So if they whent 1 lap circuit 1 lap oavl, what happens when they cross
over... u'd imagine there would be a crash or 10 there
Thanks
Luke
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splits
> > and leads to this turn. You can't actually drive onto it as it's closed
> off.
> > So when it was part of the lap, as in the movie, did they, for example,go
"Luke Phillips" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:3a20fcbf$0$19423$[email hidden]...
Hi!
> So if they whent 1 lap circuit 1 lap oavl, what happens when they cross
> over... u'd imagine there would be a crash or 10 there
They actually didn't cross over. The system was that the start/finish-straight was used like a two-lane street. The cars coming out of the Parabolica drove on the right "lane" towards the now closed first banked curve. When they had completed the oval, they rejoined the s/f-straight on the left "lane" (in GPL there is another barrier, you can see it if you drive the s/f-line backwards: it is the "Coke"-billboard on the right side of the Parabolica) and drove towards Curva Grande. So the car's paces didn't cross over each other on the s/f-straight. But they did on another part of the track, just before the Ascari. Here, the first banked curve leads over the track, that's the little tunnel you're driving through when you're coming out of Lesmo II and drive towards the back straight. If you stop after the tunnel and turn around, you can see a part of the banked curve leading over the track (it's that part where Yves Montand had his horrible crash in the Film "Grand Prix").
HTH!
Regards
Crash
I was watching the movie "Grand Prix" and I'm confused about the curved
banking, and how exactly they used to drive a lap back in those days.
In GPL, there is a point after the start/finish line where the road splits
and leads to this turn. You can't actually drive onto it as it's closed off.
So when it was part of the lap, as in the movie, did they, for example, go a
lap where they would turn onto the banked turn, and then as they came around
and back onto the s/f straight, go straight on and complete the rest of the
circuit ?
Was it done in this alternating way, or some other way ?
Any help much appreciated.
There is no cross-over, Luke.
Have another look....they start on the left-hand side of the pit straight
and head off to the Curva Grande and what we know as the GPL circuit.
When exiting the Parabolica, and coming back onto the main straight, they
are on the right-hand side of the pit-straight and at the end of that the
oval starts.
When they exit the oval they are, once again, on the left-hand side of the
pit-straight.
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Luke Phillips <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> So if they whent 1 lap circuit 1 lap oavl, what happens when they cross
> over... u'd imagine there would be a crash or 10 there
>
> Thanks
> Luke
> -=87=-
> Bruce Kennewell <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > http://big.business.8m.com/Retro/Formula_1.htm#1950 to 1960
> > (Paste the whole lot into your address bar)
> >
> > Have a look at the 5 pix referring to Monza.
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Kennewell,
> > Canberra, Australia.
> > ---------------------------
> >
> > Incubus <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> > news:Z%2U5.45615$[email hidden]...
> > > I was watching the movie "Grand Prix" and I'm confused about the
curved
> > > banking, and how exactly they used to drive a lap back in those days.
> > >
> > > In GPL, there is a point after the start/finish line where the road
> splits
> > > and leads to this turn. You can't actually drive onto it as it's
closed
> > off.
> > > So when it was part of the lap, as in the movie, did they, for
example,
> go
> > a
> > > lap where they would turn onto the banked turn, and then as they came
> > around
> > > and back onto the s/f straight, go straight on and complete the rest
of
> > the
> > > circuit ?
> > >
> > > Was it done in this alternating way, or some other way ?
> > >
> > > Any help much appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Hehehehe.. <vwg>
Jan.
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> And I have a sneaking suspicion that fisherman-Jan is reeling in his line > right at this very moment.......:-) > > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > ---------------------------There is a cross-over. The oval passes over the GP circuit just before what
is now known as the Ascari chicane.
Jan.
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Bruce Kennewell wrote...
> There is no cross-over, Luke.
> <snip>
http://big.business.8m.com/Retro/Formula_1.htm#1950 to 1960
(Paste the whole lot into your address bar)
Have a look at the 5 pix referring to Monza.
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Incubus <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> I was watching the movie "Grand Prix" and I'm confused about the curved
> banking, and how exactly they used to drive a lap back in those days.
>
> In GPL, there is a point after the start/finish line where the road splits
> and leads to this turn. You can't actually drive onto it as it's closed
off.
> So when it was part of the lap, as in the movie, did they, for example, go
a
> lap where they would turn onto the banked turn, and then as they came
around
> and back onto the s/f straight, go straight on and complete the rest of
the
> circuit ?
>
> Was it done in this alternating way, or some other way ?
>
> Any help much appreciated.
>
>
>
>
He was talking about the pit straight....
Marc.
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> There is a cross-over. The oval passes over the GP circuit just beforewhat
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> is now known as the Ascari chicane. > > Jan. > =--- > Bruce Kennewell wrote... > > There is no cross-over, Luke. > > <snip> > >I think he meant the traffic crossing from one side of pit-straight to the
other, Jan.
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> There is a cross-over. The oval passes over the GP circuit just before
what
> is now known as the Ascari chicane.
>
> Jan.
> =---
> Bruce Kennewell wrote...
> > There is no cross-over, Luke.
> > <snip>
>
>
And I have a sneaking suspicion that fisherman-Jan is reeling in his line
right at this very moment.......:-)
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Marc Collins <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> He was talking about the pit straight....
>
> Marc.
>
> "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
> news:[email hidden]...
> > There is a cross-over. The oval passes over the GP circuit just before
> what
> > is now known as the Ascari chicane.
> >
> > Jan.
> > =---
> > Bruce Kennewell wrote...
> > > There is no cross-over, Luke.
> > > <snip>
> >
> >
>
>
I knew it! :-)
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Regards,
Bruce Kennewell,
Canberra, Australia.
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Jan Verschueren <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Hehehehe.. <vwg>
>
> Jan.
> =---
> Bruce Kennewell wrote...
> > And I have a sneaking suspicion that fisherman-Jan is reeling in his
line
> > right at this very moment.......:-)
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Bruce Kennewell,
> > Canberra, Australia.
> > ---------------------------
>
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