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.
Hesketh Racing and Base Performance Simulators have announced the Hesketh 301 Blade cockpit, complete with steel framed chassis, carbon fibre seat, Heusinkveld pedals, Simucube 2 PRO and Precision SIM GPX wheel, BDH H-Pattern ‘Bazooka’ mechanical shifter, 49″ Samsung Superwide screen, Sennheiser headset, “high specification” computer and Assetto Corsa software. Basically, this looks like a complete setup.
A full profile, more images and detailed information can be found at retrosims.com. The setup costs £24,990. You can buy other Hesketh licensed merchandise from retrogp.com.
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