25-11-2019                                                			Version 1.1
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Title           	: Nogaro - France
Filenames		: Nogaro_France_1988.dat
			  Gp2form.txt (This file)
			  16 JAD files
			  Convert.exe
Authors          	: rremedio & Antonio Pessoa
E-mail			: rrtracks04@yahoo.com.br & ap1981@gmail.com
Description     	: Finally Nogaro gets it GP2 version! Known oficially as "Circuit Paul Armagnac", Nogaro is a tight circuit in southwestern France, Nogaro was built in early 1960's, as the third permanent racing facility in France (after 1924's Montlhry and 1925's Miramas), just few time before Albi and Magny-Cours been opened. In the beginings, Nogaro was a very small circuit, with less than 2 kms. In 1972 Nogaro was expanded to 3.12 kms, and this is the track layout of this GP2 version. Since than, Nogaro host some international races, like two MotoGP races in 1978 and 1982, and several European Formula Two and International Formula 3000 races from 1975 to 1993. The 1982 MotoGP French GP was controversial, because the major factory teams, like Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki boycotted the event due to the dangerous track conditions. That prevented top riders like Kenny Roberts, Barry Sheene, Freddie Spencer, Franco Uncini and Takazumi Katayama from competing on that event, and the Sanvenero bike, riding by the Swiss Michel Frutschi won. That controversial race was held in May 09th 1982, on the same tragic weekeng on Gilles Villeneuve's death in Formula One. Nogaro never more held any MotoGP race, and after the track been expanded again, in 1989, to its present 3.635 kms, the southwestern French circuit host 4 Formula 3000 races from 1990 to 1993, including the races when Christian Fittipaldi clinched the championship in 1991, and Luca Badoer clinched his championship in 1992. Nogaro also was home of several international GT races since than, and one of main French motorsports venue.

Other Works     	: (Antonio:) I've finally counted my previous works! From December 2000 to February 2019 I made full or partially around 120 tracks :)
Thanks to       	: Paul Hoad for the Trackeditor, Object editor and Jam editor.
                  	  Geoff Crammond for making Grand Prix 2.
			  Andreas Schulz for grandprix2.de
			  Tim de Klein and Thomas Kost for previous GP2 track works.
			  Michael Raballand for recent GP2 tracks.

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* Construction *
Base            	: Original Microprose Hungaroring
Editor(s) used  	: Jam Editor, 
		  	  Track Editor,
			  Objecteditor,
			  MS Paint (XP)  
Known Bugs    		: Few bugs, like some fences flashing.
Build Time     		: 12 years! (In 2007, rremedio made the track layout, the cc-line, fences distances, main straight stands, etc); around 5 days in mid-late November 2019 (Antonio's scenary).

* 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 'nogaro' directory from the ZIP file into the Gp2 'gamejams' directory.

3. 
Place Nogaro_France_1988.dat file in the circuits directory. Slots 06 and 10 was tested, and the track run well. Others slots was not tested.

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

* Copyright / Permissions *
(c) Copyright 2019, rremedio & Antonio Pessoa. 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 our fault!!!


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    THE MOTO GP NOGARO WINNERS:

year	track layout	winner rider		nat bike

1978	3.12 kms	Kenny Roberts		USA Yamaha
1982	3.12 kms	Michel Frutschi		SWI Sanvenero

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    THE EUROPEAN FORMULA 2/FORMULA 3000 NOGARO WINNERS:

year	track layout	winner driver		nat car

1975	3.12 kms	Patrick Tambay 		FRA March-BMW/Rosche
1976	3.12 kms	Patrick Tambay		FRA Martini-Gordini/Renault
1977	3.12 kms	Ren Arnoux		FRA Martini-Gordini/Renault
1978	3.12 kms	Bruno Giacomelli	ITA March-BMW
1990	3.635 kms	Eric van der Poele	BEL Reynard-Ford (GA Motorsport)
1991	3.635 kms	Christian Fittipaldi	BRA Reynard-Mugen/Honda (Pacific)
1992	3.635 kms	Luca Badoer		ITA Reynard-Ford (Crypton)
1993	3.635 kms	Franck Lagorce		FRA Reynard-Ford (DAMS)
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    THE ETCC NOGARO WINNERS:

year	track layout	winner drivers					nat 		car

1985	3.12 kms	Tom Walkinshaw/Win Percy			SCO/ENG		Rover Vitesse
1986	3.12 kms	Roberto Ravaglia/Gerhard Berger			ITA/AUT		BMW 635 CSi
1987	3.12 kms	Fabien Giroix/Jean-Pierre Jaussaud		FRA/FRA		BMW M3
1988	3.12 kms	Steve Soper/Klaus Ludwig			ENG/GER		Ford Sierra RS
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    THE BPR GLOBAL/FIA GT NOGARO WINNERS:

year	track layout		winner drivers				nat 	car

1995	3.635 kms	Andy Wallace/Olivier Grouillard			ENG/FRA McLaren BMW F1-GTR
1996	3.635 kms	Ray Bellm/James Weaver				ENG/ENG McLaren BMW F1-GTR
2007	3.635 kms	Mike Hezemans/Jean-Denis Dltraz		NET/SWI Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
2008	3.635 kms	Miguel Ramos/Alexandre Negro			POR/BRA Maserati MC12 GT1
2013	3.635 kms	Edward Sandstrm/Frank Stippler			SWE/GER Audi R8 LMS ultra
2014	3.635 kms	Maximilian Buhk/Maximilian Gtz			GER/GER Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
2015	3.635 kms	Maxime Martin/Dirk Mller			BEL/GER BMW Z4 GT3
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Antonio Pessoa & rremedio, 2019
