Ah hmm okay cheers, might need to tweak a bit more, otherwise will be difficult to get accurate enough figures maybe? I’ll test and update 
EDIT: obviously reduces power a bit, but everything still seems feasible.
I have been having issues with traction in BeamNG exports however, so i’ll keep chasing that down to see if I can figure out how to resolve before officially starting the challenge.
I may of just not noticed but are superchargers (new update) allowed
I’m going to say no, for 2 reasons:
In actuality the roots style blower is dated back all the way to around 1860 where it was used for ventilation in mineshafts. It was just never put on an automobile engine until i believe 1921. So in effect the blower actually predates the automobile in its entirety but i completely understand the reasoning just though id thow out what i think to be a neat little fact
Submissions for Race 1 are open!
(note the slight change to rules around tyre quality)
Deadline for submissions: Saturday, 8 February 2025 at 00:00:00 UTC Time
Still a little bit of engeneering to do but let me introduce you
Today they decided to take part in the Gordon Benett competition with the Série I Gamma equip with a 2.0L inline 6 featured an inclined front grid to maximize cooling area.
More to come, but for now here is a recolored picture of the Série I Gamma with Louis Dufresne (driver) and Gustave Armand (passenger).
Hope you like it 
Seaforth Motor Vehicles of Liverpool, UK is an offshoot of Seaforth Shipping created after its owner, John James Seaforth, 1st Viscount Seaforth found available cars lacking and decided to make high performance vehicles for himself and other early enthusiasts.
Was gonna enter but my 3d modelling looks like crap compared to y’all ><
I’ll post up my own attempt - that might give you an easy bar to jump over 
Hexe – a brand founded in the German Empire by Polish inventor Izabela Jabłonowska of the Prus III coat of arms. Izabela began designing her first car after witnessing Bertha Benz’s first ride in 1888. Inspired by the event, she decided to create her own vehicle. A decade later, she successfully turned her dream into reality.
Hexe Isabella A – the first car of this brand. It features a 2.3L flat four engine producing 41 kW, an additional fuel tank, and a toolbox with spare parts mounted at the rear of the vehicle. With these preparations, the car is ready to compete in the first motorsport events.
Am I the only one getting a red brake failure message?
With technically no Front Brake, we’ll all get the brake failure warning.
Or maybe you can manage to get rid of it using all 10 of your bonus quality points (I didn’t tried)
Yeah, definitely ignore that warning, I think it would be impossible to get rid of it with these cars hahaha.
(Here’s my entry, noting that it’s not eligible for any points / etc)
The A.G. Alpha-44 GB-Cup:
A.G.'s first ‘proper’ race car…
Based on the chassis of the Alpha Tourer, Albere Guille replaced the road-going body with a much smaller and cut-down version for the GB-Cup. Unfortunately they didn’t have enough time to build or design a dedicated racing engine, so a modified version of the Tourer’s 2.1L inline-4 was used to power the racecar.
The engine was bored and stroked out to 3.4L, which increased its torque output to a massive 171Nm, but introduced significant issues with balance that meant its redline was much reduced, limiting its power output to just shy of 45HP.
Race 1 Closed, thank you for everyone that entered so far.
I’ll take a look at all the entries and come up with some preliminary comments prior to the race.
Sorry for the delay, a combination of my computer crapping itself and new job :S
Hopefully soon™.
Loved it!
Now I’m more excited then ever!
I would love to see the stats of each car at the end of the race. Very curious of what people were able to manufacture with such constraints 
Le Petit Journal – Grand Prix Report #1 (10 Juin 1900)
Un Départ Prometteur, Une Fin Tragique: L’A.G. Alpha Tombe au Combat
Dès le départ de cette course sans merci, l’A.G. Alpha 44HP GB-Cup pilotée par le talentueux Alain Grimaud semblait prête à défier les pronostics. Propulsée par un moteur robuste et un design audacieux, la machine française s’élançait avec une détermination qui laissait présager un excellent résultat.
Dans la première partie de la course, l’Alpha faisait honneur à son héritage ; fiable et vaillante, elle poursuivait sa route avec seulement un léger incident mécanique, malgré un comportement parfois rude sur les routes sinueuses. Grimaud, d’une main ferme, savait maîtriser sa voiture avec l’élégance d’un véritable chevalier de la route.
Mais, au fil du temps, la fatigue mécanique s’installait. Dès la mi-course, plusieurs signes avant-coureurs apparaissaient et la voiture semblait développer de multiples problèmes. La direction devenait de plus en plus dure mais imprécise, faisant de chaque virage un combat entre l’homme et la machine. Pire encore, le système de freinage, sollicité à plusieurs reprises, commençait à montrer de sérieuses faiblesses.
Puis vint le coup fatal. Alors que l’on s’approche des 3/4 de la course, un virage traître met fin aux espoirs de la marque A.G. Abordant le virage à vive allure, Grimaud tente de ralentir sa voiture, mais les freins, déjà éprouvés, cèdent sous la contrainte. De plus, la suspension avant se brise, envoyant l’Alpha déraper violemment, heurtant avec fracas une barrière en bois, soulevant un nuage de poussière et de débris.
Heureusement, le courageux pilote parvient à s’extraire des décombres sans blessure grave, mais la voiture est définitivement hors course. Ainsi s’achève l’aventure de l’A.G. Alpha, non pas sur une misérable panne, mais sur une bataille héroïque perdue contre la mécanique et le destin.
Le Petit Journal – Grand Prix Report #1 (June 10, 1900)
A Promising Start, A Tragic End: The A.G. Alpha Falls in Combat
From the start of this merciless race, the A.G. Alpha 44HP GB-Cup, driven by the talented Alain Grimaud, seemed ready to defy the odds. Powered by a robust engine and a bold design, the French machine set off with a determination that suggested a promise of an excellent result.
In the first section of the race, the Alpha honored its heritage; reliable and valiant, it continued on its way with only slight mechanical incident, despite sometimes rough behavior on the winding roads. Grimaud, with a firm hand, knew how to control his car with the elegance of a true knight of the road.
But, as time progressed, mechanical fatigue set in. From halfway through, several warning signs appeared and the car seemed to develop multiple issues. The steering became increasingly stiff yet vague, making each turn a fight between man and machine. Worse still, the braking system, called upon repeatedly, began to show serious weaknesses.
Then came the fatal blow. Whilst nearing the 3/4 mark of the race, a treacherous bend put an end to the hopes of the A.G. brand. Approaching the curve at high speed, Grimaud tried to slow his vehicle, but the brakes, already tested, gave way under the strain. Compounding this, the front suspension broke, sending the Alpha skidding violently, hitting a wooden barrier with a crash, raising a cloud of dust and debris.
Fortunately, the courageous driver managed to extract himself from the rubble without serious injury, but the car was definitively out of the race. Thus ended the adventure of the A.G. Alpha, not with a miserable breakdown, but with a heroic battle lost against mechanics and destiny.
Le Petit Journal – Grand Prix Report #2 (10 Juin 1900)
Magmort Dufarm : L’éclair
Dès le drapeau abaissé, la Magmort Dufarm Série I – Gamma pilotée par l’audacieux Louis Dufresne s’élança avec la vitesse d’un animal sauvage, provoquant les exclamations admiratives de la foule massée le long du parcours. Plus légère et plus nerveuse que nombre de ses rivales, elle semblait vouée à la grandeur.
Mais la passion et la vitesse sont des maîtresses exigeantes…
Dès les premiers kilomètres, Louis, peut-être grisé par l’excitation, commet une erreur de précipitation. Dans un virage serré, il aborde l’entrée de manière trop agressive, et en tentant de corriger sa trajectoire, projette violemment l’arrière du véhicule. Un nuage de poussière s’élève alors que la Gamma chancelante peine à retrouver la route. Un moment de silence pèse sur la foule avant qu’une acclamation ne s’élève des tribunes : Louis et la Gamma vont bien. Louis ne se laisse pas décourager. Il redémarre aussitôt le moteur, reprenant du terrain sur ses rivaux. Mais son erreur lui avait coûté du temps et de la confiance.
Après avoir repris un rythme plus contrôlé, Louis se montra plus calculateur, gagnant peu à peu du terrain. Mais à mi-course, un bruit irrégulier s’éleva du moteur – un léger raté, presque imperceptible, mais qui n’échappa ni au pilote ni à Gustave Armand, le mécanicien. Une perte momentanée de puissance, une hésitation dans le rugissement du moteur. Simple caprice du carburateur, ou mauvais présage ?
L’espoir fut vite dissipé. A peine entrés dans la quatrième section, Louis et Gustave entendirent un craquement sinistre. Une secousse, un violent dégagement de fumée et d’huile brûlante, suivi d’un craquement et d’un grincement métalliques, annonçant une panne irréparable.
Un nuage de fumée noire s’échappa du capot, et la Magmort Dufarm perdit toute sa puissance. Le moteur, après avoir rendu son dernier souffle, s’éteignit dans un râle mécanique tandis que la voiture s’arrêtait en roue libre sur le bord de la route de campagne.
Gustave tenta de forcer le redémarrage, de tirer le dernier effort des mécaniciens, mais rien n’y fit. N’importe quel autre aurait abandonné, mais Louis et Gustave n’étaient pas hommes à céder facilement. Refusant l’humiliation de l’abandon, ils travaillèrent tous les deux dur jusqu’à la nuit et s’efforcèrent de réparer leur monture cabossée.
S’ils réussirent finalement à faire redémarrer la voiture, cela ne dura que 20 kilomètres avant que, dans un dernier cliquetis, la Gamma ne subisse une dernière panne catastrophique.
Louis n’avait pas gagné la course. Mais ce jour-là, il avait conquis le cœur de beaucoup.
Le Petit Journal – Grand Prix Report #2 (10 Juin 1900)
Magmort Dufarm: The Lightning Bolt
As soon as the flag was lowered, the Magmort Dufarm Series I – Gamma, piloted by the audacious Louis Dufresne, leapt with the speed of a wild animal, drawing admiring exclamations from the crowd gathered along the course. Lighter and more nervous than many of its rivals, it seemed destined for greatness.
But passion and speed are demanding mistresses…
From the first kilometers, Louis, perhaps intoxicated by excitement, made a mistake in haste. In a tight bend, he approached the entrance too aggressively, and in trying to correct his trajectory, violently threw the rear of the vehicle. A cloud of dust rose as the shaky Gamma struggled to find the road again. A moment of silence weighed on the crowd before a cheer rose from the stands: Louis and the Gamma were alright. Louis did not let himself be put off. He immediately restarted the engine, making up ground on his rivals. But his mistake had cost him both in time and confidence.
After having resumed a more controlled pace, Louis showed himself to be more calculating, gradually gaining ground. But halfway through the race, an irregular noise rose from the engine – a slight misfire, almost imperceptible, but which escaped neither the driver nor Gustave Armand, the mechanic. A momentary loss of power, a hesitation in the engine’s roar. Was it a simple whim of the carburetor, or a dire omen?
Hope was quickly dispelled. Barely having entered the fourth section, Louis and Gustave heard a sinister crack. A jolt, a violent release of smoke and burning oil, followed by a metallic crunching and grinding, announcing an irreparable breakdown.
A cloud of black smoke escaped from the hood, and the Magmort Dufarm lost all strength. The engine, after giving its final breath, died out in a mechanical rattle as the car coasted to a stop on the side of the country road.
Gustave tried to force the restart, to pull the last effort of the mechanics, but nothing worked. Any other would have given up, but Louis and Gustave were not men to give in easily. Refusing the humiliation of giving up, they both worked hard into the night and pushed themselves to repair their battered mount.
While they managed to eventually get the car started again, it only lasted another 20 kilometers before, with a final rattle, the Gamma suffered a final catastrophic failure.
Louis had not won the race. But on this day, he had conquered hearts of many.
That was definitively expected
Louis and Gustave are going to have a little discussion : they enter with chassis number 02 because Louis already crashed the number 01 during testing…
Louis is not a bad driver, but he ask to much of the car. Maybe one day, Dufarm will be able to build a car that can match his expectations.
Love the challenge so fare!
Good job
