rec.autos.simulators

by **DAVI** » Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:00:00

Andretti drove it on dirt for the first time with a car with no power
steering. He said his hands were like hamburger meat when he finished.

> >HOw bout the old track called Langhorne. Andretti siad it was a
> >widowmaker.

> It was -- it was a big dirt circle, and as the race went on, it got
> worse and worse ruts. A real disaster waiting to happen, and it often
> did, but if you won there, you really accomplished something. Every
> now and then, Speedvision will show an old film of a Langhorne race --
> AJ Foyt won it and when the race was over, you could see that he was
> totally exhausted...
> _ |\_
> \` ..\ =======================================

> ." ) NASSCAR Miskatonic Chrysler 300M #77
> _ / , \/\_ TPTCC TSR2 Honda Accord #77
> ((____| )_-\ \_-` =======================================
> `-----'`-----` `--` USGP at Indianapolis -- Sept 2000!

by **T.Galvi** » Sun, 28 Feb 1999 04:00:00

There lots and lots of classes and era's this engine would work with. More
than one company could ever cover. These are the extentions we should all be
working on, if Sierra had the balls of id software and released the code and
tools to the net.

>The more and more I play GPL, I just cant seem to stop thinking what a
>great
>game "Indianapolis 500 Legends" would be. If Papruys took the GPL
>physics
>engine and portrayed the mid to late 1960's era

by **Tabbe** » Tue, 02 Mar 1999 04:00:00

THe one turn of Langhorne speedway is still there. The area has built up immensely over the
years. My father has a lot of videos of the old Langhorne Speedway. Most don't remember,
but there was an 1/8 mile drag strip there too. My father and uncle destroyed a few cars
there, because the shut down was so short, and the brakes on the cars sucked back then.
The site is now a car dealership, K-Mart, and Levitz furniture store.

by **schwab** » Tue, 02 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Yeah, the WHOLE 68 or 69 season would be great! Indy... and even the
road course at IRP! AND the dirt stuff. That would be totally cool.

BTW, does anyone know when they last raced on the dirt as part of the
championship? I probably have info on it, but I can't seem to find it
now...

-_Dave

> >HOw bout the old track called Langhorne. Andretti siad it was a
> >widowmaker.

> >Dave

> Oh yea!!!! Hoe i forgot that one i dont know. I guess i was thinking pavement
> not dirt. Theres actually a 1 1/2 hr video out somewhere about the track. I
> dont know where to get it though. Wish it was still around. Anyone who has
> seen the current 16th Street Speedway in Indy (if you havent seen Langhorne
> itself in person) knows the action a track thats run like a circle produces.

> Now if they would just make a Dirt Track Legends so we could run Flemington,
> Syracuse, Langhorne, and the like....

> Chris

--
Dave Schwabe
The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site
http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

by **Schlom** » Wed, 03 Mar 1999 04:00:00

This is an educated guess but i think it was 72 or 73 before they stopped
racing dirt. For a while i know the pavement cars had wings while the dirt
didnt so it had to be the 70s.

by **Joel Willstei** » Sat, 06 Mar 1999 04:00:00

> I would look forward to this more than i did GPL!!! Indy has a huge appeal to
> race fans. Only other thing to mention is tracks. I would want it to include
> Milluakee, Ontario, Trenton, and some of the other tracks from the Era. But
> even if it was just Indy...Id still buy it in a heartbeat!!

This sim if ever produced would be a instant success with long time
race fans. What gpl is to grand prix racing, Indy 500 Legends most
certainly would be to Cart fans. Now if only someone would consider
making a sim of the glory years of the Can-Am.

Joel Willstein

by **Kirk Lan** » Sun, 07 Mar 1999 04:00:00

>> I would look forward to this more than i did GPL!!! Indy has a huge
appeal to
>> race fans. Only other thing to mention is tracks. I would want it to
include
>> Milluakee, Ontario, Trenton, and some of the other tracks from the Era

Ohhhhhh....Phoenix when it was DIRT....start running it in a front-engine
roadster and you get the start of Mario Andretti's career (a tire test at
Phoenix)

Kirk Lane

by **DAVI** » Sun, 07 Mar 1999 04:00:00

I will have to check on that. I thought he was offered a ride from Clint
Brawner after Clint saw him run at some of hte Eastern dirt ovals

Dave

by **David A. Ewin** » Sun, 07 Mar 1999 04:00:00

>>What gpl is to grand prix racing, Indy 500 Legends most
>>certainly would be to Cart fans. Now if only someone would consider
>>making a sim of the glory years of the Can-Am.

>Can we get an AMEN Brothers and Sisters!

Guys , you took the words right out of my mouth.

Dave Ewing

by **schwab** » Wed, 10 Mar 1999 04:00:00

Don't forget Road America, Don! :-) The kink in a 68 McLaren!! :-)

--Dave

> >What gpl is to grand prix racing, Indy 500 Legends most
> >certainly would be to Cart fans. Now if only someone would consider
> >making a sim of the glory years of the Can-Am.

> Can we get an AMEN Brothers and Sisters!

> Can you imagine an M8A through the Corkscrew at Laguna or a 917 30K launching
> down the backstraight at Riverside?

> -don

--
Dave Schwabe
The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site
http://users.wi.net/~schwabe

by **Zonk** » Wed, 10 Mar 1999 04:00:00

>Don't forget Road America, Don! :-) The kink in a 68 McLaren!! :-)

>--Dave

>> >What gpl is to grand prix racing, Indy 500 Legends most
>> >certainly would be to Cart fans. Now if only someone would consider
>> >making a sim of the glory years of the Can-Am.

I'd have to say i'd prefer early 80's Group C sportscars, myself.

Z

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