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Richard Yasi on Grand Prix Legends, Papyrus, and The Final Days of a Studio

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.

NASCAR Racing 3: The Sim That Never Was

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.

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Formula Circus, Unreal Based Grand Prix Sim With Great Game Design, Begins More Focused Development

Tim Wheatley - Game News | Apr 27April 27

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A few months back the prolific modder of the Codemasters F1 franchise, Gecki, announced that after the release of their 1998-2007 career mod for F1 2020 they would be moving on to develop their own game using Unreal. Yesterday, that mod release happened, and was quickly followed by a tweet confirming Formula Circus.

Formula Circus will be a standalone game (not a mod) using the Unreal Engine, allowing players to compete across multiple seasons of Grand Prix racing with an intricately planned off track environment simulating the politics of the paddock just as deeply as the on track racing. There are a couple of really interesting videos on YouTube showcasing the design, and I would really recommend watching the one embedded below.

The game’s Twitter is quite an essential follow. You can see a paddock model walkthrough, a first implementation of in-engine physics and a decent array of renders, menus, and more. The images below show off a car model, a car model with break points and a representation of how those break points will work in the event of a crash.

You can currently support development (and get access to their mods) on Patreon.

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500Miles Apr 27, 2024 #1

This is such a great idea for a game. Really hope it works out for them.

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Tim Wheatley Apr 27, 2024 #2

Yeah, it is. It's a shame nobody has really done it since 99-02. Even more annoying that EA are pulling F1 games after two years and all those cars and stories and just... gone.

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