Re: GPL related story

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> > >I think I'm quite glad that sims such as GPL aren't COMPLETELY realistic! > > Errrrr......the GPLWS Elite league does online 1/2 GP distance > races....no, I didn't....yet... > > Remco

Just for a minute, I though you were going to say... no, it just doesn't bear thinking about! -- Take a look at my GPL Tech website! www.callnet0800.co.uk/myhome/nreverett/gplindex.htm

continuing with the story.... In his haste to get back to his car Dan wasn't too careful with his aim and accidentally soiled the freshly laundered sheets hanging in a nearby farmyard. As he ran back to his Eagle a furious Belgian housewife raced after him waving the laundry and cursing the long legged Yank. And that boys and girls is the story of how yellow flags were introduced to modern motor racing! Patrick (bolting for the exit) Gregor Veble wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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>From www.planet-f1.com: > >`In Karl Ludvigsen's new photo book on Dan Gurney he tells the story of >Dan drinking copious amounts before his first race in his own >Eagle-Climax - the Belgian GP at Spa in 1966 -- and then getting >desperate for a comfort stop as Americans say when they need a pee. "I >was very thirsty before that race so I consumed quite a bit of water" >said Dan but early in the race the throbbing vibration of the 4-cylinder >Climax created a stress situation. "You'd think you'd be able to wet >your pants, right? Could not do it. Absolutely could not do it. No way. >So the next thing that happens is you say 'If I don't stop, something's >going to burst.' I mean, you're talking about a lot of pain. So you >stop." Gurney rolled to a halt along the Ardnennes trackside, picking >his spot with care. "There weren't many spectators along that section. >Just some people by a farmhouse." Leaving the engine idling, he blocked >a tyre with a rock and stepped aside to relieve himself.' > >-Gregor > >The whole story: > >http://www.planet-f1.com/features/young/young.html/jaguar/ENG?young=young

Gregor Veble <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > From www.planet-f1.com: > > `In Karl Ludvigsen's new photo book on Dan Gurney he tells the story of > Dan drinking copious amounts before his first race in his own > Eagle-Climax - the Belgian GP at Spa in 1966 -- and then getting > desperate for a comfort stop as Americans say when they need a pee. "I Actually, the term "pit stop" is often used. How appropriate...

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> was very thirsty before that race so I consumed quite a bit of water" > said Dan but early in the race the throbbing vibration of the 4-cylinder > Climax created a stress situation. "You'd think you'd be able to wet > your pants, right? Could not do it. Absolutely could not do it. No way. > So the next thing that happens is you say 'If I don't stop, something's > going to burst.' I mean, you're talking about a lot of pain. So you > stop." Gurney rolled to a halt along the Ardnennes trackside, picking > his spot with care. "There weren't many spectators along that section. > Just some people by a farmhouse." Leaving the engine idling, he blocked > a tyre with a rock and stepped aside to relieve himself.' > > -Gregor > > The whole story: > > http://www.planet-f1.com/features/young/young.html/jaguar/ENG?young=young

This reminds me of a report in the UK magazine 'Autocar' a couple of weeks ago. They took a Caterham to the 24 hour race on the old nurburgring circuit (mad or what?), and one of the drivers had been drinking too much coffee to keep him awake before he got in the car. To avoid elaborating on the story, he didn't have the same problems with 'wetting his pants' as Gurney did..... I think I'm quite glad that sims such as GPL aren't COMPLETELY realistic! The article makes a good read, I could put a transcription on my website if anyone is interested! Thanks for the story. Neil Gregor Veble wrote:

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> From www.planet-f1.com: > > `In Karl Ludvigsen's new photo book on Dan Gurney he tells the story of > Dan drinking copious amounts before his first race in his own > Eagle-Climax - the Belgian GP at Spa in 1966 -- and then getting > desperate for a comfort stop as Americans say when they need a pee. "I > was very thirsty before that race so I consumed quite a bit of water" > said Dan but early in the race the throbbing vibration of the 4-cylinder > Climax created a stress situation. "You'd think you'd be able to wet > your pants, right? Could not do it. Absolutely could not do it. No way. > So the next thing that happens is you say 'If I don't stop, something's > going to burst.' I mean, you're talking about a lot of pain. So you > stop." Gurney rolled to a halt along the Ardnennes trackside, picking > his spot with care. "There weren't many spectators along that section. > Just some people by a farmhouse." Leaving the engine idling, he blocked > a tyre with a rock and stepped aside to relieve himself.' > > -Gregor > > The whole story: > > http://www.planet-f1.com/features/young/young.html/jaguar/ENG?young=young

-- Take a look at my GPL Tech website! www.callnet0800.co.uk/myhome/nreverett/gplindex.htm

From www.planet-f1.com: `In Karl Ludvigsen's new photo book on Dan Gurney he tells the story of Dan drinking copious amounts before his first race in his own Eagle-Climax - the Belgian GP at Spa in 1966 -- and then getting desperate for a comfort stop as Americans say when they need a pee. "I was very thirsty before that race so I consumed quite a bit of water" said Dan but early in the race the throbbing vibration of the 4-cylinder Climax created a stress situation. "You'd think you'd be able to wet your pants, right? Could not do it. Absolutely could not do it. No way. So the next thing that happens is you say 'If I don't stop, something's going to burst.' I mean, you're talking about a lot of pain. So you stop." Gurney rolled to a halt along the Ardnennes trackside, picking his spot with care. "There weren't many spectators along that section. Just some people by a farmhouse." Leaving the engine idling, he blocked a tyre with a rock and stepped aside to relieve himself.' -Gregor The whole story: http://www.planet-f1.com/features/young/young.html/jaguar/ENG?young=young

[email hidden] (Neil) wrote: >This reminds me of a report in the UK magazine 'Autocar' a couple of weeks >ago. They took a Caterham to the 24 hour race on the old nurburgring circuit >(mad or what?), and one of the drivers had been drinking too much coffee to >keep him awake before he got in the car. To avoid elaborating on the story, >he didn't have the same problems with 'wetting his pants' as Gurney did..... >I think I'm quite glad that sims such as GPL aren't COMPLETELY realistic! Errrrr......the GPLWS Elite league does online 1/2 GP distance races....no, I didn't....yet... Remco