GPL 2 - what we want to see

My friend and I have been talking about what we would like from a Son of GPL. We decided that the program is so good that we were only concerned about which F1 seasons it should model. We came up with three contenders: 1. 1957 to give us the opportunity to race the cars the immortal Juan Manuel Fangio drove (Sterling Moss as well). Only eight GPs this year but with the old Nurburgring circuit, the 25km Pescara circuit and the full Monza circuit with the embedded oval, there's enough milage here to keep us going for a little while. There's also the oval in Indianapolis as well as the Aintree circuit. And those fantanstic looking cars. 2. !976 to be able to drive that huge array of wierd new shapes including the six wheeled Tyrell driven by Patrick Depailler. Nicky Lauda, James Hunt, Mario Andretti, Jody Scheckter, Jochen Mass and Ronnie Peterson were among the other drivers that year. Brands Hatch was used that season - the most under-represent circuit in sims - fancy Paddock in a GPL car! Monza has been neutered but the full Nurburgring is there, Long Beach, Watkins Glen, Interlagos, Anderstorp, Mount Fuji, Paul Ricard, Jarama and others. 3. 1998 - so we try our luck against Schumacher in moden F1 with GPL's physics. I guess a lot depends on whether Mr. Ecclestone will be charging his exhorbitant licence fees for this on. Paul

But what about say 1982 or so? Get a nice contrast between reliable and nimble Williams-Cosworths, and Brabhams, etc. and the rather brutal Renault RE's with all that horsepower.

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>My friend and I have been talking about what we would like from a Son of >GPL. We decided that the program is so good that we were only concerned >about which F1 seasons it should model. We came up with three >contenders: >1. 1957 to give us the opportunity to race the cars the immortal Juan >Manuel Fangio drove (Sterling Moss as well). Only eight GPs this year >but with the old Nurburgring circuit, the 25km Pescara circuit and the >full Monza circuit with the embedded oval, there's enough milage here to >keep us going for a little while. There's also the oval in Indianapolis >as well as the Aintree circuit. And those fantanstic looking cars. >2. !976 to be able to drive that huge array of wierd new shapes >including the six wheeled Tyrell driven by Patrick Depailler. Nicky >Lauda, James Hunt, Mario Andretti, Jody Scheckter, Jochen Mass and >Ronnie Peterson were among the other drivers that year. Brands Hatch was >used that season - the most under-represent circuit in sims - fancy >Paddock in a GPL car! Monza has been neutered but the full Nurburgring >is there, Long Beach, Watkins Glen, Interlagos, Anderstorp, Mount Fuji, >Paul Ricard, Jarama and others. >3. 1998 - so we try our luck against Schumacher in moden F1 with GPL's >physics. I guess a lot depends on whether Mr. Ecclestone will be >charging his exhorbitant licence fees for this on. >Paul

193x - Might be "slow" but could still be great fun. 1976 - Good tracks, Great cars, Top drivers. 1985 - 1200bhp. Need I say more.... Cheers! -- Graeme Nash http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk ICQ# 11257824

On Sat, 12 Dec 1998 02:38:13 +0000, Paul Jones >1. 1957 to give us the opportunity to race the cars the immortal Juan >Manuel Fangio drove (Sterling Moss as well). Only eight GPs this year >but with the old Nurburgring circuit, the 25km Pescara circuit and the >full Monza circuit with the embedded oval, 1957 saw Fangois famous win at the Ring, but I would prefer to see (and race against) him in a 1955 Mercedes, just like Moss. Plus, this year has the Monza bankings also. For the last time. :-( What about the 1930s? Mercedes, Auto Union, Alfa Romeo? With 646hp (200hp *more* than in GPL!) on the Ring, in Spa and Moncao? -- _____ /_______\ .\\ a t t h e a d I XT /~~~~ I 500\_____ 1977' Yamaha XT.Rex 500 Enduro \____/\__I_I http://matthead.home.pages.de/

On Sat, 12 Dec 1998 02:38:13 +0000, Paul Jones >My friend and I have been talking about what we would like from a Son of >GPL. We decided that the program is so good that we were only concerned >about which F1 seasons it should model. We came up with three >contenders: Other than which season to model, I'd like the ability to run a career mode in GPL (similar to Viper). The way this would work is that you'd start off in a lower formula (Formula Ford, maybe even karts) and work up through F3, F3000, then F1 (or whatever). In each class you'd have the ability to move between teams, drive better cars etc. To top all this off I'd like the ability to get injured or even die racing - this would make the sim very realistic, and might make the hotlappers slow down a bit... Alan Head ===========================================

> >My friend and I have been talking about what we would like from a Son of > >GPL. We decided that the program is so good that we were only concerned > >about which F1 seasons it should model. We came up with three > >contenders: > 193x - Might be "slow" but could still be great fun. would be great! Mercedeses, Rear-engined Auto Unions, Ferrari-entered Alfa's, races at the Nurburgring, Avusring, Monza, Spa, Monaco... so many compatative cars that year: Ferrari, Lotus, McLaren, Tyrell, Brabham..... I, however, miss some other great years: mid-fifties: great cars :Lancia-Ferrari D50, Vanwall, Maserati 250F, Mercedes 196, first Loti, Coopers. I think it would be acceptable to have all these cars in one game altough they did't acually race in the same year. early seventies: same atmosphere as in 1967, but cars that are easier to drive. 1979/80: Unrestricted wing-cars, first turbo-engines, beautiful Ferrari 312T4/T5. It would be great to be able to choose between the fast but hard to drive and unreliable early turbo-cars and the slower but easier and reliable athmospheric cars. Greetings, Han

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> Cheers! > -- > Graeme Nash > http://www.karisma1.demon.co.uk > ICQ# 11257824

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