GT LEGENDS : order your copy now !

Hi, Sorry about the title of this post, it is a trick to get attention from Papyrus people :-) Anyway, i think a game called GT LEGENDS would be great. It would be using the same game engine and physical model as GPL, but applied to cars like the Cobra or the GT 40, Ferrari's of this era, and so on... To Papy's marketing people : the game would be relatively "cheap" to develop, as the only need would be to design new tracks and new cars, instead of developping a totally new game. In fact it would be a kind of "add on", or "scenario disk", presented as a brand new game concept :-) Don't hesitate ! Make the money you missed with GPL :-) I sware i would buy such a game. And you, R.A.S people, would you do so ? (this is a kind of a poll). Thierry Cailleteau

How about a dirt oval sim instead. How many people would like a Sprint car sim with the other classes of cars included? It's just a matter of time before someone cashes in on the idea. Lets hope it is Papyrus

I've already ordered my copy! <G> Great concept, BTW! -- JB On Sat, 19 Jun 1999 16:29:59 +0200, "Thierry Cailleteau"

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>Hi, >Sorry about the title of this post, it is a trick to get attention from >Papyrus people :-) >Anyway, i think a game called GT LEGENDS would be great. It would be using >the same game engine and physical model as GPL, but applied to cars like the >Cobra or the GT 40, Ferrari's of this era, and so on... >To Papy's marketing people : the game would be relatively "cheap" to >develop, as the only need would be to design new tracks and new cars, >instead of developping a totally new game. In fact it would be a kind of >"add on", or "scenario disk", presented as a brand new game concept :-) >Don't hesitate ! Make the money you missed with GPL :-) >I sware i would buy such a game. And you, R.A.S people, would you do so ? >(this is a kind of a poll). >Thierry Cailleteau

I saw the '98 Coys(sp?) Historic Festival from Silverstone on Channel 5 a few months back, and one of the races consisted of an entire grid of about 30 Ferrari's from GP and GT racing. It looked and sounded fantastic. I admit I don't know anything about old Ferrari's, old anythings, but the 70's-era sportscars were beautiful. Rob Oh, I don't know! Does anyone actually read these sig's anyway!? "You will respect my awforataaaay!"

you going to coys this year?

I'll take one, too! The Chaparells (sp? Jim Hall? the first cars with wings, weren't they?) got me interested in auto racing and started me into several years of slot car racing. I had a 1/24 Chap GT where the wing actually moved into a down position when braking to provide greater downforce and then moved up again when accelerating. There was a later model (or was it earlier? Damn, I haven't thought about this in years! Thanks,Thierry!) that didn't have the wing but had great lines, a beautiful car! Ferraris, the Lotus, the big Ford GT...GREAT cars! If Papy could get an "historic" LeMans license and include a 24 hour mode with the ability to save a race in mid-24 hours, I'd be as happy as a pig in BBQ sauce! PLEASE Papyrus, seriously consider an add-on disc/full "game" in this mode. Heck, make it a series based on the GPL engine. I'd like to see a current F1 simulator, too, but a GT Legends disc would simply blow my doors. I'm ready to be behind the virtual wheel of the White Winged Wonder from the '60s. Who do I make the cheque out to? I'll buy one for my brother, as well. J. P. Hovercraft -------------------

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> Hi, > Sorry about the title of this post, it is a trick to get attention from > Papyrus people :-) > Anyway, i think a game called GT LEGENDS would be great. It would be using > the same game engine and physical model as GPL, but applied to cars like the > Cobra or the GT 40, Ferrari's of this era, and so on... > To Papy's marketing people : the game would be relatively "cheap" to > develop, as the only need would be to design new tracks and new cars, > instead of developping a totally new game. In fact it would be a kind of > "add on", or "scenario disk", presented as a brand new game concept :-) > Don't hesitate ! Make the money you missed with GPL :-) > I sware i would buy such a game. And you, R.A.S people, would you do so ? > (this is a kind of a poll). > Thierry Cailleteau

This might throw water on the subject but.... How many cars on average are there in a 60's era GT race? I'm guessing only but I'd be willing to bet the fields would be larger than those in Formula 1. So we have the computer hardware problem that is stopping the use of the gpl physics in the next Nascar sim. Too many cars make too big a hit on the cpu. Running LeMans with only 20 cars would be like starting at Noon on Sunday. dave henrie

Not a bad idea either! Hell, I'd prefer if both sims were made! LOL Dan Belcher Team Racing Unlimited

On Sat, 19 Jun 1999 20:21:21 -0700, "ddjhenrie" >Running LeMans with only 20 cars would be like >starting at Noon on Sunday. Which still beats the heck out of not starting at all... Give me a big honkin' 7 litre Ford GT Mk IV... 220 down Mulsanne... YE HAW! :)

I've no plans to. I only caught it on Channel 5 at 3:00am in the morning <G> I don't have that much of an interest to be honest. The modern stuff gets me going. Schuey in a Ferrari! Rob Swindells 4th in Goldline Bearing FFord Championship (12 Points); 8 points behined Championship Leader (as of round 3 of 6)

Go get 'em Rob! When is your next race? If we all send you a dollar (a pound?), will you put a r.a.s. sticker on your helmet<g>? don

>I'll take one, too! >The Chaparells (sp? Jim Hall? the first cars with wings, weren't they?) got >me interested in auto racing and started me into several years of slot car >racing. I had a 1/24 Chap GT where the wing actually moved into a down position >when braking to provide greater downforce and then moved up again when >accelerating. There was a later model (or was it earlier? Damn, I haven't >thought about this in years! Thanks,Thierry!) that didn't have the wing but had >great lines, a beautiful car! Ferraris, the Lotus, the big Ford GT...GREAT cars! >If Papy could get an "historic" LeMans license and include a 24 hour mode with >the ability to save a race in mid-24 hours, I'd be as happy as a pig in BBQ >sauce! PLEASE Papyrus, seriously consider an add-on disc/full "game" in this >mode. >Heck, make it a series based on the GPL engine. I'd like to see a current F1 >simulator, too, but a GT Legends disc would simply blow my doors. I'm ready to >be behind the virtual wheel of the White Winged Wonder from the '60s. Who do I >make the cheque out to? I'll buy one for my brother, as well. >J. P. Hovercraft Rather than a sim based on Endurance Sport Car racing. How about the Cam-Am? Joel Willstein

Thankyou :-) The next round is a week after the British GP. That's about 5 weeks from now. helmet<g>?<< LOL! Sure, but how many will? <G> I use pounds for anyone who actually will send me money... :) Rob Swindells 4th in Goldline Bearing FFord Championship (12 Points); 8 points behined Championship Leader (as of round 3 of 6)

: I saw the '98 Coys(sp?) Historic Festival from Silverstone on Channel 5 a few : months back, and one of the races consisted of an entire grid of about 30 : Ferrari's from GP and GT racing. It looked and sounded fantastic. I admit I : don't know anything about old Ferrari's, old anythings, but the 70's-era : sportscars were beautiful. Heh - it was great. The 30s GP cars held their own surprisingly well and actually were ahead of some of the 70s sportscars. I'm hoping to get to Coys again this year - I'd recommend it to any motorsport fan. Don't know if there'll be any of the "real" GPL cars there this year. -- Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving Dept. of Mathematics (Network Control group) Uni. of York. www: http://manor.york.ac.uk/top.html

GREAT idea! I would love it...here's my idea for a whole 'series' of games based on GPL. CART 3 (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!) Dirt-oval racing or World Of Outlaws Other years of F1 (like maybe the turbo years) SODA 2 All of these would need only new tracks & cars. Maybe add in the ability to interchange tracks easily...Sprint cars at the Glen, buggies at Monaco, turbo-charged F1 cars at PIR (Copper World Classic) -- Kirk Lane Tempe, AZ ICQ: 28171652 RMRL #119 >Hi, >Sorry about the title of this post, it is a trick to get attention from >Papyrus people :-) >Anyway, i think a game called GT LEGENDS would be great. It would be using >the same game engine and physical model as GPL, but applied to cars like the >Cobra or the GT 40, Ferrari's of this era, and so on... >To Papy's marketing people : the game would be relatively "cheap" to >develop, as the only need would be to design new tracks and new cars, >instead of developping a totally new game. In fact it would be a kind of >"add on", or "scenario disk", presented as a brand new game concept :-) >Don't hesitate ! Make the money you missed with GPL :-) >I sware i would buy such a game. And you, R.A.S people, would you do so ? >(this is a kind of a poll). >Thierry Cailleteau

>The Chaparells (sp? Jim Hall? the first cars with wings, weren't they?) got That's Chaparral ... Jim Hall was indeed the team leader / number one driver for Chaparral. And yes, they were essentially the first cars with wings (I believe there were some earlier experiments, but nothing really successful). cars! I'm not sure what you mean by a Chaparral GT. Perhaps you're referring to the 2F. This was a closed***pit, winged Chaparral that was raced in the endurance races in 1967 (Le Mans, Nurburgring 1000 Km, Targa Florio, 12 hours of Sebring, Brands Hatch 500 .... ) and driven by Phil Hill and Mike Spence. The more famous winged Chaparrals were the Can Am cars (open***pit sports cars) - the 2E (1966, driven by Jim Hall and Phil Hill) and the 2G (1967 and 1968, driven by Hall). The beautiful, wingless Chaparral you are probably referring to is the 2A or 2C. Hall dominated the USRRC sports car races of 1965 in these cars (teammates included his partner Hap Sharp and Roger Penske). A gorgeous car. For more information, check out "Chaparral" by Falconer and Nye (Motorbooks International). Dave Ewing