On June 13 and 14 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, the world’s best drivers
and their finely tuned race cars will compete in the oldest and most
prestigious endurance race in the world, at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
To celebrate the 77th 24 Hours of Le Mans, Xbox 360 has partnered with
Peugeot Sport to host a press event at the Le Mans circuit together
with Peugeot Sport’s top driver, Stéphane Sarrazin. The event, held
in Peugeot Sport’s Hospitality at Le Raccordement announces the debut
of the famed Le Mans Le Sarthe and Bugatti circuits as well as a new
multi-class racing mode, all to be included in “Forza Motorsport 3”,
when the game launches exclusively on Xbox 360 in October. A
consultant to developer Turn 10 on the re-creation of the track for
Forza Motorsport 3, Stéphane took some laps on the in-game version of
LeMans with press prior to joining his Peugeot 908 teammates to
prepare for Saturday’s race.
In the true spirit of motorsport, no “Forza Motorsport 3” experience
is complete without the inclusion of the finely tuned and highly
engineered racing machines designed by the world’s most prestigious
racing teams. To that end, Xbox 360 also announced at Le Mans the
first set of more than 100 race cars that will featured in the game.
For the first time in Forza Motorsport history, fans will be able to
get into the cockpit of some of the world’s most famous race cars
including the Peugeot Sport 908, the Audi FSI Champion Racing R8 and
the Ferrari MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP. With the best graphics and
most realistically performing cars in gaming, “Forza Motorsport 3’
will let racing fans worldwide live out their love of motorsport like
never before.
Back in the U.S. this weekend, Xbox 360 and Audi North America invite
motorsport fans and media to the Audi Forum New York City for a host
of activities celebrating Le Mans. Among them, Xbox 360 and Audi
North America are hosting the AXF-24 Audi-Forza Challenge where nine
of North America’s top “Forza” drivers as determined by rankings on
Xbox LIVE will compete in a simulated 24-hour endurance competition
complete with regular pit stops to refuel and replenish as that
challenge themselves and each other on the just debuted Le Mans Le
Sarthe circuit in "Forza Motorsport 3." The competition runs
concurrent to the actual race in France with gamers being split into
three teams of three drivers, just like Le Mans racing teams then
compete to win an all-expenses paid trip for them and a guest to the
2010 24 Hours of Le Mans race hosted by Audi. Other activities for
media and guests include taking their own turns on Lemans in the Forza
Motorsport 3 racing pod, witness pit stop demonstrations featuring the
real-world Audi R8 and R10 Le Mans race cars as well as view a live
broadcast of the race from France. For more info or to register to
attend the events taking place at the Audi Forum New York in
Manhattan, visit
http://audiexp.com/axf24.html
With unparalleled physics, stunning graphics and more competition and
variety than any game before, “Forza Motorsport 3” captures the thrill
of Le Mans and brings it from the track to your living room this
October. For more information or to download in-game screen shots and
video showcasing some of the hottest race cars on the Le Mans in the
game, visit
http://forza.xbox.com
, or
http://edelmanadmin.psni.com/public/Forza%20Motorsport%203/
Among the more than 100 race cars in “Forza Motorsport 3” announced today:
Manufacturer
Model
Audi
#2 Audi Sport North America R10 TDI
Audi
#2 FSI Champion Racing R8
Bentley
#7 Team Bentley Speed 8
BMW
#15 BMW Motorsport V12 LMR
Cadillac
#6 Team Cadillac Northstar LMP-02
Ferrari
#30 MOMO Doran Racing F333 SP
Peugeot
#8 Peugeot Sport 908
Peugeot
#3 Peugeot Talbot Sport 905 EVO 1C
Porsche
#17 Racing Porsche AG 962c
Toyota
#3 Toyota Motorsports GT-ONE TS020
Audi
#8 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R10 TDI
Ferrari
#12 Risi Competizione F333 SP
