On Sun, 11 Aug 2002 19:47:37 GMT, "Jan Verschueren"
>"Magnus Svensson" wrote...
>> Driving what was left of the old track was sort of interesting,
>> but also pointed out just how off GPL's version of it is. If
>> you weren't paying attention you wouldn't know you were driving
>> on it...
>I think it's fairly recognisable, I think the Burnenville and Stavelot
>section match pretty good. The Masta straigth is also fairly well
>represented with the railway line and the telephone poles. Masta itself is,
>obviously more built up than it used to be.
I dunno, we were driving stavelot-masta-malmedy backwards and I went
umm... WTH? Am I ON it already? In GPL it feels like blasting down an
Arizona desert highway, whereas IRL it's much narrower and stuff all
around me. All IMHO, of course. And the height differences doesn't
show either, but that's something all tracks lack(the _perception_ of
altitude that is). I remember standing on top of Les Combes and seeing
the Masta straight waaayyy down in the valley. It certainly doesn't
feel like that in GPL.
La Source in GPL feels like you're on a mountain peak, ...not so much
IRL. :-)
It was closed off by some gates when I was there aswell. Some burly
guards wouldn't let me in for a quick lap either. ;-) But they were
repaving the track anyway, so... But you can get into the grandstand
area and wander around a bit and get a close look at eau rouge and
stuff...