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It's being advertised as the most dangerous era in Grand Prix motor racing. Papy stated half the grid in the game never made it to the end of their carreers. There are still people around with very painful memories. It may just be too realistic for some. ------------------------------ Tiredness can kill, take a nap

I'll argue that they DID make it to the end of their careers. Just not in the method they had hoped, and much sooner than they had hoped. Brian Short

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> It's being advertised as the most dangerous era in Grand Prix motor > racing. > Papy stated half the grid in the game never made it to the end of > their carreers. There are still people around with very painful > memories. It may just be too realistic for some. > ------------------------------ > Tiredness can kill, take a nap

Interesting and informative facts I'd say. How explicitely is this stated? And where?

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> It's being advertised as the most dangerous era in Grand Prix motor > racing. > Papy stated half the grid in the game never made it to the end of > their carreers. There are still people around with very painful > memories. It may just be too realistic for some. > ------------------------------ > Tiredness can kill, take a nap

> It's being advertised as the most dangerous era in Grand Prix motor > racing. > Papy stated half the grid in the game never made it to the end of > their carreers. There are still people around with very painful > memories. It may just be too realistic for some. Maybe we should prohibit the sale of tank, jet/prop fighter sims because there are even more people around with very painful memories of recent wars... l8er ronny -- Toys'R'Us '99: "So, would you like a hand gun with that action figure, kiddo?" |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

Yeah, sure Ford. John Surtees, Dan Gurney, Chris Amon and Jack Brabham are all going to rush out and buy it! I've got painful memories of 30 years ago too....doesn't stop me driving a car and certainly doesn't stop me doing other things associated with that particular episode in my life. This is marketing hype and you are over-reacting.

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> It's being advertised as the most dangerous era in Grand Prix motor > racing. > Papy stated half the grid in the game never made it to the end of > their carreers. There are still people around with very painful > memories. It may just be too realistic for some. > ------------------------------ > Tiredness can kill, take a nap

-- Regards, Bruce. ---------- The GP Legends Historic Motor Racing Club is located at:- http://www.netspeed.com.au/brucek/legends/

Byron. The magazine ad in the US goes something like this. It is a 2 page spread. On the first page it says. "In 1968, the F1 ruling body changed the rules to cut down on driver fatalities" The next page it says. "Welcome to 1967" The picture on both pages is a real shot of a F1 start coming right at you. Pretty neat add but maybe a tad dark for a racing simulation. Did not bother me but wondered if they really had to go this direction to get people e***d about what is going to be a great sim. -- Brian Tate BTate80 on TEN Zanzibar in Quake2 (The guy running around with the middle finger up) Assist LA for THOMAS ENTERPRISES HAWAII ACE LEAGUE http://dithots.org

Just to be informative, the UK advert is also a 2-pager. The first picture shows Graham and Damon Hill standing next to each other in the pits at Monza in 1967. Damon is saying "Dad, I want to race" The second is a virtually identical picture, only Damon looks a little more glum as Graham says "Not until October '98 Damon. You can race me then". I don't think this is a dark advert really, so maybe the marketing strategies are different in every country? Cheers! -- Graeme Nash http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk/ ICQ# 11257824 "Kerb is a Finnish word for guts" - Clive James on Rosberg

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> Just to be informative, the UK advert is also a 2-pager. > The first picture shows Graham and Damon Hill standing next to each > other in the pits at Monza in 1967. Damon is saying "Dad, I want to > race" > The second is a virtually identical picture, only Damon looks a little > more glum as Graham says "Not until October '98 Damon. You can race me > then". > I don't think this is a dark advert really, so maybe the marketing > strategies are different in every country? > Cheers! > -- > Graeme Nash

Probably has to do with our ***ic preoccupation with *** and*** here in the US. :-( Andre

: > : > It's being advertised as the most dangerous era in Grand Prix motor : > racing. : > : > Papy stated half the grid in the game never made it to the end of : > their carreers. There are still people around with very painful : > memories. It may just be too realistic for some. agree. however, i'm also of the somewhat extreme viewpoint that the world will be a much better place to live when all the babyboomers drop off the face of the earth. there are 5 year olds "around" with painful memories. citing a video game as a player in anyone's mental anguish is the most laughable reasoning i've seen to date. -jch

writes: I dunno. I bought Test Drive 3 and I may never get better. ;-) Kurt

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>: > >: > It's being advertised as the most dangerous era in Grand Prix motor >: > racing. >: > >: > Papy stated half the grid in the game never made it to the end of >: > their carreers. There are still people around with very painful >: > memories. It may just be too realistic for some. >agree. >however, i'm also of the somewhat extreme viewpoint that the world will >be a much better place to live when all the babyboomers drop off the >face of the earth. >there are 5 year olds "around" with painful memories. citing a video >game as a player in anyone's mental anguish is the most laughable >reasoning i've seen to date. >-jch

OK, so it was a bit over the top. I'm just playing the dog in the manger. I have a Cyrix M1. <pity here> ------------------------------ Tiredness can kill, take a nap

One can automatically tell that you have extreme views simply by reading your address. Anyone for anarchy? > however, i'm also of the somewhat extreme viewpoint that the world will > be a much better place to live when all the babyboomers drop off the > face of the earth. -- Regards, Bruce. ----------