Latest GPL track releases

These tracks have been made available in the last 4 - 5 weeks: Real tracks: --------------------------------------- - Roskilde Ring 1962 (final) - Lorain County Speedway (final) - Jerez De La Frontera 1986 (final) - Tsukuba 2004 (final) - Hockenheim 1932 (final) - Jerez 1997 Bike Configuration (final) - Chimay 2002 (final) - Brands Hatch 1967 (final) - Levin, Tasman Racing series (final) - Zandvoort 1939 (beta) - Montlhery 1934 (beta) - Phillip Island 1967 (beta) - Mellaha Lake / Tripoli GP 1935 (beta) - Bottomless Lakes State Park 1967 (beta) - Tokachi International Speedway (beta) Almost a real track: --------------------------------------- - Kyalami 1986 proposed layout (final) Links, info on authors, track type, track maps and so on at the track database http://trackdb.d2g.com Cheers! /Magnus - - - - GPL Track Database - - - http://trackdb.d2g.com - - - -

Magnus, Thanks for your continuing efforts as caretaker of the GPL track database. Much appreciated by all. (Wish you'd start another for all the N2003 tracks!) Of the recent additions, Bridgehampton seems the most promising; a fast, swooping, soaring track like Zandvoort, only faster, more challenging. Speaking of which, Zandy '39 is an interesting idea, but so far its best feature is the marvellous cover art. Two other pre-war tracks are worth mentioning: Hockenheim '32 (which seems utterly clueless; I've seen the bits of the track that Mercedes commissioned as a test for their W165's at Tripoli in '39, and apart from the SW triangle, which went into the hamlet of Hockenheim, and was later cut off by the Autobahn, the new track seems to hark back to a "Hockenheim" that may as well be a fantasy track), and Mellaha '35...Tripoli itself...which is a joke. They didn't have Armco barriers in the 1930s, and while the plan view may have some accuracy, the dips and valleys are pure "imagineering." (Mellaha was out in the middle of a featureless desert, like Stardust Raceway or Jim Hall's Rattlesnake Raceway. Mellaha's only memorable structure, as I remember, was an immense grandstand at the S/F line...and Marshall Balbo, of course) Martin Pitts' Montlhery also seems promising, altho a bit past its expired date for 1967 Formula One cars. Despite its narrow width, bizarre parabolic banking, and lack of safety features (Ascari's father, Antonio, was killed there in 1925, the year after it was built), the long course--4.8 miles--was used for the 1000 K's of Paris (sports car enduros) until the mid-70s. The track still exists today in much shortened form (the double-strand roadway to the west was cut off), but its glory days were as Smogbike has recreated it. I haven't tried Martin's other recent release, Roswell, NM's (yes THAT Roswell) Bottomless Lakes: 42--count 'em--turns in 7.7 miles! I wish the creators of the two Suzuka's out there ('78 and '00) would pool their talents and do the best Suzuka of all: 2003, when that impossibly tight chicane was opened up. Mauro Traversa's *proposed* alterations to Kyalami, circa 1986, are also historically interesting (and a great track to drive in GPL), somewhat like Brent Adams recreation of the proposed Mountain Circuit at Lime Rock (a personal fav). Brands Hatch '67 is an unmitigated masterpiece. --Steve "Magnus T" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> These tracks have been made available in the last 4 - 5 weeks: > > Real tracks: > --------------------------------------- > - Roskilde Ring 1962 (final) > - Lorain County Speedway (final) > - Jerez De La Frontera 1986 (final) > - Tsukuba 2004 (final) > - Hockenheim 1932 (final) > - Jerez 1997 Bike Configuration (final) > - Chimay 2002 (final) > - Brands Hatch 1967 (final) > - Levin, Tasman Racing series (final) > > - Zandvoort 1939 (beta) > - Montlhery 1934 (beta) > - Phillip Island 1967 (beta) > - Mellaha Lake / Tripoli GP 1935 (beta) > - Bottomless Lakes State Park 1967 (beta) > - Tokachi International Speedway (beta) > > > Almost a real track: > --------------------------------------- > - Kyalami 1986 proposed layout (final) > > > > Links, info on authors, track type, track maps and so on at the track > database http://trackdb.d2g.com > > > Cheers! > > /Magnus > > - - - - GPL Track Database - - - http://trackdb.d2g.com - - - -

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Magnus T) writes:

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>Links, info on authors, track type, track maps and so on at the track >database http://trackdb.d2g.com > > >Cheers! > >/Magnus

Dude, you ROCK! :-) Eldred -- http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Screamers League IICC League GPLRank -6.0 MoGPL rank +267.80 Ch.Rank +52.58 MoC +741.71 Hist. +82.34 MoH:na N2k3 rank:in progress Slayer Spektera lvl 72 assassin Slayer Spectral_K lvl 38 Necro US East

Steve Smith wrote:

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> Two other pre-war tracks are worth mentioning: Hockenheim '32 (which seems > utterly clueless; I've seen the bits of the track that Mercedes commissioned > as a test for their W165's at Tripoli in '39, and apart from the SW > triangle, which went into the hamlet of Hockenheim, and was later cut off by > the Autobahn, the new track seems to hark back to a "Hockenheim" that may as > well be a fantasy track), and Mellaha '35...Tripoli itself...which is a > joke. They didn't have Armco barriers in the 1930s, and while the plan view > may have some accuracy, the dips and valleys are pure "imagineering." > (Mellaha was out in the middle of a featureless desert, like Stardust > Raceway or Jim Hall's Rattlesnake Raceway. Mellaha's only memorable > structure, as I remember, was an immense grandstand at the S/F line...

Steve, as far as historical accurary is concerned, I suppose you have to remember that these tracks' authors have almost nothing to work with in terms of photographic or film material. Personally, I have NEVER seen a photo of the original Hockenheim - didn't even know it existed that early. These tracks are not well-documented like the Glen or Silverstone, where every bit of asphalt that ever was laid was put on record some time or another. Often, a track map and one or two photos is all these guys have. I'm sure Sergio and helpers @ RSC would be glad to receive every bit of documentation that people have. Regards, Ruud

In article <WwJ6c.15568$[email hidden]>, "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> writes: >Brands Hatch '67 is an unmitigated masterpiece. > I don't get it. The hi-res version has serious framerate issues, and the standard version is the Noonan track without the graphics glitch in Druids. Don McCorkle