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Whaaam DTW - Le Mans 2030 / Free mod 1

Whaaam DTW - Le Mans 2030 / Free mod 1

Drive a childhood dream realized, a unique concept car born from passion and imagination.

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<i><span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">A little bit of backstory to explain why this mod exists:</span></i><br>
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Ever since I was a kid &#x2014; and probably just like you &#x2014; I&#x2019;ve only ever dreamed of cars. Machines that shake the walls of our modern arenas. Beasts that push the boundaries of what the real world allows. Fascinated by these metal sculptures, I spent my childhood watching them, drawing them, recreating them, and inventing new ones. Years went by, and my passion turned into a profession. After thousands of pages filled with sketches, I became a car designer.<br>
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In 2016, while I was still a design student doing an internship at a car manufacturer, I decided to enter the Michelin Challenge Design competition. The brief? Design an endurance prototype capable of winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2030. That&#x2019;s when I created my vision of the ultimate LMP: the DTW (which stands for Designed To Win).<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">The DTW features three wild innovations:</span><br>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Active aerodynamics</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An energy recovery system paired with four functional flaps (yes, they work in-game) that act as air brakes during deceleration</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">These flaps capture air, compress it, and feed it into a Tesla turbine mounted behind the cockpit &#x2014; working like a massive turbocharger</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Finally, the DTW is also equipped with 3D-printed tread band wheels that adapt in real time to changing surfaces or race conditions &#x2014; no pit stops required.</li>
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These deliberately unconventional ideas are paired with an aerodynamic design, a flat underbody, and a massive rear wing inspired by the cantilevered spoilers found on old Group C prototypes. In early 2017, out of 1,600 submissions from 80 countries, the DTW was selected as one of the 20 finalists and received an Honorable Mention. Today, even if this race car will probably never tear up the tarmac at Le Mans, it can now do so virtually. I truly hope it shares with you a piece of the joy and passion I felt when I designed it &#x2014; already 8 years ago!<br>
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This mod is, of course, far from perfect &#x2014; but its main goal is to share the passion and fun described above. Feel free to make it your own, bring it to life however you like, and don&#x2019;t hesitate to share your suggestions for improvements. And most importantly:<br>
<span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">Have Fun with it! That&#x2019;s what really matters.</span><br>
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Big thanks to ASMStudio (formerly ACFL) for helping me bring the car into AC.<br>
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Today, I&#x2019;m launching my own design studio &#x2014; Whaaam Labs &#x2014; focused on designing and creating original vehicles that live both in the real world and in our favorite sims. The goal is to share with you the behind-the-scenes process of vehicle design and modeling &#x2014; the kind that turned us into true enthusiasts.<br>
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<i><span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">Un petit bout d&#x2019;histoire pour t&#x2019;expliquer pourquoi ce mod existe :</span></i><br>
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Depuis tout petit et probablement comme toi je ne r&#xea;ve que de voitures, d&#x2019;engins qui font vibrer les murs de nos ar&#xe8;nes modernes, de machines qui repoussent les limites que nous impose le monde r&#xe9;el.<br>
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Passionn&#xe9; par ces sculptures de m&#xe9;tal, j&#x2019;ai pass&#xe9; mon enfance &#xe0; les regarder, les dessiner, les reproduire et en inventer. Les ann&#xe9;es ont pass&#xe9;es et ma passion s&#x2019;est transform&#xe9;e en m&#xe9;tier, apr&#xe8;s des milliers de feuilles griffonn&#xe9;es, je suis devenu designer automobile.<br>
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En 2016, alors que je suis encore en &#xe9;tudes de design en stage chez un constructeur automobile, je d&#xe9;cide de participer au concours Michelin Challenge Design. Ce concours propose aux participants de dessiner un prototype d&#x2019;endurance qui serait capable de gagner les 24 Heures du Mans en 2030. C&#x2019;est alors que je d&#xe9;cide de proposer ma vision de la lmp ultime, la DTW (pour Designed To Win).<br>
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<span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">La DTW est &#xe9;quip&#xe9;e de 3 innovations un peu folles</span> :<br>
elle dispose d&#x2019;une a&#xe9;ro active et d&#x2019;un syst&#xe8;me de r&#xe9;cup&#xe9;ration d&#x2019;&#xe9;nergie coupl&#xe9; &#xe0; 4 flaps (fonctionnel en jeu) qui servent d&#x2019;a&#xe9;rofreins lors des phases de freinage. Ces flaps capturent l&#x2019;air pour le comprimer et l&#x2019;envoyer &#xe0; une turbine tesla mont&#xe9;e derri&#xe8;re le cockpit et dont le fonctionnement se rapproche d&#x2019;un gigantesque turbo. Enfin la DTW dispose &#xe9;galement de roues &#xe0; bandes de roulements imprim&#xe9;es en 3D pour s&#x2019;adapter aux changements de surfaces ou de conditions en course en temps r&#xe9;el sans forc&#xe9;ment passer par la voix des stands (L&#x2019;ensemble de ces innovations et les sp&#xe9;cifications sont d&#xe9;crites plus pr&#xe9;cis&#xe9;ment dans le mod une fois install&#xe9;). Toutes ces innovations volontairement d&#xe9;cal&#xe9;es accompagnent un design a&#xe9;rodynamique ainsi qu&#x2019;un fond plat et un spoiler arri&#xe8;re immense qui tire son inspiration des ailerons arri&#xe8;re d&#xe9;port&#xe9;s fix&#xe9;s sur les anciens proto du Groupe C. D&#xe9;but 2017, parmi 1600 participations venant de 80 pays diff&#xe9;rents, la DTW est s&#xe9;lectionn&#xe9;e pour faire partie des 20 finalistes et re&#xe7;oit une mention honorable. Aujourd&#x2019;hui, m&#xea;me si cette voiture de course ne verra probablement jamais le jour ni ne brulera de gomme sur l&#x2019;asphalte de la Sarthe, elle peut le faire virtuellement et j&#x2019;esp&#xe8;re qu&#x2019;elle saura partager avec vous tout le plaisir et toute la passion que j&#x2019;ai mis &#xe0; la dessiner il y a 8 ans d&#xe9;j&#xe0; !<br>
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Ce mod est bien s&#xfb;r tr&#xe8;s perfectible et le but avec celui-ci est surtout de vous partager la passion et le plaisir d&#xe9;crites ci-dessus. Sentez-vous libre de la faire vivre comme vous le souhaitez et n&#x2019;h&#xe9;sitez pas &#xe0; me faire part des am&#xe9;liorations que vous aimeriez voir.<br>
<span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">Et surtout, Have Fun with it !!! C&#x2019;est le plus important.</span><br>
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Merci &#xe0; ASMStudio (anciennement ACFL) pour m&#x2019;avoir aid&#xe9; &#xe0; int&#xe9;grer la voiture dans AC.<br>
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Aujourd&#x2019;hui je lance mon propre studio de design &#x2013; Whaaam Labs - sp&#xe9;cialis&#xe9; dans le design et la cr&#xe9;ation de v&#xe9;hicules originaux qui trouvent leur place dans le r&#xe9;el aussi bien que dans nos simulations pr&#xe9;f&#xe9;r&#xe9;es. Le but est de partager avec vous les coulisses et le process de cr&#xe9;ation de design et de mod&#xe9;lisation des v&#xe9;hicules qui ont fait de nous des passionn&#xe9;s.<br>
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<hr><span style="color: rgb(226, 80, 65)">Credits:</span><br>
Property - WHAAAM Labs<br>
Design &amp; 3D model - Martin Chatelier<br>
Low poly Model - Pierre Cuisinier<br>
Mapping, Texturing &amp; Physics - Nicolas Navarro<br>
Copyright &#xa9; WHAAAM 2025, All Rights Reserved<br>
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