Historical endurance cars are on their way to Project Motor Racing, as the GT Icons DLC has been announced to release on June 23.
Images: Straight4 Studios
The clock turns back to the 1960s and 70s in the next Project Motor Racing DLC: Titled GT Icons, nine cars, three classes, and one new track are bound to be added to Straight4 Studios' sim on June 23. A preview version of the DLC will be playable at SimRacing Expo Charlotte from May 22 to 24.
The announcement comes right after the release of update 2.0.0.4 on May 20, with the latest patch focusin on the LMDh class in particular. The current top-flight endurance prototypes have seen revisions ot their ECU, internal combustion engine, and tire models. Before we dive into the GT Icons DLC contents, find the full v2.0.0.4 changelog below.
Project Motor Racing v2.0.0.4 - Full Patch Notes
PHYSICS & HANDLING
- Improvements made to all cars that use the Multi-link type of rear suspension.
- Improvements made to steering response when using a controller.
PHYSICS & HANDLING – PER VEHICLE
BMW M3 GTR (E46)
- Improved suspension geometry to be more accurate to the real-world counterpart.
BMW M4 GT3 (G82) EVO
- Traction Control (TC) now enabled by default.
PHYSICS & HANDLING – PER CLASS
LMDH
- Updated ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) including engine braking and fuel rates.
- Updated ECU including shifting speed and deploy/regen logic.
- Improved progressive bumpstops for suspension.
- Heat dispersing from brakes now affects tyre temperatures.
- Reworked handling model.
- Improved tyre model.
- New default setups.
MAZDA MX-5 TROPHY
- Reworked handling model to more accurately match real-world specs.
- Rebalanced grip levels for wet tyres.
- New default setup.
N-GT
- Improved Traction Control (TC) and Antilock Braking System (ABS) assist when enabled.
- Improved tyre model.
- Improved suspension model.
- New default setup.
ART – VEHICLES
- Improved driver overall animations, such as gear changing and hand placement.
Aston Martin Vantage GT3
- Adjusted chassis around front tires to avoid clipping.
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R
- Fixed an issue with the fuel light on the MoTeC system not displaying correctly while in cockpit view.
Ford GTLM GTE
- Updated primary livery with correct sponsor logos.
Jaguar XJR-9
- Corrected interior glow map in the cockpit view.
Mercedes-AMG GT4
- Fixed an issue with rear view mirror displaying artefacts when in cockpit view.
Nissan Skyline (R34) JP2
- Updated steering wheel with correct brand logos.
Toyota Supra JP2
- Further updates to the car body, exhausts and fuel nozzle nodes, to accurately reflect the correct 2003 model.
TVR Tuscan T400R
- Fix for overly reflective digits on the MoTeC system when in cockpit view.
ART – ENVIRONMENT
Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
- Adjusted car placement for pits to allow more space.
Lexington
- Adjusted track limits and penalty system detection to prevent unfair advantage on flying laps.
AI OPPONENTS
- Improved tyre wear to be more consistent and create more natural pit stops frequency.
- Rebalanced behaviour and tyre wear for wet conditions.
- Fixed an issue where AI Opponents tyre grip would not reset between sessions.
- Further improvements made to when AI opponents are under blue flag conditions.
- Lime Rock Park – Chicane layout: improved racing lines and entry into the pits.
- Northampton – Original Pits layout: improved racing line.
- Improved AI throttle and brake control.
GAMEPLAY
- Start lights timing is now randomised for all modes.
- Added option in the settings menu to change grass quality.
- Added option in the settings menu to change windscreen quality.
- Fixed an issue causing some players to soft-lock on a loading state in the Endurance Hall events.
- Fixed an issue preventing players from accessing previously saved replays.
- Updated pre-race and podium scenes so they are centred when using a widescreen aspect ratio.
- Fixed an issue that would automatically disqualify the player from a race when they ran out of fuel during a session.
HUD & UI
- Improved lighting and rendering for the car selection screen to better reflect cars’ materials.
- Changed the class icon on the car selection screen to act as a button to access the class selection screen.
- Fix for leaderboard failing to switch properly when transitioning from a qualifying session.
- Fixed an issue with the leaderboard for race session to display correct order.
- Fixed an issue preventing preferred units from displaying correctly in the Vehicle Setup menu.
- ModHub: added sorting filters; categories, top rated, and most downloads.
- Introduced “bumpstop” visual to the HUD tyres widget.
AUDIO
- Improved Race Engineer voice lines when approaching a backmarker.
- Improved Race Engineer voice lines when giving advice on tyre temperatures.
INPUT
- Fixed an issue preventing custom input settings from saving correctly.
- Added support to the following devices on the PC platform:
- CubeControls Formula Wheel.
- Pro Racing Simuladores Pedals.
- Logitech RS Pro Pedals (as a separate device).
- AW Tau Sequential Shifter V2.
- Derek Speare Designs 12bit Controller.
GENERAL
- The Eventhub page has been updated with next upcoming race and time within a series.
- Information on track and number of laps added.
Project Motor Racing GT Icons DLC Contents
Three new classes will debut in the GT Icons DLC, namely GT 60, GT 70, and Sports Car 67 - which already indicate what to expect in them. A mix of iconic endurance cars awaits, including a few that are relatively rare finds in sim racing.
GT 60
- 1965 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport
- 1965 Jaguar E-Type Lightweight
- 1964 Shelby Daytona Coupe
GT 70
- 1973 Chevrolet Corvette C3
- 1973 Ford Capri RS3100
- 1974 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
Sports Car 67
- 1967 Chapparal 2F
- 1967 Ford GT40 Mk IV
- 1967 Lola T70 Mk 3
While all three classes are not that deep when it comes to different cars, they are at least evenly spread when it comes to their car counts, and even though it might not be completely realistic, the Sports Car 70 class is from a similar era, meaning that a combination of the different classes could result in a more diverse grid.
With the Lola T70 Mk 3, an older variant of the Sports Car 70 class' Mk 3 B debuts as well. Like the accompanying Chapparal 2F and Ford GT40 Mk IV, the car contested the 1967 World Sportscar Championship, but unlike the other two, it also appeared in CanAm that year.
The new cars also get an appropriate playground, as the Rocky Knoll Raceway will debut. If that name doesn't ring a bell, it's most likely because it's another ficitonal name for a real track - in this case, all images for the new DLC hint at it being Road America. The track famously hasn't changed its main layout throughout its entire existence, with only a motorcycle chicane having been added in 2003. Since the circuit will come with two layouts available, we'd expect the chicane variant to be included.
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