
If you're interested in the people behind all these incredible mod's, here's a short bio of the current Virtua_LM crew.
Track Modelling
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Nationality |
Belgian |
Location |
XinDian, Taiwan |
Status |
Married, 1 daughter |
Motorsports addictions |
Sports Cars, GTs, Moto GP |
Career |
Consultant |
First computer |
ZX Spectrum 48K |
First videogame addiction |
F1 99-02 Challenge |
First car |
VW Beetle |
Notable pilgrimages |
Spa each year most events 69-84, TT Isle of Man |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Computer programming |
Currently listening to |
morning news |
Archive, Counselor
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Nationality |
German |
Location |
near Norisring, Bavaria |
Status |
single |
Drives |
1991 Porsche 944 S2 Cabrio (my "Black Diva") |
Motorsports addictions |
Group C / IMSA spec. Porsche 956/962
nearly all modern racing series but not Formula 1 (too boring) |
Career |
car mechanic, car merchant, but now back to school |
First computer |
Amiga 500 |
First videogame addiction |
Racing Games, Sci-Fi Simulators |
First car |
Audi 80 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
RC-Car, Computers, TV/Video, Music |
Currently listening to |
Godsmack, Aerosmith, Metallica,
H-Blockx, Marilyn Manson, Rammstein, but sometimes: Gregorians |
Painter |
Nationality |
French |
Location |
Nice |
Status |
1 sweet girlfriend |
Drives |
Alfa Romeo 147 |
Motorsports addictions |
WRC, Le Mans, touring cars |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Rally Monte-Carlo, Rallye d'Antibes, Monaco F1 Grand Prix |
Career |
Software development |
First computer |
Amstrad CPC 464 |
First videogame addiction |
Test Drive 2 |
First car |
Renault Clio |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Music, Cinema |
Currently listening to |
Linkin Park, Audioslave, Placebo, U2 |
 3D modelling, physics |
Nationality |
Dutch |
Location |
Alphen a/d Rijn, The Netherlands |
Status |
Single |
Drives |
Mountain-bike (hey, I'm a Dutch student...) |
Motorsports addictions |
Formula 1, Le Mans, WRC, CART |
Software skills |
3dsmax, MatLab, Maple, Pro-Engineer |
Career |
Studying aerospace engineering, majoring in racecar aerodynamics |
First videogame addiction |
Super Mario Bros |
First car |
Car? What's that? |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
DTM 2001 Zandvoort, ELMS 1000km 2000, European F1 GP 2001 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Cycling, skating, nunchaku-do |
Currently listening to |
The incessant humming of my HD.... |
Tracks AIW / Cam / 3D |
Nationality |
Italian |
Location |
Aschaffenburg, Germany |
Status |
Single |
Drives |
BMW 323ti, 840Ci 4.4l (well... at least stays in my garage) |
Motorsports addictions |
Endurance races, F1 |
Career |
Electro-technics engineering |
First computer |
Commodore C64 |
First videogame addiction |
Atari Decathlon |
First car |
Alfa Romeo 33 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Few DTM races, Nordschleife 24H |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
My cars |
Currently listening to |
Toto, Billy Joel |
Painter |
Nationality |
Dutch |
Location |
The Netherlands |
Status |
Living with my girlfriend |
Drives |
Peugeot 306 xsi |
Motorsports addictions |
24 hour races, rally |
Career |
Car sign business |
First computer |
Phillips msx 1 |
First videogame addiction |
Motorhead!! |
First car |
Opel Kadett 2.0 gte 1977 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Driving the Nordschleife myself in a porsche 944. Assen, Zandvoort, Spa |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Mixing music, 3D, video editing |
Currently listening to |
Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel & The Power mashupmix |
3D modelling |
Nationality |
Scottish |
Location |
Switzerland |
Status |
Single |
Drives |
Jaguar S-Type 4.2 MK1 Escort RS2000 |
Motorsports addictions |
WRC |
Career |
B.Sc. Hons Mathematics Working in Nuclear Disposal Research Company Consultant |
First computer |
Some ancient things then an Amiga A1200 - still have it |
First videogame addiction |
Sensible Soccer, WINGS, Indy 500 |
First car |
MK1 Escort 1300E |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
RAC Rallys of the 80s Group B standing in freezing forests, some F1 (Italy, Germany), Hillclimbs |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Worked as a mechanic, still tune and modify |
Currently listening to |
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Conversion |
Nationality |
German |
Location |
Ratingen, Germany |
Status |
Hopefully still alive |
Drives |
GTL/GTR2/Race07 |
Career |
Network administrator / software developer |
First computer |
Sinclair ZX-81 |
First videogame addiction |
Pong |
First car |
Audi 80 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Motocross Bikes |
Currently listening to |
WDR2 (local radio) |
Painter
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Nationality |
Dutch |
Location |
The Netherlands |
Status |
Living with my girlfriend |
Drives |
Peugeot 306 xsi |
Motorsports addictions |
24 hour races, rally |
Career |
Car sign business |
First computer |
Phillips msx 1 |
First videogame addiction |
Motorhead!! |
First car |
Opel Kadett 2.0 gte 1977 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Driving the Nordschleife myself in a porsche 944. Assen, Zandvoort, Spa |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Mixing music, 3D, video editing |
Currently listening to |
Adventures of Flash on the Wheels of Steel & The Power mashupmix |
3D modelling |
Nationality |
Catalan |
Location |
Barcelona, Catalonia |
Status |
Living with my girlfriend |
Drives |
Hyundai Coupe |
Motorsports addictions |
F1, WRC, MotoGP |
Software skills |
3DS Max, Photoshop |
First computer |
Commodore C64 |
First videogame addiction |
Moon Cresta, Asteroids |
First car |
Seat Ibiza 1.2 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Montjuich Park in the 70's, circuit de Catalunya, Rally Costa Brava |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Gran Turismo video game saga, Sci-Fi Movies, 3D CG, cars, music, ping-pong |
Currently listening to |
Depeche Mode, 70's, 80's |
R&D |
Nationality |
Canadian ( Quebec -
French) |
Location |
Sept-Îles |
Status |
Virtually Married (no
papers). One girl |
Drives |
Legacy (2002 ) Manual. |
Motorsports addictions |
Le Mans, F1, WRC, ALMS. |
Software skills |
Corel Photopaint, Windows,
SAP. |
Career |
Help Desk & Field
support for the maintenance Module of our integrated business system
( SAP ) 1000 users |
First computer |
Synclair ( So far back
I can't remember the model - 1K ram ZX1 ? ) |
First videogame addiction |
Pong |
First car |
1968 Pontiac 2+2 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Montreal F1 1981-89 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Skiing, Golfing, Sailing
( not in a long while though) |
Currently listening to |
Radiohead, ( Last One)
Eeels, ( Last One) all kind of world music specially North African. |
 3D tracks |
Nationality |
German |
Location |
Bremen, Germany |
Drives |
Still carless :( |
Motorsports addictions |
Former CART and Endurance Racing, be it Grand Am, ALMS or Le Mans itself. I'm watching just about everything though, even NASCAR Nationwide Series to F1 free practices. |
Software Skills |
3ds max, Photoshop, Z-Tree |
First videogame addiction |
Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 2 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
2001 German Memorial 500, first CART event ever in Europe. Not the happiest races to be at though. |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Football, sim racing, reading |
Archive |
Nationality |
French |
Location |
Vendôme |
Status |
Single |
Drives |
Ford Mondeo Clipper Aprilia Atlantic 125 |
Motorsports addictions |
Le Mans, FIA-GT |
Career |
Industrial draughtsman (SolidEdge) |
First computer |
Amstrad CPC6128 |
First car |
Renault 21 Nevada |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Le Mans since 1985, Le Mans Legends, 24H Proximus 2005, Endurance and FIA-GT events |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Video games, home cinema |
Currently listening to |
All and nothing |
2D/3D tracks |
Nationality |
Brazilian |
Location |
Canada |
Status |
Living with my girlfriend |
Drives |
Mazda3 Sport GT Hatchback 2.3 |
Motorsports addictions |
F1, Champ Cars, FIA-GT, FIA-Historics, ALMS |
Career |
Commercial building operator |
First computer |
386DX |
First videogame addiction |
Top Gear II |
First car |
1995 Chevrolet Lumina V6 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Toronto Cart races (since 1999), Montreal F1 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Cars, building PCs, photography |
Currently listening to |
Lots of current stuff |
Track AI |
Nationality |
British |
Location |
Scotland |
Status |
Single |
Drives |
X6 |
Motorsports addictions |
All, 2 wheels and 4 |
Career |
Steel fabricator / welder |
First computer |
Spectrum ZX |
First videogame addiction |
SCGT |
First car |
Ford Escort Mk 2 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
F1 Monza 2000, San Marino 2001 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Music, computers, Sci-fi |
Currently listening to |
Old stuff, but good stuff |
3D
Modelling |
Nationality |
German |
Location |
Aachen, on the western
border of Germany |
Status |
Still single and free
 |
Drives |
Renault R19 |
Motorsports addictions |
Le Mans, ALMS, Endurance
Cup and 24h-Race Nürburgring, Historic Events |
Software skills |
A little PSP, 3DS,
I-DEAS and Z-Modeller and C |
Career |
Made a grade as engineering
mechanic after school and now studying aircraft design |
First computer |
Commodore PC20 |
First videogame addiction |
Test Drive |
First car |
Mum's old Renault R5,
2 doors, rust in every corner and a SOLEX Twin-Carburator  |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
First event: Oldtimer
Grand Prix Nürburgring 1997; Most notable: 1000KM N'Ring 2000
(ELMS) - never been so wet in my whole live - and all 24h-races I've
ever been - nothing is like the atmosphere on such an event, always
exciting |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Scale modelling (racing
cars and aircrafts), listening to music, Simpsons and Futurama |
Currently listening to |
Portishead, patiently
waitin' for the new album... |
3D Modelling / 2D |
Nationality |
French |
Location |
Nice, France |
Status |
Same girlfriend for the last 18 years, one 3 years old boy |
Drives |
Ford Mondeo |
Motorsports addictions |
Endurance, Rally and everything making Vrooaamm Vrooaam ! |
Career |
Citroën Genuine parts selling and storage |
First computer |
C64 |
First videogame addiction |
Space Invaders |
First car |
Peugeot 104 GL, modified to GR |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Monte-Carlo's rally , French GT at Lédénon circuit |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Paragliding , Mountain-bike , RC gliders , Illustration ... |
Currently listening to |
Anything between "A"...to..."Z" |
2D tracks |
Nationality |
Brazilian |
Location |
Brazil |
Status |
Married |
Drives |
Suzuki Bandit 1200 N |
Motorsports addictions |
F1, Endurance Racing (Le Mans, GT, ...), CART, IRL, NASCAR, Brazilian V8 Stock Car, MotoGP |
First computer |
IBM PC XT |
First videogame addiction |
I don't remember (on Atari console) |
First car |
Ford 1976 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Interlagos on many occasions; my favorite was GP Brazil 1976 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Movies, Sim Racing , Modelism, RC-Airplanes |
Currently listening to |
Pop, Samba |
Cars modelling |
Nationality |
American |
Location |
Virginia USA |
Motorsports addictions |
ALMS, Rolex, MotoGP, F1, and of course the most crazy motorsport - The Isle of Man TT |
Career |
Auto Mechanics - thinking about getting out of this career and pursuing a career in the 3D - 2D graphical field |
First computer |
Pentium 133 |
First videogame addiction |
Atari - I loved pole position |
First car |
My first car was a 1970 Mustang with a 351 Cleveland engine. GREAT car. Loved it |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
None that I can think of |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
3D modeling - 2D graphics - Racing Sims - working on cars - building real models |
Currently listening to |
Mystic Miles - song from the Endurance mod. I love that type of music |
Cars modelling |
Nationality |
English |
Location |
5 Miles from Donington Park |
Status |
A wonderful girlfriend |
Drives |
Renault Clio on the road, anything I can blag my way into on the track ! |
Motorsports addictions |
Group 5, Group C, Group B, 70's racing bikes |
Career |
Student motorsport engineer |
First computer |
Home built with 100mhz CPU and 16mb of RAM |
First videogame addiction |
Screamer and Formula 1 by Psygnosis |
First car |
2003 Renault Clio 1.2 16v |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Mallory Park Post TT 2005/2006, Donington Park 1000km 2006 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Model building (Group C cars of course, engine building, race car development, aviation, winter sports |
Currently listening to |
Richard Cheese Tuxicity and Pink Floyd |
Track modelling |
Nationality |
French |
Location |
Etretat, FR |
Status |
Married, 2 daughters (7 and 4 years) |
Drives |
Renault Laguna and Peugeot 207 |
Motorsports addictions |
Le Mans |
Career |
Driving school |
First computer |
Amstrad 6128 |
First videogame addiction |
WEC Le Mans |
First car |
Renault 12 TS |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Le Mans 24H race (2000 to 2005) |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Manual work and my wife |
Currently listening to |
Pop, Rock |
Painter & Decorator |
Nationality |
English |
Location |
London, UK |
Status |
One patient girlfriend... |
Drives |
Alfa Romeo GTV |
Motorsports addictions |
Sports cars, Le Mans |
Software skills |
Adobe graphics suite, DTP apps |
Career |
Publishing Systems consultant for a magazine publishers |
First computer |
Amstrad ZX81 |
First videogame addiction |
Space Invaders |
First car |
VW Beetle 1303s |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Brands Hatch 1000 in 1985 (Bell, Stuck, Mass and Ickx in the classic Rothmans Porsche 962); Le Mans since 99; driving around the Spa GP track the day I bought my Alfa! |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
History and music, skiing and cycling, design and writing... |
Currently listening to |
Massive Attack's 100th Window; Lovage (Mike Patton lounge project) |
Website |
http://t-spark.co.uk/ |
 Carpainter |
Nationality |
Spanish |
Location |
Barcelona |
Status |
Married |
Drives |
Ford Probe 24V |
Motorsports addictions |
F1, Prototypes, CART, LeMans, .... all with motor and wheels |
Software skills |
Photoshop, Mastudio, UltraEdit,... |
First computer |
Don't remember. After first, PC286... |
First videogame addiction |
GrandPrix, Indycar, GP2,... |
First car |
Mini 1275 GT |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
GP F-1 Catalunya Circuit since debut, Jarama F-1 old years, go to see F1 free tests in Montmeló..... |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Tennis, Modelism, Sim Racing |
Currently listening to |
Mark Knopfler |
Sounds |
Nationality |
French |
Location |
Belleville-sur-Saône, FR |
Status |
Single |
Drives |
My bike |
Motorsports addictions |
Sport cars/prototypes, F1 and WRC from 1970 to 1990, hillclimbs |
Career |
Used to be a sound engineer |
First computer |
486 DX |
First videogame addiction |
TOCA, F1-2002, Flight Simulator, Super Nintendo |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Many hillclimbs since 1978, rallyes, GP F1 2005 at Magny-Cours |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Musician (drums, guitar, keyboards, PC) |
Currently listening to |
Engine sounds, The Gathering, Archive, Young Gods |
Webster |
Nationality |
American |
Location |
Corvallis, Oregon, USA |
Status |
Married - 2 kids (grown and gone) |
Drives |
1995 Dodge Dakota |
Motorsports addictions |
Le Mans, ALMS, most GT series' |
Career |
software development |
First computer |
8MHz 8088 |
First videogame addiction |
Unreal, NFS-HS |
First car |
Honda Civic |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
Laguna Seca ALMS, Portland Historics |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Mountain Biking, Reading, Computers, Music (Bass/Guitar/Keys) |
Currently listening to |
Tool, Saliva, Godsmack, SuperSonic Soul Pimps, Infectious Grooves, Suicidal Tendencies |
Painter |
Nationality |
Canadian (Quebec) |
Location |
Gatineau (QC), near Ottawa |
Status |
Married - 1 little daughter for one year |
Drives |
2004 Subaru WRX Wagon...love it |
Motorsports addictions |
F1-Cart-Nascar-Le Mans-anything with a motor |
Career |
Actuary for Canada Social programs |
First computer |
TRS80 |
First videogame addiction |
Turbo on Coleco |
First car |
Honda Civic DX Hatchback 1992 |
Notable motorsports pilgrimages |
GP of Trois-Rivières 1976-1996...Montreal F1 race 2005 |
Other hobbies/interests/skills |
Mountain bike, drawing |
Currently listening to |
Green day, Simple Plan, Good Charlotte...but open to any style... |
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