Villie uses GP2

Hi world I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been using a new GrandPrix game to learn the course. I wonder what one :) I bet he has all the pedals & stearing gear on a 200mhz pentium witha 21"+ screen Rob

It must have been Ben Edwards, I heard this too, it would be nice to know Villeneuves thoughts on the game. ____________________________ Allez le Paris Saint-Germain PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2-0 Caen Le Havre 1-1 marseille

Think he might post his setup? Graham --

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> Hi world > I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport > when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been using > a new GrandPrix game to learn the course. I wonder what one :) > I bet he has all the pedals & stearing gear on a 200mhz pentium > witha 21"+ screen > Rob

Yes you are right, I'm from Canada, and in the newspaper this morning (Saturday) i just read that Jacques is using GP2 to get familiarized with the circuits. He said prior to the weekend he had a videotape with Senna doing a qualifying lap at SPA, and he practiced with GP2--> He mentioned it's incredibly close to the real thing. He gave one hint; in the fast corners i'm a little bit oversteered and in the slow portion i'm understeered. At the Raidillon he said; I don't lift the throttle and i'm holding my breath for 3 second,and can feel the back slipping at maximum speed,and this is what i like the most! Result: this afternoon (At SPA) qualifying session A NEW LAP RECORD and POLE POSITION (.5 sec over Hill) Bravo! Cheers, Eric

>> I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport >> when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been using >It must have been Ben Edwards, I heard this too, it would be nice to >know Villeneuves thoughts on the game. >____________________________ >Allez le Paris Saint-Germain >PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2-0 Caen >Le Havre 1-1 marseille Jacques Villeneuve did manage to get pole for the Belgium race and also said that in the video game he qualified 18th.

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>>> I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport >>> when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been >using >>It must have been Ben Edwards, I heard this too, it would be nice to >>know Villeneuves thoughts on the game. >>____________________________ >>Allez le Paris Saint-Germain >>PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2-0 Caen >>Le Havre 1-1 marseille >Jacques Villeneuve did manage to get pole for the Belgium race and also said >that in the video game he qualified 18th.

And Murray Walker mentioned it a couple of times during qualifying today. You know - like how did he learn the circuit so damn fast...!? Of course they never mentioned the name of that "computer game". Dave AfterData Ltd Compuserve: 100525,2267 "So correct me if I'm wrong" said the student to the Professor who had just explained the Big-Bang theory and the creation of the Universe. "First there was nothing - and then it exploded?"

Interesting. I heard that too on the EPSN page. I don't know if the setup would be of any use, he said he only qualified 18th. So there is hope for me yet :-) (not). Regards Glenn Beaumaris ----------------- "I Believe in God-After All Helen Hunt exists" HELEN HUNT: COOL "The day I got to hand over my tank top to the stunt woman on Twister." UNCOOL "Any TV series that has a Very Special Episode." -----------------

> Think he might post his setup? > Graham I would not worry, he said that he qualified 18th at Spa !!

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> >> I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport > >> when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been > using > >It must have been Ben Edwards, I heard this too, it would be nice to > >know Villeneuves thoughts on the game. > >____________________________ > >Allez le Paris Saint-Germain > >PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN 2-0 Caen > >Le Havre 1-1 marseille > Jacques Villeneuve did manage to get pole for the Belgium race and also said > that in the video game he qualified 18th.-------------ya and he finished 18th running on the computer

so tell me how does simulate a real race when a pro cant do any better its to hard as with nascar and icr2,not much fun once you get by the eye candy

EIGH***TH!?!?!?! Guess he's not going to be in the HOF then..... :-) The guys over on CompuServe are running 1:47s, and that's about four seconds faster than the ACE level pole time. What was Frank Williams number? I wonder if he needs a driver for next season...... :) Cheers! John _________________________________ __ _____| |_____ __ ________| |__| :| John Wallace | |__| |________ \ :| |::| :| Team WW Racing TSW | |::| | / > :| |::| :|_________________________________| |::| | < / :|__|::|____/ * Sim Racing News * \____|::|__| \ /______:/ \::/ http://sneezy.dcn.ed.ac.uk/simnews/index.htm \._____\ [link lost in import: /~harmon/simnews]

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> > Hi world > > I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport > > when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been > >using > > a new GrandPrix game to learn the course. I wonder what one :) > > I bet he has all the pedals & stearing gear on a 200mhz pentium > > witha 21"+ screen > > Rob > Think he might post his setup? > Graham > -- > Nah i don't think he'd have a good setup he only qualified 18th in the

game but got ist in his set of Pedals, Wheel and gear etc.... (does this say something about the game?)

>Of course they never mentioned the name of that "computer game". I think it`s pretty certain to be GP2, he described it as the "latest video game". Maybe Palmer could do a Grandstand Guide on it ;-) ____________________________ Allez le Paris Saint-Germain Nancy 0-0 Paris Saint-Germain marseille 1-2 Metz

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>Subject: Re: Villie uses GP2 >Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 22:21:02 +0100 >> Hi world >> I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport >> when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been >>using >> a new GrandPrix game to learn the course. I wonder what one :) >> I bet he has all the pedals & stearing gear on a 200mhz pentium >> witha 21"+ screen >> Rob > Think he might post his setup?

I dunno if you'd bother, He said on the interview I saw that he only qualified 18th!! Scott. D E P A R T M E N T O F D E F E N C E Scott Peucker --------------------<>--------------------- Corporate Information Systems DEFENCE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Unit. Voice: +61 3 9626 7150 Opinions are my own, My boss almost always disagrees with me.

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>> Hi world >> I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport >> when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been >>using >> a new GrandPrix game to learn the course. I wonder what one :) >> I bet he has all the pedals & stearing gear on a 200mhz pentium >> witha 21"+ screen >> Rob > Think he might post his setup?

I'd rather have his .con file... eric

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> > Hi world > > I was watching the live coverage of Friday 2nd free practice on EuroSport > > when one of the commentators (Not John Watson) said that Villie had been > >using > > a new GrandPrix game to learn the course. I wonder what one :) > > I bet he has all the pedals & stearing gear on a 200mhz pentium > > witha 21"+ screen > > Rob > Think he might post his setup? > Graham > --

You probably wouldn't want it. Apparently he finished 18th with the GP2 race. He said it helped him learn the track though. You know a game is tough when one of the best racers in the world has a tough time with it. later Sean

What about next imaginary conversation: "Hello Jacques, Enclosed you'll find a xxx Mhz Pentium and control-kit, together with the latest on F1-simulation. Would you be so kind to drop our name accidently during an interview? Have fun racing, MicroPose."

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> What about next imaginary conversation: > "Hello Jacques, > Enclosed you'll find a xxx Mhz Pentium and control-kit, > together with the latest on F1-simulation. Would you be > so kind to drop our name accidently during an interview? > Have fun racing, > MicroPose."

J.V.: "What's in it for me ?" MP: "1000 US$" J.V.: "For that kind of money I'd do anything, because I'm a bit short of cash. You know the sallarys here in F1 world are so small..." /Haba

On Tue, 27 Aug 1996 15:37:28 +0300, Harri Vainio >J.V.: "What's in it for me ?" >MP: "1000 US$" >J.V.: "For that kind of money I'd do anything, because I'm a bit >short of cash. You know the sallarys here in F1 world are so small..." Here`s an extract from FRANCE SOIR Saturday 24th: VILLENEUVE et son jouet grandeur nature Pret a tout pour remonter sur Hill, il a meme etudie le circuit grace a un jeu electronique. Pour se donner toutes les chances possibles, Villeneuve a longuement jou sur SON ordinateur, avec un nouveau programme, tres raliste, GPAND PRIX II, de Microprose. Ready to do everthing possible to catch up on Hill, Villeneuve has even studied the circuit thanks to a video game. To give himself all the chances possible, Villeneuve played for a long time on his computer with the very realistic new program GP2 of Microprose. ____________________________ Allez le Paris Saint-Germain

>> Think he might post his setup? >> Graham >I would not worry, he said that he qualified 18th at Spa !! I'm sure he only used GP2 to learn the track. I dont think he'd be worried about car setups within the game.

I wonder how many sales that was worth? Its a great simulation, if you live in a world where every Grand Prix is held in perfect weather !!! I know something, I dont......... ----------------------------------------------------------------- Southend, Essex. UK -----------------------------------------------------------------