5/2/2023 0 Comments Rfactor 2 youtube![]() You can find official versions of the GT40 in Gran Turismo 7 (MKIV), Assetto Corsa, Forza Motorsport 7 and the old SimBin classic GT Legends. Foyt, took the win with a four-lap lead over the Ferrari 330 P4 of Mike Parkes and Ludovico Scarfiotti, cementing its position in racing folklore. The number one car, driven by legendary American racing drivers Dan Gurney and A.J. World Copyright: LAT Photographic Ref: 69LM36.- ID: 1013655140, Photographer: LAT/Unknown, Motorsport Images 14 – 15 June 1969 Jacky Ickx/Jackie Oliver (Ford GT40), 1st position, leads Hans Herrmann/Gerard Larrousse (Porsche 908), 2nd position, action. The subsequent Mk III was built as a road car only, so the Mk IV arrived as a true successor to the Mk II in 1967, and it looked like a completely different car altogether – it featured a longer, more aerodynamic body better suited to Le Mans’ long Mulsanne straight. The actors played test driver Ken Miles and legendary designer/driver Carrol Shelby respectively, and both would have a massive impact on Ford’s future success (Miles and Shelby, not Bale and Damon). The Mk II Ford GT40 was famous for breaking Ferrari’s stranglehold on the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, becoming a Hollywood film starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon in 2019. Although subsequent Ford GT40s were heavily revised from Lola’s template, they retained its iconic deep-cut door line. ![]() The Ford GT40 was originally built in the UK and was based on Eric Broadley’s acclaimed 1964 Lola Mk6 GT. Sims: Assetto Corsa (MK1 GT40), Forza Motorsport 7 (Mk II), Gran Turismo 7, GT Legends 1989 Le Mans 24 Hours Jochen Mass/Manuel Reuter/Stanley Dickens (Sauber C9-Mercedes-Benz), 1st position – ID: 1012861930, Photographer: William Murenbeel, Motorsport Images FORD GT40 (all versions) In fact, it’s the second-fastest car ever to run at Le Mans, being beaten only by 1988’s WM Peugeot P88, which clocked 251.1mph before detonating itself in a fiery cloud of Peugeot bits (for a similar experience, drive down any British motorway on a hot summer’s day). Interestingly, the 1989 edition of Le Mans was the last to feature the full-length Mulsanne straight, in part thanks to the C9’s 248mph top speed in qualifying. Otherwise, it would be a superior experience in my opinion. The C9 in Automobilista 2 is also tremendous fun in VR but the game, unfortunately, lacks the Le Mans circuit. For all of PCARS2’s flaws, it’s still a well-optimised showcase for what virtual reality can bring to a racing sim. For maximum immersion, however, we suggest giving it a go on Project Cars 2’s version of Le Mans with a VR headset. You can drive this Mercedes-powered monster in Gran Turismo 7, Automobilista 2 and Project Cars 2. Real-life power figures were thought to be around 800bhp in qualifying trim, but such was the car’s lap time advantage over its Group C rivals, drivers could outpace the field using lower turbo boost and revs – aiding reliability. Sporting a Silver Arrows livery, this tie-up between F1 team Sauber and Mercedes-Benz turned out to be the most dominant racer in Group C, with the Gran Turismo 7 version sporting 710bhp and weighing in at 893kg. The number 63 Sauber Mercedes C9 of Jochen Mass, Manuel Reuter and Stanley Dickens qualified a lowly 11th for the 1989 24-Hours of Le Mans but fought back gallantly to take the win – five laps ahead of their teammates in the 61 car. Sims: Automobilista 2, Gran Turismo 7, Project Cars 2 World Copyright: LAT Photographic Ref: 70LM11 – ID: 1013703096, Photographer: Unknown, Motorsport Images Sauber Mercedes C9 ‘89 ![]() This isn’t a definitive list of the best cars, or the only Le Mans cars we love – we could write an entire book on the subject – but more of a snapshot into why we motorsport nerds invest so much in our sim racing hobby: we want to emulate our racing heroes! Pedro Rodriguez/Leo Kinnunen (Porsche 917K), retired, action. ![]() Racing games like Gran Turismo 7, Forza Motorsport 7 and Project Cars 2 are rich in historic Le Mans content, featuring both the track and several of its cars, while Automobilista 2 and Assetto Corsa have several Le Mans cars, including Group C prototypes, ‘60s GT cars right up to the previous generation of hybrid-powered cars from Audi, Porsche and Toyota. The 24 Hours of Le Mans gets underway this weekend for the 99th time, so we at Traxion.GG have gone all nostalgic and feel now is a great time to look back at some of the most inspirational, storied and downright cool racing cars that have both raced at Le Mans and been recreated in our favourite sims.
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