With the hint from
@IanBell of an exciting announcement from SMS due shortly, I thought it was worth reviving this thread just in case the announcement is about a 2nd Season Pass for Project Cars 2 (which is what I dearly hope). To that end I'm sitting in my favourite café sipping a coffee, thinking about cars and tracks.
One of the things I enjoy about Project Cars is that the cars appear to have been chosen with thought and care - I'm trying to repeat that with my selections so that they fit with and build the game in the most enjoyable way. NB I have only picked cars from manufacturers which are already in the game.
Historic Essentials - Pack 1 - Expansion of Current Historic Classes
Current GTD = 1 Car = Mercedes Benz 300 SL (1952)
Add GTD - Mercedes Benz 300 SL Roadster (1952) - identical performance (took first 5 places at the Nurburgring 25th Anniversary Race 1952)
New GTD = 2 Cars
Current GTC = 3 Cars = Aston Martin DBR1/300 (1959), Ferrari 250 TR (1957) DLC, Ferrari 250 GT (1961) DLC
Add GTC - Jaguar D Type - 1957 spec; 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th at Le Mans
Add GTC - Chevrolet Corvette C1, 283 CI Fuel Injection (1960) Le Mans 1st in class, 8th overall
New GTC = 5 Cars
Current GTB = 3 Cars = Ford Escort MK1 RS1600, BMW 2002 SW, Merc AMG 6.8
Add GTB - Renault 12 Gordini (1970-74) 1,585cc all alloy engine with twin Webers, 125PS stock, 5188 sold - a great front wheel drive addition to the class and competitor for the escort.
Note Merc AMG moves to a new class - GTB Endurance for iconic endurance cars
New GTB = 3 Cars
Split current GTA into 2 classes:
GTA (No lights) = 4 Cars = Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (1969), Ford Mustang (DLC), Nissan 240ZG, Jaguar E Type V12 Group 44 (DLC)
Add - Ford Mustang Boss 302 (1969-70) 5 litre V8 - 1970 Trans Am champion.
New GTA = 5 Cars
New Class = GTB Endurance (Lights) = 3 Cars = Ferrari 365 GTB/4, Porsche 911 RSR 2.8 (DLC), Merc AMG 6.8
Add - Ford Capri RS2600 (1972), 3 litre V6 with Weslake alloy heads, 1972 European Touring Car drivers championship (Jochen Mass), 1972 Le Mans 1st in class 10th and 11th overall - competitive with Porsche and Merc.
Add - Chevrolet Corvette C3 L88, 7 litre (1968-69) An icon of endurance racing for many years at Sebring, Daytona and Le Mans - competitive with Ferrari 365 GTB/4.
GTB Endurance = 5 Cars
Vintage Prototype B split as follows:
Vintage Prototype B = Porsche 908/03 - in future add other contemporary 3 litre cars (if possible add lights to 908/03 and extra liveries)
Vintage Prototype C = 2 Cars = Ford Mark 4 (1967), Ferrari 330 P4
Add VPC Ford GT40 Mark 1 1967 or 1968 Spec
Vintage Prototype C = 3 Cars
Vintage Prototype D = Lotus 40 (1965) = class for pre-Can Am cars and iconic unhomologated race cars - in long term to include Chevrolet Grand Sports, Cobra 427, Bill Thomas Cheetah, Ferrari 250LM, early McLaren's, Cooper Monaco's, early wire wheel Ford GT40's - e.g. cars raced at Nassau 1963-66
Add VPD McLaren M1A (1964)
Add Chevrolet Grand Sport (1964 Spec)
Vintage Prototype D = 3 Cars
New Class = Vintage Front Engine Formula One = VFEF1 = Aston Martin DBR4 (1959) 2.5 litre, 6 cylinder
Summary on Pack 1 = 11 Cars and 2 Tracks (could be split over 2 packs incorporating modern road and race cars)
GTD Merc 300 SL Roadster (1952)
GTC Jaguar D Type (1957)
GTC Chevrolet Corvette C1 (1960)
GTB Renault 12 Gordini (1972)
GTBE (Endurance) Ford Capri RS2600 (1972)
GTBE (Endurance) Chevrolet Corvette Stingray L88 (1969)
GTA Ford Mustang Boss 302 (1970)
VPD McLaren M1A (1964)
VPD Chevrolet Grand Sport (1964)
VPC Ford GT40 Mark 1 (1967 or 1968)
VFEF1 Aston Martin DBR4 (1959)
Track 1 = Oakes Field, Nassau 4.5 miles - home of the season ending Speed Weeks for sports cars and whisper it - a much better airfield track than Sebring and much easier to get!
Track 2 = Dundrod 7.4 miles - formerly part of the WSCC and non-championship F1 (Ulster GP), a public road circuit in Northern Ireland - like a cross between Bannochbrae and Historic Spa (still used for motorcycle races, but madder than the TT as the bikes set off at once instead of at intervals). Easy to scan - just eliminate the current road markings for a period feel.
Immediately below C1 Corvette - 1960 Le Mans 8th overall and 1st in class. In the main shot Corvettes 1, 2, 3 (Cunningham Team) and 4 (Camoradi Team) battle a Ferrari 250 TR (car 11), 250 GT (car 16), Jaguar D Type (car 6) and Aston Martin DBR1/300 (car 8) - SMS could repeat this in game!
Middle picture collection - Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sports - only 5 were built, 3 coupes and 2 roadsters. An ultra light race only vehicle and major threat, the 427 Cobra was conceived to counter them. Raced by Mecom Team, Penske and George Wintersteen.
Above - Corvette number 12 - the winningest in SCCA history with 22 consecutive victories. Other C3 L88 Corvettes at Le Mans including Scuderia Filipinetti cars.
