Grid Girl - is 1970s Motorsports proper enough wargaming for this board?

[Michi]

Back in 1995 there was a racing game called Das Motorsportspiel, mainly sold and promoted in Essen games fair for a couple of years. It consisted of a printed paper track and a number of plastic H0 scale model racing cars by Herpa. There were also some plastic flags as markers and a few dice, which were cleverly used to simulate real racing thrill in an almost perfect way (if you're interested in it, you'll find it on Boardgame Geek).





You can hardly find a copy for sale nowadays, but I had fond memories of the races I ran more than 25 years ago. When one of my fellow gamers suggested to have another try, there was no hesitation and the game ignited the old engine once again. I started building dice and flags, printing race circuits and buying cars...





It weren't me, if I was satisfied with racing cars out of the box and of course I converted some H0 scale (1/87th) cars...









You did expect to see a grid girl, didn't you? Here she comes - 18mm height, very fragile proportions, 3D-printed:



I think she is the tiniest miniature I ever painted to my wargaming standard. Not the most detailed paintjob, I admit, but from a distance she looks good enough to me.





Comparison to 32mm wargaming miniature on 20mm base:

[Easy E]

The game sounds fun, and I hope you detail a race out for us.

[LoxIslay]

If there is something that comes close to a battle it would be the DRM at the Norisirng nice project!

[carlos marighela]

Can't see why not. They raced a couple of Scorpion tanks around the Nürburgring in the '70s. One of them set the speed record for a tracked vehicle.

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-1974/43/tank-racing/

Of course for forms sake you should include at least one hotted up Trabby or Wartburg to keep it Cold War themed.

[Michi]

If there is something that comes close to a battle it would be the DRM at the Norisirng nice project!

Admittedly - watch it from 02:30



or the entire battle of Ford vs. BMW here:



Even though Hans Heyer didn't win the race this time, he gained the sympathies of all spectators there.

[Michi]

The game sounds fun, and I hope you detail a race out for us.

Meanwhile we raced three circuits. You can find two AARs (in German, but translation bots can do proper jobs nowadays):

Nürburgring: http://tableterror.blogspot.com/2023/08/das-motorsportspiel-nurburgring-dritter.html

Hockenheim: http://tableterror.blogspot.com/2023/09/das-motorsportspiel-hockenheimring.html

Feel free to ask for details if you don't understand... 

[Daeothar]

...or the entire battle of Ford vs. BMW here: ...
...Even though Hans Heyer didn't win the race this time, he gained the sympathies of all spectators there.

I'm sure that'll buff out.

But that's some genuine Gaslands level shenanigans right there!

[Michi]

But that's some genuine Gaslands level shenanigans right there!

Those were the days... 

[AKULA]

INSPIRED!!!!

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