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Grenzlandring by Joachim Böddeker and Andre Streu

The track is near the city of Wegberg/West Germany and have a length of 9 km with 5 curves.
Lap time is in average by 1:47 and top speed is near 330 km/h in section "Rheydter Gerade".
Dipl.-Ing. Neubauer, race director of Mercedes-Benz, and race driver Hermann Lang described the Grenzlandring as "the longest flat-race-track of the world".

1952 - Start of the 5. international race - the last race	Today the red line shows the course of the Grenzlandring

31/08/1952 a sad day - H. Niedermayer had an bad
accident in section "Roermonder Kurve".

Here are new race pictures of work at our track:

TV view Cockpit view

Gladbacher
Kurve

Rheydter
Gerade

Roermonder
Kurve

Start/
Finish

Now it's time to download ....
First of all ....

DISCLAIMER:

These files are provided for your personal enjoyment. If you wish to publish them on any web pages, please let me know first!
This file must also be included. These files may not be put on a CD, or be sold for profit. They may not be made to be a part of another program without
asking my permission.

Any problems or incidents that may occur when you download and use these files, are not my reponsibility.
Bug reports and feedback will be greatly appreciated !!

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INSTALLATION:

Unpack the downloaded zip-file into a temporary directory and run TrackInstall.exe. The TrackInstall.exe install the new track for Grand Prix Legends.

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HISTORY:

At the beginning of the WWII (June 1939) the German soldiers built a transport road for the "Westwall", the German/Dutch border. The public road from Erkelenz via Beeck, Dorp, Webgerg to Roermond was too small, so it was necessary to built a transport road. The new track was built using concrete due to the heavy trucks and army vehicles it was built for.

After the WWII the mayor of Rheydt discovered the transport road as a race track. While driving the road in his car, he overtook a cyclist twice. At that point he realized that this road was an oval - a large oval with a length of 5.597 miles, capable for motor racing. The great time of the F2-races was between 1949 and 1952. The short history of races at the "Grenzlandring" had an abrupt end on 31/08/1952 with a tragedy. Helmut Niedermayer, a race driver from Berlin, had an accident in the "Roermonder Kurve". He drove into a crowd of people; 14 people died and over 40 people were injured.

Today the track is in use as local roads surrounding the city of Wegberg as it was originally intended to.

Now drive a lap on this track: After start/finish you drive on a long bend, the "Erkelenzer Gerade", to the "Gladbacher Kurve", a sharp left curve through the village Beeck. While in the middle, you cross the main road between Erkelenz and Roermond for the first time. This curve leads to a long straight, the "Rheydter Gerade". At about the middle you climb a few meters to pass a traintrack. Afterwards, the village Dorp welcomes you with a left curve. The top speed exceeds 200 mph here. Now you cross the main road from Erkelenz to Roermond for the second time. After a short straight you enter the "Roermonder Kurve". This is a very popular area for spectators. Within there you cross the traintrack again, this time above you. After the "Roermonder Kurve" you drive through the county town Wegberg. The last left turn leads to the start/finish line. A good lap time is all under 1:47.

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STATISTICS:

track length: 9005 m (5.597 miles)
turns: 5
top speed: > 320 km/h (200 mph)
race laps: 44
race length: 396 km (2466 miles)
number of track objects: 1688

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TESTING RESOLUTION:

Direct3D7: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024, 1600x1200
OpenGL: 640x480
Softmodus: 640x480

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KNOWN BUGS:

The caravans between the two blocks of pit stalls have an improper texture type.
GPL will only render the textures if you turn on beveled tyres.

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NOTE:

I've attempt to make a good relation between graphic and frame rate. If it's necessary I make a light version for lower PC's.
The track width has been increased in order to enhance online racing. The original track is only about 6 meters wide (10 meters in GPL).

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And now make your (left ;-)) turn on Grenzlandring .... the right way to drive Grand Prix Legends.

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