rec.autos.simulators

by **don hodgdo** » Sat, 05 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Well I finally broke down and installed a Direct TV system so I could
recieve Speedvision and one of the first things I see is "Nine Days in
Summer". Oh my gawd!!!! I'll never be able to watch "Grand Prix" with a
straight face again.

Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!

--
don

[|]-(_)-[|]

by **Benjam** » Sun, 06 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Yup, it was definitely cool - I couldn't walk away from it. Funny you
mentioned "Grand Prix" I kept thinkin' Bruckheimer must have been
working the cameras for that show 'cause a lot of the race footage was
in the same style <G>. Very nicely done and very informative

~I guess now I'll stop thinking it odd when Jim Clark starts every
race in GPL on the pole -- it's accurate....

On Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:35:54 -0800, "don hodgdon"

>Well I finally broke down and installed a Direct TV system so I could
>recieve Speedvision and one of the first things I see is "Nine Days in
>Summer". Oh my gawd!!!! I'll never be able to watch "Grand Prix" with a
>straight face again.

>Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!

>--
>don

>[|]-(_)-[|]

by **Andre Warring** » Sun, 06 Feb 2000 04:00:00

It's that good? Ok, I'll buy it from Duke now :)

Thanks for the tip,

Andre

>Yup, it was definitely cool - I couldn't walk away from it. Funny you
>mentioned "Grand Prix" I kept thinkin' Bruckheimer must have been
>working the cameras for that show 'cause a lot of the race footage was
>in the same style <G>. Very nicely done and very informative

>~I guess now I'll stop thinking it odd when Jim Clark starts every
>race in GPL on the pole -- it's accurate....

>On Fri, 4 Feb 2000 16:35:54 -0800, "don hodgdon"

>>Well I finally broke down and installed a Direct TV system so I could
>>recieve Speedvision and one of the first things I see is "Nine Days in
>>Summer". Oh my gawd!!!! I'll never be able to watch "Grand Prix" with a
>>straight face again.

>>Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!

>>--
>>don

>>[|]-(_)-[|]

by **Morgan VW** » Sun, 06 Feb 2000 04:00:00

There's life before Speedvision (yawn), then there's life after Speedvision
(woohoo!). I subscribed at about the end of last year's racing season and just
couldn't believe what I'd been missing.

--
-----------------------------------
Morgan Vincent Wooten

http://members.tripod.com/~morganv/
-----------------------------------

by **George M. Smile** » Sun, 06 Feb 2000 04:00:00

> There's life before Speedvision (yawn), then there's life
> after Speedvision (woohoo!). I subscribed at about the
> end of last year's racing season and just couldn't believe
> what I'd been missing.

Then you will be alarmed to discover that NASCAR is
rumored to be attempting to buy Speedvision. The
purpose of the purchase is unknown at this time but
speculation is that Speedvision will be turned into a
combination of 'NASCAR Classic' and the 'NASCAR
Home Shopping Network'.

This comes by way of this week's Autoweek.

- George

by **don hodgdo** » Sun, 06 Feb 2000 04:00:00

I'm sorry<g>, it's been discussed here so much, I just assumed everyone knew
what it was about.

"Nine Days in Summer" is a documentry film put together by the Ford Motor
Company which follows Team Lotus and the development of the Ford Cosworth
engine during the 1967 Grand Prix season. It is obviously biased towards
Ford and Lotus but the film is a fascinating look at the "GPL" era.

don

[|]-(_)-[|]

>Could tell us a little of what the movie is about (excuse my ignorance).
>Andrew.

>> Well I finally broke down and installed a Direct TV system so I could
>> recieve Speedvision and one of the first things I see is "Nine Days in
>> Summer". Oh my gawd!!!! I'll never be able to watch "Grand Prix" with a
>> straight face again.

>> Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!

>> --
>> don

>> [|]-(_)-[|]

by **Andrew Cowel** » Mon, 07 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Could tell us a little of what the movie is about (excuse my ignorance).
Andrew.

by **Andrew Cowel** » Mon, 07 Feb 2000 04:00:00

Thanks Don, I'll be ordering my copy on Monday!
Cheers Andrew.

> I'm sorry<g>, it's been discussed here so much, I just assumed everyone
knew
> what it was about.

> "Nine Days in Summer" is a documentry film put together by the Ford Motor
> Company which follows Team Lotus and the development of the Ford Cosworth
> engine during the 1967 Grand Prix season. It is obviously biased towards
> Ford and Lotus but the film is a fascinating look at the "GPL" era.

> don

> [|]-(_)-[|]

> >Could tell us a little of what the movie is about (excuse my ignorance).
> >Andrew.

> >> Well I finally broke down and installed a Direct TV system so I could
> >> recieve Speedvision and one of the first things I see is "Nine Days in
> >> Summer". Oh my gawd!!!! I'll never be able to watch "Grand Prix" with a
> >> straight face again.

> >> Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!

> >> --
> >> don

> >> [|]-(_)-[|]

by **Bruce Kennewel** » Mon, 07 Feb 2000 04:00:00

1967, the Lotus 49, the Ford Cosworth DFV and their races.
--
Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
---------------------------

> Could tell us a little of what the movie is about (excuse my ignorance).
> Andrew.

> > Well I finally broke down and installed a Direct TV system so I could
> > recieve Speedvision and one of the first things I see is "Nine Days in
> > Summer". Oh my gawd!!!! I'll never be able to watch "Grand Prix" with a
> > straight face again.

> > Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby!

> > --
> > don

> > [|]-(_)-[|]

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by **Mark Jeangerar** » Thu, 10 Feb 2000 04:00:00

That is just about the nastiest rumor I've ever heard...

Take it back!

--
Mark Jeangerard
www.soundchaserweb.com
New Mexico USA

by **Dave Henri** » Thu, 10 Feb 2000 04:00:00

DangNabbit! George!! I do watch the Nascar shows on Speedvison,
but I don't have ESPN2 because allllll they seem to be is Nascar's
private network. VARIETY! VARIETY!
If not for Speedvision, I'd never have seen the touring car racing
that is going on all over the globe.(and emulated with the excellant N99
patch for the TPTCC!)[Soon N3]

> > There's life before Speedvision (yawn), then there's life
> > after Speedvision (woohoo!). I subscribed at about the
> > end of last year's racing season and just couldn't believe
> > what I'd been missing.

> Then you will be alarmed to discover that NASCAR is
> rumored to be attempting to buy Speedvision. The
> purpose of the purchase is unknown at this time but
> speculation is that Speedvision will be turned into a
> combination of 'NASCAR Classic' and the 'NASCAR
> Home Shopping Network'.

> This comes by way of this week's Autoweek.

> - George

by **Don Hancock (** » Thu, 10 Feb 2000 04:00:00

FINALLY talked to someone at my cable company that knew what they were
talking about and found that I could get Digital Cable for only $18 a month
more than standard cable!!! Comes with ESPN2 and Speedvision and bunch of
irrelevant channels. Comes with 30 channels of DMX, too. The *** is - I
gotta wait till Feb 26th for install!!! DOH! Well, at least I'll have it
then.
Now, I'm moving to Alabama in July or August and I'll be stuck with
their shitty cable down there (so far NO Digital Cable, NO Speedvision,
Discover Channel shares time with Pay-per-View, NO History channel!!!).
DirecDUO (Satellite TV and Satellite Internet) only allows 2 receivers.
boooooo.

Gunner
(who will have to buy stock in 3M to buy my tapes once Speedvision's
installed)

by **David Kar** » Thu, 10 Feb 2000 04:00:00

What part of Alabama are you moving to? When I lived in Birmingham, we
certainly had ESPN2, and the War-is-Kewl--oop!--History Channel. Same for
Huntsville.

--DK

> >There's life before Speedvision (yawn), then there's life after
Speedvision
> >(woohoo!). I subscribed at about the end of last year's racing season and
> just
> >couldn't believe what I'd been missing.

> FINALLY talked to someone at my cable company that knew what they were
> talking about and found that I could get Digital Cable for only $18 a
month
> more than standard cable!!! Comes with ESPN2 and Speedvision and bunch of
> irrelevant channels. Comes with 30 channels of DMX, too. The *** is -
I
> gotta wait till Feb 26th for install!!! DOH! Well, at least I'll have it
> then.
> Now, I'm moving to Alabama in July or August and I'll be stuck with
> their shitty cable down there (so far NO Digital Cable, NO Speedvision,
> Discover Channel shares time with Pay-per-View, NO History channel!!!).
> DirecDUO (Satellite TV and Satellite Internet) only allows 2 receivers.
> boooooo.

> Gunner
> (who will have to buy stock in 3M to buy my tapes once Speedvision's
> installed)