1894 Paris-Rouen race mod?

[Lacimen1]

I wonder if someone would be interested in the 1894 Paris-Rouen race in rFactor.
Would it even be possible? I mean the track would be a 80km long with 2 section. And the cars would be difficult to model because they were so different from race cars we know.

 

[Paul_V]

Personally I wouldn't be particularly interested in the cars. But the track is a different story.
I can only imagine how cool that might be.

 

[aasasd]

The closest right now is probably Mercedes SSK 1928, or some early-30s cars for the Shift Street mod (specifically the SimRaceWay ports). For the tracks, there are Targa Florio and other long-ass circuits, like Cannonball Run. I do vaguely feel that Mille-Miglia-like races could and should have a better virtual implementation than the PS1 game (though personally I don't often have the patience for such a run).

(Edit: on further appraisal, Merc '28 seems to have handling and braking that rivals Trans-Am from '69, or modern street cars. The ‘Voiturettes’ from the GP 37 mod probably better represent their time.)

GPLaps and Broadbent have shown Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1886 for Assetto Corsa, with ~2/3rds hp, running it particularly on Nordschleife. You can't take some even faintly uphill sections on it in anything like a straight line, instead you need to slalom back and forth.

However, the full endurance-like experience of running 126 km on an early 3 hp car is probably better modeled by a game like Jalopy, where parts regularly fail or fall off, and you need to fix or replace them—including running to a store for that.

 

[jgf]

I have an abiding interest in historic racing, which places me in a distinct minority, and would welcome such a mod.

I've long thought the Vanderbilt Cup races would make a fascinating mod -

Vanderbilt Cup Races - The Races

www.vanderbiltcupraces.com

Greatest Races - The Vanderbilt Cup

Racing History – Long Island Vanderbilt Cup Races The Initial Races So was heralded the Long Island Vanderbilt Cup races. Many races have been held under the Vanderbilt Cup banner but the initial races from 1904-1910 on the streets of Long Island marked the high point of this series. Born from...

sportscardigest.com

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/article/the-black-beast-1909-alco