Osterreichring: Is this mpg from there?

The track used in the '85 GP is pretty much the same as the one we have in GPL, the only real difference being that there was a chicane put in to slow the first turn down. -- Cheers! Graeme Nash

Yeah - I think no-damage online races are out at this track for that reason, you can do the same trick at many of the corners. - Michael

I didn't know | that the modern day F1 Austrian GP was run at the Osterreichring! I can't seem | to recognize a single corner from the old track... :( Formula 1 just isn't | what it used to be. And I personally blame Bernie Eccelstone! LOL I seem to remember Bernie Eccelstone describing the Bosch Kurve as a little bit *** (tell me about it I've crashed there enough times already!) and saying we couldn't really allow corners like this in F1 anymore : (((( -- Cheers, Robin Lord - Trance DJ & Sim Racer. http://www.oppositelock.co.uk Nrburgring and Grand Prix Legends

The track used in the '85 GP is pretty much the same as the one we have Totally incorrect. The new layout turns sharply to the right BEFORE you are up the hill of the old track. (far before the first corner of the old track). Then there is a totally new section that joins the old track on the 3rd straight. The rest of the circuit is the same except for the very last corner. This was changed into 2 slower corners.

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> The track used in the '85 GP is pretty much the same as the one we have >> in GPL, the only real difference being that there was a chicane put in >> to slow the first turn down. > Totally incorrect. The new layout turns sharply to the right BEFORE you are > up the hill of the old track. (far before the first corner of the old > track). Then there is a totally new section that joins the old track on the > 3rd straight. The rest of the circuit is the same except for the very last > corner. This was changed into 2 slower corners.

You are describing the new layout (however, the Bosch Kurve was altered too). The track used in _'85_ however is identical to the one in GPL, expect for the chicane in the first corner. The new track was constructed in 1996. Now, if someone would release a patch to turn the Cooper into a '86 Benetton BMW with about 1400hp and barndoor wings....ahhh, the memories:) Regards, Andreas -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Worueber man nicht reden kann, darueber muss man schweigen."(Wittgenstein) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

No - the person you quoted was correct. The track used in the *EIGHTY-FIVE* GP is pretty much the same as the one we have in GPL. The modern A1-ring has only been there since about '97 or '98. regards -- http://ianhill.tripod.com Please visit www.thehungersite.com today!

May I suggest you go back and read the date posted again (1985). You sir are are totally incorrect. MS