Created some simple starting-point textures on the background city, and added some other details and shapes there.
Fiddled with the volume fog, background image sky is now in the composition, adjusted colors etc.
Still a lot to do, I need a pilot, the livery is not working at all, light beams are crazy, camera depth of field and color balance need work, tires and most details lack textures...
Might get very very tight with the deadline.
Worked more on all aspects, trying to get more contrast and color everywhere.
Created our brave pilot too, say hello to Carlos!
He's a legless meat-bag really, you just see the helmet from this angle anyway. A lovely chap, he still needs some materials and textures.
I think I will make a Bonneville-hotrod style livery. Kind of that paint would not stay in good shape with the high speeds and temperatures, so they didn't bother painting it. Only simple stripes or such, and stickers which are easy to replace after a race or two when they've been ripped off by the air.
Small steps, but going forward. Few days left!