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Ages Of Speed Previews Historic Brooklands

Tim Wheatley - Game News | Jul 21, 2023

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I haven’t posted about the Chris and Tony West’s new racing game in a while, but figured I would post another update featuring all the Brooklands previews they posted to Twitter this month. It’s worth noting that these are lower res previews, but show the aesthetic and details. Higher resolution versions are available on their Patreon (I won’t post them here to avoid undermining their backers access, but have used one for the header image above).

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Ninja Penguin Jul 21, 2023 #1

Man, I tried to figure out a good way to do Brooklands for rFactor fifteen years ago. Real interested to see how this ends up turning out from a logistics point of view.

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Tim Wheatley Jul 25, 2023 #2

They have, apparently, had contact with Brooklands. The owners asked them to include the Napier Railton, which holds the lap record at 143.44mph. If they post a few pics of that on Twitter I'll share those.

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zenracer Jul 25, 2023 #3

Are you kidding me? Is this game actually still in development?

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Tim Wheatley Jul 25, 2023 #4

You may be mistaking things with Racing Legends. This isn't that.

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zenracer Jul 25, 2023 #5

I am. This is a new game? When was it announced? When will it be released (cough, cough)?

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Tim Wheatley Jul 25, 2023 #6

They basically haven't announced it and are keeping fairly low key. It seems to be developing at a reasonable pace.

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