Although I haven't really played the other Forza Horizon games besides Forza Horizon 4, I've got a headcanon on how Forza Horizon 4 works in real-life. This head-canon is based on the view of someone who hasn't lived in the U.K. and hasn't really heard of the driving laws in the U.K. as well. Anyways, onto the Headcanon.
How the Festival came to be.
The Horizon Festival is a collaboration between Car Companies to see which brand is the best. Now obviously this wouldn't work if it wasn't a global "event", so the Festival is moved to a country every 5 or so years (similar to the Olympics in a way). The very first Festival, I like to believe, was not Forza Horizon 1, but rather a kind of Branch of the Forza Motorsport series. The "Horizon" Motorsport series had far fewer rules, kind of like Group B to Group A Rally in the 1980s (I personally like to believe that Group B and "Horizon" Motorsport happened at similar times).
However, due to Group B shutting down, many experienced race drivers backed out or their racing branches shut down. "Horizon" Motorsport was, for the most part shut down. The transition to the Horizon Festival that we know today, I think, happened in the 90s (as it seems Forza Horizon 1 happens in the 2000s like when the game released, and it seems the Horizon Festival stabilized and is gaining Celebrity attention).
In the early 1990s a Corporation is able to acquire some major abandoned racetracks and fully fix them up. The Corporation basically was planning on either selling them as test tracks or as places for advertisements. However, due to an overall lack of investors and potential buyers, they soon start hosting races. It's hoped that these races, as disorganized as hectic as they are, will bring people into the stands and they can get some of their money back. These races have almost little to no rules, and basically, allow any car of any type to race. These "Festival Races" soon gain popularity among the car cultures of the world. This piques the interest of major car companies, as this kind of racing basically brings back the question of what Horizon Motorsport was trying to answer. These companies try to negotiate some kind of deal with the Random Corporation, but as deals fall through, the car companies basically boot the corporation out of the thing they made.
The fallout of this occurrence was felt throughout. The Corporation soon fell into Bankruptcy, as a lack of funds prevented them from paying back any loans they would've taken before the trouble. The Car Companies soon created their own "Festival", borrowing some of the major quirks of the previous one. However, it was determined that basically taking someone and their car off the street and onto a racetrack was not suitable for the corporate image. So, rules were implemented that basically just wiped the slate clean except for maybe a few good drivers or upcoming rookies. New "Talent Scouts" searched all over the world for replacements. Lower divisions of other racing groups were selected, and these drivers are the ones you choose in the character menu (with some exceptions like Forza Horizon 3.)
This went over as poorly as you think. Soon multiple unsanctioned, even illegal, races began all over the world. These "Street Scenes" were comprised of anyone and of anything. From the retired Driver racing in a 60s Rustbucket to the Rich flooring it in Supercars. And soon the Street Scenes became so "bloated" that sub-groups were created. Things like Tuning Shops spread like wild-fire, while suped-up delivery services from anything as simple as ducks being sent around to supercars being sent to destinations. The Drift Club was founded at Street Scene's peak in popularity, though the Club saw a decline due to tragic incidents. Some groups are still located around the world with the title of Drift Club, such as the one in the U.K.
Anyways, The Festival was a huge hit in the latter half of the 90s. Popular Ads of the Festival brought international attention on an unseen scale. The first Festival most likely took place in either South America, Italy, or Japan, as racing in places like Russia, Canada, and China would be difficult in their own ways (at least with the latter two and places like North America and Britain would be later on).
Forza Horizon 3 and 4
So, over a decade has past since the Festival in North America. The Director of the First few Festivals stepped down after major Health Conditions forced a resignation. Forza Horizon 3's Festival has been behind schedule for the past 3 years due to miscommunication of the Board of Executives, and thus by the time the Festival comes around to Australia, it's under-developed. Thus, the new Director has to fill in for a part-time racing career while hiring the best in the Outback. Due to sheer luck and amazing coordination of the New Director, the 1st Festival of the 2010s goes off without a hitch. However, while on the way back to a meeting soon after the Festival's conclusion, the New Director is sadly killed by a major crash. This is why Kiera is now the new Director (unless something else happens in Forza 3).
Forza Horizon 4 occurs in the latter half of the 2010s, and marks Britains' first entry into the Festival. However, it's not like most other festivals in which certain cars have made an appearance, take for example the 1969 Dodge Charger. It turns out a cheeky photographer was able to sneak a photo of the requirements for racecars through inspection and posted it online. Sure enough, a Major Tuning Garage opened up, and hundreds of cars were able to get through. Kiera's hand was forced, as shutting down the event would mean terrible consequences for the Festival, perhaps even a second take of the "Horizon" Motorsport shutdown. And it's not like she could just stop the cars from coming through. If they tried, it would fuel outrage. So she had to let them through. (This explains Upgrade Heroes already being a name in Britain, the cars given to you at the beginning already being upgraded, and the fact that at the intro there are hundreds of different cars and drivers literally destroying property to try and get into races.)
Speaking of which:
Horizon Festival's Racing Protocols
The large number of racers entering cities, streets, and festivals provided multiple issues for, well, racing. For one, trying to host these races on tracks would provide issues with the number of cars that could be fielded. Moreover, it'd cost a fortune to try and rent large tracks. So, the original Founder of the Car Company's version of the Festival came up with some simple solutions.
- Tracks would be fielded on the roads.
- Any Tracks created would be passed through to appropriate authorities. (This is why some barriers in the game are basically just simple barriers that you'd see get placed down by cops or road workers)
- Any Tracks approved by the authorities would have all traffic diverted away from the main road course.
Now, there is also the fact that multiple races would be going on. In terms of Audiences, My headcanon basically is that they are similar to normal races of today.
However, there is the Elephant in the room.
The Wreckage points.
To put it simply, any sufficient damage caused while riding around (like you slamming your car through a fence or through multiple destroyable trees) brings you to the authorities. However, any damage caused while racing causes you to have a reduced payout, and your total point number is reduced by the total amount of damage you've caused (so If you smash a car through multiple power poles you'd be losing hundreds of dollars or credits).
Now this is more or less where my head-canon kind of ends (and this post is absolutely massive). What do you guys think? What's your headcanon for the Forza Horizon series?
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