Lap It Up Contest Winner Announced

Microprose’s parent company has announced the winner of their Grand Prix 2 ‘Lap it up’ Monza hotlap competition. Check out the times of the winners (the top 50 get a GP2 t-shirt) and press release below.

Winning times:

1 Markus Schordan 1 19.752
2 Frank Dieckberdel 1 20.099
3 Josh Beaulieu 1 20.234
4 David Naylor 1 20.428
5 Jim Day 1 20.519
6 Chris Hewitt 1 20.680
7 Thomas Allerup 1 20.681
8 Juha Toyryla 1 20.682
9 Domenico Ciccone 1 20.720
10 Marco Spadini 1 20.899
11 Jean-michel Pradal 1 20.944
12 Pieter du Toit 1 20.982
13 Jose Vasconcelos 1 20.989
14 Claudio Fiorini 1 21.016
15 Jose Carlos Aires 1 21.038
16 Claudio Fiorini 1 21.051
17 Carlos Azevedo 1 21.078
18 Brinnicher Herbert 1 21.081
19 Keith Dixon 1 21.081
20 Brinnicher Herbert 1 21.089
21 Ivan Mafra Ozores 1 21.089
22 Patrick TestaniËre 1 21.091
23 Dirk Wagner 1 21.092
24 Michael Knowles 1 21.121
25 Arezzo 1 21.123
26 Gianfranco Pedersini 1 21.123
27 Yves Lafon 1 21.187
28 Frank Gilbert 1 21.192
29 Emil Tambolas 1 21.207
30 Claude Leclerc 1 21.221
31 Roman Ferdman 1 21.221
32 Roberto Colazingari 1 21.224
33 Jean Le Brun 1 21.232
34 Kenneth Ripley 1 21.251
35 de Sousa 1 21.252
36 Stephen Guillaume 1 21.262
37 Thiess Geraald 1 21.270
38 Al Cutz 1 21.273
39 Martin Knud Henrichsen 1 21.287
40 Gareth 1 21.31
41 Roberto Villa 1 21.322
42 Lavirotte Stephane 1 21.324
43 Kalle Magnusson 1 21.329
44 Edward Laugs 1 21.346
45 Thomas Cuty 1 21.347
46 Kenneth Ripley 1 21.350
47 Martin Knud Henrichsen 1 21.350
48 LuÌs P·scoa 1 21.353
49 Robert Westborg 1 21.365
50 Lionel Cadiou 1 21.368

Markus won a Virtual Vehicle cockpit by Interactive I/O and a trip to the Skip Barber Racing School at Laguna Seca Raceway in California to race against Race, the Spectrum HoloByte / MicroProse CEO.

Press release:

SPECTRUM HOLOBYTE, INC. ANNOUNCES LAP IT UP GRAND PRIX II CONTEST WINNER

Spectrum HoloByte CEO, Steve Race, To Take The Skip Barber Racing School Challenge With Lap It Up Contest Winner
Markus Schordan

Alameda, CA – December 2, 1996 — Steve Race, CEO of leading game developer Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. (Nasdaq NMS: SBYT) will take the Skip Barber Driving School challenge against Lap It Up contest winner Markus Schordan. Hailing from Austria, Schordan entered the fastest lap time on the Monza circuit of Spectrum HoloByte’s Grand Prix II high-energy auto racing simulation game for PC CD-ROM, sold under the MicroProse® brand name. According to Spectrum HoloByte, Inc., over 4,000 contest entries were received.

This is a rare opportunity to put Grand Prix II driving skills to the test on the real raceway. I’m gearing up to meet the world’s fastest Grand Prix II gamer, said Race.

As the grand prize winner in the “Lap It Up” contest, Schordan won a trip to the Skip Barber Racing School at Laguna Seca Raceway in California. The event is scheduled for December 9. In addition, Schordan receives a high-tech Virtual Vehicle gaming chair, which immerses gamers in the fast-moving world of racing simulation. The Virtual Vehicle features a real Formula race wheel and racing seat and a built-in monitor stand, and connects to a standard PC joystick or port. Estimated retail value of the grand prize is $5000.

Pictures of Schordan can also be downloaded from Spectrum HoloBytes web site at http: //www. microprose.com

50 contest runner-ups receive an exclusive MicroProse World Circuit Racing Grand Prix II t-shirt.

Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. has shipped more than 600,000 units of Grand Prix II worldwide since the product launched in July. In the UK, it is the fastest selling PC CD-ROM title ever according to the Chart Track UK.

Spectrum HoloByte, Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for use on CD-ROM-based personal computer systems and next generation console machines, under the MicroProse® brand name. The companys five development studios are located in Alameda, California; Hunt Valley, Maryland; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Austin, Texas; and Chipping Sodbury, England. Products are available nationally and internationally through major distributors, retailers and mass merchants. The companys World Wide Web address is http://www.microprose.com