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Slightly OT: 1967 German Grand Prix on Speedvision!!!

7 posts by 7 people · 14 Feb 2000 - 15 Feb 2000

Kirk Lane 14 Feb 2000#519546
I just finished watching it a little while ago...great stuff!!! A few things... 1) They ran F2 and F1 at the same time!! Ickx actually finished 5th overall in a 2-liter F2...and the host, David Hobbs finished 10th overall (and made a little crack about himself at the end :) in an F2 as well...did he say BMW??? 2) They really did get it airborne at Flugplatz... 3) And there were signs!!! In one shot, of to the left, you see a sign just like in GPL... 'Flugplatz' Very cool... -- Kirk Lane ICQ: 28171652 BRT #187 "Yeah you won't find me I'm going MIA Tonight I'm leaving Going MIA Getting lost in you again Is better than being known" -Foo Fighters, "MIA"
Doug Gordon 15 Feb 2000#519755
After watching the "Nine Days in Summer" series on SV, you might also notice that they really didn't drive these cars the way we drive them in GPL. That is, they were not drifting and sliding all over the place. They had some good camera shots at Stavelot, and although they were coming through very fast, they were not coming through in a drift the way that we usually go through there (maybe because there's a big difference between crashing in GPL and crashing at 120+ mph in a real '67 GP car). Also one thing that I can see that's a big difference from GPL -- rain! It seemed like every second race that year was run at least partially in the rain. Now that was where you could see some definite sliding around going on. I think Papy really missed the boat [pun intended] on this one, as it would really add to our on-line racing experience. Doug Gordon Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
MichaelJP 15 Feb 2000#519756
They certainly did, some more than others I seem to remember! - Michael
>> 2) They really did get it airborne at Flugplatz... >They certainly did, some more than others I seem to remember! >- Michael God, that one sequence where Clark and Hulme came over the crest at Flugplatz virtually side-by-side, with Gurney VERY close behind was amazing. Those guys had some ***! Kurt
µartijn 15 Feb 2000#519758
Yes, don't you hate it when there's such an incredible amount of grip on the track! I want SLIPPERY tracks and cars! Give me rain!
Obviously someone who likes to spin rental cars in icy empty parking lots. :-) Chris
Quoted text (8 lines)>> Also one thing that I can see that's a big difference from GPL -- rain! >> It seemed like every second race that year was run at least partially >> in the rain. Now that was where you could see some definite sliding >> around going on. I think Papy really missed the boat [pun intended] on >> this one, as it would really add to our on-line racing experience. >Yes, don't you hate it when there's such an incredible amount of grip on >the track! I want SLIPPERY tracks and cars! Give me rain!
Graeme Nash 15 Feb 2000#519760
You sure...? Only one race that year (Mosport) had any rain in it! -- Cheers! Graeme Nash

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