Video game development is full of names that have made groundbreaking steps you’ve never even heard about. Shawn Nash is a behind-the-scenes pioneer responsible for SODA Off Road Racing’s incredible physics, Papyrus’ graphical advancements and iRacing’s use of laser scan data for the physical track surfaces.
This interview with RSC, published in 2021, details his early life and career, through both his own company, Papyrus, Electronic Arts, to his time at iRacing.
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.
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The 2004 Ferrari F2004 is one of the most dominant cars of all-time, taking 15 wins during the 18-race season. It was an evolution of the F2003-GA with a new gearbox, lower center of gravity, revised rear wing and suspension specifically designed to prolong the life of the tires. Powered by the Ferrari Tipo 053 V10 engine it was also extremely reliable, suffering only two retirements during the 2004 season.
The car was so competitive that a revised F2004M was used for the first two races of the 2005 season, taking a second-place in Melbourne.
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