Grand Prix Circuits

After getting GPL and trying most of the tracks out this weekend I have alot of respect for the drivers from this era. Is it just me or does it seem as if the streets of Monaco are as wide as a sidewalk? How about trying to learn the 'Ring? It is bad enough when you have to reset your car, what if your life depended on it? This is a rather humbling experience. Pat Murphy

> After getting GPL and trying most of the tracks out this weekend I have > alot of respect for the drivers from this era. Is it just me or does it > seem as if the streets of Monaco are as wide as a sidewalk? How about > trying to learn the 'Ring? It is bad enough when you have to reset your > car, what if your life depended on it? This is a rather humbling > experience. I get pretty pissed when I have to reset. Last night I had spit all over my monitor from swearing so much. My problem is that when I have time off I like to have a beer or three, but I can't drive for sh#t when I do. This weekend I got up early, downed some coffee and proceeded to beat all my best times. I'm gonna have to get up early more often :) Devon Guess I should be racing instead of writing right now...

Once I started driving GPL, I truly realized how much the modern F1 tracks suck. I'd always heard the varios TV folk talk about it. But now that I've "been on" the old tracks in GPL, the circuits of the present day seem like toys. -- Bill Mette | "A person is smart. People are dumb." MCSNet, Chicago | - K MiB

>My problem is that when I have time >off I like to have a beer or three, but I can't drive for sh#t when I do. LOL! Love it :-) Mike.

I was driving to work this morning, thinking how if I was in a '67 gp car I'd be doing 120 on this narrow back road with trees everywhere. I'll take the simulated death thanks.

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>After getting GPL and trying most of the tracks out this weekend I have >alot of respect for the drivers from this era. Is it just me or does it >seem as if the streets of Monaco are as wide as a sidewalk? How about >trying to learn the 'Ring? It is bad enough when you have to reset your >car, what if your life depended on it? This is a rather humbling >experience. >Pat Murphy

I've only kept up with racing in general for around seven years. GPL is my first significant exposure to racing prior to the '90s. While I admire and respect the drivers from earlier eras, I don't now whether to think them courageous or insane. The first time I did laps at Monza and Spa in GPL, I couldn't believe it. I've only ever known the modern incarnation of these tracks. I was braking for chicanes that weren't there :)) The way drivers of past days screamed around these blazing tracks, in cars that begged to fly out of control at a split seconds notice, is amazing. Berry Kaiser

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>>After getting GPL and trying most of the tracks out this weekend I have >>alot of respect for the drivers from this era. Is it just me or does it >>seem as if the streets of Monaco are as wide as a sidewalk? How about >>trying to learn the 'Ring? It is bad enough when you have to reset your >>car, what if your life depended on it? This is a rather humbling >>experience. > Once I started driving GPL, I truly realized how much the modern F1 >tracks suck. I'd always heard the varios TV folk talk about it. But now >that I've "been on" the old tracks in GPL, the circuits of the present >day seem like toys.

Yeah, and what for??... It just saves a few lousy lifes.. :-) JoH Please remove *anti-spam* from the email when replying. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= When everything else failed, we can still become im- mortal by making an enormous blunder.... John Kenneth Galbraith =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

>> Once I started driving GPL, I truly realized how much the modern F1 >>tracks suck. I'd always heard the varios TV folk talk about it. But now >>that I've "been on" the old tracks in GPL, the circuits of the present >>day seem like toys. >Yeah, and what for??... It just saves a few lousy lifes.. :-) Yep, that's just it. We'd need a 1/4 mile of runoff these days if the tracks were anywhere near as fast. -Bill -- Bill Mette | "A person is smart. People are dumb." MCSNet, Chicago | - K MiB