I thought the same thing, my theory is they tightened up the chicane
(sometime later) to slow the cars down.
but the attention to detail is amazing, especially turn 1 with the ads
on the hay bails,, amazing !!!!!!
now if I could just find a decent setup,, the default it a bit too
twitchy for me, ;-)
On Sun, 03 Jun 2001 07:47:38 GMT, "Robin"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
Watching McQueen's Le Mans film after driving GPL's Sarthe
Fans watched the Steve McQueen film 'Le Mans' on Speedvision and were impressed by how closely the new Grand Prix Legends Sarthe track matched the circuit in the movie. They also wondered why 'Le Mans' and 'Grand Prix' were still not on DVD and talked about the films' racing footage.
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And repeated as soon as it's over the first time, with a half hour show on
the "making of."
KFG
What a great movie. Can't wait for WSC so I can drive a 917 and a 512!
Chris G.
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What's the hold up with Grand Prix and Lemans being released on DVD? GP I
own on VHS, but prefer to buy Lemans on DVD.
Andrew,
I wonder the same thing. I have LeMans on Laser Disc but would love GP and
Lemans on DVD. The prints that Speedvision has on both GP and LeMans look
very good. There has to be a master tape for both of them. It would not take
much to make DVD's of them. I'd pay $50 US for each one.
Chris G.
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> "Ed White" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:RtgS6.25773$[email hidden]... > > Movie "LeMans" with McQueen starting now on Speedvision. > > What's the hold up with Grand Prix and Lemans being released on DVD? GP I > own on VHS, but prefer to buy Lemans on DVD. > > >
"cgenn27" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: Andrew,
:
: I wonder the same thing. I have LeMans on Laser Disc but would love GP and
: Lemans on DVD. The prints that Speedvision has on both GP and LeMans look
: very good.
I've got the Letterbox GP on VHS, very nice transfer... it would be awesome
on DVD especially if they had something like Speedvision did and interview
Garner.
Even better would be a second audio track with Garner making comments. I
have "Contact" on DVD and Jodie Foster does this all through the movie -
very interesting.
Dale.
>"Sideshow Bob" <[email hidden]> wrote
> Even better would be a second audio track with Garner making comments. I
> have "Contact" on DVD and Jodie Foster does this all through the movie -
> very interesting.
About 90% of DVD's on the market have audio commentaries Bob these days ;)
(the Contact DVD is from the original DVD releases which weren't quite up
with the current standards of packaging/content/audio/picture quality).
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Anyone else watching this movie for the x'th time but with different eyes
now that you've had the LeMans track constantly loaded everytime you fire up
GPL? I couldn't believe how accurate a job everyone did who had a hand in
creating the track for GPL. I was driving right along with Steve every lap
they showed. The only thing that kept messing me up watching the film was
the chicane added before the grandstand/pit area... otherwise I was there!!!
Robin
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Robin,
I was doing the same thing. I can't believe what a good job they did on the
track. One thing though, Steve and the Ferrari driver sure make up a lot on
time in one lap. That lap sure last for a long time :-)
Chris G.
"Robin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Anyone else watching this movie for the x'th time but with different eyes
> now that you've had the LeMans track constantly loaded everytime you fireup
> GPL? I couldn't believe how accurate a job everyone did who had a hand in
> creating the track for GPL. I was driving right along with Steve every lap
> they showed. The only thing that kept messing me up watching the film was
> the chicane added before the grandstand/pit area... otherwise I wasthere!!!
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> Robin > "Ed White" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:RtgS6.25773$[email hidden]... > > Movie "LeMans" with McQueen starting now on Speedvision. > > > > -- > > Ed White [email hidden] > > > > > >We drive a 917 & 512 each week!!!
FLY 1/32 slot cars, very nice to.
There is a Steve McQueen limited edition as well.
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> > the "making of." > > > > KFG > > > > > >We drive a 917 & 512 each week!!!
FLY 1/32 slot cars, very nice to.
There is a Steve McQueen limited edition as well.
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> > the "making of."
> > KFG
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> What a great movie. Can't wait for WSC so I can drive a 917 and a 512! > Chris G. > > > Movie "LeMans" with McQueen starting now on Speedvision. > > > -- > > And repeated as soon as it's over the first time, with a half hour show
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> What a great movie. Can't wait for WSC so I can drive a 917 and a 512!
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> Chris G.
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Well of course you can that in SCGT now. For whatever that's worth.
KFG
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I own both on VHS, as well as Paul Newman's "Winning," ( found that in the
cutout bin for $2).
I put off buying them for years because I was waiting for the DVD. I'm still
waiting.
Hey, but at least you can buy Pauly Shore on DVD. Priorities man,
priotities.
KFG
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> "Ed White" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:RtgS6.25773$[email hidden]... > > Movie "LeMans" with McQueen starting now on Speedvision. > > What's the hold up with Grand Prix and Lemans being released on DVD? GP I > own on VHS, but prefer to buy Lemans on DVD. >Yup, I was thinking the same thing... also thought Steve caught the Ferrari
guy on the last lap after leaving the pits significantly later kinda' fast.
One minute he's nowhere in the mirrors on the Mulsanne straight and then
"here he comes"... I thought the Ferrari was having engine problems.
I really liked the commentary when they went to commercial breaks a la
"Grand Prix" but I missed the "making of" show lead in so I am not sure if
that was covered there as well.
Robin
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> Robin,
>
> I was doing the same thing. I can't believe what a good job they did onthe
> track. One thing though, Steve and the Ferrari driver sure make up a loton
eyes
> > now that you've had the LeMans track constantly loaded everytime youfire
> up
> > GPL? I couldn't believe how accurate a job everyone did who had a handin
> > creating the track for GPL. I was driving right along with Steve everylap
> > they showed. The only thing that kept messing me up watching the filmwas
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> time in one lap. That lap sure last for a long time :-) > > Chris G. > > > "Robin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:uYlS6.17880$[email hidden]... > > Anyone else watching this movie for the x'th time but with differentQuoted text (15 lines)
> > the chicane added before the grandstand/pit area... otherwise I was > there!!! > > Robin > > "Ed White" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:RtgS6.25773$[email hidden]... > > > Movie "LeMans" with McQueen starting now on Speedvision. > > > > > > -- > > > Ed White [email hidden] > > > > > > > > > > > >(sheepishly)... umm, hit the wrong key and posted this originally to sender
so I'm reposting to group... sorry.
Yeah, I forgot about those curves that you are refering to when it comes to
the "tightening up" comment... I think because they can be taken flat out in
GPL so I forgot they were even there... anything that can be navigated flat
out is a straight, right?!?
I'm using Alison's Ferrari setup for Spa with a taller 4th and 5th... the
taller 4th doesn't hurt me too much and saves a shift in one spot (don't
know all the names yet) but then again my PB is 3:31.00 so don't take setup
advice from me! ;)
Robin
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> >GPL? I couldn't believe how accurate a job everyone did who had a hand in
> >creating the track for GPL. I was driving right along with Steve everylap
> >they showed. The only thing that kept messing me up watching the film was
> >the chicane added before the grandstand/pit area... otherwise I wasthere!!!
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> I thought the same thing, my theory is they tightened up the chicane > (sometime later) to slow the cars down. > > but the attention to detail is amazing, especially turn 1 with the ads > on the hay bails,, amazing !!!!!! > > now if I could just find a decent setup,, the default it a bit too > twitchy for me, ;-) > > On Sun, 03 Jun 2001 07:47:38 GMT, "Robin" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Anyone else watching this movie for the x'th time but with different eyes > >now that you've had the LeMans track constantly loaded everytime you fireQuoted text (12 lines)
> >Robin > >"Ed White" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:RtgS6.25773$[email hidden]... > >> Movie "LeMans" with McQueen starting now on Speedvision. > >> > >> -- > >> Ed White [email hidden] > >> > >> > > > > >[email hidden] (Robin) wrote in
<uYlS6.17880$[email hidden]>:
>Anyone else watching this movie for the x'th time but with different eyes
>now that you've had the LeMans track constantly loaded everytime you fire up
>GPL? I couldn't believe how accurate a job everyone did who had a hand in
>creating the track for GPL.
I agree. As soon as the film started I was immediately struck by what a
accurate job Roland Ehnstr�m and the whole GPL Lemans crew did in creating this
track, fabulous work. Not only that, it's a great track to drive, very similar
lap times to Spa but, for me, way more enjoyable driving. Thanks guys.
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"Robin" > I really liked the commentary when they went to commercial breaks
a la
> "Grand Prix" but I missed the "making of" show lead in so I am not sure if
> that was covered there as well.
> Robin I was getting dinner ready just before it aired here on the West coast,
so I ran down and started a tape rewinding. Popped into my son's room and
asked him to start recording in a couple of minutes once the tape has
finished rewinding...went back upstairs. Came back down several hours
later...saw the 2nd airing was on and stopped the tape...hit rewind..and
when it got to the beginning of the tape...the almost exact same portion of
the race showed up...(rain tires) so I have a tape with the last half of
the movie...then after that I have the first half of the movie...needless
to say...my son dropped the ball getting the tape started...I dropped kicked
him for that...(ssshhhh don't tell the PC police)
dave henrie
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: ...needless
: to say...my son dropped the ball getting the tape started...I dropped
kicked
: him for that...(ssshhhh don't tell the PC police)
: dave henrie
:
:
You'll get another chance... Speedvision has the movie scheduled to follow
the Le Mans race.
SB.
In article <[email hidden]>, Sideshow Bob
<[email hidden]> wrote:
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The interviews with Garner were great during the Making of Grand Prix,
and Frankenheimer was great as well. Can't stand the 'Grand Hotel'
approach as Frank' called it; when Speedvision showed GP last year I
recorded the making of and then just the race portions of the movie
without the melodrama. [DVD is good for that too]
Le Mans was the opposite- no Hollywood story at all there, just great
race footage. Almost a documentary with an actor inserted into scenes.
I loved the story in the 'making of' where Frankenheimer was told that
a reviewer in a car mag said Le Mans was a racing movie and Grand Prix
was a soap opera!
Frankenheimer's love of cars is evident, though; Ronin had amazing
chase scenes in it.
A couple of others I would like to get are Winning, which I have not
seen in years, and even Bobby Deerfield, which was on Classic Sports
recently, which I have never seen but would like for the race footage
as well.
Le Mans seems to be the only movie that did not try to shoe-horn a
melodrama into it.
Tim
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> "cgenn27" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:DziS6.26142$[email hidden]... > : Andrew, > : > : I wonder the same thing. I have LeMans on Laser Disc but would love GP and > : Lemans on DVD. The prints that Speedvision has on both GP and LeMans look > : very good. > > I've got the Letterbox GP on VHS, very nice transfer... it would be awesome > on DVD especially if they had something like Speedvision did and interview > Garner.Agreed! Sat. night was the first time I'd seen the movie, and couldn't believe
how accurately the guys modeled the track for GPL. Even the frickin' Esso Man!
Superb work guys... Your love for the game is evident, and your hard work is
cementing this "game" as the best ever (IMO)!
Warlock!
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