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 rarely about one man, but if it was, then Terence Groening should certainly get a mention for his contributions to the genre as the man responsible for the physics of Sportscar GT, EA’s PC F1 and NASCAR games of the early 2000’s, rFactor, rFactor 2 and every title and rFpro simulator that spawned from ISI’s engine.
This interview with RSC details his early life and career, through to him joining iRacing in 2021.
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Tim Wheatley
An original founder of this Web site, Tim founded Legends Central (which became RSC) and built it up to a thriving community before he went on to work for a combined 14 years in the game development industry with iRacing, Image Space Inc. and Studio 397.
Upon leaving the industry in the summer of 2019, Tim resurrected the now abandoned RSC with the intention of bringing it back as a news source and a "museum" where sim racers can enjoy learning about the history of the genre. Now back working in the industry and continuing with RSC, he covers all aspects of the industry and is familiar with all the hardware, software and major players.
About RSC
A site by a sort of sim racer, for sim racers, about racing sims. News and information on both modern and historic sim racing software titles.
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Podcast
Join Jon Denton, Tim Wheatley and Simon Croft as they discuss sim racing and racing games past, present and future.