I am so impressed with the way you present all the history that is represented in your GP Legends events. I am 78 years old. I started sim racing around 1990 and have been involved ever since. I find your work so special as you recreate racing history in a way that make me appreciate the opportunity all sim racers have to virtually experience what we have always fantasized about - what it's like to race in these fantastic cars and hear your thinking as you take us on a quite realistic experience from a drivers point of view. No one else does it like you. I'm a devoted fan and look forward to every event you share with us. Keep up this great work!
Finished 5th once in a full 100 lap, 100% realistic settings with the original 67 cars. May have not been a podium but sure felt like a victory. Another great video GPLaps!
@@Just_lift_anyone It's a looong time ago- could have been the Eagle though (I didn't choose the Brabham very often, even if it was the easiest car to do well with)
“McLarens painted white … in some collaboration with a movie” 😹 more than just an odd footnote. Frankenheimer’s amazing dive into the cockpit (& beds) of 66 GP racing is more real than life at times.
Maan, so many years have passed. I remember reading about this in an old IT magazine with my cousin back in the day, they were calling it " the most realistic simulation of all time". I didn't have the equipment back than, I didn't have the money for a gaming peripheral, let alone PC. But we were so young and enthusiastic about everything. Now I have a decent PC with a decent wheel, I have all the available sims in my Steam library, but my cousin and his family don't want to talk to me and my folks anymore due to some idiotic financial disputes. Life is so short and sad.
Woah, im looking forward for the rest of the races! When I had a rough depression couple years ago, your GPL vids with F1 seasons were like a chill safe space for me man... Thanks!
I can understand exactly what you mean. Great videos like this can bring home some enjoyment. Not only good racing, but quality work with the narrative from GP.
48:00 A bit LOTR Gandalf there. "Catching another car for position at the end of the race, but I'm already so weary". AMAZING racing. What a splendid Xmas present.
Ahead of Richie: 4 WDCs (and 7 motorbike world championships for good measure.) Behind Richie: 9 WDCs. Other than Phil Hill and Emerson Fittipaldi, literally every WDC from 1959 to 1973 in this race. What an era.
I love the attention to detail in this series. He says they just had enough time to splash some navy paint on the old Brabham chassis and then from the in-cockpit view you can see the original green paint that it had from the race at Silverstone. Fantastic.
I came across this channel by accident. I don’t know much of anything about auto racing history. But I’m starting to love the pre game pre race narration of these videos.
Pushing all the way, there was some really good driving there. And you held it together under a lot of pressure at the end. Good job. Might well have got you drive of the day. Well deserved 3rd place :).
Happy New Year from Melbourne Australia Richie and family. You are the Bob Ross of sim racing to me. Thanks for your enthusiasm. I was born in 1953, Jim Clark was my childhood hero. It's great to see someone of your age with so much respect and knowledge for this era of racing. Cheers Steve
Good driver this Richie Axelson,a lot of potential I see in him.Also his rivalry with Bandini is really one of a kind,respect between the drivers.A rivalry which surpasses the Prost-Senna rivalry everyone should pay attention to it.
I read an article in Road & Track about Monaco. How people would just step out of a bar with a drink and be 4 feet away from the race cars. Must have been awesome. Thank you so much, I enjoy watching you race.
absolutely fanatastic racing my friend! I love all your onboard commentary and pre and post-race talk. Reminds me so much of my scalextric days back in the 70's ;)
Great race! Looking forward to Spa. I just did a '65 race there with the Weather Patch. Not seeing more than 50 metres in front of you all the way from Raidillon to Stavelot is a very humbling experience.
For a game from 1998, Grand Prix Legends was very detailed. Even the gear shifting was animated, even if it was a frame earlier than the hand touching it.
I think it's brilliant the way you comment and the ton of information you provide in the races . Very enjoyable. What sim are you using , is it Assetto Corsa. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍
So great to watch a full Race with background story on this track. I remember when the first screenshots from GPLEA for the new Monaco came out, we were so stunned by the level of detail implemented, and sooo exited to finally try it out after months of waiting. I was sporting a microsoft Sidewinder FFB wheel at the time and we had to be happy to get around 25-30 fps out of the pimped GPL.
Fabulous race GPLaps. I watched the whole thing as it was so exciting. The render of Monaco is just sublime. I downloaded GPL using your video tutorial and it is near impossible for me so hats off to your driving skills. I am so impressed with GPL - the graphics may not be state-of-the-art but the immersion and realism is 100%!
As usual, amazing job and a lot of information. Btw, I'm wondering if there are some information about which tyre brand was better in the 60s, Firestone or GoodYear?
thats a good question, tire development was at a fast pace. Don’t forget Dunlop too who actually provided the most tires. I know the width of tires especially at the rear was increasing. And slicks were already starting to be carried over from drag racing to formula cars in the US, although it would be a few years until they appeared in f1
Love your videos. Always informative and interesting, as well as great driving. You really bring the period to life for someone who has no memories of it himself.
Bravo, bloody brilliant race to have on in the background whilst doing some data entry for work. Look forward to the next one, esp if you end up in the new car and then have to get use to how different it can feel.
That was great viewing Jake, every time I watch one of these videos, I feel like immediately firing up GPL. The AI still amazes me after all these years.
If four-year-old me had only gone into Blockbusters one afternoon with my dad and spotted Grand Prix Legends on the shelf...I mean, the quality of this game, in a time when I played Gran Turismo 2 and saw myself as a driving god - even better than the great Ricardo Hammondi - was outrageously good.
Hey Jake, Steam is having a big sale right now until January 5th. I'm tempted to get AM2 because of the new CART mod but don't know what DLC's I should get with it. Maybe you could do a video on the Steam sale from the perspective a sim racer who is into historic mods. It seems like our taste in seem to closely align. Thanks!
Great start to the season, you may have annoyed a couple of your fellow racers though. Love the detail of the hasty paint job not covering the green in the cockpit from the last race 🤩
Hoping you do a, 'Good Ol Play' with SnowRunner at some point. Would be a great interactive viewer decision on next objective missions for that incredible game. This video is a masterpiece, wonderful explanation of the set-up for the 1966 Monte Carlo Grand Prix. (PS. Do the a play of the Hall of Fame game - Ferrari F355 Challenge one day from Sega).
Seems to me you favor a oversteer setup, while most of the cars ahead seem more stiff. Is that the case? Would it be not a good idea to have a less loose rear end to try exit corners closer to whos ahead? Great racing, anyway! This game is insanely difficult, and you do an awesome job!
Sorry to post again but I have a question this time. The results sheet had you using car #46 as in the other races but graphically you were 22. Does the sim not allow you to change your own car number?
unfortunately the number in sim is hardcoded for each mod. I don’t think #46 was run at all in 1966 which is why it was chosen. I just decided to go with #22 which was the next unused number on the entry list
1966 the South African GP the traditional Round 1 was cancelled as with the switch to the 3.0 litre formula it would have been impossible to raise a field in South Africa so R1 was at Monaco
Fun to watch! How do you miss a shift in a game like this? Do you have 3 pedals and a shifter? Still you're driving great, just watching I'm nervous hah. Does the game or any others allow or support double clutching / double de-clutching? That would be so cool. I'm thinking of getting a gaming rig to try historic racing, I want 1961 F1 season, and others of course. looks so fun!
I know this is old content, but when you ran against the AI, did you run with the 60fpsnewmod or no? It looks smooth, which makes me think you did, but I know the AI act crazy when you run with it on. Thanks and really enjoyed your 65 season!
Thank you! That makes sense now. Absolutely loving all your content, especially Automobilista 2. It's my new favorite game as well, my kid really loves the shifter Karts, they are a blast!
I am so impressed with the way you present all the history that is represented in your GP Legends events. I am 78 years old. I started sim racing around 1990 and have been involved ever since. I find your work so special as you recreate racing history in a way that make me appreciate the opportunity all sim racers have to virtually experience what we have always fantasized about - what it's like to race in these fantastic cars and hear your thinking as you take us on a quite realistic experience from a drivers point of view. No one else does it like you. I'm a devoted fan and look forward to every event you share with us. Keep up this great work!
hey man, just wanted to say that you sim racing at 78 years old is really cool!
Hats off to you sir!
Great to hear! I hope you are well :)
Finished 5th once in a full 100 lap, 100% realistic settings with the original 67 cars. May have not been a podium but sure felt like a victory. Another great video GPLaps!
Nice! Which car were you in?
(As a hunch I'll guess it was a Brabham)
@@Just_lift_anyone It's a looong time ago- could have been the Eagle though (I didn't choose the Brabham very often, even if it was the easiest car to do well with)
“McLarens painted white … in some collaboration with a movie” 😹 more than just an odd footnote. Frankenheimer’s amazing dive into the cockpit (& beds) of 66 GP racing is more real than life at times.
Maan, so many years have passed.
I remember reading about this in an old IT magazine with my cousin back in the day, they were calling it " the most realistic simulation of all time".
I didn't have the equipment back than, I didn't have the money for a gaming peripheral, let alone PC.
But we were so young and enthusiastic about everything.
Now I have a decent PC with a decent wheel, I have all the available sims in my Steam library, but my cousin and his family don't want to talk to me and my folks anymore due to some idiotic financial disputes.
Life is so short and sad.
Great scraps with Stoddard and Barlini, er, Stewart and Bandini!
Looking forward to Richie's next event.
Oh, a man of culture. 😁
Looks like Richie will feature a lot in said movie!
35:48 "some kind movie doing or something" , that was great reference 😆
No kidding. It won 3 Oscars
Woah, im looking forward for the rest of the races! When I had a rough depression couple years ago, your GPL vids with F1 seasons were like a chill safe space for me man... Thanks!
I can understand exactly what you mean. Great videos like this can bring home some enjoyment. Not only good racing, but quality work with the narrative from GP.
I love stumbling into a RUclips community I had no idea about. I have no idea this game existed 5 minutes ago and now I'm super into it haha
48:00 A bit LOTR Gandalf there. "Catching another car for position at the end of the race, but I'm already so weary". AMAZING racing. What a splendid Xmas present.
Ahead of Richie: 4 WDCs (and 7 motorbike world championships for good measure.)
Behind Richie: 9 WDCs.
Other than Phil Hill and Emerson Fittipaldi, literally every WDC from 1959 to 1973 in this race. What an era.
I love the attention to detail in this series. He says they just had enough time to splash some navy paint on the old Brabham chassis and then from the in-cockpit view you can see the original green paint that it had from the race at Silverstone. Fantastic.
GPL’s car control is amazing, seeing him almost oversteer through saint devote is amazing love your good work man hoping to see more soon!
For real. I get jealous every time I watch him catch what would be for me an unrecoverable spin!
I do like the replays that you do when something happens.
I came across this channel by accident. I don’t know much of anything about auto racing history. But I’m starting to love the pre game pre race narration of these videos.
Haha same thing happened to me over one of the covid lockdowns. Fast forward 2 years and I ended up buying a sim racing setup myself. So much fun!!
Pushing all the way, there was some really good driving there. And you held it together under a lot of pressure at the end. Good job. Might well have got you drive of the day. Well deserved 3rd place :).
Happy New Year from Melbourne Australia Richie and family. You are the Bob Ross of sim racing to me. Thanks for your enthusiasm. I was born in 1953, Jim Clark was my childhood hero. It's great to see someone of your age with so much respect and knowledge for this era of racing. Cheers Steve
GPL was the greatest simulator ever and still has very competitive physics.
Good driver this Richie Axelson,a lot of potential I see in him.Also his rivalry with Bandini is really one of a kind,respect between the drivers.A rivalry which surpasses the Prost-Senna rivalry everyone should pay attention to it.
I helped beta test the 66 mod. Glad to see it's still being raced. If memory servers I did some setups for them too, as well as the 69's.
I read an article in Road & Track about Monaco. How people would just step out of a bar with a drink and be 4 feet away from the race cars. Must have been awesome. Thank you so much, I enjoy watching you race.
absolutely fanatastic racing my friend! I love all your onboard commentary and pre and post-race talk. Reminds me so much of my scalextric days back in the 70's ;)
That last battle for third once it was clear it was possible was beyond exiting, specially after passing him the racing felt so hard.
This is so much better then modern F1 on tv😀great job
That was James Garner waving the Chequered Flag!
This is literally perfect content for me on RUclips. This is exactly the kind of stuff i love to watch.
Great race! Looking forward to Spa. I just did a '65 race there with the Weather Patch. Not seeing more than 50 metres in front of you all the way from Raidillon to Stavelot is a very humbling experience.
A nice Christmas gift! Great race, Monaco always makes things tense even when you are in no-man’s land.
Glad I saw this in my recommendations -- will have to check it out later. The first 1½ minutes have piqued my curiosity.
That was an exciting 1 hour , thanks for this.
For a game from 1998, Grand Prix Legends was very detailed. Even the gear shifting was animated, even if it was a frame earlier than the hand touching it.
That chicane is absolutely brutal!
It's so good to watch some GPL, as I have no idea how to succesful launch this game on my PC
Same...
+1
Here, I can help you all with that:
ruclips.net/video/kWi1j8Yjxwc/видео.html
I think it's brilliant the way you comment and the ton of information you provide in the races . Very enjoyable. What sim are you using , is it Assetto Corsa. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍
47:30 Reminds me of the famous clip of Ari Vatanen and Terry Harryman gliding through a gate during the 1983 Manx Rally.
I almost feel guilty to be so thrilled by virtual race. Gratz to podium finish ;)
@4:06 "put a tiger in your engine" i love it !!
A Christmas miracle
So great to watch a full Race with background story on this track. I remember when the first screenshots from GPLEA for the new Monaco came out, we were so stunned by the level of detail implemented, and sooo exited to finally try it out after months of waiting. I was sporting a microsoft Sidewinder FFB wheel at the time and we had to be happy to get around 25-30 fps out of the pimped GPL.
Fabulous race GPLaps. I watched the whole thing as it was so exciting. The render of Monaco is just sublime.
I downloaded GPL using your video tutorial and it is near impossible for me so hats off to your driving skills.
I am so impressed with GPL - the graphics may not be state-of-the-art but the immersion and realism is 100%!
I did a similar race in rFactor 2 since it has Monaco 66!! Its beautiful at night.
As usual, amazing job and a lot of information. Btw, I'm wondering if there are some information about which tyre brand was better in the 60s, Firestone or GoodYear?
thats a good question, tire development was at a fast pace. Don’t forget Dunlop too who actually provided the most tires. I know the width of tires especially at the rear was increasing. And slicks were already starting to be carried over from drag racing to formula cars in the US, although it would be a few years until they appeared in f1
@@GPLaps I think Firestone pioneered slicks.
@@damage98 I think they were first seen in 1971, maybe 1970
This is hands down the best sim channel on youtube !!!
Love your videos. Always informative and interesting, as well as great driving. You really bring the period to life for someone who has no memories of it himself.
Fantastic race. Completely hooked on your channel. Love your passion for sim racing and vintage cars.
Bravo, bloody brilliant race to have on in the background whilst doing some data entry for work. Look forward to the next one, esp if you end up in the new car and then have to get use to how different it can feel.
The circuit looks so cool from that era
Perfect Jake. Just finished the previous vid. Time to start the F1 Grand Prix season!!
I'm very happy to see you driving the 66 season ! Great race Jake. Happy Holidays .
Ritchie rides again! Once the new chassis arrives no doubt things will improve.
Nice ! I was only two month old at that time
Wow merry Christmas! GP gave us all a fantastic gift this year ❤️
That was great viewing Jake, every time I watch one of these videos, I feel like immediately firing up GPL. The AI still amazes me after all these years.
If four-year-old me had only gone into Blockbusters one afternoon with my dad and spotted Grand Prix Legends on the shelf...I mean, the quality of this game, in a time when I played Gran Turismo 2 and saw myself as a driving god - even better than the great Ricardo Hammondi - was outrageously good.
looking very much forward to the season. That was a promising start. 👍
You are a legend
Woaaa, that was sooo entertaining to watch! Thank you & keep them coming!
Thanks for the upload dude, I've been looking forward to this one 👍🏻
epic driving!
Great consistency fella! looking forward to the next one!
I love your videos and this series. Some of the best content on RUclips.
the
8:54 the Ai physics lol, watching their cars try to corner lol. i now its a low budget game and old etc but still funny, id play it tho
Oh boy. Can't wait to see how you do this season!
What a way to start the season! Loved that one, nice job for the video 👌 best Christmas present 😁
Skill and quality :D
That was a good start to the season, looking forward to the next race!
What a sweet Christmas gift!!!
Great video, really loving this series.
Bandini still within reach of my climax -- urgh!!! ;)
Out of the race - Bandini - Piston. More like PistOff ;)
Merry Christmas
I played this game for years and then went to Monaco for the historic formula one race! I recommend this event rather than the actual F1!
Well Merry Christmas to you and to us for this great upload Jake!
A wonderful Christmas present
Hey Jake, Steam is having a big sale right now until January 5th. I'm tempted to get AM2 because of the new CART mod but don't know what DLC's I should get with it. Maybe you could do a video on the Steam sale from the perspective a sim racer who is into historic mods. It seems like our taste in seem to closely align. Thanks!
You can get this for free in rfactor 2
16:57 shades of Olivier Panis on Eddie Irvine at Monaco in '96...
HEY 15:07 head is bouncing around!!!!! That must be some upgrade I've missed through the years... name of it????
Just GPL FOREVER!!!!!!
Great start to the season, you may have annoyed a couple of your fellow racers though.
Love the detail of the hasty paint job not covering the green in the cockpit from the last race 🤩
youre the first to notice the paint! thanks!
23:32 “bandini within reach of my climax” 😩🥵
Take your degeneracy elsewhere
@@touyube2470 homie it’s just a joke-I enjoy vintage sim racing just as much as you lol
@@antothemanto77 fair enough dude
Another fantastic video, thank you!
Do you do any podcast? You would be great at covering the F1 season.
Best Christmas present!
Hoping you do a, 'Good Ol Play' with SnowRunner at some point. Would be a great interactive viewer decision on next objective missions for that incredible game. This video is a masterpiece, wonderful explanation of the set-up for the 1966 Monte Carlo Grand Prix. (PS. Do the a play of the Hall of Fame game - Ferrari F355 Challenge one day from Sega).
looks like the game makes you work
It truly is Christmas now!!! 🎄🎄🎄⛄⛄⛄
23:22 Nice
Seems to me you favor a oversteer setup, while most of the cars ahead seem more stiff. Is that the case? Would it be not a good idea to have a less loose rear end to try exit corners closer to whos ahead?
Great racing, anyway! This game is insanely difficult, and you do an awesome job!
57:00 look at the names in that race, reads like a all time greats lst
"no heroics in Saint Devote!" - jeff
Just about overtaking Stewart and Bandini at the casino hairpin:
*YOU NAUGHTY NAUGHTY!*
Sorry to post again but I have a question this time. The results sheet had you using car #46 as in the other races but graphically you were 22. Does the sim not allow you to change your own car number?
unfortunately the number in sim is hardcoded for each mod. I don’t think #46 was run at all in 1966 which is why it was chosen. I just decided to go with #22 which was the next unused number on the entry list
@@GPLaps Thank you so much for the reply and happy holidays.
1966 the South African GP the traditional Round 1 was cancelled as with the switch to the 3.0 litre formula it would have been impossible to raise a field in South Africa so R1 was at Monaco
Great run Jake and Merry Christmas! Let me know if anything becomes of this movie that Bruce is involved with, may be interesting to watch! :)
Fun to watch! How do you miss a shift in a game like this? Do you have 3 pedals and a shifter? Still you're driving great, just watching I'm nervous hah. Does the game or any others allow or support double clutching / double de-clutching? That would be so cool. I'm thinking of getting a gaming rig to try historic racing, I want 1961 F1 season, and others of course. looks so fun!
Super!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Monaco chicane is most dangerous and tricky corner in gpl
great race
Dan Gurney's cousin, James Gurney, has a neat little video of him painting one of Dan's cars in gouache
I know this is old content, but when you ran against the AI, did you run with the 60fpsnewmod or no? It looks smooth, which makes me think you did, but I know the AI act crazy when you run with it on. Thanks and really enjoyed your 65 season!
The AI racing is always with the 36fps. It probably just looks smoother because I record it and render it at 60fps
Thank you! That makes sense now. Absolutely loving all your content, especially Automobilista 2. It's my new favorite game as well, my kid really loves the shifter Karts, they are a blast!
Merry Chrispmans
"The teams cars are painted white with a green stripe in some collaboration with a movie being filmed at the event"
ahahahahaha, yeah "Some movie" :P
I wonder if the AI adds a performance decrease to simulate fatigue after X number of laps?
Hi,what simulator software you are using? Im interrested in old tracks and races so is there many simulator software i can race those?
Grand Prix Legends from 1998 with free mods for better graphics
Richie voted Driver of the Day!