Race Motors

## Info

**Race Motors** is a manufacturer active in the BW2 Cars Community. It is commonly shortened to literally **RM** and referenced in the badge. They have a division sub-brand, Race Motors Suomi, whose cars are badged as Race Motors cars, but built to a different specification.

Their flagship lineup is the G Family. As Race Motors focuses exclusively on performance, they are usually known by their cars' strict ownership statuses, they do not make any form of economy or budget cars, and are famously hard to own.

Race Motors deals with tuning and design commissions from other manufacturers, such as the development of the ST Motors Prototype TD1, and the design of the Nitrium Z Hypernova. Race Motors also holds a close relationship with Nitrium Z Motors and Exceeding Limits, receiving parts and development work from both.

## Ownership Policy

Race Motors has a strict ownership policy for all of their cars. Each and every owner are extensively screened before they are allowed to own a car. This is to prevent "unacceptable car mistreatment", and Race Motors has chips implanted on all cars that will disable if the policy is violated, and they will collect the car or take legal action.

* The owner must be obliged to own, care for, and drive (in most occasions) the car for the following 3 years. Resale is not allowed for any reason other than returning the car to Race Motors.
* The price will never be modified, and all cars will have and sell for their advertised price, regardless of the situation. Race Motors will always refit and refurbish the car to new condition before listing the car back for sale.
* The owner must have history of owning and driving previous high end vehicles, to determine that the owner will not needlessly "garage queen" their car.
* The owner must bring the vehicle to service to official RM-Certified autoshops, or have engineers fly to collect and service the car.
* For the first month of ownership, the car must be driven as much as possible, and a "reasonable" amount of miles must be accumulated.
* Bringing cars to track meets is not only allowed, but encouraged, to show off and let the car reach its full potential regularly.
* Tampering with the vehicle in any way that is more than performance enhancing is not allowed, and performance mods must be worked with at a certified autoshop.

## History

   Race Motors' history was primarily separated into 2 parts. The old-era, and new-era of Race Motors, defining the 2 separate points of time where Race Motors was active.

### Old Era

#### 2014 - 2015

Race Motors' story began in 2014, when it was founded. Race saw the opportunities in manufacturing racing karts, so the brand was predominately focused on producing high performance karts for racing. Over time, the brand gained a large following for their engineering quality, and Race Motors was often seen advertising their research and development. In late 2015, however, things were different, as they were showcasing their first in-house engine for a car, named the F41. They also started their Race Motors Development Programme at this point in time.

#### 2016 - 2018

Race Motors was rumoured to be designing a full-sized car during the beginning of 2016. They were originally thought of designing engines to outsource to other brands, but leaks found prototype images of their upcoming vehicle. Later, they announced the Race Motors G10, with a projected price of ₭365M LAK (about $45K USD in 2016), and a total production number of 250. People were interested, given their following in karts, and a brand entering the automobile sector, which was rare at the time. At the end of 2016, the G10 was able to make it into production, selling for about ₭350M LAK (about $43K USD). During that time, they experimented with the Race Motors X20, a grand tourer, but with a higher price and small production number, the car sold very few, and was discontinued a few weeks afterwards. After this failure, Race Motors came back with the Race Motors G10 Track Edition, a high performance variant of the G10, exclusive to Development Programme members. It was received very well, despite the production count of 25 models, and paved the path to Race Motors' entry into racing. In 2018, Race Motors built the Race Motors G10 Xtreme Edition, a performance upgrade over the G10T, for the Horizon Ultimate class, and raced in 2018 and 2019. During this point in time, however, Race Motors fell into financial stress, and was forced to go into hiatus to prevent further loss.

### New Era

#### 2020 - 2021

In 2020, Race Motors was hinting to a new production car, with rumours rotating around a successor to the G10. During the 2020 Göteborg Worldwide Autoshow, Race Motors' founder was a part of the autoshow, and stated, "One day, Race Motors will return to the streets, it is not easy to make us disappear, and next year, we will not disappoint you." During this time, the Race Motors Touring Division 1 Concept Car, and International Touring Car Division 1 were announced. In the 2021 Göteborg Worldwide Autoshow, Race Motors unveiled 2 new cars, the Race Motors X1G Evolution, and Race Motors M55 TD1, marking a new beginning in the Race Motors story. These cars were the first to be powered by pure bio-ethanol rather than petrol, owing to the new infrastructure in place around the world. These cars also utilized hybrid systems, powered by Nitrium Z Motors powertrains. Along with the new powertrains, the cars used a new design, with angular edges and wing shaped designs, using a little used discovery, Ground Effect, where cars were designed around this principal. Race Motors also collaborated with other brands, and built cars such as the ST Motors Prototype TD1. At the end of 2021, Race Motors announced the statement, "The legacy will live on, and soon, we will reveal what the silent years have brought us, bringing the past and the future together."

#### 2022

In the 2022 Göteborg Worldwide Autoshow, the Race Motors G20 was revealed, as a second generation flagship supercar, built on a new chassis, succeeding the G10, and utilizing the X1G's design language and development. Also at the autoshow, the Race Motors M55 was revealed, as a budget offering for racing oriented fans, utilizing a lesser powertrain, but with more downforce, and racing inspired styling, built on the M55 TD1's chassis. Later in 2022, the Race Motors G20 Track Edition was revealed, as an extremely high performance track car, utilizing parts from the Race Motors X1GR, and G20 TD1. In the middle of 2022, Race Motors shocked the world, with the Race Motors Photon, which was a cross-development hypercar, built by Race Motors, Nitrium Z Motors, and Exceeding Limits. The car would go onto become the fastest car in the world, reaching a top speed of 326 MPH, smashing the record by over 50 MPH, with an alien-like design. Later, Race Motors formally registered their new sub-division, Race Motors Suomi, and worked with them to create their newest achievement, the Race Motors X1 - Viimeinen Hallitsija, meaning "The Final Ruler", which is currently the most aerodynamic vehicle in the world, setting lap records from track to track.

#### 2023

Race Motors was going through a restructuring at the beginning of 2023, and is currently looking into new vehicle designs to succeed their current lineup. On April 15th, 2023, they arose and announced the fruit of their inactivity, with the new Race Motors Future Vision, a concept vehicle that previews the future of Race Motors, utilizing the Motion design codename. On May 5th, they announced the finale of their G20 family, with the Race Motors G20 Xtreme Edition, signaling the end of the G20 production lifecycle, with a limited 3 production allocation, already being sold out at the time of announcement. On June 12th, ahead of the 2023 Göteborg Worldwide Autoshow, they unveiled the Race Motors Green Arrow, an electric successor to the failed A10. During July 1st, Race Motors announced that due to technical issues, they would not be able to participate in that year's autoshow, but instead the founder would enter as an announcer. They then confirmed the Race Motors G3 and Race Motors M6, along with the production version of the Green Arrow, and a possible 4th production car.

### Miscellaneous

#### Blockmans Controversy

An incident between May 18th and May 19th occurred with the sanctioning body of the Blockmans and the Race Motors X1GR racecar, Race Motors ejected from the competition, stating a serious concern with safety, trust and handling of the car, along with incorrect placement, this was enough to set off the otherwise passive management of the manufacturer. Following the incident, Race Motors has completely left all racing environments other than the 2 divisions they've started. They've become increasingly wary after the incident and no longer allow viewing or interaction with their racing cars outside of races, and haven't stated the condition of the Chassis #02B X1GR since. It was later revealed that the car was converted into the Race Motors X1GR Evolution.

## Trivia

* Race Motors uses the 2 racing numbers **#53** and **#37** as a reference to 1953, the year Laos officially became an independent country, and 1637, the year Laos entered its cultural and economical golden age.
* They originally based their cars remotely on designs of real world cars, the G10 being loosely on a 2005 Ford GT and the X20 being based on the Ferrari F40.
* The founder originally considered naming the company R/T, denoting the use of their Karts for racing on tracks.