Re: Juan Montoya

Martin Granberg <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:38:44 GMT, "Jan Verschueren" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I received these JPM questions/answers via E-mail last night. Postingthem

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> >here so you can see what's "been covered". Check out #5. > > Thanks! Great post. > > >JUAN: I have a Pentium III, 600 megahertz, 256 RAM computer. My favorite > >games right now are old ones, GP 2 (Grand Prix 2) and GP Legends--they > >are awesome! My favorite video track is ESPA in Belgium . > > My god, he drives GPL!!! The next Senna/Schumacher drives GPL, cool! > :)

Ahem. He also mentions GP2. There's still life in Crammond's old charmer... Stephen

It would be fascinating to know if he's aware of GPL and, if so, what his opinion of it is. >>>>>>>DITTO THAT!! Rik Anthrax - - it's a GPL kinda day :)

EXCELLENT suggestions, Gregor -- I'll try to run them by him if I get a chance to talk one-on-one! I also plan to ask if he's aware of GPL. If not, I plan on pointing him in that direction! <G> -- JB In article <[email hidden]>, Gregor Veble <[email hidden]> wrote: > [email hidden] wrote: > > > > I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Sincehe's an > > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (andmaybe > > some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you > > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya,let

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> > me know and I'll see what I can do. > > > > -- John Bodin > > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > > The first question would be, of course, which sims he drives and which > one is closest to the real racing experience? > > How does he in his own opinion compare to other sim racers? > > Which sensation he misses most when driving a sim? > > How much does racing in real life help being good in a sim (the

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> of what we usually ask)? > > Does driving a sim teach him any bad habits with respect to the real > deal? > > Did he ever try to get revenge at a certain opponent after a real life > race by crashing into him in a sim? >

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I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let me know and I'll see what I can do. -- John Bodin Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

How about asking if Juan can use his clout to get an up-to-date CART sim released that is worthy of the series and all it's fans. I know, I know, just dreamin'. Robin <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8ch265$jlh$[email hidden]...

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> I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe > some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let > me know and I'll see what I can do. > > -- John Bodin > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

Yes, tell him to come racing GPL in VROC to have a real driver in there.... "Robin MacMahon" <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message news: XBWG4.36096$[email hidden]...

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> How about asking if Juan can use his clout to get an up-to-date CART sim > released that is worthy of the series and all it's fans. > I know, I know, just dreamin'. > Robin > <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8ch265$jlh$[email hidden]... > > I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an > > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe > > some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you > > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let > > me know and I'll see what I can do. > > > > -- John Bodin > > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > >

On Thu, 6 Apr 2000 09:28:06 +0200, "LL" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Yes, tell him to come racing GPL in VROC to have a real driver in there.... It would be fascinating to know if he's aware of GPL and, if so, what his opinion of it is. It would be fun to have him hit VROC incognito... Regards, Brett C. Cammack That's Racing! Motorsports Pompano Beach, FL

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> > I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe > some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let > me know and I'll see what I can do. > > -- John Bodin > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

The first question would be, of course, which sims he drives and which one is closest to the real racing experience? How does he in his own opinion compare to other sim racers? Which sensation he misses most when driving a sim? How much does racing in real life help being good in a sim (the opposite of what we usually ask)? Does driving a sim teach him any bad habits with respect to the real deal? Did he ever try to get revenge at a certain opponent after a real life race by crashing into him in a sim?

No no, not incognito, I want to tell my friend that I've raced Montoya. Even better: that I crashed him out of the race! :) (won't mention VROC though) Brett C. Cammack <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws [email hidden]... > On Thu, 6 Apr 2000 09:28:06 +0200, "LL" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Yes, tell him to come racing GPL in VROC to have a real driver inthere....

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> > It would be fascinating to know if he's aware of GPL and, if so, what > his opinion of it is. It would be fun to have him hit VROC > incognito... > > Regards, > Brett C. Cammack > That's Racing! Motorsports > Pompano Beach, FL

Gregor Veble wrote: > > The first question would be, of course, which sims he drives and which > one is closest to the real racing experience? Close, the first Q should be, which sims he drives besides GPL, and why he thinks GPL is the best...... Sorry, couldn't help myself :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com

I received these JPM questions/answers via E-mail last night. Posting them here so you can see what's "been covered". Check out #5. <quote> From: "Sharon" To: <snipped> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 12:45 PM Subject: Juan Montoya answers me :) I submitted a question for Montoya to answer & they actually used it! Things have not been going well for me & having Montoya answer my question at least put a smile on my face (for some reason!?!). My question was #4. (And why does it suddenly sound like a dumb question now?) :( 1. Do you left foot brake or right foot brake on the road courses? JUAN: Right Foot 2. Juan I would like to hear your comments about track safety of the tracks you have raced on so far in America, compared to the tracks in Europe you have extensively raced on. JUAN: The tracks in america are ok. In Formula 1 the tracks have more room and a larger run-off area which I think adds an additional element of safety 3. If Chip Ginassi gave you the opportunity to race in the Indy Racing League in the future, would you take it? JUAN: I would consider any driving opportunity if it were the right thing to take me to the next step in my career . 4. People often say that driving Formula One is harder than CART. Alex Zanardi did seem to have problems making the adjustment. Do you have any thoughts that driving in CART could cause you to develop driving habits that might make a move to Formula One in the future a difficult one? JUAN: No. I have driven both cars and they are different but you have to adjust your driving style to the type of car 5. Really enjoy watching you race! I watch all the CART races on TV every year. I read you like video racing games. What kind of computer do you have, and what PC racing games do you like best? And what are your favorite tracks to run in video games? Good luck this year! JUAN: I have a Pentium III, 600 megahertz, 256 RAM computer. My favorite games right now are old ones, GP 2 (Grand Prix 2) and GP Legends--they are awesome! My favorite video track is ESPA in Belgium . 6. Do you see your self driving in Formula One in 2001? And if so for what team would you like to drive for? (not just the team that offers you a contract, but the team you would choose to drive for) JUAN: I have a 3-year deal w/ Chip that goes until 2001. So my focus right now is doing the best I'm capable of in CART. The team I would choose to drive for would be Williams 7. What have you heard about the Indianapolis 500 growing up and where do you rate it among the world's top races? JUAN: Growing up I always watched the 500 and cheered on Roberto Guerro who was also Columbian. I always just knew it was a BIG race in America 8. I am looking forward to seeing you compete in the Indianapolis 500 this year. Will you have to adjust your driving style at all to adapt to the IRL cars, or are champ cars and indycars pretty similar. Best of luck in the 500. JUAN: Yes, the cars are quite a bit different so I will have to adjust my driving style. But it's going to be fun and very interesting. I got a little feel for the car in Las Vegas and I liked it, you can put me in anything and as long as it goes fast, I'll have fun 9. Juan, first everyone is so excited and appreciative that you will be at the "500"! Question, with the tighter schedule at Indy now, will someone be shaking down the cars for you and Jimmy opening weekend at the Speedway? I believe that weekend CART races in Japan. JUAN: It really depends on our schedule coming back from Japan on whether or not someone shakes down the car for us. So I really don't know yet . 10. "Is there a driver you try to emulate or imitate in terms of corner entry and braking approach on roadcourses? And do you feel more comfortable pitching and catching the car or flowing and arcing through the curves?" JUAN: I would say I appreciate the driving style of Aryton Senna the most. He was so skilled on the road course. I would say my style is more of a flow into the curves **************** Supposedly Montoya typed the answers himself so you'd think he could spell Guerrero right! :) Sharon </quote> Jan. =--- PS.: with respect to inviting JPM to WinVROC I have but one thing to say... Bring him on!! ;-)) <[email hidden]> wrote...

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> I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe > some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let > me know and I'll see what I can do. > > -- John Bodin > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:38:44 GMT, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote: >I received these JPM questions/answers via E-mail last night. Posting them >here so you can see what's "been covered". Check out #5. Thanks! Great post. >JUAN: I have a Pentium III, 600 megahertz, 256 RAM computer. My favorite >games right now are old ones, GP 2 (Grand Prix 2) and GP Legends--they >are awesome! My favorite video track is ESPA in Belgium . My god, he drives GPL!!! The next Senna/Schumacher drives GPL, cool! :) /Martin

He plays CPR. David G Fisher "Brett C. Cammack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Thu, 6 Apr 2000 09:28:06 +0200, "LL" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Yes, tell him to come racing GPL in VROC to have a real driver inthere....

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> > It would be fascinating to know if he's aware of GPL and, if so, what > his opinion of it is. It would be fun to have him hit VROC > incognito... > > Regards, > Brett C. Cammack > That's Racing! Motorsports > Pompano Beach, FL

Can he go under 1.30 at Monza is one uestion:-) The obvious would be about a CART sim though, if the word got around the paddock, you never know who might pick it up! <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8ch265$jlh$[email hidden]...

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> I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe > some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let > me know and I'll see what I can do. > > -- John Bodin > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

"Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> writes:

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> 5. Really enjoy watching you race! I watch all the CART races on TV every > year. I read you like video racing games. What kind of computer do you > have, and what PC racing games do you like best? And what are your favorite > tracks to run in video games? Good luck this year! > > JUAN: I have a Pentium III, 600 megahertz, 256 RAM computer. My favorite > games right now are old ones, GP 2 (Grand Prix 2) and GP Legends--they > are awesome! My favorite video track is ESPA in Belgium .

He plays GPL! Get as much opinion of this out this guy. Oh, and inform him of VROC. It would be something to tell when he wins the F1 DWC, that I raced him on the net. :) -- Olav K. Malmin remove spam when replying

>Ahem. He also mentions GP2. There's still life in Crammond's old >charmer... For some there is life in GP2, not for me I'm afraid. I still think it is the best modern F!-sim though, but the framerate simply isn't up to modern standards. But it is perhaps more interesting to know that he plays GP2 too, as not many "non-enthusiasts" play it these days. /Martin a big "non-playing" GP2-fan, but more of a GPL-junkie

On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 17:25:06 GMT, "David G Fisher" <[email hidden]> wrote: >He plays CPR. > >David G Fisher Quote from J-P Montoya elsewhere in this thread "My favorite games right now are old ones, GP 2 (Grand Prix 2) and GP Legends--they are awesome!" -- Greger

EXCELLENT! Many thanks, Jan! I'll try to cover bases not covered here (IF I get the chance to talk one-on-one, that is!). -- JB In article <Uj1H4.31156$[email hidden]>, "Jan Verschueren" <[email hidden]> wrote: > I received these JPM questions/answers via E-mail last night. Postingthem

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> here so you can see what's "been covered". Check out #5. > > <quote> > From: "Sharon" > To: <snipped> > Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 12:45 PM > Subject: Juan Montoya answers me :) > > I submitted a question for Montoya to answer & they actually used it! > Things have not been going well for me & having Montoya answer my

question > at least put a smile on my face (for some reason!?!). My questionwas #4.

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> (And why does it suddenly sound like a dumb question now?) :( > > 1. Do you left foot brake or right foot brake on the road courses? > > JUAN: Right Foot > > 2. Juan I would like to hear your comments about track safety of the

tracks > you have raced on so far in America, compared to the tracks in Europeyou > have extensively raced on. > > JUAN: The tracks in america are ok. In Formula 1 the tracks have moreroom > and a larger run-off area which I think adds an additional element ofsafety > > 3. If Chip Ginassi gave you the opportunity to race in the Indy Racing > League in the future, would you take it? > > JUAN: I would consider any driving opportunity if it were the rightthing to > take me to the next step in my career . > > 4. People often say that driving Formula One is harder than CART. Alex > Zanardi did seem to have problems making the adjustment. Do you haveany > thoughts that driving in CART could cause you to develop drivinghabits > that might make a move to Formula One in the future a difficult one? > > JUAN: No. I have driven both cars and they are different but you haveto > adjust your driving style to the type of car > > 5. Really enjoy watching you race! I watch all the CART races on TVevery > year. I read you like video racing games. What kind of computer do you > have, and what PC racing games do you like best? And what are yourfavorite > tracks to run in video games? Good luck this year! > > JUAN: I have a Pentium III, 600 megahertz, 256 RAM computer. Myfavorite > games right now are old ones, GP 2 (Grand Prix 2) and GP Legends--they > are awesome! My favorite video track is ESPA in Belgium . > > 6. Do you see your self driving in Formula One in 2001? And if so forwhat > team would you like to drive for? (not just the team that offers you a > contract, but the team you would choose to drive for) > > JUAN: I have a 3-year deal w/ Chip that goes until 2001. So my focusright > now is doing the best I'm capable of in CART. The team I would chooseto > drive for would be Williams > > 7. What have you heard about the Indianapolis 500 growing up and where > do you rate it among the world's top races? > > JUAN: Growing up I always watched the 500 and cheered on RobertoGuerro > who was also Columbian. I always just knew it was a BIG race inAmerica > > 8. I am looking forward to seeing you compete in the Indianapolis 500this > year. Will you have to adjust your driving style at all to adapt tothe IRL > cars, or are champ cars and indycars pretty similar. Best of luck inthe > 500. > > JUAN: Yes, the cars are quite a bit different so I will have toadjust my > driving style. But it's going to be fun and very interesting. I got a > little feel for the car in Las Vegas and I liked it, you can put me in > anything and as > long as it goes fast, I'll have fun > > 9. Juan, first everyone is so excited and appreciative that you willbe at > the > "500"! Question, with the tighter schedule at Indy now, will someonebe > shaking down the cars for you and Jimmy opening weekend at theSpeedway? I > believe that weekend CART races in Japan. > > JUAN: It really depends on our schedule coming back from Japan onwhether > or not someone shakes down the car for us. So I really don't know yet. > > 10. "Is there a driver you try to emulate or imitate in terms ofcorner > entry > and braking approach on roadcourses? And do you feel more comfortable > pitching and catching the car or flowing and arcing through thecurves?" > > JUAN: I would say I appreciate the driving style of Aryton Senna themost. > He was so skilled on the road course. I would say my style is more ofa flow > into the curves > **************** > > Supposedly Montoya typed the answers himself so you'd think he couldspell

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> Guerrero right! :) > > Sharon > </quote> > > Jan. > =--- > PS.: with respect to inviting JPM to WinVROC I have but one thing to

say... > Bring him on!! ;-)) > > <[email hidden]> wrote... > > I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Sincehe's an > > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (andmaybe > > some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you > > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya,let

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> > me know and I'll see what I can do. > > > > -- John Bodin > > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > > > > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > > Before you buy. > >

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If he drives GPL, I would like to know his best lap times...... is he close to the new 7m49 at the Ring? On Fri, 07 Apr 2000 05:22:47 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: >EXCELLENT! Many thanks, Jan! I'll try to cover bases not covered here >(IF I get the chance to talk one-on-one, that is!). To email me remove the "u"s

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>I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an >avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe >some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you >have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let >me know and I'll see what I can do. > >-- John Bodin > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.

Well, now that we know that he (often?) uses GP2 and GPL it would be very interesting to know whether he consciously uses them to improve at least his track knowledge. Since JV acknowledged in 1996 that GP2 helped him more than just a little to get to know Francorchamps and Hungaroring layouts. Saving several practice laps to memorize the tracks he was driving the first time. In that respect it is also a good question whether he is aware of the hundreds of free add-on tracks for GP2 and the track converter for GPL. JoH

Ohh...bring Juan to WinVROC!!!! Someone, please, bring him to WinVROC!!!! Man, there would be nothing greater than dicing around The Glen, Monza, or Zandy with Juan...except maybe doing it with Al Unser Jr, Michael Andretti, Mario Andretti, Dario Franchitti, and Max Papis at the same time :D -- Kirk Lane [email hidden] [email hidden] ICQ: 28171652 BRT #187 "Yeah you won't find me I'm going MIA Tonight I'm leaving Going MIA Getting lost in you again Is better than being known" -Foo Fighters, "MIA"

Great, JB! I'd love to know Juan's reactions to GPL, and I'd love to see him on VROC. Wonder if he could outrun Wolfgang Woeger and Greger Huttu? Heehee! Alison On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 14:34:15 GMT, [email hidden] wrote:

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>EXCELLENT suggestions, Gregor -- I'll try to run them by him if I get a >chance to talk one-on-one! I also plan to ask if he's aware of GPL. >If not, I plan on pointing him in that direction! <G> > >-- JB > >In article <[email hidden]>, > Gregor Veble <[email hidden]> wrote: >> [email hidden] wrote: >> > >> > I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since >he's an >> > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and >maybe >> > some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you >> > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, >let >> > me know and I'll see what I can do. >> > >> > -- John Bodin >> > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine >> > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ >> > >> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >> > Before you buy. >> >> The first question would be, of course, which sims he drives and which >> one is closest to the real racing experience? >> >> How does he in his own opinion compare to other sim racers? >> >> Which sensation he misses most when driving a sim? >> >> How much does racing in real life help being good in a sim (the >opposite >> of what we usually ask)? >> >> Does driving a sim teach him any bad habits with respect to the real >> deal? >> >> Did he ever try to get revenge at a certain opponent after a real life >> race by crashing into him in a sim? >> > > >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >Before you buy.

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.GP2 was flooded with crap tracks to the point >>>>>.Really? which ones? Rik Anthrax - - it's a GPL kinda day :)

.GP2 was flooded with ***tracks to the point Really? which ones? Rik Anthrax - - it's a GPL kinda day :)

The original tracks for GP2 where built to high standard..in the end with GP2 tracks where biult by anyone and many didnt resemble properly the tracks they were meant to be...So i guess not much to be learnt from any tracks "really" bar the proper ones...GP2 was flooded with crap tracks to the point of dispair..:).. Jo Helsen wrote in message <[email hidden]>...

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>On Thu, 06 Apr 2000 04:01:15 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: > >>I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an >>avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe >>some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you >>have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let >>me know and I'll see what I can do. >> >>-- John Bodin >> Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine >> http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ >> >> >>Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ >>Before you buy. > >Well, now that we know that he (often?) uses GP2 and GPL it would be >very interesting to know whether he consciously uses them to improve >at least his track knowledge. Since JV acknowledged in 1996 that GP2 >helped him more than just a little to get to know Francorchamps and >Hungaroring layouts. Saving several practice laps to memorize the >tracks he was driving the first time. > >In that respect it is also a good question whether he is aware of the >hundreds of free add-on tracks for GP2 and the track converter for >GPL. > >JoH

On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 20:04:19 +0100, "Dave Powell" >The original tracks for GP2 where built to high standard..in the end with >GP2 tracks where biult by anyone and many didnt resemble properly the tracks >they were meant to be...So i guess not much to be learnt from any tracks >"really" bar the proper ones...GP2 was flooded with ***tracks to the point >of dispair..:).. Yeah, there's a lot of ***out there. Especially in the first few months when there was still a lot to be learned. But really, MANY extremely good ones now as well. Some even more impressive than the originals! You should try out Clermond-Ferrand by Bob Culver for example.WOW! The problem is to pick them out of the junk of course. JoH

>Ah, he probably would have said GPL was crap, and Cart: Precision >Racing was the closest thing to real racing available. ROFLMAO!!!

And what would have everyone said about CPR if it was a papy game. >>>.That is sucks. Rik Anthrax - - it's a GPL kinda day :)

On 27 Apr 2000 20:45:30 GMT, [email hidden] (Tony StewartNo20) wrote: >>Ah, he probably would have said GPL was crap, and Cart: Precision >>Racing was the closest thing to real racing available. > >ROFLMAO!!! I just want to make it clear at this point that *I* don't think that about C:PR. I was being sarcastic, and I can see that if my comments are taken out of context, it could get real ugly real fast. <g> I would like to see GPL toppled as the king of racing sims, but I'm not delusional <yet>. Tim

On Thu, 27 Apr 2000 04:07:21 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: >So, anyway, this is why I did not get to talk with Montoya -- and now >you know the REST of the story . . . Ah, he probably would have said GPL was crap, and Cart: Precision Racing was the closest thing to real racing available. Then I'd have to sit here and read the 50 complete mental melt-downs it would have caused in the GPL-worshipping throng. Tim

FYI, I never got a chance to talk wiht Montoya. The IMS Media Tour had scheduled an early-afternoon session at Ganassi's race shop on the first day of the Media Tour. Due to weather problems, the schedule was shuffled and the Montoya/Vasser/Ganassi spot was moved up to a morning timeslot. It was a rainy day, and the teams didn't think they would be getting in any track time, so Montoya and Vasser simply left town early -- which meant that they ditched the entire media tour without so much as an apology. We completely bypassed Ganassis shop, in fact, and just spent extra time on other stops of the tour. To add insult to injury, the track did end up drying out, and some teams did get in track time -- but not Ganassi. In my opinion, Target lost out on this one, as did CART. I hesitate to say that Montoya, Vasser, and Ganassi were rude, because there may have been other circumstances, but when you've got an opportunity to have a large group of media members basically in your thrall for an hour or so, it's foolish not to take advantage of it. Lots of good stories came out of the media tour -- I've seen at least 5 stories on Sarah Fisher that I KNOW were either a direct or indirect result of her appearance on the Media tour when we hit Derrick Walker's shop, and you cna bet that Target, Montoya, Vasser, and Ganassi would have garnered AT LEAST that much attention. So, anyway, this is why I did not get to talk with Montoya -- and now you know the REST of the story . . . -- JB > I may have a chance to talk with Juan Montoya next week. Since he's an > avid sim racer, I hope to talk with him about that, at least (and maybe

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> some CART-IRL stuff, too, just for good measure), but if any of you > have any specific sim questions you'd like to have me ask Montoya, let > me know and I'll see what I can do. > -- John Bodin > Publisher, The IRL Insider Magazine > http://irlinsider.adnetweb.com/ > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

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ROFLMAO!!!

And what would have everyone said about CPR if it was a papy game. dave

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> > >So, anyway, this is why I did not get to talk with Montoya -- and now > >you know the REST of the story . . . > > Ah, he probably would have said GPL was crap, and Cart: Precision > Racing was the closest thing to real racing available. > > Then I'd have to sit here and read the 50 complete mental melt-downs > it would have caused in the GPL-worshipping throng. > > Tim > >

In article <[email hidden]>, Tim O. <[email hidden]> wrote: >On Thu, 27 Apr 2000 04:07:21 GMT, [email hidden] wrote: > >Ah, he probably would have said GPL was crap, and Cart:Precision >Racing was the closest thing to real racing available. > >Then I'd have to sit here and read the 50 complete mental melt-downs >it would have caused in the GPL-worshipping throng. > >Tim > > In the latest issue of Incite magazine, there is an interview with Montoya about his love of racing sims. He in fact used Cart Precision racing to learn the tracks for his first season in CART. It seems to have worked for him :) He also is a faithful player of Grand Prix II. They were also previewing the new Indy Racing 2000 by GT Interactive. The screenshots looked good but as it's an IRL sim, nothing but ovals. Could get boring. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!

We all would have lost all hope in Papy altogether, figured out how to convert the tracks down to ICR2, and go back to that. -- Kirk Lane [email hidden] [email hidden] ICQ: 28171652 BRT #187 "Yeah you won't find me I'm going MIA Tonight I'm leaving Going MIA Getting lost in you again Is better than being known" -Foo Fighters, "MIA" David <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:01bfb04b$75643340$44d3fc3f@packardbell... > > > And what would have everyone said about CPR if it was a papy game. > > dave > > > > >So, anyway, this is why I did not get to talk with Montoya -- and now > > >you know the REST of the story . . . > > > > Ah, he probably would have said GPL was crap, and Cart: Precision > > Racing was the closest thing to real racing available. > > > > Then I'd have to sit here and read the 50 complete mental melt-downs > > it would have caused in the GPL-worshipping throng. > > > > Tim > > > >