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Some new infos I got from Papy's Mike Lescault:

1. As the physics engine of GPL runs at 288 hertz (!!!) the game is very
floating point intensive and may not run on non-intel chips, due to
this.
A Rendition V2200 or Voodoo II will greatly improve the game's
performance.

2. Tracks update: No new tracks are confirmed at this time, but I am
pleased
to hear that the Nurburgring is not out, yet. Papy is still trying to
get that
classic driver's track onboard. As Mike told me that it takes a skilled
track-modeller circa 4 months to build a track I feared that the Ring
will be
left out due to time constraints, but Mike said that there is still a
chance
that we will see the 'Green Hell'.

Le Mans: It's already known that Le Mans won't make it into GPL. Out of
curiosity
I asked Mike why; he said Papy never even bothered to get that license
(and I
might add that I really don't miss that track, as we get Rouen
therefore, which
is _way_ better, IMHO).

3. Cars update: Lotus, Brabham and (this one's new) the Eagle will be
featured in
GPL. Maybe we see one more car. Which car this might be is not decided,
yet.

-Thorsten Rueter

Thank you for that info, Thor.  Much appreciated.

Incidentally, there is a GP Legends-specific NG at the following
address:-
Server:- cbr.cls.com.au
group:- alt.games.legends

All information provided by Thor is replicated there also.

Just an additional comment....

I hope it is Cooper.....they deserve to be included simply because of
the fact that it was Cooper who started off the rear-engined format.
Also, it would be lovely to have Rob Walkers team included.

--
Bruce
(Fyshwick)

"I hate music, especially when it's played."
(Jimmy Durante)

Thanks for posting this. Mike's comments would seem to suggest that
the Nurburgring is already modelled, I think...
Looks like I'll be upgrading my system when GPL comes out - I see a
PII 266 with Voodoo 2 arriving at my door somewhen in late June :)
I'm a bit disappointed about the cars situation - I thought that there
would be more manufacturers featured. Hopefully the "one other" will
be Ferrari, but I doubt this very much - the Ferrari was ***that
year and I can't see them allowing an accurate simulation of such a
poor car.

Cheers,

Alan Head

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