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.
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?
rF2 is a racing simulator initially developed by Image Space Inc. and released in 2013. rFactor 2 is designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era and features an advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.
In September 2016, the developers announced a partnership with Dutch software company Luminis with the goal of bringing new features to the software. Studio 397 took over development and shifted focus from it being a modding platform to one that released licensed first-party content. Image Space Inc. is no longer involved with development.