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GPL: Must haves

Colin Harri

GPL: Must haves

by Colin Harri » Thu, 20 Dec 2001 11:05:17

Ok, if you had to, really HAD to, only have 5 add on tracks for GPL, which
would they be? Reasons would be nice, too.....
This should be an interesting thread :-)
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Kirk Hous

GPL: Must haves

by Kirk Hous » Thu, 20 Dec 2001 09:15:52


> Reasons would be nice, too.....
> This should be an intere

I would have to say Goodwood (I use it as my test track)
Snetterton
Le Mans Sarthe
Indy (gotta have an oval)
Crystal Palace

I haven't had time to get all of the newer tracks but from what I've seen
they are just getting better.

Andre Warring

GPL: Must haves

by Andre Warring » Thu, 20 Dec 2001 20:16:41

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 02:05:17 GMT, "Colin Harris"


>Ok, if you had to, really HAD to, only have 5 add on tracks for GPL, which
>would they be? Reasons would be nice, too.....
>This should be an interesting thread :-)

Err..

Adelaide - just released, but a superb track, especially for online
racing. Great rythm.

Bathurst - I love the downhill section, very challenging track

Snetterton 67 - allways been a favorite of mine, has the most
'realistic' racing track atmosphere

Jokimaa - rallying in a Lotus 49 :)

Bremgarten - great sensation of speed in the forest section. Hard to
master but very rewarding.

Castle Combe - Graphically the best addon track so far.

So many addon tracks out there, and they are just getting better and
better. And yes, I mentioned 6 tracks, so what :)

Andre

Leo Landma

GPL: Must haves

by Leo Landma » Fri, 21 Dec 2001 06:11:43



Imola
Oesterreich Ring
Solitude
Riverside USGP
Michigan

I'm putting Michigan in because I think you should have at least one oval,
just for the sake of it.
The other 4 because they are the most entertaining tracks, both for driving
and racing.

Bye,
Leo

The Other Larr

GPL: Must haves

by The Other Larr » Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:54:22

Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL available
anywhere ?

It would probably be like driving a bananna peel in a giant toilet bowl, but
it should be fun :)

-Larry




> > only have 5 add on tracks for GPL,

> Imola
> Oesterreich Ring
> Solitude
> Riverside USGP
> Michigan

> I'm putting Michigan in because I think you should have at least one oval,
> just for the sake of it.
> The other 4 because they are the most entertaining tracks, both for
driving
> and racing.

> Bye,
> Leo

David Butte

GPL: Must haves

by David Butte » Fri, 21 Dec 2001 20:54:06


Dec 2001:

1) Solitude - blew me away when I first saw it. By far the best addon
track available then, and still right up there. Still the best tree
graphics of all the tracks (thanks to a certain rally game!).

2) Le Mans Sarthe - in the first place, it's Le Mans; and secondly it's
my favourite type of track - fast and flowing, with plenty of passing
opportunities. And as for slipstreaming along the Mulsanne...

3) Bathurst - ridiculously narrow in places, and incredibly difficult
to get right, but incredibly rewarding when (if!) you do.

4) Milano - the best of both worlds - a banked section to give an oval
feel, but the "quasi-Monza" road section prevents the utter boredom
that "left left left" can bring. Fabulous circuit for a BRM spec race,
I kid you not.

5) Castle Combe - given that this is my favourite British circuit in
real life, it would probably have made the list if it was only half-
decent. Thankfully it's a lot better than that. The "rough-edged"
approach to its appearance works superbly. A triumph.

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in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist.

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Remco Moe

GPL: Must haves

by Remco Moe » Sat, 22 Dec 2001 01:22:17

In no particular order:

Remcoring, Bumptrack, Clermont Ferrand, Mille Miglia and Pantsring....

Remco

On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 02:05:17 GMT, "Colin Harris"


>Ok, if you had to, really HAD to, only have 5 add on tracks for GPL, which
>would they be? Reasons would be nice, too.....
>This should be an interesting thread :-)
>--

>Colin
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cyrille vanlerbergh

GPL: Must haves

by cyrille vanlerbergh » Sat, 22 Dec 2001 03:01:58

You forgot Silly jump by Mark Beckman. A must have. To discover there is a
ceiling in GPL. ;-)



mfraiol..

GPL: Must haves

by mfraiol.. » Sat, 22 Dec 2001 03:24:04



Oh, so *that's* what you're looking for!  Why didn't you say so?
Get thee to the Pants Ring then!    ;-D

http://www.sportplanet.com/gpl/html/tracks/trackprojects/pantsring/pa...

    Marc

Andre Warring

GPL: Must haves

by Andre Warring » Sat, 22 Dec 2001 05:29:32

On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 04:54:22 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)"


>Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL available
>anywhere ?

I haven't tried it, but Trenton should be very good for an oval.
Get it at http://www.theuspits.com, go to the GPL section and click on
the GPL Tracks list.
The only oval I like in GPL is Indy, first because Clark and Hill
drove there (ok, stupid reason) and secondly because the corners of
Indy are actually challenging :)

Andre

Will DeRiver

GPL: Must haves

by Will DeRiver » Sat, 22 Dec 2001 05:54:04


Pants Ring is good for finding the ceiling also.  =)  Now, what would be
cool is if they could fix Pants ring so that when you take to the sky, you
could land it cleanly. You hit some kind of lip that catches the car on the
way down on the wall even though it appears to be smooth. hehe. Yeah,
yeah...i'm always looking for other ways to pass time...
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- GPL Rank 105.63, damn the 'ring!
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The Other Larr

GPL: Must haves

by The Other Larr » Sat, 22 Dec 2001 06:41:00

Doesn't seem to be there.

The one site that did have an Oval (Daytona, no less) apparantly is gone
now...

I didn't see any indy listing either.

Thanks, though!

-Larry


> On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 04:54:22 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)"

> >Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL
available
> >anywhere ?

> I haven't tried it, but Trenton should be very good for an oval.
> Get it at http://www.theuspits.com, go to the GPL section and click on
> the GPL Tracks list.
> The only oval I like in GPL is Indy, first because Clark and Hill
> drove there (ok, stupid reason) and secondly because the corners of
> Indy are actually challenging :)

> Andre

The Other Larr

GPL: Must haves

by The Other Larr » Sat, 22 Dec 2001 06:34:11

Hehe.  I know the Pants-Ring.  That's why I specified "Truly Well Done", and
it's also where I developed the phrase "like driving a bananna peel in a
toilet bowl" :)

But thanks for the link.  I lost my copy to the dreaded VIA 686B Corruption
Bug, and needed a fresh one anyway :)

Thanks!

-Larry




> > Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL
available
> > anywhere ?

> > It would probably be like driving a bananna peel in a giant toilet bowl,
but
> > it should be fun :)

> Oh, so *that's* what you're looking for!  Why didn't you say so?
> Get thee to the Pants Ring then!    ;-D

http://www.sportplanet.com/gpl/html/tracks/trackprojects/pantsring/pa...
.htm
jason moy

GPL: Must haves

by jason moy » Sat, 22 Dec 2001 23:58:49

Indy needs to be converted from either N3 using Dave Noonan's track
converter or from the original Indy Expansion for Indycar 1 after
first converting it to ICR2 using Gerhard's converter.  I bought
Dave's converter but don't have N3 to test it out.  I do have NL and
the Ontario (Indy clone in California) conversion is a lot of fun,
altho it needs a draw-ahead fix.


> Doesn't seem to be there.

> The one site that did have an Oval (Daytona, no less) apparantly is gone
> now...

> I didn't see any indy listing either.

> Thanks, though!

> -Larry



> > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001 04:54:22 GMT, "Larry \(The Other Larry\)"

> > >Speaking of which, IS there a truly well done Oval Track for GPL
>  available
> > >anywhere ?

> > I haven't tried it, but Trenton should be very good for an oval.
> > Get it at http://www.theuspits.com, go to the GPL section and click on
> > the GPL Tracks list.
> > The only oval I like in GPL is Indy, first because Clark and Hill
> > drove there (ok, stupid reason) and secondly because the corners of
> > Indy are actually challenging :)

> > Andre

Dan Belch

GPL: Must haves

by Dan Belch » Sun, 23 Dec 2001 03:28:56

If we could also take out the middle wall, we could have a nice halfpipe sorta
thing.  :)

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