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having myself lost many time to scroll down to FOCUS ONLY ON GPL related topics inside the Adobe Acrobat (bad one I am , sure ! ) free dld
AutoSimSport (</b>https://www.autosimsport.net/ (click on BACK ISSUES ),
I decided to re-arrange the list (to be updated )
....for easier research and reading....
NOTE THAT I DIDN' T WANT TO EXPRESS AN OPINION ON THE INTEREST OF THESE TOPICS .SOME ARE PLAIN GPL RELATED OTHERS ARE
POINTING TO GPL IN A NOTICABLE PART OF THE REVIEW
FINALLY OTHERS RELEVE FROM GENERAL SIM RACING QUESTION BUT INCLUDE INFOS THAT MAY APPLY TO GPL
below in BLUE the topic title, with small comments on them
ITALIAN tongue topics in GREEN
I wish every Gpler a good time reading
Michel
January 2005
Turn Four : build it by Mark Beckman P 14
On his project (since then delayed....if not canceled ? ) of the CAN AM and 37 grand Prix cars mod for GPL
Track building with Lou Magyar P 31
an interview with (for RSC newbies) a great RSC member that built tracks such as Bridgehampton for GPL .he talks about track creation with GPL tools
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February 2005
Turn four : 10 seasons of UK GPL P 32
interview with Dave Gymer who talk about his League,and GPL
Track buiding part two (Lou Magyar) P 41
one of the in-depth review ever made on GPL track creating
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March 2005
Big Plans for VROC P 6
Marcel Offermans wanted to extand VROC online software versatility to host others mods
car setup - the sim (racing ) reality of the matter P 49
A driver discusses the parameters that influence car handling, and what can be applied to the Sim from reality.Some assertions are useful for GPL..
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April 2005
turn one :Jackson Loves his 69 ! P 15
an in depth interview with Paul Jackson about behind the scenes things on the Mod 69 for GPL
Virtual Online Racer (VOR) help shapes Road america (for GPL) P 3
some infos and screen captures about the still to be released Road America aka Elkhart Lake for GPL
the paddock - catching up with Gabor Weber P 85
an interview of the Hungarian,one of the first GPL era fastest driver .(Some thoughs on GPL )
track building part 3 with Lou - all you need is Lou ...and more beer ! P 91
one of the in-depth review ever made on GPL track creating (suite) by Lou Magyar
Mod preview by Michele Sprovieri p118
in Italian Michele presents us the Mod 69 , the Sports car mod ..for GPL
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May 2005
Turn four : pay-to-play masked evil or Opportunity? P 36
Michael Tyler takes GPL as the best example of what has been done for free to the Sim racers and the consequence of
paying servers projects on sim racing .
the backstraight : GPL rank interview with Hut and Wong P 47
an interview with Brian Wong and Ed Hut about the behind the scenes GPL Rank tools and all he provide to GPL ers
The paddock : Greger Huttu p 59
an interview , where amongst others things, Greger recall some memories of his GPL days
Leonardo Grandis p 88
Italian pages : a short but vivid interview with one of the master drivers of GPL and perhaps Italian best : Leonardo Grandis, now retired , and his GPL days.
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June 2005
The Backstraight : Racesim Central p 61
an interview with Mike Graham Hansen one of the main RSC administrators .Not for GPL , but for RSC looking back to the past and the future of Sim racing forums
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August 2005
the paddock :interview with sim racing legend Jon Davis P 56
US hot lapper Jon(athan) Davis gave more than good feelings about GPL, for him , still the best experience in Sim racing
GP Fun 67 P 60
some infos about an Italian League season by Luca Varani
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September 2005
E-Motion Art P 21
presentation of the work and interview of "The man who saved GPL in the first place" (imo dixit) : Gustavo Olivera , "Mister GPL 67 GPLEA cars " in all his glorious painting works . Long life to Gustavo !
GPLEA A nostalgic profile of a legendary stable who brought the 60s back to lifeP 32
Mike Tyler present the story of the GPLEA and its legacy and Jo Lafrite interview alias Nils Ruwisch , GPLEA founder
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October 2005
GPFun 67 P 58
reports on the battles of a great Italian GPL league
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November 2005
interactive racing : " my sim 's better than your sim " P 25
how the opposition between sim racers has been increasing as Sim personal preferred choice was growing .And we can' t say GPLers haven' t been concerned in the past and present attitude sometimes
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December 2005 Volume 1 number 12
Lega Italiana Simulatori Guida Online : simracing Il presente, Il passato, il futuro P 45
Italian pages : about the danger of the dispersion of the Sim PC community.To read absolutly of your are lucky enough to understand Dante Tongue
THE DVD and GPL : last Century meet 2005 ! p 52
deal with the Lucke Beck DVD movie he completed based on the GPL Australian League season 9 with an ambitious trivia Game questions on GPL
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January February 2006 Volume 2 1
Modding the mods p24
instead of endless discussions, a Bob Simmerman interview of modders about what reality can be reproduced or not .With Niels at Home (where are you Niels ?) old poster here
Raul Valenzuela : racetrax.net : a new frontier for Sim racing tracksp 59
a presentation of the work of a GPL track maker
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March 2006 Volume 2 -2
VOR : Virtual Online racer p 83
because they speak of ...MY BELOVED league !
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April, May, 2006 : Nothing .No mag issue in June
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July 2006 volume 2 -6
69ing is upp 49
Paul Skingley and Thurston interview about the 69 mod and beyond what is the very essence of GPL
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August 2006 volume 2-7
Frontstraight: the kings of GPL p68
an interview with Geordie Pugh and Greg Stewart ( GPL World Champion) about their Australian League and why in 2006..they stay switched to..GPL
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September 2006 volume 2-8
PC Gamer Sim' s columnist Andy Mahoodp 29
interview of someone that reviewed all PC games imaginable in his mag "PC gamer" , and still think GPL as the most impressive.
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October 2006 Volume 2-9
Mad Cow and englishmenp 62
in an interview Stuart Mad Cowie come back to his GPL days track editor , and his GPL Rally 1 and 2 tracks , an iconoclast work for GPL
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November 2006 Volume 2 -10
The emperor new clothes : is the past on hour horizon ? p 13
on the Slim-Jim interview for the since then forbidden "GPL 67 for R factor" -like mod
Fifth Column : Mod money bluep 72
an interview of modders (one of them Mike Tyler is one of the GPLEA cars texturer ) about modding for free or getting some bucks in reward and the pbs that are raised by the change
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December 2006 Volume 2 -11
Turn 1 The GPL Preservation Society project p 17
Bob Simmerman sits down with the GPLPS and gets a most revealing look at GPL—far from becoming a museum piece, the cataloging of GPL’s history is just a prelude to what will come next...
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February 2007 Volume 3 -1
1967-2007 the 4Oth anniversary World Championship p 6 -7
Nihad Gluscic in the NEWS present the main rules of this carset 67 GPL on line championship that will run races at the dates they really happened in 1967
Split second :the Targa Florio p28 to 33
Bob Simmerman interview Richard Cooke and highlights of one , if not the most ambitious project in all GPL add ons life to date : recreating the mythic Piccolo Madonies 72 kms track .Sergio Loro , one of the most prolific GPL track makers leads the team
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March 2007 Volume 3 -2 nothing
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April 2007 Volume 3 -3
The power and the glory : a legend returns p 15 -23
Ivan Askew make some remarks on the new IROC mod for GTL on GTR 2 platform, and some of the similarities it has on car handling with GPL
Fifth Column :Ennui or just Plain Hubris ? p 87- 93
Some clever sim gamers express interesting and accute opinions on what' s wrong in many aspects of the Sim racing World now and its evolution, not really in the good way .(Difficult to summarize this article, every GPler should read it , it is very rewarding on the questions it arise).But all along those criticisms, GPL is always acclaimed or at least appraised for what it brought, compared with any others sims and communities.By small references to GPL , this Fifth column is one of the best indirect and serious homage to GPL
Gazetta Italiana P 127 - 128
Fulvio Policardi,Fabius Magnani, Paolo Giannello describe how practising GPL and other sims had a benefit on their real cars driving and developped their reactions and feeling at the wheel.they try to show the difference between simple racing games and simulator oriented game, like GPL
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June 2007 Volume 3 -4
News -Holy grail get a polish p 9
Bob Simmerman: the annoucement of the Grand Prix Legends Installer that will facilitate the approach and install of those who ...still don 't installed the game ! GPLI is a collective work of the Grand Prix Legend Preservation Society.
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August 2007 Volume 3 -5
The kink -reality show p 54-58
( can be of interest for a GPler(s) to post the same kind of experience : in what practicing on a GPL track would permit a better knowledge and racing line while on a real track)
Josh Rayman - Josh Rayman practiced Caldwell Park and then gave some feeliings on how practicing the sim racing Caldwell track for R Factor was a benefit in his racing line.
Split second-Montjuich gets a visit by Legends [b]p 61-63
Bob Simmerman: a (alas) small review on Jackie Stewart look at the GPL sim at Montjuich track for GPL in May this year.A rewriting or summary of Stewart comments wld have been welcome
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above in BLUE the topic title, with small comments on them
ITALIAN tongue topics in GREEN
I wish every Gpler a good time reading
(Last updated August 15 2007 : to be continuously updated)
Edited by M Needforspeed, Dec 30 2009 - 06:20 PM.
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