rFactor: [WIP] 1937 Grand Prix mod by Team Vintage – Video and Screens.

1937 Grand Prix mod by Team Vintage – Video and Screens.

Team Vintage is working hard on their 1937 Grand Prix mod for rFactor.

Soon you will be able to drive the classic beasts of the 30´s in your favourite sim.
Enjoy the new preview video and screenshot batch. 

Download the detailed info PDF brochure Here

Team Vintage  Quote:

Grand prix racing in the 30’s was a great spectacle, the cars were magnificent beast controlled by skillful and brave drivers, totally exposed on dangerous roads, the drivers were far easier to recognize, as they were in plain view and driving styles were more distinct, the teams however used color codes so they will have an easier time to identify their drivers as they approached the boxes , some radiators would get painted and the canvas helmet that the driver used was also color coded, by the same token teams will communicate to the driver by color signals also, that will give indications to the drivers to what to do or to get the information they were seeking, a green flag will indicate the driver to go faster and a red one to slow down a bit and a white flag with a red cross on it will indicate to the driver that it needed to make a pit stop.

Perhaps one of the greatest challenges from that time was the tire technology, manufacturers couldn’t build tires that were capable of withstand the horse power that the cars were capable of at full speed, this will force teams and drivers in different approaches to races, in essence the tires could last 2 to 3 laps if push too hard too quickly, choosing to go slower will give drivers a chance to go the distance and try to limit the amount of stops need ed, also on longer tracks the manufacturers and teams would provide a second pit box to change tires if it was required as they will get destroy kind of suddenly if push too quickly.

The rules on the road were simpler also and drivers were very respectful of these rules, slower cars will stick to the right lane usually and the driver in front was supposed to make room for the driver behind even if they were in the same lap, the discipline and code was well understood and the basis of avoiding big accidents, given that the braking systems were barely able to slow down the cars

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