"David Montani" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:0RgD4.18371$[email hidden]...
> I feel bad asking these questions because I'm sure that over the last year
> or so that I've been reading the group, they all have been asked and
> answered before. I've been playing GPL for 14 months now, and I just saw
> the movie for the first time this weekend. Wow. I'd be much obliged,
> though, if someone could answer these two questions or point me to a FAQ:
> 1) Did they really use to have rescue crews cut across a hot track likethey
> show in the movie at Monaco and Monza?
Yes. As late as 1977, Shadow driver, Tom Pryce, was killed after hitting a
marshall who had run out onto the track. That practice is not engouraged
these days.
> 2) How many degrees of banking was Monza? - it looks even more ridiculous
> than Bristol.
Here is a link to all you need to know about Monza and the banking:
http://wkweb5.cableinet.co.uk/ferrari/monza_camp.htm
> I'm sure I'll have more questions as I watch this movie more times, so
> FAQ would really be helpful.
> Thanks for your time,> David
--
don
"Getting hit by a meteorite is an accident...
everything else is driver-error."
