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From: dripton@netcom.com (David Ripton)
Subject: Re: Put the Cooper Climax etc. in GPL?
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In article <01bdf75c$b49a39a0$d3c809c0@nick>,
N Alder <n_alder@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I haven't looked at the possibility of editing cars myself, but I was
>wondering whether it would be possible to correct the two fantasy cars in
>GPL.... Hell, I don't even know what a Cooper Climax looks like (or whether
>I spelled it right :) but I thought when a sim is so close to being
>perfect, it's a shame Papy couldn't get the licenses for two of the
>cars.......

gpl.gamestats.com has some hacked Cooper and Honda graphics for one of 
the demo cars.  And there is a separate fix to change those names 
throughout the program.  I imagine that within a couple of weeks 
someone will release a package integrating those changes plus Jackie 
Stewart.

Dear Cooper, Honda, and Jackie: PTTTTTH!!!  (I understand Cooper and
Jackie maybe wanting too much cash to be included in the game, but Honda
spends zillions on advertising and should love the chance to advertise
their racing heritage for free.)

>BTW, anyone managed to complete a lap on the Nurburgring without falling
>off the track? lol!

There's a nice clean Ring replay included with the game.  I'm 0-for-2 
and back to working on the tracks I can actually remember.
 
-- 
David Ripton    dripton@netcom.com
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