Perfect Grand Prix (Grand Prix 1996 update) released?!

Reading the january issue of the dutch magazine "Formule 1" I was pleasantly surprised. This magazine has a section called The 'Formule 1-shop'. Here you can order all kind of F1-goodies by mail. AND... There was a listing of 'Perfect Grand Prix'. The description of this item said: 'Grand Prix 2 Update'. Contains the new drivers and 1996 circuits. The price was set to: F 34.95 (dutch guilders) I have ordered it, so no I have to wait till the postman rings twi... uh once. :-) I hope they have it in stock and that it was not listed premature. Greetinx, Elliot ====== The Genuine Grand Prix 2 League ====== Manager: Elliot van den Boom URL: [link lost in import: /~elliotch/gp2/gp2.htm] =========== Let's burn ***!!! ============

About Perfect Grand Prix: Did some additonal research. It seems to be a fake. It is not an official update from Microprose. ;-( Also there are no tracks included as the add implies. So don't oder this one. I canceled my order as well. Will have to wait for the real thing. Elliot ====== The Genuine Grand Prix 2 League ====== Manager: Elliot van den Boom URL: [link lost in import: /~elliotch/gp2/gp2.htm] =========== Let's burn ***!!! ============

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> Reading the january issue of the dutch magazine "Formule 1" I was > pleasantly surprised. > This magazine has a section called The 'Formule 1-shop'. Here you can > order all kind of F1-goodies by mail. > AND... There was a listing of 'Perfect Grand Prix'. > The description of this item said: 'Grand Prix 2 Update'. Contains the > new drivers and 1996 circuits. > The price was set to: F 34.95 (dutch guilders) > I have ordered it, so no I have to wait till the postman rings twi... > uh once. :-) > I hope they have it in stock and that it was not listed premature. > Greetinx, Elliot > ====== The Genuine Grand Prix 2 League ====== > Manager: Elliot van den Boom > URL: [link lost in import: /~elliotch/gp2/gp2.htm] > =========== Let's burn ***!!! ============

New tracks? Odd maybe someone found out how to build new tracks. I'm sure Microprose wouldn't release anything we actually wanted for GP2. -- The wise man can pick up a grain of sand and envision a whole universe, but the stupid man will just lay down on some seaweed and roll around until he's completely draped in it. Then he'll stand up and go, "Hey, I'm Vine Man." Jack Handey. GO #2!

collection of 3rd party addons all of which are avaliable via the net.These packs are designed for sorry people who dont have net access. Luckily i checked it out before i bought it.

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> ====== The Genuine Grand Prix 2 League ====== > Manager: Elliot van den Boom > URL: [link lost in import: /~elliotch/gp2/gp2.htm] > =========== Let's burn ***!!! ============

Didn't you read my follow-up message. I already knew it wasn't from Microprose. I cancelled my order. So this is old news! Greetings, Elliot van den Boom ====== The Genuine Grand Prix 2 League ====== Manager: Elliot van den Boom URL: [link lost in import: /~elliotch/gp2/gp2.htm] =========== Let's burn ***!!! ============

Hi Elliot. I'm not sure about across the pond, but here in the US, mail order advertisers often start taking orders for games based on the initial release date. In other words, we had adds in magazines for F1gp2 in the early spring of '95. Nice little pictures month after month of the "NEW" F1gp2. Good luck, from what I've heard, the soonest we can expect the update is January(so based on Crammond conversion scale for release dates....1998!) Dave Henrie

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> den Boom) writes: > >I hope they have it in stock and that it was not listed premature. > >Greetinx, Elliot > Hi Elliot. I'm not sure about across the pond, but here in the US,

mail > order advertisers often start taking orders for games based on the initial > release date. In other words, we had adds in magazines for F1gp2 in the > early spring of '95. Nice little pictures month after month of the "NEW" > F1gp2. Good luck, from what I've heard, the soonest we can expect the > update is January(so based on Crammond conversion scale for release > dates....1998!) > Dave Henrie GRRRR wont you guys listen!! Perfect grand prix is a collection of 3rd party addons all collected from the web,hell it even claims a video accelerator which just turns out to be the infamous S3 chipset thingy.The 1996 update "probably" comes from pieters site,hell these people make me mad. This product should be boycotted!!!! Regards Paul...