My Richard Petty Driving Experience



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Practising Before the Trip

Here is a shot of me playing the Sony Playstation game Gran Turismo.

That 27 inch screen is not the one I usually use. I was visiting at my nephews' house when my wife snapped this great picture, with the screen visible at an angle.

Instead, I usually play Gran Turismo on a 19" screen.

In this shot, I am actually playing Gran Turismo 1. I am just starting the first race of the GT Cup, at Grand Valley Raceway, using a fully-modified hard-tuned red Dodge Viper RT/10. These days I more typically play Gran Turismo 2.

I didn't actually complete the series, but let another friend who was present practise Gran Turismo with the Viper in the warm-up laps for the subsequent race at Deep Forest Racing Way. After that it was time to watch a video, and, since this living-room, unlike ours, is not equipped with side-by-side television screens to allow TV viewing and Playstation use simultaneously, I had to stop the game.



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