Chicane out montreal (GP2)

Hi All, When the real race took place at Montreal, I heard the commentator from dutch TV say that they took out a chicane. Any idea which one and has GP2 still got it ? Gabrie [link lost in import: /~gabrievz] \|||/ O O =======uUUU=====U=====UUUu========= Gabrie van Zanten Netherlands [link lost in import: /~gabrievz] ==========oooO=====Oooo============ ( ) ( ) \ ( ) / \_) (_/

It was the stupid chicane made of tyres which was put into the middle of the straight following the hairpin. It was total pants and really ruined the circuit. GP2 doesn't have any of these "enhancements", and so it's not in GP2. Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ ________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____/ * Sim Racing News * \____|::|__| \ /______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm \::/ \._____\ http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~harmon/simnews

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> Hi All, > When the real race took place at Montreal, I heard the commentator > from dutch TV say that they took out a chicane. > Any idea which one and has GP2 still got it ? > Gabrie > [link lost in import: /~gabrievz] > \|||/ > O O > =======uUUU=====U=====UUUu========= > Gabrie van Zanten Netherlands > [link lost in import: /~gabrievz] > ==========oooO=====Oooo============ > ( ) ( ) > \ ( ) / > \_) (_/

Hi Gabrie, If you have a plan of the Montral racing circuit (Gilles Villeneuve's circuit) older than 1996, you will see what they use to call the "*** curve" (it was located on the south side of the circuit, right in front of the *** building). Since they removed that chicane, they now calling this part of the circuit the "*** straight", and the fastest cars can now speed up to 315 km/h (195 Mph) in this portion. I was there for the 1996 Grand Prix of Canada. What a race it was !!! For your question about if that chicane is still in GP2, I can't answer it since in did not receive the game yet. Guy Roberge, Laval (Quebec)

: >When the real race took place at Montreal, I heard the commentator : >from dutch TV say that they took out a chicane. : > : >Any idea which one and has GP2 still got it ? : : It was the stupid chicane made of tyres which was put into the middle of : the straight following the hairpin. It was total pants and really ruined : the circuit. GP2 doesn't have any of these "enhancements", and so it's : not in GP2. : : Cheers! : John Actually, the tire chicane was placed in front of the old, high-speed chicane that was on the back straight. In the '96 event, they removed the tire chicane AND the high-speed chicane, leaving the back straight almost completely straight. Is the old, high-speed chicane still there? -- Regards, -Dirt-

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>Actually, the tire chicane was placed in front of the old, high-speed >chicane >that was on the back straight. In the '96 event, they removed the tire >chicane >AND the high-speed chicane, leaving the back straight almost completely >straight. >Is the old, high-speed chicane still there?

Yeah, the tyre chicane is shown in the manual I think. Looks a real load of crap, I'm glad they skipped that baby!

> Hi All, > When the real race took place at Montreal, I heard the commentator > from dutch TV say that they took out a chicane. > Any idea which one and has GP2 still got it ? If it was taken out after '94, GP2's probably still got it. The current corner at the end of the start/finish straight of Silverstone is still 2 corners in GP2. (Having driven around Silverstone for real only 2 weeks before, I thought I knew that corner, but it turned out to be a bit different in GP2 ;-) -- Whatever it was I just said was probably just personal opinion rather than the official view of my employer.

writes Copse is two corners in GP2, and is STILL two corners today. I think the second corner is more exaggerated in GP2, whereas in real life it's more of a gentle curve. The main difference is Stowe which is now a fast right hander as opposed to the first gear hairpin in GP2. This corner was changed for the '96 race. It may be accurate, but I really preferred the old "Bridge" corner - much more challenging. Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ ________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____/ * Sim Racing News * \____|::|__| \ /______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm \::/ \._____\ http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~harmon/simnews