Project Cars 2 Vintage/Classic Race Creation Thread

[05XR8]

I'm playing around with the Motorsport Preset for GT cars. I've selected the 280ZX GTX at Road America, Custom Date: 1981, but something is missing. MORE CARS!

On August 23, 1981, the Pabst 500 took place at Road America.
Group 5 GTX, GTO and GTU cars raced together. The weather was dry & warm. Out if 64 cars to start the race, 27 finished(which holds well, for the 32 car grid, in game).

Even though the GTO class has an AWD and most cars are from the 1990s, in Practice & Qualy, it's been a good mix with the Gr.4 M1.

The camera angles had me drooling as I watched the Qualifying playback. I sure hope I can save the replay after 125laps.

Share some real life classic races you have done or are about to do.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

I'm waiting for a Fuji Classic so we can recreate the Hunt/Lauda rainstorm. I love the movie Rush.

I've been enjoying the Lotus Type 25 so I'm seeing where the Formula 1 GPs were held in 1967 and racing there. I could find more details like the time of day that they raced.

 

[05XR8]

I'm waiting for a Fuji Classic so we can recreate the Hunt/Lauda rainstorm. I love the movie Rush.

I've been enjoying the Lotus Type 25 so I'm seeing where the Formula 1 GPs were held in 1967 and racing there. I could find more details like the time of day that they raced.

The '67 British GP.... And we have the track!

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Oh that was the first one I did hehe

The classic cars with more "wayward" steering lend themselves well to controller users. I was bored and didn't wanna set up the rig and tried them out. The Formula Ford and Type 25 are surprisingly easy to drive with all assists off and default setups. Default controller settings too

The season was as follows:
South African GP -Jan 2 - Kyalami
Monaco GP - May 7 - Monaco
Dutch GP - June 4 - Zandvoort
Belgian GP - June 18 - Spa-Francorchamps
French GP - July 2 - Le Mans Bugatti (only time the track was ever used by F1, and all of them agreed it was boring and should have used the full track as many other tracks at the time were of great length)
British GP - July 15 - Silverstone
German GP - Aug 5 - Nurburgring
Canadian GP - August 27 - Mosport Park
Italian GP - Sept 10 - Monza
United States GP - Oct 1 - Watkins Glen
Mexican GP - Oct 22 - Magdalena Mixhuca

So we're missing a few but we can always substitute.

Kyalami looks like

so I'm thinking a Rapuana variant should do.

Mosport is

lots of big sweepers so maybe Donington GP?

The Mexican GP is a weird name but it's the same track they run now albeit a bit older and faster.

No idea what to compare it to. Same with Zandvoort.

 

[twitcher]

Id recommend Big Willow as a replacement for Mosport.

Ruapuna is kind of similar to Mexico - has a hairpin, a twisty middle sector, and a long 180' final corner.

Hopefully we get Mosport...the bloody track icon in the game is a track map of Mosport for cryin out loud, don't tease us!!

 

[05XR8]

Weird that some of the RX tracks, look like Mosport- in shape.


Plus, it's a testament to SMS track choice. Having most of the tracks, in classic configuration, just ups their stocks.

 

[Pete05]

Oh that was the first one I did hehe

The classic cars with more "wayward" steering lend themselves well to controller users. I was bored and didn't wanna set up the rig and tried them out. The Formula Ford and Type 25 are surprisingly easy to drive with all assists off and default setups. Default controller settings too

The season was as follows:
South African GP -Jan 2 - Kyalami
Monaco GP - May 7 - Monaco
Dutch GP - June 4 - Zandvoort
Belgian GP - June 18 - Spa-Francorchamps
French GP - July 2 - Le Mans Bugatti (only time the track was ever used by F1, and all of them agreed it was boring and should have used the full track as many other tracks at the time were of great length)
British GP - July 15 - Silverstone
German GP - Aug 5 - Nurburgring
Canadian GP - August 27 - Mosport Park
Italian GP - Sept 10 - Monza
United States GP - Oct 1 - Watkins Glen
Mexican GP - Oct 22 - Magdalena Mixhuca

So we're missing a few but we can always substitute.

Kyalami looks like

so I'm thinking a Rapuana variant should do.

Mosport is

lots of big sweepers so maybe Donington GP?

The Mexican GP is a weird name but it's the same track they run now albeit a bit older and faster.

No idea what to compare it to. Same with Zandvoort.

If you had of chosen 1968, you could add rain & a bit of fog for the German GP & see if anyone wins the race by 4 minutes just like Jackie Stewart did after 14 laps of the Green Hell.

 

[danardif1]

FIA GT Championship 1998

12 April Oschersleben 500km
17 May Silverstone (not the same layout but the current one is probably closer than the classic version) 500km
28 June Hockenheim (classic layout) 500km
6 September Donington 500km
20 September Zeltweg (Red Bull Ring) 500km
25 October Laguna Seca 500km

6 out of the 10 races are recreate-able in PC2

 

[05XR8]

Oschersleben and Donington would be pretty tough, over the 500kms.

With Donington, as soon as you get up to speed, you have to brake. Concentration will be Paramount.

Oschersleben is constantly turning.


Might have to try it.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

What should replace Kyalami?

 

[05XR8]

What should replace Kyalami?

Ruapuna was recommended. It is similar to a reverse direction of Kyalami.

 

[DesertPenguin09]

Raupuna was suggested to replace Mexico.

 

[05XR8]

Oh that was the first one I did hehe

The classic cars with more "wayward" steering lend themselves well to controller users. I was bored and didn't wanna set up the rig and tried them out. The Formula Ford and Type 25 are surprisingly easy to drive with all assists off and default setups. Default controller settings too

The season was as follows:
South African GP -Jan 2 - Kyalami
Monaco GP - May 7 - Monaco
Dutch GP - June 4 - Zandvoort
Belgian GP - June 18 - Spa-Francorchamps
French GP - July 2 - Le Mans Bugatti (only time the track was ever used by F1, and all of them agreed it was boring and should have used the full track as many other tracks at the time were of great length)
British GP - July 15 - Silverstone
German GP - Aug 5 - Nurburgring
Canadian GP - August 27 - Mosport Park
Italian GP - Sept 10 - Monza
United States GP - Oct 1 - Watkins Glen
Mexican GP - Oct 22 - Magdalena Mixhuca

So we're missing a few but we can always substitute.

Kyalami looks like

so I'm thinking a Rapuana variant should do.

Mosport is

lots of big sweepers so maybe Donington GP?

The Mexican GP is a weird name but it's the same track they run now albeit a bit older and faster.

No idea what to compare it to. Same with Zandvoort.

Oh, I read as: "Kyalami looks like(the pic)... so,...a Ruapuna variant should do"

 

[DesertPenguin09]

FIA GT Championship 1998

12 April Oschersleben 500km
17 May Silverstone (not the same layout but the current one is probably closer than the classic version) 500km
28 June Hockenheim (classic layout) 500km
6 September Donington 500km
20 September Zeltweg (Red Bull Ring) 500km
25 October Laguna Seca 500km

6 out of the 10 races are recreate-able in PC2

500km at Oschersleben is 135 laps. That's a long ass race. Something like a little over three hours. That's what they did back then? Each one a mini-endurance race?

For the sake of time I would cut it down to 60 minutes with tire wear on accelerated. Would definitely get one pit stop, maybe a second towards the end. Should still be a lot of fun and wear you out.

When I set up quick races for fun I make them a set number of laps to equal roughly 24 minutes, 60x time progression, and mandatory pit stop on. Tire wear is normal since the pit stop is gonna happen either way with the pitting you spread out the field quicker. A lot of cars pit at the end of Lap 1 just to get it out of the way. They don't change anything, just a quick in and out. I go about half distance and then pit or if I'm near the lead and see the leaders pitting I will go one extra lap to gain some time.