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Inspired by AR12's "This wouldn't be an AR12 Video without any fun facts about (insert car here)", I've decided to share some more, technical and maybe pop cultural facts about added cars, separated between reward cars, DLC pack and Car Pass content. This will also eventually cover Forza Motorsport 7 and below (DLC cars).
Starting off with the Race Day Car Pack, we have the
1974 BRM #14 Team Motul P201
British Racing Motors has raced in Formula 1 ever since 1951, and even had the likes of Helmut Marko, Niki Lauda and Jo Siffert racing for the team as time passed. This model, the P201 didn't just race in 1974, but for 3 whole year, until 1977 under the P201B moniker. Its best race was in its debut, the 1974 South African GP, with Jean-Pierre Beltoise placing second, behind Carlos Reutemann's Brabham BT44.
1990 Oldsmobile #75 Newman-Sharp Racing Cutlass Supreme Trans-Am
This is Newman-Sharp Racing's contender against the dominant Chevrolet Beretta at that time, and Paul Newman's last Trans-Am race car before he went to drive for Milner Racing a year later (under a Spice Engineering SE89P, and a Fabcar GTP). Scott Sharp was able to win the Detroit round of the 1990 Trans-Am series.
2018 Vauxhall #66 Power Maxed TAG Racing Astra BTCC
Power Maxed Racing began using the Vauxhall Astra in the 2017 British Touring Car Championship, all the way until 2025 (alongside a Cupra Leon) before replacing it with the Audi S3. This model was raced in the 2018 BTCC by Josh Cook, who won two out of three opening races and placed 6th in the Driver's Championship
2014 Ford #17 AmD Tuning.com Focus ST BTCC
AmD Essex entered the BTCC starting in 2010, under the name "AmD Milltek Racing" with multiple models being raced over its run, where it won its first Independent Team championship in 2019 with a Honda Civic. In 2014-2015, AmD Essex entered a Ford Focus ST, driven by Dave Newsham in 2014. He was able to place second in the third round of the Knockhill race.
2018 Subaru #1 Adrian Flux Racing Levorg GT BTCC
Subaru entered the Levorg into the BTCC in partnership with Team BMR in 2016 with Colin Turkington, Jason Plato, James Cole and Warren Scott racing. The team was able to score third place in the Manufacturer's Championship, with a total of 722 points. Ashley Sutton was able to become the champion of the 2017 season, with Adrian Flux Subaru Racing.
This chassis was raced in the 2018 season by Ashley Sutton.
2018 Acura #36 CJ Wilson Racing NSX GT3
This team was founded by Christopher John Wilson, a former MLB pitcher, who eventually became a manager of a Porsche dealership in Fresno, and raced in the 2018 Pikes Peak. This NSX entered the 2018 IMSA Sportscar Championship under the GTD class.
2018 Porsche #73 Park Place Motorsports 911 GT3 R
Park Place Motorsport briefly entered the 2018 IMSA Sportscar Championship, only racing in the Daytona, Sebring and Watkins Glen rounds.
2018 Audi #44 Magnus Racing R8 LMS
In 2018, Magnus Racing entered an Audi R8 LMS into the IMSA Sportscar Championship, where it was able to enter all races and place 7th in the overall GTD championship. The best performance of this R8 LMS was a second place on Lime Rock.
Starting off with the Race Day Car Pack, we have the
1974 BRM #14 Team Motul P201
British Racing Motors has raced in Formula 1 ever since 1951, and even had the likes of Helmut Marko, Niki Lauda and Jo Siffert racing for the team as time passed. This model, the P201 didn't just race in 1974, but for 3 whole year, until 1977 under the P201B moniker. Its best race was in its debut, the 1974 South African GP, with Jean-Pierre Beltoise placing second, behind Carlos Reutemann's Brabham BT44.
1990 Oldsmobile #75 Newman-Sharp Racing Cutlass Supreme Trans-Am
This is Newman-Sharp Racing's contender against the dominant Chevrolet Beretta at that time, and Paul Newman's last Trans-Am race car before he went to drive for Milner Racing a year later (under a Spice Engineering SE89P, and a Fabcar GTP). Scott Sharp was able to win the Detroit round of the 1990 Trans-Am series.
2018 Vauxhall #66 Power Maxed TAG Racing Astra BTCC
Power Maxed Racing began using the Vauxhall Astra in the 2017 British Touring Car Championship, all the way until 2025 (alongside a Cupra Leon) before replacing it with the Audi S3. This model was raced in the 2018 BTCC by Josh Cook, who won two out of three opening races and placed 6th in the Driver's Championship
2014 Ford #17 AmD Tuning.com Focus ST BTCC
AmD Essex entered the BTCC starting in 2010, under the name "AmD Milltek Racing" with multiple models being raced over its run, where it won its first Independent Team championship in 2019 with a Honda Civic. In 2014-2015, AmD Essex entered a Ford Focus ST, driven by Dave Newsham in 2014. He was able to place second in the third round of the Knockhill race.
2018 Subaru #1 Adrian Flux Racing Levorg GT BTCC
Subaru entered the Levorg into the BTCC in partnership with Team BMR in 2016 with Colin Turkington, Jason Plato, James Cole and Warren Scott racing. The team was able to score third place in the Manufacturer's Championship, with a total of 722 points. Ashley Sutton was able to become the champion of the 2017 season, with Adrian Flux Subaru Racing.
This chassis was raced in the 2018 season by Ashley Sutton.
2018 Acura #36 CJ Wilson Racing NSX GT3
This team was founded by Christopher John Wilson, a former MLB pitcher, who eventually became a manager of a Porsche dealership in Fresno, and raced in the 2018 Pikes Peak. This NSX entered the 2018 IMSA Sportscar Championship under the GTD class.
2018 Porsche #73 Park Place Motorsports 911 GT3 R
Park Place Motorsport briefly entered the 2018 IMSA Sportscar Championship, only racing in the Daytona, Sebring and Watkins Glen rounds.
2018 Audi #44 Magnus Racing R8 LMS
In 2018, Magnus Racing entered an Audi R8 LMS into the IMSA Sportscar Championship, where it was able to enter all races and place 7th in the overall GTD championship. The best performance of this R8 LMS was a second place on Lime Rock.
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