LEVIN :
The Levin International for GPL
First used in 1956 for
national meetings and an International Meeting in 1958,
the circuit was officially 1.0 mile long, although in
reality it was a touch shorter.
In 1961 it was extended
officially to 1.2 miles, although in reality it was around 1
mile long, and it was used until 1976.
The circuit was tight, twisty and bumpy, Levin being built
within a modest small-town horse-racing track. It was
shaped like a pair of goggles, giving a straight, a
hairpin and two long left-hand curves. Circuits like this
always gave a quick little car a chance but runoffs were
short and mistakes punished dangerously.
Levin was closed in March 1976 due to a combination of
local hostility, a general decline in the sport and the
horse racing club wanting to expand their facilities.
Another factor in the demise of Levin was the inauguration
of the much more up-to-date Manfeild facility only a few
miles away.
The track was torn up so there is no
possibility of it being resurrected.
Jim Clark - Levin is a little tight & bumpy but it's quite
enjoyable
The Levin Team consists of
Track textures by Fran
Caballero and Mctshirt
Trackside objects by Border Reiver and Papyrus
Object textures by Mctshirt, Border Reiver and Papyrus
Final gtk polish by Border Reiver
AI by Klemens Sensen
Programme by John Bradley (BAPOM)
Ferrari setup by Border Reiver
Lotus setup by Mctshirt
Beta testing, feedback and continued support for this
project by Nev Roberts, Famin, Ian, David Shaw and
anyone else whom has provided encouragement.
Web hosting for photos and files during this project by
Racesimcentral.com and ddangermouse
And also thank you to anyone else who has inadvertently
been forgotten from this list.
The Levin
team would like to thank
Papyrus/Sierra for original game
Peter Prochazka for Gpltrk
Phil "Guru" Flack for GPLmaker, Trk23dowf, SRBMan, MIPMan,
txt2gtk and GPL Track Editor (with Paul Hoad)
Klaus Hörbrand for Winmip2
Martin Granberg for GPL Replay Analyser (with Jonas Matton)
and GPL Track Installer
Dave Noonan for 3doEd
Christian Wohlfahrt for OneTwo3DO
Tim Medcalf for DooDat
Stefan Magnusson for SRB Mini 3do Editor and GPL TrackKam
Editor
Nigel Pattinson for Rpy-2-Lp
Traveller for GPL TRK Surface Value Zeroer
GPLEA for its track creating tutorials
Jim Pearson and Border Reiver for advice on everything
Tony Eades for memories and pics of racing motorcycles
David Wright Lo67 for period race footage
Online research, period photographs and authenticity by
Ben Jamieson, Bruce Sergent, and Terry Marshall
TRACK DETAILS
Type of Circuit - Purpose Built Racing Circuit
Length - Approx 1.1 Miles
Number of Corners - 6
Years in Operation - Between 1956 & 1976
Average Speed in GPL - Over 90MPH
NEWS
As of 03/02/04
The track has been completed and released.
DOWNLOAD
1967 Wills International at Levin for GPL
HERE
**NEW**
1968 Graphic Upgrade Available
HERE
SCREENSHOTS
As of 02/02/04
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