*THIS MOD REQUIRES CUSTOM SHADERS PATCH - Recommended version 0.1.79 or higher (!!! Avoid: 0.2.5 public & 0.2.6p1)*
Image 1: 1965 Le Mans 24 hours, N.A.R.T 365P2 #18
After months of painstaking work, we are proud to present to you, one of the most complex mods for Assetto Corsa ever, and I say this with some confidence, not just because we made it, but because it truly is the case.
This car, or should I say these three cars, are a direct result of suffering from completion complex, otherwise known as OCD. RacingSportscars is a beautiful website to scroll through and take in the history of every entry in every sportscar race ever, but, if you are a 3D modeler like me, it can also be a source of never-ending work. For better or worse, this has lead me to create almost every single body variation for the cars as seen in 1965, and some 1966 entries as well. Not accounting for the N.A.R.T Elefante Bianco, which I consider an altogether different car, these three mods allow you to completely change your cars appearance just by selecting a different skin! A lot of work, improvisation, tinkering, hacking, ext-configing, and other ing-ing has gone into this, but we are all the wiser and stronger for it, a lot has been learned in the process of making this mod that will allow for future projects to be just as expansive and fascinating as this one!
Practically my second mod after contributing the 1966 Ferrari 365P2 Drogo Spyder to the latest WSC60's Legends v1.2 pack, everything is scratch made. If you want to follow my creative process and future projects, contribute to this amazing hobby of mine, or even vote for, suggest or help design future projects, here is the link to my Patreon.
And if you wanna buy me a coffee (or a new GPU for Blender
) link to PayPal is above and HERE.
Image 2: 1965 Le Mans 24 hours, Berlinetta (with roof) 275P2 #22
History:
Ferrari scored the first outright victories for a mid-engined car at Le Mans in 1963 and 1964 with evolutions of the same car; the 250 P and 275 P. As a response to Ford's new GT40 program, a more substantial evolution was developed for the 1965 season; the 275/330 P2.
In many ways, the P2 was the refinement of the sports prototype it replaced. Carried over was the tried and trusted steel tubular spaceframe chassis with double-wishbone suspension on all four corners. The all aluminium bodywork was recognisably different. In an attempt to increase the aerodynamic efficiency of the design, the panels were wrapped more tightly around the mechanicals, while a narrower windshield was fitted. The roll-over hoop behind the driver doubled as a primitive aerofoil.
Image 3: 1965 Kyalami 9 hours, SCCA version 365P2 #1 David Piper
What Ferrari feared most about Ford's GT40 was the grunt of its considerably larger small block and later even big block V8s. Instead of simply increasing the displacement of the choice of V12s available, Ferrari decided to develop a new twin-cam head for the works cars. Available in 3.3- and 4-litre versions, the new four-cam V12s produced between 350 and 410 bhp. Not quite ready to sell the sophisticated new engine to customers, Ferrari also made the P2 available with a 4.4-litre single-cam V12; the 365 P2.
The first P2 debuted at the Daytona 2000 km, where it was fastest in qualifying but uncharacteristically was forced to retire with a rear axle failure, handing victory to one of the GT40s. Back in Europe, the P2s showed better form by setting the fastest time in the Le Mans test and then winning the Targa Florio, Nürburgring 1000 km, Monza 1000 km and Reims 1000 km. The race at Le Mans was not as successful with all P2s retiring from the race. Ferrari's honour was defended by a privately entered 250 LM, which scored the marque's final Le Mans win.
Image 4: 1966 Sebring 12 hours, Low Drag version 365P2 #26
For the 1966 season, Ferrari stepped up to the even more sophisticated 330 P3 and the remaining P2s were sold to privateers with single-cam V12s. Although not as well known as its achingly beautiful successors, the P2 did score four major victories in its single season of works racing.
Credits:
As ever, none of this would have been possible without the helping hands of one of the nicest, most welcoming, most creative and passionate communities I have ever been part of on the internet, the historic AC community. Most of all, big thanks to the WSC Legends Team, Bazza, Pasta, ValentinK and all the others who have in a short frame of time welcomed me as one of their own, and helped me with years of modding knowledge in bringing you this virtual piece of history.
3d Model by: NPanic
Animations: LucasM, NPanic
Textures: NPanic
Physics and Config: Bazza & Team WSC Legends
Sounds: Felix789, Kunos (330P2 sourced from Kunos 330P4)
Skins: Racer_Eevee (Fat_Cat123), NPanic, Pasta
The model is encrypted!
Known issues:
- Mirrored Ferrari logo in the front: CM > Settings > CSP > General if you turn off 'mesh optimisations' it will solve this.
Check the changelogs in the Updates section for more info!
And some more pictures to take in the variation and feast your eyes:
Image 1: 1965 Le Mans 24 hours, N.A.R.T 365P2 #18
After months of painstaking work, we are proud to present to you, one of the most complex mods for Assetto Corsa ever, and I say this with some confidence, not just because we made it, but because it truly is the case.
This car, or should I say these three cars, are a direct result of suffering from completion complex, otherwise known as OCD. RacingSportscars is a beautiful website to scroll through and take in the history of every entry in every sportscar race ever, but, if you are a 3D modeler like me, it can also be a source of never-ending work. For better or worse, this has lead me to create almost every single body variation for the cars as seen in 1965, and some 1966 entries as well. Not accounting for the N.A.R.T Elefante Bianco, which I consider an altogether different car, these three mods allow you to completely change your cars appearance just by selecting a different skin! A lot of work, improvisation, tinkering, hacking, ext-configing, and other ing-ing has gone into this, but we are all the wiser and stronger for it, a lot has been learned in the process of making this mod that will allow for future projects to be just as expansive and fascinating as this one!
Practically my second mod after contributing the 1966 Ferrari 365P2 Drogo Spyder to the latest WSC60's Legends v1.2 pack, everything is scratch made. If you want to follow my creative process and future projects, contribute to this amazing hobby of mine, or even vote for, suggest or help design future projects, here is the link to my Patreon.
And if you wanna buy me a coffee (or a new GPU for Blender
) link to PayPal is above and HERE.Image 2: 1965 Le Mans 24 hours, Berlinetta (with roof) 275P2 #22
History:
Ferrari scored the first outright victories for a mid-engined car at Le Mans in 1963 and 1964 with evolutions of the same car; the 250 P and 275 P. As a response to Ford's new GT40 program, a more substantial evolution was developed for the 1965 season; the 275/330 P2.
In many ways, the P2 was the refinement of the sports prototype it replaced. Carried over was the tried and trusted steel tubular spaceframe chassis with double-wishbone suspension on all four corners. The all aluminium bodywork was recognisably different. In an attempt to increase the aerodynamic efficiency of the design, the panels were wrapped more tightly around the mechanicals, while a narrower windshield was fitted. The roll-over hoop behind the driver doubled as a primitive aerofoil.
Image 3: 1965 Kyalami 9 hours, SCCA version 365P2 #1 David Piper
What Ferrari feared most about Ford's GT40 was the grunt of its considerably larger small block and later even big block V8s. Instead of simply increasing the displacement of the choice of V12s available, Ferrari decided to develop a new twin-cam head for the works cars. Available in 3.3- and 4-litre versions, the new four-cam V12s produced between 350 and 410 bhp. Not quite ready to sell the sophisticated new engine to customers, Ferrari also made the P2 available with a 4.4-litre single-cam V12; the 365 P2.
The first P2 debuted at the Daytona 2000 km, where it was fastest in qualifying but uncharacteristically was forced to retire with a rear axle failure, handing victory to one of the GT40s. Back in Europe, the P2s showed better form by setting the fastest time in the Le Mans test and then winning the Targa Florio, Nürburgring 1000 km, Monza 1000 km and Reims 1000 km. The race at Le Mans was not as successful with all P2s retiring from the race. Ferrari's honour was defended by a privately entered 250 LM, which scored the marque's final Le Mans win.
Image 4: 1966 Sebring 12 hours, Low Drag version 365P2 #26
For the 1966 season, Ferrari stepped up to the even more sophisticated 330 P3 and the remaining P2s were sold to privateers with single-cam V12s. Although not as well known as its achingly beautiful successors, the P2 did score four major victories in its single season of works racing.
Credits:
As ever, none of this would have been possible without the helping hands of one of the nicest, most welcoming, most creative and passionate communities I have ever been part of on the internet, the historic AC community. Most of all, big thanks to the WSC Legends Team, Bazza, Pasta, ValentinK and all the others who have in a short frame of time welcomed me as one of their own, and helped me with years of modding knowledge in bringing you this virtual piece of history.
3d Model by: NPanic
Animations: LucasM, NPanic
Textures: NPanic
Physics and Config: Bazza & Team WSC Legends
Sounds: Felix789, Kunos (330P2 sourced from Kunos 330P4)
Skins: Racer_Eevee (Fat_Cat123), NPanic, Pasta
The model is encrypted!
Known issues:
- Mirrored Ferrari logo in the front: CM > Settings > CSP > General if you turn off 'mesh optimisations' it will solve this.
Check the changelogs in the Updates section for more info!
And some more pictures to take in the variation and feast your eyes:
