If you ever played Papyrus’ seminal Grand Prix Legends then you’ve read his name. Rich began working as a tester on NASCAR Racing (1994) and was with Papyrus at the end. In this interview, published in 2022, we discuss his time at the legendary studio and the design of Grand Prix Legends, including initial feelings of hurt at not being asked to join iRacing.
As a direct ancestor of iRacing, the ‘Grand Prix Legends engine’ had multiple stock car racing false starts, before eventually releasing as NASCAR Racing 4. The original NASCAR 3, cancelled and replaced by one that used NASCAR 2’s engine, is barely remembered.
First seen in sim racing with IndyCar Racing (1993). This car with the #1 Lola of Michael Andretti was the cover image on the 1.0 release for IndyCar Racing, but was later replaced by the #16 ALUMAX/AMAX livery Penske PC-21 of Stefan Johansson: