GPL - Crystal Palace - good job!

It's excellent - thanks to all involved at GPLEA for another great track. Nice attention to detail, especially the shady bit through the trees. Now I must try it online. Hopefully not too much warping as those walls are awfully close:-) Now which one next? If the British theme is to be continued, probably Oulton Park. The Gold Cup there was a very important race of the era. Great driver's circuit as well. - Michael

Donington Park, I hope. "MichaelJP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> It's excellent - thanks to all involved at GPLEA for another great > track. Nice attention to detail, especially the shady bit through the > trees. Now I must try it online. Hopefully not too much warping as those > walls are awfully close:-) > > Now which one next? If the British theme is to be continued, probably > Oulton Park. The Gold Cup there was a very important race of the era. > Great driver's circuit as well. > > - Michael

Donni wasnt a racing circuit during the era of 50's 60's and early 70's. I'd suggest Oulton Park, Castle Combe (trust me, an old Castle Combe would ROCK!! ESP Camp Corner) and perhaps something silly like Pau or Macau (I know, never used by those F1 cars - but One tight street track just aint enough!) DOug "Harjan Brand" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:nEvU5.135$[email hidden]...

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> Donington Park, I hope. > "MichaelJP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > It's excellent - thanks to all involved at GPLEA for another great > > track. Nice attention to detail, especially the shady bit through the > > trees. Now I must try it online. Hopefully not too much warping as those > > walls are awfully close:-) > > > > Now which one next? If the British theme is to be continued, probably > > Oulton Park. The Gold Cup there was a very important race of the era. > > Great driver's circuit as well. > > > > - Michael > >

What can I say but congrats and praise to the team who brought us this stunning add-on track. A big hearty thanks to all involved.Its folks like these that keep the legend alive

Since when was Donnington used then? I got my license there at the JRRDS and part of the program was going to that musuem where they told all kind of stuff. I got the impression that the track was quite old. I mean there was an old configuration as well where you had drive under a sort of bridge. "Douglas Ellison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:azzU5.16110$[email hidden]...

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> Donni wasnt a racing circuit during the era of 50's 60's and early 70's. > > I'd suggest Oulton Park, Castle Combe (trust me, an old Castle Combe would > ROCK!! ESP Camp Corner) and perhaps something silly like Pau or Macau (I > know, never used by those F1 cars - but One tight street track just aint > enough!) > > DOug > > "Harjan Brand" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:nEvU5.135$[email hidden]... > > Donington Park, I hope. > > "MichaelJP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > It's excellent - thanks to all involved at GPLEA for another great > > > track. Nice attention to detail, especially the shady bit through the > > > trees. Now I must try it online. Hopefully not too much warping as

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> > > walls are awfully close:-) > > > > > > Now which one next? If the British theme is to be continued, probably > > > Oulton Park. The Gold Cup there was a very important race of the era. > > > Great driver's circuit as well. > > > > > > - Michael > > > > > >

"Harjan Brand" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bWzU5.534$[email hidden]... > Since when was Donnington used then? I got my license there at the JRRDSand > part of the program was going to that musuem where they told all kind of > stuff. I got the impression that the track was quite old. I mean there was > an old configuration as well where you had drive under a sort of bridge. > Donnignton was used in the 20's and 30's in a much different configuration to it is now. The silver arrows raced there as well as cars such as ERAs. I did a track day some years ago and apart from racing round the modern track I got to go round a small part of the old track in a single seater which was rather good fun as that part of the track was concrete and it was very very wet:-) You can still see part of the old bridge (which was quite narrow!) alongside the new track. -- Some Call Me Tim

Eh? Can you please expand on that statement about Donington, Douglas? -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Douglas Ellison <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:azzU5.16110$[email hidden]... > Donni wasnt a racing circuit during the era of 50's 60's and early 70's.

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> > "Harjan Brand" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:bWzU5.534$[email hidden]... > > Since when was Donnington used then? I got my license there at the JRRDS > and > > part of the program was going to that musuem where they told all kind of > > stuff. I got the impression that the track was quite old. I mean there was > > an old configuration as well where you had drive under a sort of bridge. > > Donnignton was used in the 20's and 30's in a much different configuration > to it is now. The silver arrows raced there as well as cars such as ERAs. I > did a track day some years ago and apart from racing round the modern track > I got to go round a small part of the old track in a single seater which was > rather good fun as that part of the track was concrete and it was very very > wet:-) > > You can still see part of the old bridge (which was quite narrow!) alongside > the new track.

Also, the old Melbourne hairpin section from the pre-war track is still there, and you can see the jump where the Mercedes and Auto Union cars would leap in the air before going past the pits. This part of the track is not part of the new layout, as Tom Wheatcroft, the owner, couldn't get planning permission to incorporate this part when he brought racing back to Donington in the 70's. It hadn't been used since 1939. As was mentioned, there's a great museum there. You can also get an interesting book about the pre-war Grand Prix at Donington. - Michael