Watson’s history goes back to 1950 when, as a mechanic, he built his own car for the Indy 500 which Dick Rathmann drove. Watson dominated the manufacturing of the cars, at a time when Formula One machines were just starting to influence design. Indy racing is part of the US culture, and in the early 1960s A.J. – Pit stops: All four tires, 40 to 60 us gal. – Tires: Bias ply Firestones, front 7.60×16 (nominal), rear 8×18 (nominal), 50 psi, threads were showing after 51-52 laps at Indy, wear pattern on all four tires = inside of corner, described as noisy – Rigid front/rear axles with torsion bars Offy, +-500 lbs, 2 speed, estimated +-400hp, running at 6000 rpm (ref1 p.84), fuel consumption 1 us gal/3.0 mile, exterior oil tank +-15 quarts – Weight without driver and fuel: +-1600 lbs, 60% to the left – Speed: top 186 mph Texas (1963), end of Indy straights : 170 mph, Indy turns : +-140 mph
This rFactor 1 mod has been converted to rFactor 2, upgraded as much as possible, then had some physics tweaks and tires added from the ISI team. This project is dedicated to the late Indy driver Len Sutton, and to racing historian Gordon Eliot White who both helped with the mod. To borrow a phrase from the community, “A not so quiet release of loud cars!” We proudly present a third-party legendary classic from 1960 Indianapolis, the oval series Gasoline Alley, this from another group of talented 3PA partners: Gilles Benoit and Bill Guillaume.
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