26-01-2019                                                			Version 1.0
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Title           	: Taupo - New Zealand
Filenames		: Taupo_New Zealand_2007.dat
			  Gp2form.txt (This file)
			  16 Jam files
			  convert.exe
Authors          	: Antonio Pessoa and Roberto Scandura
E-mail			: ap1981@gmail.com
Description     	: Taupo Motorsport Park was the New Zealand's A1GP circuit. From January 2007 to January 2009 it hosts three A1 Grand Prix events. Built as a small club circuit in central North Island, it was extended in 2006 to fit as a international circuit, allowing international races like A1GP to visit New Zealand. It's a tight and low-speed 3,5 kms circuit, with one long straightway, some hard braking zones, and a very short start/finish straight. In 2015 Taupo Motorsport Park was renamed as Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, in honour of the legendary 60's Kiwi driver, and McLaren Formula One Team founder. This GP2 circuit layout and cc-line was converted from GP3, meanwhile I made the scenary a bit different from GP3 version, looking more with the A1GP circuit looking.
Other Works     	: I stopped to count my previous works, from 2001 to now, maybe some dozens of GP2 tracks around the world... :)
Thanks to       	: Paul Hoad for the Trackeditor, Object editor and Jam editor.
                  	  Geoff Crammond for making Grand Prix 2.
			  Andreas Schulz for grandprix2.de
			  Roberto Scandura for the previous Taupo GP3 track.

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* Construction *
Base            	: Original Microprose's Hungaroring.
Editor(s) used  	: Jam Editor, 
		  	  Track Editor,
			  Objecteditor,
			  MS Paint (XP)  
Known Bugs    		: Nothing serious. You won't notice them.
Build Time     		: Antonio's timework: Some years :) (Indeed, I started converting the GP3 track layout, cc-line, kerbs and fences distances around late 2015. The track was empty and non-finished until mid-January 2019, when I made the rest of the scenary in around 4 days).


* Installation *
1. 
(if you already have new tracks on the game jump to STEP 2): 
patch the game with a util that obliges the game to read the tracks
from the harddisk. These utils are gp2nocd or trakonhd. 
Search for one of them on the net and install it. This program will 
create a new directory called "circuits": you have to copy there 
ALL the 16 track files (F1ct01, F1ct02...........F1ct16)

2. 
Place the 'taupo' directory from the ZIP file into the Gp2 'gamejams' directory.

3. 
Place the Taupo_New Zealand_2007.dat file in the circuits directory. It runs the best in 
slots 15 and 16. Others slots was not tested.

4. 
Start Gp2 and drive...........

* Copyright / Permissions *
(c) Copyright 2019, Antonio Pessoa and Roberto Scandura. You can use this track free. Currently few people plays GP2, so, if you use it as a base to create other track, please, give us our credits. Just it.


* Disclaimer *
If your pc breaks, goes slow, or the files harm your machine it's not my 
fault!!!


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    THE A1GP TAUPO WINNERS:

year	winner driver		nat team

2006/07	Nico Hulkenberg		GER Team Germany
	Nico Hulkenberg		GER Team Germany
2007/08	Jonny Reid		NZL Team New Zealand
	Christian Vietoris	GER Team Germany
2008/09	Adam Carroll		IRL Team Ireland
	Neel Jani		SWI Team Switzerland
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Antonio Pessoa, 2019