rec.autos.simulators

>> Dundrod - An Appreciation

>> Wrong and wrong again!  All the great GPL vintage tracks have NOT been
>> released, as I so precipitously proclaimed in my 9/10 Appreciation of
> Sergio
>> Loro's Mellaha (Tripoli) and was subsequently forced to amend in my
>> Appreciation of John Basara's Monza 10K on 9/27.

>> Jim Pearson, he of the superb recreation of the fabled 198-turn,
>> 15.4-mile
>> Isle of Man circuit (7/12/03), has proved me wrong again with--what
>> else?--an equally superb recreation of the only-slightly-less-stupendous
>> Dundrod circuit, altho, strictly speaking, this long (7.4-mile) and
> winding
>> (36-turn) gambol thru Northern Ireland is not contemporaneous with the
>> GPL
>> era, having last been used for the 1955 running of the famous "TT"
> (Tourist
>> Trophy), which was won that year by a trio of Mercedes-Benz 300SLRs
>> trouncing a field of Jaguar D-Types and Aston Martin DB3Ss.

>> In point of fact, no single-seaters (except bikes) ever ran at Dundrod,
> and
>> given the "country lane" nature of the layout, a field of 3-liter '67 F1
>> cars would likely all have ended up in the trees, fences, hedges and
>> ditches.

>> It is *very* narrow.  As in real life, passing online or AI cars will be
>> very difficult, but it is nonetheless (at least for the hot-lapper) a
>> beautiful romp thru the countryside, which includes homey names like
>> Flowbog, Rushyhill, and Tornagrough, and authentic-looking signage with
>> warnings like "Slow! Wet Tar!" and "Delays Possible Until Sept. 9" (the
> '53
>> TT, simulated here, was staged on Sept. 5).

>> Anyone who's driven Mobil 1 Rally Championship will find the scenery
> familar
>> (and a stone delight with eDimensional 3D glasses), as will anyone who's
>> seen footage of the historic TT in "A Gentleman's Motorracing Diary" or
> the
>> Shell Oil racing films of the day.  Pearson's graphics are spot on...and
>> beautimous.

>> Three drivers were killed in the '55 race, and the venue was abandoned
>> for
>> 4-wheelers as too dangerous (altho bikes continue to race there to this
>> day).  Now, thanks to Jim Pearson, it lives again.  His installation
>> includes a rip-snortin' 3:28.53 lap in a Brabham, and while I'm sure some
>> Alien can beat that, I can't...and neither could Stirling Moss, who put
> his
>> 300SLR on the pole with a lugubrious 4:48 (that's FOUR-forty-eight) for
> its
>> last race.

>> Get Dundrod here:

>> http://www.jrpearson.homestead.com/Dundrod.html

>> --Steve Smith

>   yawn.

> >> Dundrod - An Appreciation

> >> Wrong and wrong again!  All the great GPL vintage tracks have NOT been
> >> released, as I so precipitously proclaimed in my 9/10 Appreciation of
> > Sergio
> >> Loro's Mellaha (Tripoli) and was subsequently forced to amend in my
> >> Appreciation of John Basara's Monza 10K on 9/27.

> >> Jim Pearson, he of the superb recreation of the fabled 198-turn,
> >> 15.4-mile
> >> Isle of Man circuit (7/12/03), has proved me wrong again with--what
> >> else?--an equally superb recreation of the

> > Hi Steve,

> > thanks for this little essay. It's always a pleasure to read your
> > articles, even if the topic (GPL) isn't of much interest to me anymore.
> > But simply the way you write is so much fun to read!

> > --
> > Achim
> > http://users.skynet.be/AchimT

> > Ahh don't listen to them Steve, I love the history lessons.  Don't read
it
> > if you don't want it, seems easy enough to me.

> > >> Dundrod - An Appreciation

> > >> Wrong and wrong again!  All the great GPL vintage tracks have NOT
been
> > >> released, as I so precipitously proclaimed in my 9/10 Appreciation of
> > > Sergio
> > >> Loro's Mellaha (Tripoli) and was subsequently forced to amend in my
> > >> Appreciation of John Basara's Monza 10K on 9/27.

> > >> Jim Pearson, he of the superb recreation of the fabled 198-turn,
> > >> 15.4-mile
> > >> Isle of Man circuit (7/12/03), has proved me wrong again with--what
> > >> else?--an equally superb recreation of the
> only-slightly-less-stupendous
> > >> Dundrod circuit, altho, strictly speaking, this long (7.4-mile) and
> > > winding
> > >> (36-turn) gambol thru Northern Ireland is not contemporaneous with
the
> > >> GPL
> > >> era, having last been used for the 1955 running of the famous "TT"
> > > (Tourist
> > >> Trophy), which was won that year by a trio of Mercedes-Benz 300SLRs
> > >> trouncing a field of Jaguar D-Types and Aston Martin DB3Ss.

> > >> In point of fact, no single-seaters (except bikes) ever ran at
Dundrod,
> > > and
> > >> given the "country lane" nature of the layout, a field of 3-liter '67
> F1
> > >> cars would likely all have ended up in the trees, fences, hedges and
> > >> ditches.

> > >> It is *very* narrow.  As in real life, passing online or AI cars will
> be
> > >> very difficult, but it is nonetheless (at least for the hot-lapper) a
> > >> beautiful romp thru the countryside, which includes homey names like
> > >> Flowbog, Rushyhill, and Tornagrough, and authentic-looking signage
with
> > >> warnings like "Slow! Wet Tar!" and "Delays Possible Until Sept. 9"
(the
> > > '53
> > >> TT, simulated here, was staged on Sept. 5).

> > >> Anyone who's driven Mobil 1 Rally Championship will find the scenery
> > > familar
> > >> (and a stone delight with eDimensional 3D glasses), as will anyone
> who's
> > >> seen footage of the historic TT in "A Gentleman's Motorracing Diary"
or
> > > the
> > >> Shell Oil racing films of the day.  Pearson's graphics are spot
> on...and
> > >> beautimous.

> > >> Three drivers were killed in the '55 race, and the venue was
abandoned
> > >> for
> > >> 4-wheelers as too dangerous (altho bikes continue to race there to
this
> > >> day).  Now, thanks to Jim Pearson, it lives again.  His installation
> > >> includes a rip-snortin' 3:28.53 lap in a Brabham, and while I'm sure
> some
> > >> Alien can beat that, I can't...and neither could Stirling Moss, who
put
> > > his
> > >> 300SLR on the pole with a lugubrious 4:48 (that's FOUR-forty-eight)
for
> > > its
> > >> last race.

> > >> Get Dundrod here:

> > >> http://www.jrpearson.homestead.com/Dundrod.html

> > >> --Steve Smith

> > >   yawn.

> >   Anyway Chad, after his making an ass of himself after the Pits track
> > release, and as usual, never admitting he was wrong, any time he posts
more
> > of his " hey everyone look at me "  crusade/diatribes, oh well.

> I think you got Steve all wrong JP - he is a genuine motorsports /
> simracing enthousiast, and even if he would be off now and then (and
> don't we all) he's far more into propagating "Good things" than himself.

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

>> Dundrod - An Appreciation

>> Wrong and wrong again!  All the great GPL vintage tracks have NOT been
>> released, as I so precipitously proclaimed in my 9/10 Appreciation of
> Sergio
>> Loro's Mellaha (Tripoli) and was subsequently forced to amend in my
>> Appreciation of John Basara's Monza 10K on 9/27.

>> Jim Pearson, he of the superb recreation of the fabled 198-turn,
>> 15.4-mile
>> Isle of Man circuit (7/12/03), has proved me wrong again with--what
>> else?--an equally superb recreation of the only-slightly-less-stupendous
>> Dundrod circuit, altho, strictly speaking, this long (7.4-mile) and
> winding
>> (36-turn) gambol thru Northern Ireland is not contemporaneous with the
>> GPL
>> era, having last been used for the 1955 running of the famous "TT"
> (Tourist
>> Trophy), which was won that year by a trio of Mercedes-Benz 300SLRs
>> trouncing a field of Jaguar D-Types and Aston Martin DB3Ss.

>> In point of fact, no single-seaters (except bikes) ever ran at Dundrod,
> and
>> given the "country lane" nature of the layout, a field of 3-liter '67 F1
>> cars would likely all have ended up in the trees, fences, hedges and
>> ditches.

>> It is *very* narrow.  As in real life, passing online or AI cars will be
>> very difficult, but it is nonetheless (at least for the hot-lapper) a
>> beautiful romp thru the countryside, which includes homey names like
>> Flowbog, Rushyhill, and Tornagrough, and authentic-looking signage with
>> warnings like "Slow! Wet Tar!" and "Delays Possible Until Sept. 9" (the
> '53
>> TT, simulated here, was staged on Sept. 5).

>> Anyone who's driven Mobil 1 Rally Championship will find the scenery
> familar
>> (and a stone delight with eDimensional 3D glasses), as will anyone who's
>> seen footage of the historic TT in "A Gentleman's Motorracing Diary" or
> the
>> Shell Oil racing films of the day.  Pearson's graphics are spot on...and
>> beautimous.

>> Three drivers were killed in the '55 race, and the venue was abandoned
>> for
>> 4-wheelers as too dangerous (altho bikes continue to race there to this
>> day).  Now, thanks to Jim Pearson, it lives again.  His installation
>> includes a rip-snortin' 3:28.53 lap in a Brabham, and while I'm sure some
>> Alien can beat that, I can't...and neither could Stirling Moss, who put
> his
>> 300SLR on the pole with a lugubrious 4:48 (that's FOUR-forty-eight) for
> its
>> last race.

>> Get Dundrod here:

>> http://www.jrpearson.homestead.com/Dundrod.html

>> --Steve Smith

>   yawn.

> Marc

> >> Dundrod - An Appreciation

> >> Wrong and wrong again!  All the great GPL vintage tracks have NOT been
> >> released, as I so precipitously proclaimed in my 9/10 Appreciation of
> > Sergio
> >> Loro's Mellaha (Tripoli) and was subsequently forced to amend in my
> >> Appreciation of John Basara's Monza 10K on 9/27.

> >> Jim Pearson, he of the superb recreation of the fabled 198-turn,
> >> 15.4-mile
> >> Isle of Man circuit (7/12/03), has proved me wrong again with--what
> >> else?--an equally superb recreation of the

> >   Then I guess you won't see this either......sniff, sniff.  How can I
go on
> > ?

> Don't 'go on', just go away.

> >   Anyway Chad, after his making an ass of himself after the Pits track
> > release, and as usual, never admitting he was wrong, any time he posts
more
> > of his " hey everyone look at me "  crusade/diatribes, oh well.

> Dude, you might try being decent to others for a change.  As of now, you
> really are a sad little puppy.

> -Greg

> > Dude, you might try being decent to others for a change.  As of now,
you
> > really are a sad little puppy.
>  p.s.  a sure sign of a loser; one older than 13, who still uses the
word
> dude.