Monza 1988 GTL V1.0
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza 1988 was build from the scratch for rFactor by Carrera.4 
who kindly gave me his permisson to convert all his current and upcomming tracks to GTL/GTR2. 
A very BIG "Thank you so much" for this kind offer!

- My biggest respect for his fantastic work - 

Pls. notice the original rF-Release Notes in this archive.

We’re offering the result of all our working hours to all of you free of charge but we ask for one single fee from your side:

Pls. give a little respect to all these working hours all of us spend for free for your entertainment!
This project is a “take it as it is, or leave it”-release, pls. see EULA for more detailed information.


What Wikipedia mentioned about Monza
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, 
Italy, north of Milan. It is one of the most historic motor racing circuits in the world.

The site has three tracks – the 5.793 km Grand Prix track, the 2.405 km Junior track and a 
decaying 4.25 km high speed track with steep bankings. Major features of the main track include 
the Curva di Lesmo, the Curva Parabolica, and the Variante Ascari. The high speed curve, Curva Grande, 
is located after a slow corner but usually taken flat out by Grand Prix cars.

The circuit, better known for hosting the Formula One Italian Grand Prix, is notable for the fact 
that drivers are on full throttle for a higher-than-average percentage of the lap due to its long straights 
and is usually the scenario in which the open-wheeled F1 cars show the raw speed they are capable 
of (372 km/h during the V10 formula). 

It is mostly a flat circuit but has a notable, but gradual, gradient from the second Lesmos to the Variante Ascari. 
Due to the low aerodynamic profile needed, the grip is very low, understeer and the resulting slide can hurt 
overall speed and are more serious issues than at other circuits, however, the opposite effect, 
oversteer, is also present in the second sector, requiring the use of a very distinctive opposite lock technique. 
It is said that drivers can set relatively decent lap times from the beginning without much effort, 
but in order to set competitive times, drivers must make use of all of their skill at every corner and chicane, 
since both precision and aggressiveness are required, especially during qualifying. 
Since horsepower is the key for speed on the straights, only competitors with enough power at their 
disposal are able to challenge for the top places.

The Monza circuit has been the arena of some of the most tragic episodes in Formula One racing, 
especially in the early years of the world championship. Since those times, 
modifications have been introduced to improve spectators safety and reduce curve speed, 
but it is still criticized by the current drivers by its lack of run-off areas, most notoriously 
at the chicane that cuts the Variante de la Roggia.

The circuit is also known to be the spiritual home of the Scuderia Ferrari and their passionate supporters, the Tifosi.


FEATURES:
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- Working Start-/PitIn-/Pitoutlight

- Animated marshals

- Full featured GTL AIW for 36 cars


CREDITS:
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- Carrera.4 for his fantastic rF version

- CY-33 for his Italy map


SPECIAL THANKS:
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- DutchDevil for getting me started in conversion issues

- MotorfX and Greybrad for their kind AIW guidance

- My girlfriend for her patience and understanding.

..and all the guys I'm in contact due to conversion issues.


KNOWN ISSUES:
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- none

VERSION-HISTORY:
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2008-07-27, V1.0:
- initial GTL version


Have fun,
Der Dumeklemmer