The Accelerator pack would be perfect for you
It comes with N3, NL, and the N3 Trucks
Riverside is SOOOOO worth it. :)
Funny this should come up, today I found a photograph I shot of the last
checkered flag thrown at Riverside. It still brings a tear to the ol'
eyes'<g>.
Everybody raced at Riverside and wanted to win there. Think of a major
touring series and, at one time or another, they stopped at Riverside. Can
Am, Trans Am, IMSA, CART, USAC,SCORE, The SCCA National Championships,
NASCAR and even Formula One all ran at the track. Rarely in motor racing has
there been a track where so many drivers from many different diciplines
raced and could be compared.
It was situated in the desert, south of Los Angeles and could be just the
hottest, nastiest place on earth. You raced the track as much as you did
your competition. The annual Nascar race in the early part of the year was
always a welcome stop for the teams from the colder, eastern states, even if
they did have to put up with Dan Gurney winning most of their races out
here.<g>
It has remained popular, even now some 12 years after it was closed, for a
good number of reasons. It was, for many years, the only permanent road
course in Southern California. Many west coast racing teams used RIR for
testing and the drivers knew it well. It was always a big deal when the east
coast guys, like Penske would show up to run against the west coast hot
shoes like Gurney and Hill and Shelby. Road racing was very popular in
Southern Cal in those days, it attracted quite a few celebrities and the
local, as well as national, media gave it a lot of play. In short, Riverside
became part of the "Car Culture" of the 50's and 60's. As such, it also
became a victim of the fuel crisis and the land speculation boom of the 70's
and 80's. Automobiles were considered evil and the land became more valuable
to use as home to another crappy strip mall and a few graffitti covered
apartment buildings.
It's difficult to find information on Riverside on the net but have some old
programs and Raceway Magazines from RIR. I'll take a look and see if there
are any articles concerning the history of the circuit. I do know that the
California Sports Car Club was very involved in the creation of the circuit
and could give you any information you might need. http://www.calclub.com/
Is it worth buying? I thought so...but then I used to spend at least two
weekends a month at the track and knew every bump and crack in the road.
Unfortunately, Papy has had to give us the worst configuration of all that
were available at Riverside. The short chute between T6 and T8 was only used
for those big lumbering taxi cabs, everyone else, ie, cars that could
actually corner, used either the full GP Course or the more popular, Short
Course, turning right at T6, down the hill and then over the rise and the
left into T7, the right at 7A which exited onto the main straight and lead
you into T9. I can still visualize a perfect lap around the place, I just
wish I could drive it!
http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/riversid.html
--
don
"Getting hit by a meteorite is an accident...
everything else is driver-error."
"Phil Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> From what I've read here, Riverside seems to be the Holy Grail of circuits
> for the North Americans amongst us. Since I'm from England I have no idea
> what all the fuss is about and have a couple of questions.
>
> 1. What makes Riverside such a great circuit?
> 2. Where can I find out more information about it?
> 3. Finally, is it worth buying NL just to use the circuit in GPL,
especially
> seeing as I'll have to import it from the States as Sierra have never
> released it in England?
>
> BTW I already have N3 so I don't think the acceleration pack would be
money
> well spent and there are no Cheerios offers here either!
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil
> --
> http://www.youpies.co.uk
>
>
>
>
Phil Lee wrote:
>
> From what I've read here, Riverside seems to be the Holy Grail of circuits
> for the North Americans amongst us. Since I'm from England I have no idea
> what all the fuss is about and have a couple of questions.
>
> 1. What makes Riverside such a great circuit?
Dan Gurney and Parnelli Jones raced Trans Am Mustangs there. The
course is really just a Large rectangle with a series of esses on the
front side, a fairly technical turn at the top then a short run to the
back straight which is looooong and fast.
Mid Ohio is probably a better "pure racecourse"
> 2. Where can I find out more information about it?
> 3. Finally, is it worth buying NL just to use the circuit in GPL, especially
> seeing as I'll have to import it from the States as Sierra have never
> released it in England? Try Ebay and pick it up for approx $9 to $19 dollars US funds.
>
> BTW I already have N3 so I don't think the acceleration pack would be money
> well spent and there are no Cheerios offers here either! Once again sell your N3 at Ebay and pick up the Acceleration pak. The
updated Portland Int. Raceway is perhaps Papys finest road course
creation.(in the truck pak)
>
> Cheers
>
> Phil
> --
> http://www.youpies.co.uk
From what I've read here, Riverside seems to be the Holy Grail of circuits
for the North Americans amongst us. Since I'm from England I have no idea
what all the fuss is about and have a couple of questions.
1. What makes Riverside such a great circuit?
2. Where can I find out more information about it?
3. Finally, is it worth buying NL just to use the circuit in GPL, especially
seeing as I'll have to import it from the States as Sierra have never
released it in England?
BTW I already have N3 so I don't think the acceleration pack would be money
well spent and there are no Cheerios offers here either!
Cheers
Phil
--
http://www.youpies.co.uk
hehehe...I never heard of Riverside until I got NL....and still am
looking for the same thing! :) I live in the states! :)
Phil Lee wrote:
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Performance Refinishing/Racing, Inc.
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> > From what I've read here, Riverside seems to be the Holy Grail of circuits > for the North Americans amongst us. Since I'm from England I have no idea > what all the fuss is about and have a couple of questions. > > 1. What makes Riverside such a great circuit? > 2. Where can I find out more information about it? > 3. Finally, is it worth buying NL just to use the circuit in GPL, especially > seeing as I'll have to import it from the States as Sierra have never > released it in England? > > BTW I already have N3 so I don't think the acceleration pack would be money > well spent and there are no Cheerios offers here either! > > Cheers > > Phil > -- > http://www.youpies.co.uk...it brought a tear to the eye.... cool thread.. I like tracks too!
jv
Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > > "Brett C. Cammack" wrote: > > > > Progress sucks sometimes... > > yup...yer right > > > deh
don hodgdon <[email hidden]> wrote
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> It was situated in the desert, south of Los Angeles and could be just the
> hottest, nastiest place on earth.
Hold on now, it's not like this is Barstow or Needles we're talking about
here. :-)
(snipped)
Hold on now, it's not like this is Barstow or Needles we're talking about
here. :-)
> Progress sucks sometimes...
yup...yer right
deh
On Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:53:52 -0700, "don hodgdon"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>Funny this should come up, today I found a photograph I shot of the last
>checkered flag thrown at Riverside. It still brings a tear to the ol'
>eyes'<g>.
Then I'm not the only one... I can still see Richard Petty blasting
the esses like a straightaway, nothing but fourth gear left in his 74
Charger, front end a mass of duct tape from the base of the windshield
to the center of the hood. Made up four of the ten laps he was down
before the transmission crapped out... Then there's the image of him
nearly 20 years later running the bulldozer across the track at the
start/finish line, initiating the demolition of a great track.
Progress sucks sometimes...
>It was situated in the desert, south of Los Angeles and could be just the
>hottest, nastiest place on earth.
Unless you were up in Boron, between Barstow and Mojave... <g>
Great post, Don. I'm feeling a little wistful now...
Regards,
Brett C. Cammack
That's Racing! Motorsports
Pompano Beach, FL
"Brett C. Cammack" wrote:
>
> Progress sucks sometimes...
yup...yer right
deh
I've got that shot, plus tons more you sent me now displayed on ETA! Perhaps I
should finish the site, or at least something else... =)
Extinct Track Archive (pretty much RIR-only<g>)
http://www.simracing.com/eta
Cheers!
Marc
don hodgdon wrote:
> Funny this should come up, today I found a photograph I shot of the last
> checkered flag thrown at Riverside. It still brings a tear to the ol'
> eyes'<g>.
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[email hidden] (Marc J. Nelson) wrote in
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Hey, Marc
Cool site. My only disappointment was that the Terraserver links to the
RIR photos don't work because Teraserver's server has apparently been
relocated?
Bob
