Motor Sport magazine GPL offer

Just got the new issue of Motor Sport, and noticed that they are now giving away a free copy of GPL with every 12-month subscription :-) Also it was mentioned in the editorial again, saying they were "dazzled by the response received to various mentions of GPL" There's life in it yet :-) -- Cheers! Graeme Nash

We should get one of our more eloquent members here to write a letter to the editor of Motor Sport with some hints for the GPL newcomers, point them towards Alison, VROC, the patches, etc. -- don "Getting hit by a meteorite is an accident... everything else is driver-error." "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8jIO4.1081$[email hidden]... > Sounds like Papy is getting a little creative with it's marketing! I like > it! Hopefully we'll get more VROC racers out of this deal! > > Vintook > > "Graeme Nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > > > Just got the new issue of Motor Sport, and noticed that they are now > > giving away a free copy of GPL with every 12-month subscription :-) > > > > Also it was mentioned in the editorial again, saying they were "dazzled > > by the response received to various mentions of GPL" > > > > There's life in it yet :-) > > > > -- > > Cheers! > > Graeme Nash > >

Lead us into revolution Mark. ;-) Jan. =--- <snip>

Sounds like Papy is getting a little creative with it's marketing! I like it! Hopefully we'll get more VROC racers out of this deal! Vintook "Graeme Nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > Just got the new issue of Motor Sport, and noticed that they are now > giving away a free copy of GPL with every 12-month subscription :-) > > Also it was mentioned in the editorial again, saying they were "dazzled > by the response received to various mentions of GPL" > > There's life in it yet :-) > > -- > Cheers! > Graeme Nash

>Food for thought......... As long as it's mainly about me, go right ahead.... :-) -- Cheers! Graeme Nash

You beat me to it Don. An editorial in the mag would be even better. Maybe if collectively we generated enough feedback they might consider an editorial dedicated to the GPL online world. This could incorporate the VROC scene and how it works, the main players (Backroom boys and gal as well as the track heroes), the main websites and maybe a how to section as well. Food for thought......... MS "don hodgdon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8efmq2$ath$[email hidden]... > We should get one of our more eloquent members here to write a letter tothe

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> editor of Motor Sport with some hints for the GPL newcomers, point them > towards Alison, VROC, the patches, etc. > -- > don > > "Getting hit by a meteorite is an accident... > everything else is driver-error." > > > "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8jIO4.1081$[email hidden]... > > Sounds like Papy is getting a little creative with it's marketing! I

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> > it! Hopefully we'll get more VROC racers out of this deal! > > > > Vintook > > > > "Graeme Nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > > Just got the new issue of Motor Sport, and noticed that they are now > > > giving away a free copy of GPL with every 12-month subscription :-) > > > > > > Also it was mentioned in the editorial again, saying they were

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> > > by the response received to various mentions of GPL" > > > > > > There's life in it yet :-) > > > > > > -- > > > Cheers! > > > Graeme Nash > > > > > >

[email hidden] (don hodgdon) wrote in <8efmq2$ath$[email hidden]>: >We should get one of our more eloquent members here to write a letter to the >editor of Motor Sport with some hints for the GPL newcomers, point them >towards Alison, VROC, the patches, etc. >-- >don What the magazine guys need to see is a well edited bit of gpl racing video, that would get them talking. -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C.

Lead us into revolution Mark. ;-) Jan. =--- m.seery <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:70KO4.3087$[email hidden]... > You beat me to it Don. > An editorial in the mag would be even better. Maybe if collectively we > generated enough feedback they might consider an editorial dedicated tothe

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> GPL online world. This could incorporate the VROC scene and how it works, > the main players (Backroom boys and gal as well as the track heroes), the > main websites and maybe a how to section as well. > > Food for thought......... > > MS > >

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I am not familiar with this publication. Where is it published? Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL

[email hidden] (Brett C. Cammack) wrote in <[email hidden]>: >I am not familiar with this publication. Where is it published? British, very good mag, exspensive. Go here: http://ewa1.com/mghms.html -- Don Scurlock Vancouver,B.C.

Brett C. Cammack <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I am not familiar with this publication. Where is it published? Its a Brit racing magazine, and a darn fine one. Founded in 1924 and their historical racing articles are marvelous, possibly because they have been around to witness most of it. I pick my copies up for 7.50 $US at a very large Barnes and Noble bookstore. It usually takes a couple weeks into the month to get the latest issue since they're imported. I don't know if they have a web page- otherwise I'd post the site.

m.seery <[email hidden]> wrote > An editorial in the mag would be even better In the issue of Motorsport with the Eagle and Lotus 49 on the cover (Feb 2000 I think) the following was included in the editorial: "Following my mention of the Grand Prix Legends computer game, we have been swamped by letters about it. Now I know the depth of feeling, I feel it was remiss of me not to mention it sooner. For those of you who don't know, GPL is a game based around the 1967 world championship where you get to drive all the cars on all the tracks visited that year save Le Mans which wouldn't play ball so Rouen was included instead. The bad news is you need a reasonably powerful PC to make it work properly and without a steering wheel and pedals it is a waste of money. properly equipped however, it is the most thoroughly researched, brilliantly conceived and thrilling PC game I have ever played. Your set-up options are limitless, your room for improvement without bounds. Best of all, you can piggy-back on Jim Clark's Lotus 49 and see how it really should be done." It looks like we have a well positioned fan of GPL who could promote the sim to the right target audience. I think the ideas of a short article or letter pointing people to all right web sites and this NG would be a worthwhile effort. Cheers Phil -- http://www.youpies.co.uk

On Sun, 30 Apr 2000 14:37:06 GMT, [email hidden] (Don Scurlock) wrote: >British, very good mag, exspensive. > >Go here: http://ewa1.com/mghms.html Thanks, Don. I will. Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL

From past experience (not just with MotorSport) I think that your chances would be next to zero. It is nearly impossible to have an article (as opposed to a letter) published, within a reasonable time-frame, that has not been "invited". Specialist magazines are absolutely inundated with requests for articles and are bombarded by prospective authors, each with their own special interest. I know from experience just how bloody frustrating it can be in getting something that one is keen about into print. But don't let me act as a wet rag..........send an article in and keep your fingers crossed. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- m.seery <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:70KO4.3087$[email hidden]... > You beat me to it Don. > An editorial in the mag would be even better. Maybe if collectively we > generated enough feedback they might consider an editorial dedicated to the > GPL online world. This could incorporate the VROC scene and how it works, > the main players (Backroom boys and gal as well as the track heroes), the > main websites and maybe a how to section as well. > > Food for thought......... > > MS > > > "don hodgdon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8efmq2$ath$[email hidden]... > > We should get one of our more eloquent members here to write a letter to > the > > editor of Motor Sport with some hints for the GPL newcomers, point them > > towards Alison, VROC, the patches, etc. > > -- > > don > > > > "Getting hit by a meteorite is an accident... > > everything else is driver-error." > > > > > > "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:8jIO4.1081$[email hidden]... > > > Sounds like Papy is getting a little creative with it's marketing! I > like > > > it! Hopefully we'll get more VROC racers out of this deal! > > > > > > Vintook > > > > > > "Graeme Nash" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > > > > > Just got the new issue of Motor Sport, and noticed that they are now > > > > giving away a free copy of GPL with every 12-month subscription :-) > > > > > > > > Also it was mentioned in the editorial again, saying they were > "dazzled > > > > by the response received to various mentions of GPL" > > > > > > > > There's life in it yet :-) > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers! > > > > Graeme Nash > > > > > > > > > > > >

England, Brett. It is considered amongst the very best of historically-biased motor-racing publications and is really a "must" for any follower of same. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Brett C. Cammack <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I am not familiar with this publication. Where is it published? > > Regards, > Brett C. Cammack > That's Racing! Motorsports > Pompano Beach, FL

They have no web presence and, from what I hear, are in no hurry to obtain same. -- Regards, Bruce Kennewell, Canberra, Australia. --------------------------- Gault <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8ehgot$5lk$[email hidden]... > > Brett C. Cammack <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I am not familiar with this publication. Where is it published? > > Its a Brit racing magazine, and a darn fine one. Founded in 1924 and their > historical racing articles are marvelous, possibly because they have been > around to witness most of it. I pick my copies up for 7.50 $US at a very > large Barnes and Noble bookstore. It usually takes a couple weeks into the > month to get the latest issue since they're imported. > > I don't know if they have a web page- otherwise I'd post the site. > >

In article <jVWO4.3445$[email hidden]>, Phil Lee <[email hidden]> writes

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>m.seery <[email hidden]> wrote > >> An editorial in the mag would be even better > > >In the issue of Motorsport with the Eagle and Lotus 49 on the cover (Feb >2000 I think) the following was included in the editorial: > >"Following my mention of the Grand Prix Legends computer game, we have >been >swamped by letters about it. Now I know the depth of feeling, I feel it was >remiss of me not to mention it sooner. For those of you who don't know, >GPL >is a game based around the 1967 world championship where you get to >drive >all the cars on all the tracks visited that year save Le Mans which wouldn't >play ball so Rouen was included instead. > >The bad news is you need a reasonably powerful PC to make it work >properly >and without a steering wheel and pedals it is a waste of money. properly >equipped however, it is the most thoroughly researched, brilliantly >conceived and thrilling PC game I have ever played. Your set-up options >are >limitless, your room for improvement without bounds. Best of all, you can >piggy-back on Jim Clark's Lotus 49 and see how it really should be done." > >It looks like we have a well positioned fan of GPL who could promote the >sim >to the right target audience. I think the ideas of a short article or >letter pointing people to all right web sites and this NG would be a >worthwhile effort. >

Come on someone. I think it's well worth the effort, even if it fails, to send this guy/mag a letter all about the GPL community. You just never know your luck. :) Whoever is willing to do so - as our representitive - we need to know first as we don't need several 'spokespersons' all writing in at once. What we need is one individual who is willing to write on behalf of us all, extolling the virtues of our l'il 'ol community. -- Peter Ives - (AKA Ivington) No person's opinions can be said to be more correct than another's, because each is the sole judge of his or her own experience.

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> > Come on someone. I think it's well worth the effort, even if it fails, > to send this guy/mag a letter all about the GPL community. You just > never know your luck. :) > > Whoever is willing to do so - as our representitive - we need to know > first as we don't need several 'spokespersons' all writing in at once. > What we need is one individual who is willing to write on behalf of us > all, extolling the virtues of our l'il 'ol community.

IMO, having a paragraph about GPL on page 3 of MotorSport magazine is quite an honor already. The editor had some nice things to say about it and also mentioned that (and I quote) "...we have been swamped by letters about it. Now I know the depth of feeling, I feel it was remiss of me not to mention it sooner." I'd love to see a spread about GPL with screenshots and all in MS, maybe even mixed with actual period photos for comparison. But I really doubt it'll ever happen. Call me a defeatist, but I'm satisfied with just the mention of it. After all, how many other simulations get ANY kind of attention from what is probably the best historical racing magazine around?