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.
Constructed for the 2019 F1 season, the Alfa Romeo C38 showed a lot of promise but was ultimately unable to deliver the performances the team wanted. It finished in eighth-place in the constructors championship. Powered by a Ferrari 064 engine, the Alfa Romeo C38 still carries the chassis designations of the Sauber team which they replaced in a name change February, 2019.
First seen in sim racing with F1 2019.