Shortly after the release of Grand Prix Legends the sim racing community looked forward to another title that promised to offer a similar insight into historic racing. Trans-Am Racing ’68-’72 ultimately never released, a victim of a publishers shady dealings, but as a part of my research I uncovered a VHS of a never-released trailer for the game. Watch the trailer and read about what sim racing missed out on.
Asobo, known today as the Microsoft Flight Simulator developer, created groundbreaking technology for large scale maps that was intended to be used in a high quality rally raid title. It was never released and ended up as FUEL, a post-apocalyptic open-world racing game. What happened?
DiRT 4:
In DiRT 4 the United States stages are set in Michigan, United States and have the description:
This rally features open stages that sweep through the State of Michigan. The stages are more forgiving than other rallies, so this is a great starting place if you’re an aspiring pro! Careful though, if you’re too reckless you could be left on the sidelines.