965 cars, it's as if
GPL is released all over again. :)

Bruce.

by **Steve Smit** » Wed, 29 Sep 2004 20:07:26

During the Race of Two Worlds ('55 and '56, I think), one of the Yanks,
Jimmy Bryan, was afraid to leave his stash in his hotel room, and had his
wad of cash sucked out of his overalls by the slipstream, so parked his
Roadster at the bottom of the banking, and scrambled up the slope to
retrieve his Fifties, one bill at a time...AS CARS ROCKETED PAST AT 165 MPH!
The Yuros couldn't stop laughing....

> Wow.. finally!! I was in Italy a couple of weeks ago and went to Monza
> to see the old banking. It was quite amazing to be there.. I had to
> climb a bit through bushes to get on the banking, and when I got there
> it was totally deserted and in a very bad state :-/
> The thing is so damn steep that it took me quite some effort to climb
> to the top of the banking. And when you realize that those fragile
> cars raced there.. totally amazing.

> Andre

> >Ok, haven't seen it mentioned here yet but it sure deserves a mention:

> >"Monza 10k", John Basara's masterpiece rendition of accurate 1967 Monza
> >including the banking, is finally out on the streets for GPL.

by **Andre Warring** » Thu, 30 Sep 2004 08:02:11

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:07:26 GMT, "Steve Smith"

>During the Race of Two Worlds ('55 and '56, I think), one of the Yanks,
>Jimmy Bryan, was afraid to leave his stash in his hotel room, and had his
>wad of cash sucked out of his overalls by the slipstream, so parked his
>Roadster at the bottom of the banking, and scrambled up the slope to
>retrieve his Fifties, one bill at a time...AS CARS ROCKETED PAST AT 165 MPH!
>The Yuros couldn't stop laughing....

Uh.. along the same lines, a coupe of bikes were racing on the
circuit, and I was standing near Parabolica.
This corner is very special to me since I took that corner about
20.000 times to get a sub-27 lap in GPL..
I just had to kiss the road.. The circuit wasn't blocked, so when the
bikes passed the corner, and no bikes were coming from the straight, I
run up to para, kneeled and kissed the floor, and run back.
Totally irresponsible, I know :(

Also not really nice: I took a piece of concrete of the banking home
:-/

Andre

by **Ruud Dingeman** » Sat, 02 Oct 2004 22:05:52

> This corner is very special to me since I took that corner about
> 20.000 times to get a sub-27 lap in GPL..
> I just had to kiss the road.. The circuit wasn't blocked, so when the
> bikes passed the corner, and no bikes were coming from the straight, I
> run up to para, kneeled and kissed the floor, and run back.

*** ;)

Thanks for that, now we'll always have a rather distracting mental image
of you kissing the road every time WE take Para ;)

Regards, Rudy
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by **Steve Smit** » Sat, 02 Oct 2004 02:02:19

Maybe somebody could supply a tiny add-on for Monza w. Ruud bussing the
pave?

> > This corner is very special to me since I took that corner about
> > 20.000 times to get a sub-27 lap in GPL..
> > I just had to kiss the road.. The circuit wasn't blocked, so when the
> > bikes passed the corner, and no bikes were coming from the straight, I
> > run up to para, kneeled and kissed the floor, and run back.

> *** ;)

> Thanks for that, now we'll always have a rather distracting mental image
> of you kissing the road every time WE take Para ;)

> Regards, Rudy
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> GPLRank: -24

by **Ruud Dingeman** » Sat, 02 Oct 2004 10:25:16

> Maybe somebody could supply a tiny add-on for Monza w. Ruud bussing the
> pave?

Hey, it wasn't MY lips having a craving for Italian asphalt, it was
Andre actually!

*I* only kiss the exhaust pipes of any Lotus 49 I see in the pits. Not
too healthy either, I know ;)

Regards, Rudy
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GPLRank: -24

>>>I just had to kiss the road.. The circuit wasn't blocked, so when the

by **Steve Smit** » Sat, 02 Oct 2004 19:42:17

Oopsies! Sorry if I offended.

> > Maybe somebody could supply a tiny add-on for Monza w. Ruud bussing the
> > pave?

> Hey, it wasn't MY lips having a craving for Italian asphalt, it was
> Andre actually!

> *I* only kiss the exhaust pipes of any Lotus 49 I see in the pits. Not
> too healthy either, I know ;)

> Regards, Rudy
> --------------------
> GPLRank: -24

> >>>I just had to kiss the road.. The circuit wasn't blocked, so when the

rec.autos.simulators

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!

1960's Monza w/ Banking for GPL: It's Finally Out!