I drove a lot of times on the real "Ring" and I am always surprised again
from these big bumps. Nothing is comparable with that. The suspension has a
lot of work to do with that track.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Babcock" <BillB@bnj.com>
To: "'Joe Guinan '" <joeg@neb.rr.com>; <owner-fot@autox.team.net>;
<fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 8:36 PM
Subject: RE: Take a ride on the "Ring"
> Neat.
>
> However, I've been driving the Nordschlife nearly every evening. Mostly in
a
> Lotus Elise 11R, but I did quite a few laps in an Aston Martin DB9 set up
> like the Le Mans car. And I raced through the streets of Seattle last
night
> in a AMR D sports car. I also do Laguna Seca several limes a night
(usually
> in a stocker Elise, since it turns similar times to Peyote and handles a
lot
> like it as well), and usually get in a few laps at Infineon as well.
>
> Of course I'm talking about Gran Turismo 4 on a Playstation 2. But I gotta
> tell you, until you see this "game" you simply can't understand what I'm
> talking about. the graphics are even more vivid and real than that movie,
> and the feedback throught the steering wheel is astonishing. I just wish
> they had Road Atlanta. I'm absolutely certain I'm going to be quicker at
> Laguna and Sears this year. From what I understand it cost them several
> million bucks to do a track, so they're not likely to toss in road Atlanta
> just because I'd like it.
>
> I had a racing friend over yesterday afternoon who was really hard to pry
> away from it. We had guests coming at 7:00 for dinner, otherwise he would
> probably still be here. He called me about 8:00 and said I'd just cost him
> $3500. He went directly from my house to a game store, bought the game, a
> PS2, and the GT4 steering wheel set (that you absolutely have to have)
then
> bought a 42" plasma TV. It's that good.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Sent: 4/3/2005 8:59 AM
> Subject: Take a ride on the "Ring"
>
> One hot lap in a BMW M3 GTR.
>
>
>
> http://www.godoftheinternet.com/m3_gtr_nurburgring.wmv
>
>
>
> Joe Guinan
>
> Fremont, NE 68025
>
> joeg@neb.rr.com
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