The Motorsport Program Ch. 1: TCR [Entries Closed,Reviewing in Process]

[David_Herrera]

The Motorsport Program Chapter 1: TCR

Year 2027

It’s time for your brand to go into motorsports!

Challenge Lore

In 2025, as AI became more advanced and affordable, major automotive brands laid off most of their senior engineers and designers, replacing them with junior staff supported by AI assistance to reduce costs and increase revenue.

Many of the senior engineers, upset about losing their jobs to machines, decided to create a new automotive brand with the sole objective of surpassing the major manufacturers… and the best way to do that was on the racetrack.

A New Brand arrives

Meet Zephyr:

Zephyr was a low end car manufacturer based in South America, they struggled to emerge from the local market due to reliablity problems and high cost, After the massive lay off of senior engineers in 2025, a Chinese holding bought Zephyr, contracted many of that senior engineers and improve its facilities, with many trade routes alliances, innovations in supply chain and the expertise of the team behind it, Zephyr rapidly became one of the best automotive brands of the world.

Zephyr TC

Meet Zephyr Motorsport:

Zephyr directives and engineers were eager to compete with the brands that understimated them, parallel to their brand success, Zephyr philosophy born directly from motorsports, all the models Zephyr started building was inspired in many motorsport categories all around the globe like the TC, Rally1, GT3 and HY (Yeah, I spoiled the next chapters, great storytelling huh?), with the main goal of enter the same silhouette into racing, this is not only a great marketing move, but reduced many costs in R&D.

Zephyr TCR

In 2027, you became the CEO of the automotive brand you always dreamed as a kid, you rise all the way up in the ranks thanks to your love for cars, but you are also a big motorsport fan.

You saw the rise of Zephyr in the motorsport world, you supported them at first for being the underdog, but as they raced, you also saw the crushing domination Zephyr was doing in every major motorsport series since they arrived

Zephyr’s domination also reached the public market, breaking their sales records every quarter and continuing to grow… directly impacting your company’s revenue.

On the track, you saw customer teams abandoning their cars to switch to Zephyr machines. What saddens you even more is how the world’s major motorsport series are slowly turning into one-make championships dominated by Zephyr.

The board of directors is urgently demanding action, and you’ve come up with the solution to save both yourself and your company… You will launch a Motorsport program

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Game Rules

• This is my first challenge :D, i read all the available FIA documentation on the TCR cars to make it as realistic as possible, but as FIA documents kinda wants everyone to make the same car, i removed some regulations to let people also be creative, and finding the “loophole” in a technical regulation that i found very limitant
• Stable versions submissions only (My Automation is very slow and i can´t switch between versions as quick as i need, i will try to welcome Al Rilma in a future chapter but is still TBD)
• You are the manufacturer for a Customer/Factory race team, you must design both a Road car and a Race car from the following ruleset stated bellow
• Both Cars must be capable for exporting to Beamng, as the main scoring of the challenge will be held by me, driving your cars into 2 time trials (one by car, you can check up the time trials in scoring system table), you´ll send me the .car archive and i will export them to Beamng, practice and race them and register the times, if you dont have beamng dont worry, i will tell you what´s happening with the car if any fixture breaks the car, careful with putting fixtures in tyres or suspension beams, anyhow if you need a reference i will attach the TC and TCR .car archives to you to reference, both cars run smoothly on Beamng, time trials are not the the only way to have points, there will be various bonuses for all designers with automation stats to spice the scoring tables

Zephyr_-_TC.car (69.4 KB)

Zephyr_-_TCR.car (70.3 KB)

• In General rules you can find a ruleset that Both Road and Race versions must comply with, specific things for each version will be shown in their respective version table

General rules

• Trim Model and Engine year must be 2020
• Sedan or Hatchback models only (B or C segment car, I will not judge in Automation classification of models, but in general looks and realism)
  
• 2.6 Wheelbase Maximum (Rounded, i will look for the first decimal, Obviously not Kei Cars Allowed)
• The Road and Race Model MUST have the same engine without modifications from one to another
• Maximum techpool cost is $45M, Minimum techpool is 0. Quality sliders have a maximum of +5, negative quality sliders are allowed
• Techpool and Quality sliders can be changed between cars as much as you like, still it has to comply with the restrictions mentioned before

Engine Requirements

• Must Comply with WES 11 Emissions
• Only Turbocharged engines up to 2000cc maximum are allowed
• 350hp is the maximum peak power allowed in the engine, no matter the RPM where the peak is located
• Must have 4 cylinders, Engine configuration is free of choice.
• RON 98 Unleaded only
• Engine Can´t have any racing parts (Understand the race parts to any part which contain “Race” in its label)
• Engine Stress must be 0% on all parts apart from power Loss

• Reliability must be above 50

Road Car Rules

• Chassis: Free of Choice
• Drivetrain: Free of choice as long is not race parts (If the road car is AWD it must have a 50-50 power split)
• Wheels: Radial Hard Long Life only, Only 18 or 19 rims are allowed, Tyre width must be 235 in both axles, tyre diameter free of choice, rim material free of choice
• Brakes: Free of choice.
• Aerodynamics: Free of choice
• Interior: Must have at least 5 seats, reduced size seats allowed, and must have some type of infotainment or superior
• Driver aids: Steering free of choice, minimum TC+ABS is required, Advanced 20s, weight free of choice.
• suspension: Free of choice.
• EXTERIOR DESIGN: Only Chassis Tunnel size ATS are allowed to allow more comfortable interior designs
• Has a cost cap of $50.000.

Race Car Rules

• Chassis: Panel Material is free of choice,any space frame chassis is required, chassis material free of choice, engine placement must comply to be FWD, maximum suspension is double wishbone
• Drivetrain: Must be FWD, must have a 6 Speed sequential gearbox, Gearing setup is free of choice, differential free of choice.
• Wheels: Radial Race Hard Compound only sponsored by AVUM, Race tyre P270/35R18 122W (Rim and tyre profile are fixed but width is maximum), rim material and design is free of choice, all 4 tyres must have the same size (Provided that it is metal)
• Brakes: Free of choice.
• Aerodynamics: Undertray: None or Semi-Clad allowed,Active Aero: None, Maximum front and rear wing angles are 50, both airflow sliders are free of choice .
• Interior: Must have at least 1 seat, Race interior is mandatory, Can have any type of entertainment only if the main porpouse will be add weight
• Driver aids: Steering free of choice as long is not electric, Only TC+ABS is allowed, Advanced 20s, weight and weight optimization is free of choice as long as it complies with the minimum overall car weight of 1212 kg.
• Suspension: Free of choice.
• INTERIOR DESIGN: Must have an interior with a complete chassis rollcage, racing bucket seat for driver is required
• INTERIOR DESIGN: Race car Aesthetics of a race car is desirable (Trimmed interior, digital dashboards,etc)
• EXTERIOR DESIGN: , widebody arches, spoiler/aero kits, and body modifications are allowed while it maintains the aesthetics and silhouette of the road car
• EXTERIOR DESIGN:Wheel Offset Advanced trim setting is allowed for the race car to fit a body kit,Chassis Tunnel size ATS are allowed to allow more comfortable interior designs, all other sliders in ATS must be 0 or default
• Race Car doesn´t have any cost cap, it must still have the same engine as the road car though.

Scoring Sytem

The Bottom Crank car of the year awards:

New Zealand TV show “Bottom Crank” always rate all the new road cars that came up on the market in the year, this is the perfect opportunity for your car to beat Zephyr on the road scene.
The Zephyr TC holds the record in the handling Course in the Automation Test track with a time of 1:36.291

All Entries will run on the handling course and set the best time, the last place will be awarded 1 point and will go up 2 point for every position above, example: 10 entries: 10th=1pt, 9th=3pts… 2nd=17pts, 1st= 19 pts

Also Bonus points will be given for the cars that exceed in the following stats on automation

• +3 Points for Most reliable engine
• +3 Points for the road car with the most Sportiness
• +2 Points for the Cheapest road car
• +2 points for Best Fuel economy road Car

+1 point for Beating Zephyr´s time by the driver in BeamNG(This point will go to every car that beats the time)

Bottom Crank Car of the year award and Handling course Layout

Automation Touring Car Challenge Round 1: Italy:

The ATCC will head to the brand new Street circuit of Norte in Italy for this year season starter race, all teams will bring up their new formulas to beat Zephyr domination, in Norte Street circuit, is all about speed and precision, cars with great handling and acceleration will have an advantage. Zephyr Qualy time is 1:46.671, is your turn to show them who is the boss.

All Entries will run on the Norte Circuit and set the best time, the last place will be awarded 1 point and will go up 2 point for every position above, example: 10 entries: 10th=1pt, 9th=3pts… 2nd=17pts, 1st= 19 pts

+1 point for Beating Zephyr´s time by the driver in BeamNG(This point will go to every car that beats the time)

A Photo of both Zephyr TCR going 1-2 and claiming the championship last year on Hiroshi Raceway and the Norte Circuit Layout

Inspiration

Lynk & Co 03 FL TCR

Hyundai Elantra N TCR

Honda Civic Type R

Other Homologated TCR race cars

Submissions

• In the trim and engine names please fill it with TMPC1_ForumUsername. In the model and engine variant fill it with your brand and model. That will keep things easy for me to save the results

• Car Submission will be open to Oct. 6th (It can be extended to 1 week or 2 if not enough quorum), also an ad for the road car an a dossier for the race car also need to be posted (It can be posted after Oct 6.)
• In the road car ad you will sell your car to the public, on the race car, you are selling it to a customer team so instead of an ad, a technical brochure of how to drive the car and specs will be more appreciated by the team (And myself as i know there what to expect to practice and do the laps)
• All submissions laptimes for both cars will be posted on my youtube channel for transparency on the results, you can see both Zephyr laptimes there
• https://www.youtube.com/@FFIBnG

Changelog

13/09/2025: Reworked the aerodynamics setting for the race car
14/09/2025: Reworked the techpool requirements, Wheelbase rounded indication, Adding tunnel chassis size into ATS for both cars, integrate a conditional in the submission close date
17/09/2025: Race car tyre width changed from mandatory to maximum

[abg7]

Body molding shaped to resemble aero fixtures doesn’t count as functional aero, obviously. Actual aerodynamic fixtures, on the other hand, can be used, but with downforce set to 0 at both axles. I don’t think any kind of undertray would be allowed, either.

[David_Herrera]

You´re correct, no undertray allowed

[Izuna]

So I’m a bit confused on this, why would the race car NOT have any aero on it yet must still resemble one with standard race car features? Make it make sense please

[David_Herrera]

Nice question, maybe i didnt explain myself very clear, as none aero i say no Undertray is allowed, as TCR car doesnt have any sophisticated floor underneath it, I will check on the aero Sliders, i think if you put a Lip fixture or spoiler fixture it will automatically enable the sliders, a with 0 angle i wanted to dont give so much downforce to this race cars, as the driving of these cars are more on tyre traction instead of aero, but i´ll check it up, i will correct it today, as i understand is a bit contradictory with the fact that all cars have to had a big wing

[mart1n2005]

The TCR cars in the pictures clearly have aero wings and front splitters.

“0” sliders isn’t the same as the sliders being greyed out as well I don’t think

Also what the no tech pool and no quality too?

[David_Herrera]

I understand, i will rework the aero specs requirements based on the comments, thanks for the feedback. Hope to have the final version for monday with all requirements solved

0 techpool for all cars were made so everyone can have the same costs, Quality sliders can be negative but not above 0, it was decided based that we are in the near future anyway, all the cars will be made in the future, and saying a negative slider is having current day components

[RyoMotoCo]

maybe set the aero to no positive downforce or underbody for street and then set race to like 300LBS (136KG) total of downforce.

I like the techpool and quality at 0, some of us aren’t very good at adjusting to get full advantage haha

[David_Herrera]

Jummm there is no kg requirement for the wings in the FIA technical docs, i will state a minimum and maximum wing angle value based on the Wing design in the regulations, also for the front splitter, and reviewing again the doc, i will allow a undertray for the aero

[abg7]

With a universal tech pool setting of 0 across the board, should there be trim and/or variant PU/ET limits instead?

[David_Herrera]

There will be none, Techpool is 0 to have everyone play with the same costs, the only restraint for the road car will be the price

[Riley]

@David_Herrera

0 techpool for all cars were made so everyone can have the same costs,

I disagree, 0 techpool is essentially your 2020 year. It doesn’t make sense for your challenge to use 0 when default is the same thing? Quality is how well the part is made, as such more quality makes it better but more expensive, it has nothing to do with the year that the part came out. Having more techpool just means it’s cheaper to produce said part because it’s been around for longer.

So, for 2027 you’d want +7 all round (although default +5 is fine) and then quality ontop to differentiate brands from a shitbox to a performance oriented one. Otherwise you are going to get 3 copy paste entries because that’s what’s fastest.

@David_Herrera

2.6 Wheelbase Maximum

Is this a hard limit or rounded?

@David_Herrera

all other sliders in ATS must be 0 or default

What about hiding the chassis for interiors?
What about wheel offset as well as chassis width?

[David_Herrera]

1. Reviewing that, i think you´re right, i will remove the 0 techpool for a 45 million techpool with a minimum of 0 instead, and remove any quality sliders restriction, this will let everyone do different combinations as price, hp and weigth are already the restrictions

2. Rounded, i will only look the first decimal.

3. Wheel offset ATS is allowed in the rules only for the race car. But as i know the tunnel size can be obstructive for interior design, i will allow this ATS in both cars, but chassis width must remain the same, as this ATS also change the wheel axle width and a don´t have a width restriction for cars

[RyoMotoCo]

worth noting for non beam players, the track width in ATS can make the steering angle more aggressive and even break the steering wheels so keep that in mind making you cars.
(not hijacking your forum just a friendly tip or reminder for non beam players)

[David_Herrera]

Thanks for the tip, all comments are accepted

[David_Herrera]

The Motorsport Program Chapter 1: TCR

Challenge is Open

See you on track!

[breadtheloaf]

for the race car tires, what if the body I picked literally can not have that tire, the rear tires are compliant but the front tires won’t go any wider than 265. am I going to have to start from scratch just because of this?

[David_Herrera]

Welp, thet is indeed a great question, i thougth in TCR all manufacturers run the same tyre (As F1) but nope, i entered again in the FIA regs and in found its maximum instead of fixed, so yeah i will allow your tyres but the condition in the rules state that all 4 wheels must be identical, like the road car, i will need to have a better reading comprehension lol

[breadtheloaf]

The DT Talon

The Talon is an all aluminium, 4 door, front wheel drive sedan with a twin turbo, 2 litre boxer 4 engine with twin turbos that produces 326 horsepower and 265nm of torque. with a maximum rev limit of 9200rpm. It can reach up to 304kph, and can get to 100 in 6.3 seconds. it weighs 1390 kilograms and features active sport suspension. With a Sporty interior featuring a HUD, and still only drinking 9 liters of 98 octane gasoline per 100 kilometers, It’s an absolute steal!*

*For $49,500

(Race car coming soon)

[breadtheloaf]

Good afternoon Driver, This here will be your car. The triple 2 Flosonic Talon. It understeers quite a lot at high speed, so you’ll need to brake accordingly and sometimes a bit early through corners, but this is offset by its acceleration, it can go from zero to a hundred in just over 4 seconds. Accelerating out of corners onto the straights is where you’ll make up the most time as it has a top speed of about 315 kilometers per hour