rec.autos.simulators

>>Exactly. Also, when I first started to learn Mosport, I was catching too
>>much air over the hills. So I just loaded more fuel on until I learned
>>how to go over the hills.

>Just *lift* before going over the little bump on the back
>straight and youll be fine. Then again, I think ZZ beat me at
>Mosport, so pretend I did not say that ;-)

>>>Richard G Clegg

>> >  Or in my case: there's a crest in the track just where you
have to
>> >plunge off into a ginormous gravel trap swearing continually
for the
>> >eternity it takes your car to cross it and hit the barrier.

>> I wonder if that's how Schumacher felt at Silverstone...?
>> <ducking>

>> Eldred

>I wonder what was going through his mind as he sped toward that
barrier.
>Fear?  Anger?  Or just an "Oh, shit!"?  Probably a mixture of
all, I'd bet.

> >>>Richard G Clegg

> >> >  Or in my case: there's a crest in the track just where you
> have to
> >> >plunge off into a ginormous gravel trap swearing continually
> for the
> >> >eternity it takes your car to cross it and hit the barrier.

> >> I wonder if that's how Schumacher felt at Silverstone...?
> >> <ducking>

> >> Eldred

> >I wonder what was going through his mind as he sped toward that
> barrier.
> >Fear?  Anger?  Or just an "Oh, shit!"?  Probably a mixture of
> all, I'd bet.

> I remember reading a comment made by Eddie Cheever after Gilles
> Villenueves fatal accident at Zolder in 1982.  Talking about the
> actual incident (Gilles clipping ochen Masses rear wheel and
> cartwheeling through the air at 160mph and ending up out of the
> car and up against the armco) Cheever said (this is how I
> remember it) "I would have been shitting my pants, Gilles would
> have been annoyed at ruining his (qualifying) lap".  I kinda
> think this is maybe true.  I'm not saying Eddie Cheever wasn't a
> very good driver but maybe he hit upon the differance between
> the good and the great (and quite often dead).

> Chris

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> >Yes it true, but It was Rene Arnoux that said it I think (I could be
> wrong).
> >It is in the book "Villeneuve" by Gerry Donaldson. But they say that is
> what
> >Gilles would have been saying because he was on a flyer that lap!
> >Al Stiff

> > That is NOT funny!

> I think Al was sincerely referring to the speed Gilles was doing on that
> lap, not the nature of his accident.  Gilles was out for one last attempt
on
> Q tires, and still quite angry about the previous race's result (Pironi
> passing him in an unsporting manner).  Gilles seemed especially determined
> to get pole (this is all speculation, also in Donaldson's book) and was
> lapping with more than his usual amount of determination and speed.

> Stephen

> > >Yes it true, but It was Rene Arnoux that said it I think (I could be
> > wrong).
> > >It is in the book "Villeneuve" by Gerry Donaldson. But they say that is
> > what
> > >Gilles would have been saying because he was on a flyer that lap!
> > >Al Stiff

>> That is NOT funny!

>I think Al was sincerely referring to the speed Gilles was
doing on that
>lap, not the nature of his accident.  Gilles was out for one
last attempt on
>Q tires, and still quite angry about the previous race's result
(Pironi
>passing him in an unsporting manner).  Gilles seemed especially
determined
>to get pole (this is all speculation, also in Donaldson's book)
and was
>lapping with more than his usual amount of determination and
speed.

>Stephen

>> >Yes it true, but It was Rene Arnoux that said it I think (I
could be
>> wrong).
>> >It is in the book "Villeneuve" by Gerry Donaldson. But they
say that is
>> what
>> >Gilles would have been saying because he was on a flyer that
lap!
>> >Al Stiff

> Are we talking Mosport or Zolder now?