If you thought NASCAR was rough, . . . I just bought the 98 season TOCA video!

There is a friend of mine who owns a BMW repair shop in the Valley here in SoCal. He has in stock the 1998 Season video of the BTCC Car races in England. And guess what? Though this was NOT the season of the Audi like 96 was, and though there was not too much coverage of the Audi cars in this one, this WAS THE MOST EXCITING SEASON of racing I have ever seen! Unlike the past years where in mid season you basically knew who was going to win the season, this year it was down to the last race!!! And ohhhh the e***ment! As I have been heard to say before, these BTCC drivers make NASCAR drivers look like Boy Scouts! There was so darn much action in every race in 98, and towards the last few races it looked like demolition derby, there was so much carnage. These guys were serious, and nothing was going to get in their way! I HIGHLY recommend getting this tape, even without too much Audi content - it is too exciting to pass up! Oh, and towards the end of 98, it looks like the Audi driven my Muller was starting to do very well - not 1st place, but 2nd and 3rd! Too bad Audi pulled out of BTCC in 99 (or forever????), it really looks like their FWD cars were starting to get dialed in :( If any of you are interested in the video or car models, I got it at a BMW shop called Bimmers Clinic in Reseda, CA. George the owner is a old style Hungarian who takes his work serious as a Craftsman from the old country. But as he is also an enthusiast, he started a Boutique in his repair shop (clean enough to eat off the floor too!) and carries everything imaginable, even Arton Senna ties! He has a website: [link lost in import] If you go there, just tell him Mike Z sent ya ;) PS: And those of you who like circle tracks, just watch this movie once, and you WILL be converted! There is more to life than pedal to the metal and turn left!!!! :) -- Thanks Mike Z Please remove the *** front and back to reply

The correct URL for Bimmers Clinic is: http://www.bimmersclinicinc.com/

On Sun, 21 Feb 1999 00:47:30 -0800, "Mike Zamarocy"

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>There is a friend of mine who owns a BMW repair shop in the Valley here in >SoCal. He has in stock the 1998 Season video of the BTCC Car races in >England. And guess what? Though this was NOT the season of the Audi like 96 >was, and though there was not too much coverage of the Audi cars in this >one, this WAS THE MOST EXCITING SEASON of racing I have ever seen! Unlike >the past years where in mid season you basically knew who was going to win >the season, this year it was down to the last race!!! And ohhhh the >e***ment! As I have been heard to say before, these BTCC drivers make >NASCAR drivers look like Boy Scouts! There was so darn much action in every >race in 98, and towards the last few races it looked like demolition derby, >there was so much carnage. These guys were serious, and nothing was going to >get in their way! I HIGHLY recommend getting this tape, even without too >much Audi content - it is too exciting to pass up! Oh, and towards the end >of 98, it looks like the Audi driven my Muller was starting to do very >well - not 1st place, but 2nd and 3rd! Too bad Audi pulled out of BTCC in 99 >(or forever????), it really looks like their FWD cars were starting to get >dialed in :(

You're not, perchance, and Audi fan? :o) BTW, the BBC covered three races live with highlights the following week for the rest. One of the races they chose to show live was Mansell's return at Donnington. Most exciting afternoon of Motor Sports I've ever seen. ---joe---

I thought i recognized your name from somewhere...you're the same fella on the M3 message board arent you? BTW- i still think the N2 driving model is more realistic than the TOCA2 demo's<g> Tom Peluso -- Racer-3 on Ten Oscar Sportsman 4

Yep Tom, if you are talking about the M Haven. And you still think that N2 with the TPTCC patch is better than TOCA2? Somehow N2 even with the patch, still feels like a NASCAR racer, where I feel more at home in the TOCA2 cars. But then maybe this demo is an early BETA demo, and they are using it to get the public's reaction? Of course we BOTH can have more to say after Pro Sportscar Racing comes out <G>. Remember, that will also include a number of BMW M3's!