Shortly after the release of Grand Prix Legends the sim racing community looked forward to another title that promised to offer a similar insight into historic racing. Trans-Am Racing ’68-’72 ultimately never released, a victim of a publishers shady dealings, but as a part of my research I uncovered a VHS of a never-released trailer for the game. Watch the trailer and read about what sim racing missed out on.
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.
Opened in January, 2001, Rockingham is located in Northamptonshire, England and was the first banked oval constructed in the United Kingdom since the closure of Brooklands in 1939. It hosted both car and bike racing, including IndyCar, and boasted a wide array of layouts.
The circuit was sold off in 2018 and no longer hosts racing events.
Released for Live for Speed December, 2015.