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I don't know why it has just occurred to me, but there is no mention of Ferrari in the handbook. Why is this ? It is certainly the most stable car for us beginners and it must have the finest engine sound ever ! I've owned this game for 2 years and still class myself as an utter novice. To those doing 1.28's at Monza and under 9 mins at the 'Ring, hats off. That is some achievement. -- ICQ# 104825454

"redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4jif6.2397$Ea1.32123@news2-hme0... > I don't know why it has just occurred to me, but there is no mention of > Ferrari in the handbook. Why is this ? > It is certainly the most stable car for us beginners and it must have the > finest engine sound ever ! > I've owned this game for 2 years and still class myself as an utternovice. > To those doing 1.28's at Monza and under 9 mins at the 'Ring, hats off.That > is some achievement. > > -- > ICQ# 104825454 Papy didn't have the license to use the Ferrari name until after the manual had been printed. -- don GPL Programs for the Converted Tracks: http://www.ianparker.co.uk/gpl/bapom/

"redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4jif6.2397$Ea1.32123@news2-hme0... > I don't know why it has just occurred to me, but there is no mention of > Ferrari in the handbook. Why is this ? They didn't get the permission from Ferrari to include the car in the program until after the handbook was printed. -- Jan Otto

On Sun, 04 Feb 2001 21:35:54 GMT, "Jan Otto Ruud" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >"redTed" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:4jif6.2397$Ea1.32123@news2-hme0... >> I don't know why it has just occurred to me, but there is no mention of >> Ferrari in the handbook. Why is this ? > >They didn't get the permission from Ferrari to include the car in the >program until after the handbook was printed. >

Which Stephen Smith has pointed out to us, right here on this group - and he'd know, afterall. DG

Personally I would consider the Cooper the easiest starting car, and not the Ferrari... "redTed" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message news: 4jif6.2397$Ea1.32123@news2-hme0... > I don't know why it has just occurred to me, but there is no mention of > Ferrari in the handbook. Why is this ? > It is certainly the most stable car for us beginners and it must have the > finest engine sound ever ! > I've owned this game for 2 years and still class myself as an utternovice. > To those doing 1.28's at Monza and under 9 mins at the 'Ring, hats off.That

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Yes, the Cooper is the easiest car to start with. I think in the book I said it was the BRM (low polar moment) but I wuz wrong...like abt. a lot of things (hey! I was working from the beta!). Papy already had the Ferrari license when I wrote the book, but they had right-of-approval for everything said about them, and there wasn't time to vet the copy before the book went to press. Too bad--I praised the car to the skies in the ms. All this is explained, BTW, somewhere over on Alison's site, if it's still there. And call me Steve, please. --Steve Smith Txl <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bhtf6.2452$[email hidden]... > Personally I would consider the Cooper the easiest starting car, and notthe

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> > finest engine sound ever ! > > I've owned this game for 2 years and still class myself as an utter > novice. > > To those doing 1.28's at Monza and under 9 mins at the 'Ring, hats off. > That > > is some achievement. > > > > -- > > ICQ# 104825454 > > > > > > > >

On Mon, 05 Feb 2001 13:53:20 GMT, "Stephen Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Yes, the Cooper is the easiest car to start with. I think in the book I >said it was the BRM (low polar moment) but I wuz wrong...like abt. a lot of >things (hey! I was working from the beta!). > >Papy already had the Ferrari license when I wrote the book, but they had >right-of-approval for everything said about them, Ferrari were touchy about what might have been writen about them? Really? that's hard to believe.... ;-) </sarcasm> DG

Stephen Smith <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kfyf6.55116$[email hidden]... > Yes, the Cooper is the easiest car to start with. <snipped> No, way! the Eagle is by far the easiest. Smooth driveable engine, responsive to the wheel, and fast enough to not be too discouraging :-) -- -Ace- (GPLRank -22.34) **remove BRAIN before replying**