rec.autos.simulators

> I have to agree, its a brilliant effort. And its soo nice to see these
> smaller local tracks that are the backbone of worldwide motorsport getting
> redone for gpl.
>    dan


> > Lovely to see Castle Combe out at last, and also great to see that the
> > fairly lengthy wait was worth it. The makers say on the site that they
> > wanted the track to look a bit more "real" than some others, and I
> > think they've succeeded - those patches of tarmac are a right pain!

> > --
> > "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has endorsed fascism
> > in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist.

> > The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly): http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

> Mike Cotchin and Fred Normenmark  (dont kill me if I got the spelling
wrong
> Fred!) are to be congratulated.

> They ploughed literally THOUSANDS of hours of work into this - and it
shows.
> I was lucky enough to be involved in some Beta Testing and a few 3do's -
but
> Mike's persistance with accuracy and iterative improvement of the track
> itself can not be praised highley enough imho.

> There are 3 types of tracks that get released for GPL. The Crap, the
Average
> and the Exquisit.

> CC is so far into the later category - it redefines it imo.

> Doug

> > I have to agree, its a brilliant effort. And its soo nice to see these
> > smaller local tracks that are the backbone of worldwide motorsport
getting
> > redone for gpl.
> >    dan


> > > Lovely to see Castle Combe out at last, and also great to see that the
> > > fairly lengthy wait was worth it. The makers say on the site that they
> > > wanted the track to look a bit more "real" than some others, and I
> > > think they've succeeded - those patches of tarmac are a right pain!

> > > --
> > > "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has endorsed
fascism
> > > in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist.

> > > The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly): http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

> Where might one be able to find this track?

> > Lovely to see Castle Combe out at last, and also great to see that the
> > fairly lengthy wait was worth it. The makers say on the site that they
> > wanted the track to look a bit more "real" than some others, and I
> > think they've succeeded - those patches of tarmac are a right pain!

> > A really challenging track considering its shortness - Quarry in
> > particular is going to take a very long time to get right. The number
> > of times I've ended up in that cornfield...!

> > I'd advise people to work out their own setups as soon as possible -
> > the default Ferrari one is very odd, with a 5th gear so high as to be
> > useless (you can get decent times driving it as a 4-gear car, though).

> > The visual appearance of the place is excellent - it's instantly
> > recognisable, and all the paths, banks etc seem to be in the right
> > place. Can't see the BRSCC stand by the pits, though - maybe that's
> > only in the highest-quality version <g>

> > My only slight quibble is with the appearance of the spectators - the
> > circuit is in Wiltshire, for heaven's sake: where are all the kids in
> > Manchester United shirts!?

> > --
> > "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has endorsed fascism
> > in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist.

> > The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly): http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

> Couldn't agree more, congratulations guys.

> > Mike Cotchin and Fred Normenmark  (dont kill me if I got the spelling
> wrong
> > Fred!) are to be congratulated.

> > They ploughed literally THOUSANDS of hours of work into this - and it
> shows.
> > I was lucky enough to be involved in some Beta Testing and a few 3do's -
> but
> > Mike's persistance with accuracy and iterative improvement of the track
> > itself can not be praised highley enough imho.

> > There are 3 types of tracks that get released for GPL. The Crap, the
> Average
> > and the Exquisit.

> > CC is so far into the later category - it redefines it imo.

> > Doug

> > > I have to agree, its a brilliant effort. And its soo nice to see these
> > > smaller local tracks that are the backbone of worldwide motorsport
> getting
> > > redone for gpl.
> > >    dan


> > > > Lovely to see Castle Combe out at last, and also great to see that
the
> > > > fairly lengthy wait was worth it. The makers say on the site that
they
> > > > wanted the track to look a bit more "real" than some others, and I
> > > > think they've succeeded - those patches of tarmac are a right pain!

> > > > --
> > > > "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has endorsed
> fascism
> > > > in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist.

> > > > The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly): http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

> It's here Jay:
> http://www.designerslaboratory.com/gpl/index.html

> It has a wonderful authentic quality that's tough to define about it.
> The more I drive it, the more I love it.

> Ian
> www.simbin.com

> > Where might one be able to find this track?

> > > Lovely to see Castle Combe out at last, and also great to see that the
> > > fairly lengthy wait was worth it. The makers say on the site that they
> > > wanted the track to look a bit more "real" than some others, and I
> > > think they've succeeded - those patches of tarmac are a right pain!

> > > A really challenging track considering its shortness - Quarry in
> > > particular is going to take a very long time to get right. The number
> > > of times I've ended up in that cornfield...!

> > > I'd advise people to work out their own setups as soon as possible -
> > > the default Ferrari one is very odd, with a 5th gear so high as to be
> > > useless (you can get decent times driving it as a 4-gear car, though).

> > > The visual appearance of the place is excellent - it's instantly
> > > recognisable, and all the paths, banks etc seem to be in the right
> > > place. Can't see the BRSCC stand by the pits, though - maybe that's
> > > only in the highest-quality version <g>

> > > My only slight quibble is with the appearance of the spectators - the
> > > circuit is in Wiltshire, for heaven's sake: where are all the kids in
> > > Manchester United shirts!?

> > > --
> > > "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has endorsed
fascism
> > > in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist.

> > > The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly): http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

> Forgot www.simbin.com!!!

> LOL :-)

> -Jacob

> > Couldn't agree more, congratulations guys.

> > > Mike Cotchin and Fred Normenmark  (dont kill me if I got the spelling
> > wrong
> > > Fred!) are to be congratulated.

> > > They ploughed literally THOUSANDS of hours of work into this - and it
> > shows.
> > > I was lucky enough to be involved in some Beta Testing and a few
3do's -
> > but
> > > Mike's persistance with accuracy and iterative improvement of the
track
> > > itself can not be praised highley enough imho.

> > > There are 3 types of tracks that get released for GPL. The Crap, the
> > Average
> > > and the Exquisit.

> > > CC is so far into the later category - it redefines it imo.

> > > Doug

> > > > I have to agree, its a brilliant effort. And its soo nice to see
these
> > > > smaller local tracks that are the backbone of worldwide motorsport
> > getting
> > > > redone for gpl.
> > > >    dan


> > > > > Lovely to see Castle Combe out at last, and also great to see that
> the
> > > > > fairly lengthy wait was worth it. The makers say on the site that
> they
> > > > > wanted the track to look a bit more "real" than some others, and I
> > > > > think they've succeeded - those patches of tarmac are a right
pain!

> > > > > --
> > > > > "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has endorsed
> > fascism
> > > > > in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist.

> > > > > The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly):

> Hey! Thanks Jacob, how could I forget www.SimBin.com  ??

> > Forgot www.simbin.com!!!

> > LOL :-)

> > -Jacob

> > > Couldn't agree more, congratulations guys.

> > > > Mike Cotchin and Fred Normenmark  (dont kill me if I got the
spelling
> > > wrong
> > > > Fred!) are to be congratulated.

> > > > They ploughed literally THOUSANDS of hours of work into this - and
it
> > > shows.
> > > > I was lucky enough to be involved in some Beta Testing and a few
> 3do's -
> > > but
> > > > Mike's persistance with accuracy and iterative improvement of the
> track
> > > > itself can not be praised highley enough imho.

> > > > There are 3 types of tracks that get released for GPL. The Crap, the
> > > Average
> > > > and the Exquisit.

> > > > CC is so far into the later category - it redefines it imo.

> > > > Doug

> > > > > I have to agree, its a brilliant effort. And its soo nice to see
> these
> > > > > smaller local tracks that are the backbone of worldwide motorsport
> > > getting
> > > > > redone for gpl.
> > > > >    dan

message

> > > > > > Lovely to see Castle Combe out at last, and also great to see
that
> > the
> > > > > > fairly lengthy wait was worth it. The makers say on the site
that
> > they
> > > > > > wanted the track to look a bit more "real" than some others, and
I
> > > > > > think they've succeeded - those patches of tarmac are a right
> pain!

> > > > > > --
> > > > > > "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has endorsed
> > > fascism
> > > > > > in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political scientist.

> > > > > > The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly):
> http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

> How could anyone forget www.simbin.com with the number of times
> www.simbin.com is posted here.  Of course, if I'd created www.simbin.com
I'd
> mention www.simbin.com a lot as well, especially on www.simbin.com related
> topics.  Or perhaps put www.simbin.com in my .sig.

> Ben Coleman
> in no way affiliated with www.simbin.com

> > Hey! Thanks Jacob, how could I forget www.SimBin.com  ??

> > > Forgot www.simbin.com!!!

> > > LOL :-)

> > > -Jacob

> > > > Couldn't agree more, congratulations guys.

> > > > > Mike Cotchin and Fred Normenmark  (dont kill me if I got the
> spelling
> > > > wrong
> > > > > Fred!) are to be congratulated.

> > > > > They ploughed literally THOUSANDS of hours of work into this - and
> it
> > > > shows.
> > > > > I was lucky enough to be involved in some Beta Testing and a few
> > 3do's -
> > > > but
> > > > > Mike's persistance with accuracy and iterative improvement of the
> > track
> > > > > itself can not be praised highley enough imho.

> > > > > There are 3 types of tracks that get released for GPL. The Crap,
the
> > > > Average
> > > > > and the Exquisit.

> > > > > CC is so far into the later category - it redefines it imo.

> > > > > Doug

> > > > > > I have to agree, its a brilliant effort. And its soo nice to see
> > these
> > > > > > smaller local tracks that are the backbone of worldwide
motorsport
> > > > getting
> > > > > > redone for gpl.
> > > > > >    dan

> message

> > > > > > > Lovely to see Castle Combe out at last, and also great to see
> that
> > > the
> > > > > > > fairly lengthy wait was worth it. The makers say on the site
> that
> > > they
> > > > > > > wanted the track to look a bit more "real" than some others,
and
> I
> > > > > > > think they've succeeded - those patches of tarmac are a right
> > pain!

> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > "We are not very far from fascism. In fact, Mugabe has
endorsed
> > > > fascism
> > > > > > > in his rule" - Takura Zhangazha, Zimbabwean political
scientist.

> > > > > > > The GPL Scrapyard returns (slowly):
> > http://www.hillclimbfan.f2s.com

>Ok enough, thank you!

>Ian
>www.microsoft.com