1934 Maserati 8CM Grand Prix v1.20
- Author Historic Sim Studios LLC
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Currently our four other 1934 cars are available for our supporters to test, with the Alfa Romeo P3 nearing a free public release within the next couple of months.
Historic Sim Studios LLC
The Ferrari 500 F2 had a 2L engine that produced 185hp, this car had a 3L engine that produced 240hp. We are also using specifications from late in the 1934 season, so that it has a best chance against the other 1934 GP cars (the Mercedes W25's engine produced over 300hp). I don't entirely BOP our cars, but I do tend to choose the fastest cars from early specifications in a season, and slower cars from later specifications in a season. Sometimes we don't have the option and its difficult to find information, but with the 1934 pack we have been fortunate to have plenty of sources.
Track conditions also play a major factor, we recommend always using "Old" or "Dusty" settings for track grip.
Drivers in the 1930s (and throughout vintage racing) had to baby their cars, taking care to be easy on them when racing so they did not break, we don't have to worry about that too much (although some updates are planned for all the HSS cars using Lua code to add never before seen features in AC to HSS cars).
Finally, we can push without fear in a simulator, if we make a mistake we don't die. That is another factor that often limited drivers to driving at 80%, or even sometimes less, of a car's potential.
All of these are factors for performance that we have carefully examined during development and testing of this car.
Track conditions also play a major factor, we recommend always using "Old" or "Dusty" settings for track grip.
Drivers in the 1930s (and throughout vintage racing) had to baby their cars, taking care to be easy on them when racing so they did not break, we don't have to worry about that too much (although some updates are planned for all the HSS cars using Lua code to add never before seen features in AC to HSS cars).
Finally, we can push without fear in a simulator, if we make a mistake we don't die. That is another factor that often limited drivers to driving at 80%, or even sometimes less, of a car's potential.
All of these are factors for performance that we have carefully examined during development and testing of this car.
