Thanks!
Matt
-don
"To race is to live, everything else is just waiting." - Rudi Caracciola
>Thanks!
>Matt
I stumbled across a VHS-formatted "Deluxe Letter-Box Edition" at a
Suncoast Motion Picture video store at our local mall (Pheasant Lane
Mall, Nashua, NH) about two months ago. They apparently are part of a
larger group called Musicland Stores Corporation, which also owns the
Sam Goody and Media Play retail chains. Musicland's homepage is:
http://www.musicland.com/
but all they have there is info about Sam Goody stores.
It appears that you can also order it online from the MGM/United
Artists site. Their ordering page is:
http://www.mgmua.com/cgi-bin/cgi/vault_js.html
and just type "grand prix" (no quotes) in the "title" field.
If you do get a copy, MAKE SURE TO GET THE LETTERBOXED EDITION! It's
filmed in a very wide format (as were so many of the big mid-Sixties
feature films) and would definitely suffer greatly in a reformatted
"pan and scan" version.
IMO it was certainly worth the $25 or so, as the footage is very
enjoyable. Just fast-forward thru the acting after the first viewing
and get right to the racing! This version also includes the original
theatrical trailer, which is a nice little bonus. And, we apparently
won't be seeing the Monza banking in GPL, so this movie may be your
best shot at that.
HTH
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Dave Mack
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>>I have had no luck buying a copy of this movie. It sounds cool and I read
>>posts here referring to that film, but it is so old that no places I've
>>found sell it. If anyone knows anywhere online or otherwise where a VHS
>>copy of this is available, please post or email! I am anxious to see
>>footage of the GPL-era cars and tracks prior to the game shipping!
>>Thanks!
>>Matt
>probably at www.reel.com
You could also watch for it on SpeedVision's Lost Drive In!
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http://home1.gte.net/borlando/rs4/drdiff.htm#rs4set
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>Thanks!
>Matt
Cheers!
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>Thanks!
>Matt
I'm a little confused though: GPL is about 1967, while the movie
("GPM"?) was filmed during the 1966 season, but released in 1967? I
think they speak about being the first season with 3.0 litre engines.
In the movie, the French GP is AFAIR in Clermont-Ferrand (nice track,
btw), while the '67 GP was at the Bugatti-circuit in Le Mans, but GPL
replaces it with Rouen (also very interesting, according to the F1GP2
track).
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Mike Miller
>>I have had no luck buying a copy of this movie. It sounds cool and I read
>>posts here referring to that film, but it is so old that no places I've
>>found sell it. If anyone knows anywhere online or otherwise where a VHS
>>copy of this is available, please post or email! I am anxious to see
>>footage of the GPL-era cars and tracks prior to the game shipping!
>>Thanks!
>>Matt
GP the movie had it's World premiere in December 1966, I think. I'll try
to find a magazine article I have on it somewhere...
Cheers!
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bearing on what happens to me anyway..." - Bill Watterson / Calvin
You would really be quite depressed at having to drive the Le Mans -
Bugatti circuit: it was the circuit that gave birth to the expression
"Micky Mouse track".
Rouen-les Essarts, whilst not being 100% historically accurate (for
1967), is a far more enjoyable and challenging circuit.
The last GP held at Rouen was the 1968 (still 3.0 litre formula) GP, so
the inclusion of Rouen, for the period modelled, is good. The only
other circuit that may have fitted in would have been Reims, but that is
not as challenging as Rouen.
For more information on the real circuits, please visit the site below.
> I'm a little confused though: GPL is about 1967, while the movie
> ("GPM"?) was filmed during the 1966 season, but released in 1967? I
> think they speak about being the first season with 3.0 litre engines.
> In the movie, the French GP is AFAIR in Clermont-Ferrand (nice track,
> btw), while the '67 GP was at the Bugatti-circuit in Le Mans, but GPL
> replaces it with Rouen (also very interesting, according to the F1GP2
> track).
Yes, Reims was a simple high speed triangle. Mercedes won there 1 -2
at their comeback in 1954.
Been there for a quick peek, looks good.
But I have to protest against "NORDSCHLEIFE NURBURGRING ... was built
by the Nazi regime during the 1930's".
The Ring (similar to the AVUS in Berlin, or the "Autobahn", or even
the Olympic Games given to Berlin for 1936) was made years before the
NSDAP took over in 1933. To be more precise, it was proposed, planned
and build by the local government to fight unemployment, with strong
support by the german automobile club ADAC.
The track was finished in June 1927, and the 70th anniversary was
celebrated last year.
See http://www.nuerburgring.de/ (or .com) under "Mythos".
It's all in German, though. (BTW, adding a little to the recent
spelling postings: it's actually Nrburgring with an u-Umlaut, in HTML
it's Nürburgring.)
Also, "It is still used for Historic events." is luckily not
completely correct. True, The Eifel-Klassik a few weeks ago sported
oldtimer cars, but Walter Roehrl racing a turbocharged 500hp Audi
Quattro rallye car from the 1980's around the Ring has to be
considered rather hysteric than historic. At least this was announced
on German TV "DSF", along with a soon-to-be report.
Usually, the Nordschelife is used for car testing or advanced driving
lessons for car drivers and bike riders, also public driving is
possible in the evenings and on Sundays.
Real (touring car) racing takes place on the Nordschleife also, the 24
hours race of course, and the Veedol-Long-Distance-Cup VLN.
See the link under "Ergebnisse", or at http://vln.home.pages.de/
These are 4 hours races with all sorts of touring cars up to Porsche
935, doing laps under 8:30, but over the combined track that includes
the 4.5 km modern GP track.
Unfortunately, a driver was killed last weekend when he crashed his VW
into the wall on the Breitscheid bridge.
BTW: Detailed descriptions of the Nordschleife, but for the after 1970
state and with suggested race-lines for motor bikes, can be found
at
http://privat.schlund.de/TschauderRainer/nring/n-ring1.htm
http://privat.schlund.de/TschauderRainer/nring/n-ring1e.htm
(german and english versions).
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