Having revealed a number of cars on a fairly regular schedule in recent weeks, Straight4 Studios have started to address the track roster for their sim racing title, with Kyalami confirmed for Project Motor Racing. As the car list has filled out, the handful of circuits known so far has started to look a little short. So the announcement of the South African venue is a … [Read more...]
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S Is Included In Project Motor Racing
The latest in a steady stream of new car reveals for the upcoming racing sim on PC and consoles, we now have it confirmed that the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster S is included in Project Motor Racing. It joins the 2002 Audi R8 LMP900 in the LMP class in the sim, which is did compete against when it returned as an Evo version after the short-lived LMP07 was abandoed by the factory … [Read more...]
The Lola T70 Mk3B Is Added To Project Motor Racing
Younger motorsport fans might only know the Lola name as a Formula E team, but from 1958 until 2012 it was a famed manufacturer of racing cars, constructing their own sports cars and F1 entries along with building vehicles for various other teams and manufacturers. And now the Lola T70 Mk3B is added to Project Motor Racing. The history of the company is worth checking out, … [Read more...]
2002 Audi R8 LMP900 Confirmed For Project Motor Racing
Another car class is slowly filling out with the 2002 Audi R8 LMP900 confirmed for Project Motor Racing, joining the Panoz LMP1 Roadster S, and third car yet to be announced by Straight4 Studios. Originally introduced in 2002, it's one of the most successful sports cars in motorsport history. Successes include five Le Mans wins in the six years between 2000 and 2005, … [Read more...]
Project Motor Racing Confirm The Morgan Aero 8 And N-GT Class
With the current car roster and the latest teaser image and audio file, it's not a huge surprise to see Project Motor Racing confirm the Morgan Aero 8 and N-GT class for their upcoming racing sim. But it's nice to see developers Straight4 Studios demonstrate their love of the spirit of racing, and how it will be shared in their new title. The 2004 Morgan Aero 8 GTN The … [Read more...]
Project Motor Racing Confirm The TVR Tuscan T400R
Having recently announced that the 2004/2005 GT championship class will be part of the upcoming sim racing title, now Project Motor Racing confirm the TVR Tuscan T400R as another car from that era. Founded in 1946 by Trevor Wilkinson, Blackpool-based TVR had reintroduced the Tuscan name in 1989 with a one-make race series, and then a completely separate road car with the … [Read more...]
Project Motor Racing Will Include The 2004 Mosler MT900R
The roster of classic GT cars is growing for the upcoming sim racing title, as now Project Motor Racing will include the 2004 Mosler MT900R. It follows on from recent reveals of the Saleen S7-R and Gillet Vertigo from the same season. From a manufacturer founded by Warren Mosler in 1985, the MT900R features a restricted Chevrolet 5.7 litre V8 engine putting out 450bhp and … [Read more...]
Project Motor Racing Tease The Gillet Vertigo And Mosport
It's been a little while since new content was revealed for the upcoming racing sim, but now Project Motor Racing tease the Gillet Vertigo and Mosport, formerly know as the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The Gillet Vertigo is a fairly unusual choice of a GT car, with the Belgian company founded by driver Toby Gillet, and producing their first prototype in 1991. Production … [Read more...]
The 2004 Saleen S7-R Announced for Project Motor Racing
There are a small number of iconic American GT race cars, and the 2004 Saleen S7-R announced for Project Motor Racing is definitely one of them. Launched in 2000 as a completely original production car, the racing version of the S7 featured a 7.0 litre V8 putting out 600bhp in class, with 746 Nm of torque. But it's not purely about power, with the mid-engine layout and … [Read more...]
GTRevival Gets A New Name, Publisher, And Game Engine
There are some big changes happening to the PC and console racing sim coming from Straight4 Studios, as GTRevival gets a new name, publisher, and game engine. Progress updates from the developer have slowed recently, which is explained by some substanital changes. The first was CEO Ian Bell revealing that the requirement for the sim to have VR and be released on Oculus Rift … [Read more...]
Embracer Group Will Split Into 3 Separate Companies
After recently selling Saber Interactive, the home of SnowRunner and MudRunner, to the new Beacon Interactive company, there's another big resutructuring as Embracer Group will split into 3 seperate companies. This will mean a trio of standalone publicly listed entities, with two of them including the racing game developers currently within the Embracer portfolio. Going … [Read more...]
Early GTRevival Gameplay Video Footage Shared
Straight4 Studios have apparently reached some new milestones in development with both their physics and graphics engine. And to celebrate the news, there's been some early GTRevival gameplay video footage shared online. The clip features Lead Handling Designer Doug Arnao (former racer and car builder who also worked on titles including Grand Prix Legends, GTR and Project … [Read more...]
More Classic GT Racers Revealed For GTRevival
Following on from the initial announcement of the Lister Storm, we've now seen more classic GT racers revealed for GTRevival. Straight4 Studios CEO Ian Bell has now shared work in progress images of two more iconic racing cars from that era of grand touring competion. The Chrysler Viper GTS-R (Also know as the Dodge Viper GTS-R) launched in 1996, with 57 cars built until … [Read more...]
GTRevival Will Include Sebring and Lime Rock Park Circuits
While all the screenshots shared show far have featured cars racing around Interlagos, we now know GTRevival will include Sebring and Lime Rock Park circuits when it arrives. Straight4 Studios CEO Ian Bell shared the information on social media, offering WMD3 access as a reward for the first people to guess the tracks correctly from some cryptic crossword clues. And both are … [Read more...]
First Car Announced For GTRevival Is The Lister Storm GT
While we've already seen screenshots using Group C cars and an Audi GT3, the first car announced for GRRevival is the Lister Storm GT from the late 1990s. It's been revealed with a screenshot of just the work in progress wheels, which allowed newsletter subscribers to potentially win lifetime access to the new sim racing title if they were the first to name the make and … [Read more...]