Forza Horizon 3: A real American Le Mans hero

Le Mans weekend is upon us and it might be the ideal time to take a trip back memory lane on the real American hero that trumped Ferrari in their own game five decades ago. This is the Ford GT40, a real American Le Mans hero.



More specifically, it's the GT40 Mk.II that deserved the credit of Henry Ford's ambition to create a car that will humiliate Enzo Ferrari in Le Mans and it did with a crushing 1-2-3 finishing blow at the 1966 Le Mans endurance race. If it weren't for the likes of Carroll Shelby, the 7.0L V8 engine producing 485HP of power, the 4-speed gearbox made specifically for this engine, and the other American and European heroes involved in the development of the Mk.II GT40, Ford wouldn't succeed in the fight against Ferrari 50 years ago and because of the success of the GT40, the Americans are now part of the battle for global motorsport dominance.

Looking back fifty years ago and witnessing history repeated with the modern Ford GT, it's fair to say that the legendary Ford GT40 is too legendary to be forgotten by many car enthusiasts and its importance in America's involvement in motorsport-inspired the American Big Three to do the same in various motorsports no matter how good or bad they perform. I may be awestruck by the remarkable achievement Ford has ever done to create a racing machine that can beat Ferrari in Le Mans but this is no time to ramble more about it because...



...it's time to call on other drivers who have taste among vintage racers and see if the Ford GT40 lives up to its legend while donning a racing livery familiar to petrolheads and historians alike because this car isn't about being born for history. It was born to MAKE history. A real history maker, get it?



Even in the Australian fantasy land, this GT40 sure knows how to make history just like what it did back in 1966 at Le Mans. Man, it's great to be a Le Mans fan of some sort and I've never felt so pumped up getting ready to witness this weekend's Le Mans.

Tested by the Performance Points regulation

Ford GT40 Race Car in Monza

Since the "special" World Classic Car Series was here on the Seasonal Events section that lasts from 3/2/2011 19:00 EST to 3/16/2011 19:00 EST, I've checked it out for a while and unlike the past Seasonal Events that requires a right car with the right drivetrain but no tuning restrictions, I've been tested by the Performance Points regulation.

When I checked the Entry Requirements, not only I have to use cars from 1969 or earlier, the PP required is 550 or below. So how can I get a fast car under 550 Performance Points? My car of choice was the 1969 Ford GT40 Race Car, one of the most expensive Standard Tier cars on this game that you can get from either purchasing it at a very high price or win it in a B-Spec Endurance race. In default, this vintage racer has a Performance Points of 570, power output of 482HP, and weighs 998kg.

The problem was I cannot enter this race without the needed regulations so what I do was using the handy "Power Limiter" in the car's tuning section. I dropped the GT40 Race Car's power output to just 400 HP, giving me 547 Performance Points! With the dropped power met the PP regulations, I entered this race and I won all five races from Cape Ring, Laguna Seca, Monza, Tokyo, to the developer-generated Eifel Kart track.

My lesson was to find a car that is somewhat near 550, then use some power limiter to sacrifice power to decrease PP and the required PP should allow you to enter those strict races.

I'm sure most online players applied those strict regulations during online races.