GRAND PRIX - THE 1960's MOVIE

GPL must have been the result of inspiration after watching this film. I've seen the film years ago , but was never really taken by the events in it. Now , after racing on GPL for over a year , its weird to have seen the film again on Saturday p.m. Is there any upgrade around to allow Monza to run the combined new circuit & old high banked course ? Did that really occur in the mid 60's ? IJ

Someone i think is working on that Ian. The banking wasn't used for GP cars after 1961, the cars just got too fast for the banking and it was too unsafe Martyn_D Ian Jarvis wrote:

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> GPL must have been the result of inspiration after watching this film. I've > seen the film years ago , but was never really taken by the events in it. > Now , after racing on GPL for over a year , its weird to have seen the film > again on Saturday p.m. > > Is there any upgrade around to allow Monza to run the combined new circuit & > old high banked course ? Did that really occur in the mid 60's ? > > IJ

It was used in 66 wasn't it? SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Yeah but they were still runnin on it then tho weren't they? > > I was just mentioning that it hadn't been used since 61 for safetyreasons..

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> > Martyn_D > > Bruce Kennewell wrote: > > > It was deemed unsafe well before 1961, SK! > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Bruce Kennewell, > > Canberra, Australia. > > --------------------------- > > > > SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Someone i think is working on that Ian. > > > > > > The banking wasn't used for GP cars after 1961, the cars just got too

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> > for > > > the banking and it was too unsafe > > > > > > Martyn_D > > > > > > > > > Ian Jarvis wrote: > > > > > > > GPL must have been the result of inspiration after watching this

film. > > I've > > > > seen the film years ago , but was never really taken by the eventsin > > it. > > > > Now , after racing on GPL for over a year , its weird to have seenthe

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> > film > > > > again on Saturday p.m. > > > > > > > > Is there any upgrade around to allow Monza to run the combined new > > circuit & > > > > old high banked course ? Did that really occur in the mid 60's ? > > > > > > > > IJ > > > >

Does anyone know of a web site with photos of the actors on the set of Grand Prix? I want to replace some of the GPL drivers with Sarti, Stoddard, and Aron, but I cannot find any pictures of actor Brian Bedford who portrayed Scott Stoddard. Thanks.

On Mon 24 Jul 2000 06:00:05am, Gollum wrote: >Pretty sure Papy has said that the movie was used, not only for >inspiration, but also helped in recreating scenery, etc., that is no >longer in existence. That yellow Armco, and the famous bridge, look amazingly similar, don't they? -- David. (GPLRank handicap: -1.17) "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

Pretty sure Papy has said that the movie was used, not only for inspiration, but also helped in recreating scenery, etc., that is no longer in existence. Ian Jarvis wrote:

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> GPL must have been the result of inspiration after watching this film. I've > seen the film years ago , but was never really taken by the events in it. > Now , after racing on GPL for over a year , its weird to have seen the film > again on Saturday p.m. > > Is there any upgrade around to allow Monza to run the combined new circuit & > old high banked course ? Did that really occur in the mid 60's ? > > IJ

Yeah but they were still runnin on it then tho weren't they? I was just mentioning that it hadn't been used since 61 for safety reasons.. Martyn_D Bruce Kennewell wrote:

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> It was deemed unsafe well before 1961, SK! > > -- > Regards, > Bruce Kennewell, > Canberra, Australia. > --------------------------- > > SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Someone i think is working on that Ian. > > > > The banking wasn't used for GP cars after 1961, the cars just got too fast > for > > the banking and it was too unsafe > > > > Martyn_D > > > > > > Ian Jarvis wrote: > > > > > GPL must have been the result of inspiration after watching this film. > I've > > > seen the film years ago , but was never really taken by the events in > it. > > > Now , after racing on GPL for over a year , its weird to have seen the > film > > > again on Saturday p.m. > > > > > > Is there any upgrade around to allow Monza to run the combined new > circuit & > > > old high banked course ? Did that really occur in the mid 60's ? > > > > > > IJ > >

1961 was the last time that the Monza banking was used. At this time, F1 cars were not 3 litre engined machines. These beasts never ran there at all. Frankenheimer put the banking into the film for dramatic effect. MS "Ian Jarvis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8lfo4c$r00$[email hidden]... > GPL must have been the result of inspiration after watching this film.I've > seen the film years ago , but was never really taken by the events in it. > Now , after racing on GPL for over a year , its weird to have seen thefilm > again on Saturday p.m. > > Is there any upgrade around to allow Monza to run the combined new circuit& > old high banked course ? Did that really occur in the mid 60's ? > > IJ > >

It was deemed unsafe well before 1961, SK! -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Someone i think is working on that Ian. > > The banking wasn't used for GP cars after 1961, the cars just got too fast for > the banking and it was too unsafe > > Martyn_D > > > Ian Jarvis wrote: > > > GPL must have been the result of inspiration after watching this film. I've > > seen the film years ago , but was never really taken by the events in it. > > Now , after racing on GPL for over a year , its weird to have seen the film > > again on Saturday p.m. > > > > Is there any upgrade around to allow Monza to run the combined new circuit & > > old high banked course ? Did that really occur in the mid 60's ? > > > > IJ >

Oh, for sure. Sports cars and non-F1 cars used it for many years beyond 1961. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Yeah but they were still runnin on it then tho weren't they? > > I was just mentioning that it hadn't been used since 61 for safety reasons.. > > Martyn_D > > Bruce Kennewell wrote: > > > It was deemed unsafe well before 1961, SK! > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Bruce Kennewell, > > Canberra, Australia. > > --------------------------- > > > > SKurj <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Someone i think is working on that Ian. > > > > > > The banking wasn't used for GP cars after 1961, the cars just got too fast > > for > > > the banking and it was too unsafe > > > > > > Martyn_D > > > > > > > > > Ian Jarvis wrote: > > > > > > > GPL must have been the result of inspiration after watching this film. > > I've > > > > seen the film years ago , but was never really taken by the events in > > it. > > > > Now , after racing on GPL for over a year , its weird to have seen the > > film > > > > again on Saturday p.m. > > > > > > > > Is there any upgrade around to allow Monza to run the combined new > > circuit & > > > > old high banked course ? Did that really occur in the mid 60's ? > > > > > > > > IJ > > > >