Project Motor Racing confirms TVR, teases further ‘00s GT classics

Blackpool isn’t known for much apart from retirement homes, fish and chips, rickety rollercoasters and tacky lights.

But between 1964 and 2006, the seaside town was home to one of Britain’s preeminent sports car manufacturers, with global sales and brand awareness – TVR.

An abbreviation for the name ‘Trevor’, the predominantly fibreglass two-seaters earned a reputation for fearsome performance, a lack of driver aids (apart from elongated throttle pedal travel) and temperamental reliability.

One such example was the T400R, designed to be raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans event, but also used in competitions such as the British GT Championship and American Le Mans Series.

Perhaps its most successful season was 2003, taking podiums and race wins in the British series. It was beaten by the Mosler MT900R. Which is handly, as that American machine has been confirmed for embryonic sim racing title Project Motor Racing, and now the matching TVR has been teased.

An image has been released, focusing mainly on the rear haunches, but look closely and you can see the front of a second TVR in the same image following behind. The Straight4 Studios development team has also released the sound of the model’s uniquely straight-six engine.

2004-2005 GT Racing

Simultaneously, the development team has confirmed the inclusion of a 2004/’05 GT Class for Project Motor Racing – however, it’s not clear that all cars, tracks and liveries from this era will be included.

The announcement, for example, neither confirms nor denies tracks like Monza and Spa-Francorchamps, nor does it confirm the official championship names from the era in-game.

But, further images of the Lister Storm, Saleen S7-R, Gillet Vertigo and aforementioned Mosler and TVRs are included. Tracks confirmed so far include Lime Rock Park, Sebring and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, plus a teaser for South African venue Kyalami.

It’s not the only type of vehicle set for the title, as last year on the Traxon podcast, company founder Ian Bell confirmed that the car roster had expanded “outside of GT cars.”

The sim racing game will be published by, and use a graphics engine from, Farming Simulator custodian GIANTS Software. No release date is known, but it will hit both PC and console devices once complete.