1496 – Ford v Ferrari (2019)

timespace coordinates: 1963 Los Angeles > 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans

Ford v Ferrari (titled Le Mans ’66 in some European territories) is a 2019 American sports action drama film directed by James Mangold and written by Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, and Jason Keller. The film stars Matt Damon and Christian Bale, with Jon Bernthal, Corrado Invernizzi, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, and Ray McKinnon in supporting roles.

The plot follows a determined team of American engineers and designers, led by automotive designer Carroll Shelby and his British driver, Ken Miles, who are dispatched by Henry Ford II and Lee Iacocca with the mission of building the Ford GT40, a new racing car with the potential to finally defeat the perennially dominant Ferrari racing team at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. (wiki)

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1278 – Forza Horizon 4 (2018 video game)

timespace coordinates: environment based in a fictional representation of the United Kingdom, in a region that includes condensed representations of Edinburgh, the Lake District (including Derwentwater), and the Cotswolds (including Broadway), among others, and features over 450 licensed cars.

Forza Horizon 4 is an open world racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios. It was released on 2 October 2018 on Xbox One and Microsoft Windows after being announced at Xbox’s E3 2018 conference. It is the fourth Forza Horizon title and eleventh instalment in the Forza series. The game is noted for its introduction of changing seasons to the series. (wiki)

system requirements: OS: Windows 10 version 15063.0 or higher. / DirectX: DirectX 12 API. / Memory: 8GB. / VRAM: 2GB. / Processor: Intel i3-4170 @ 3.7Ghz or Intel i5 750 @ 2.67Ghz. / Graphics card: Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or Nvidia GT 740 or AMD R7 250x.

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1250 – Rush (2013)

timespace coordinates: 1976 Formula One season

Rush is a 2013 biographical sports film centred on the Hunt–Lauda rivalry between two Formula One drivers, the British James Hunt and the Austrian Niki Lauda  during the 1976 Formula 1 motor-racing season. It was written by Peter Morgan, directed by Ron Howard and stars Chris Hemsworth as Hunt and Daniel Brühl as Lauda. (wiki)

1974: JAMES HUNT WITH HIS WIFE SUZI DURING THE BRITISH GRAND PRIX AT BRANDS HATCH. Mandatory Credit: Allsport UK/ALLSPORT

Some things in the film are exaggerated (like the Hunt–Lauda rivalry; in reality they had shared a flat early in their careers and were good friends), others downplayed (like Lauda’s wife’s shock at his disfigurement), and others invented (like Hunt beating up a reporter or the Nürburgring nickname being “the graveyard”; in fact Jackie Stewart had nicknamed it “the Green Hell”). (read more: historical accuracy)

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1241 – 198X (2019 arcade game)

timespace coordinates: Suburbia, just outside the City, sometime in 198X.

198X is an arcade epic. A coming-of-age story told through multiple games and genres, worlds and characters. Experience the thrill of shooting, driving, jumping, fighting and role-playing – combined with emotional, cinematic storytelling. This is a love letter to the golden age of arcade games – yet with a scope that was never possible in the actual 1980s.

This is 198X – where a new life is just 1 credit away.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows 8 / Storage: 4 GB available space

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