Share This

Facebook Twitter Reddit

Search

Featured Article

An Interview with Terence Groening; Master of Physics

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.

Game DatabaseRSC contains a database of 153 developers, 467 software titles, 374 cars, 42 bikes, 242 tracks and more...
11 software titles indexed starting from 1999.

Originally working in military simulator design, this Michigan-based studio developed Zone Raiders for Virgin Interactive before moving to Electronic Arts for publishing their second PC title, Sports Car GT, when Westwood Studios (their SCGT development partner) was acquired by the software giant.

Known primarily for their mod-friendly SCGT and rFactor racing platforms, ISI also developed Formula One and NASCAR titles on PC for Electronic Arts, but perhaps their lasting contribution to the genre was the licensing of the isiMotor engine that allowed studios such as 2Pez, Blimey! Games, KW Studios, Motorsport Games, Reiza Studios, SIMBIN Studios, Slightly Mad Studios, The Sim Factory, Tiburon and rFactor 2‘s ongoing developer Studio 397 to begin with or release on an evolution of their software.

Another fork of the isiMotor engine, rFpro, continues to be developed and is used by a wide array of automotive companies for both road and motorsport simulation.

RSC Podcast RSC Podcast Episode 7 – Management Simulations, F1 Managers, Always Used To Be Better?

Join Jon Denton, Tim Wheatley, Simon Croft and guest(s) as they discuss sim racing and racing games past, present and future.

#OnThisDay

Sim racing historic databaseRSC contains a database of news items. Our #OnThisDay page shows current day and current week of years past...
Sim racing video databaseRSC contains a database of videos back to the 1980s catalogued as intros, laps, trailers, unboxings and more...
More Playable

Featured Browser Playable

Play retro racing games in your browser and on mobileRSC contains a database of emulated software you can play in your browser...
Please support us by not blocking ads on our domain. We have disabled Google Ads to increase page speed and would appreciate your support instead via PayPal, Patreon, YouTube Membership, Facebook subscription or by using any of the affiliate links below. Have any other ideas of how to support? E-mail us.
MOZA RacingSim-LabFanatecTrakRacerAsetekInternet Privacy From NordVPNDreamhostCapital One Credit Card Application
FanaticalCDKeysAmazonAmazon UKiRacingGet your racing gloves, boots and more from Demon Tweeks.Enlist at Roberts Space Industries, developers of Star Citizen and Squadron 42
Back from the ashes since July, 2019. First created in 2001 with the merger of Legends Central (founded 1999) and simracing.dk.

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.

All products and licenses property of their respective owners. Some links on this Web site pay RSC a commission or credit. Advertising does not equal endorsement.
You can email Tim Wheatley directly at tim@racesimcentral.net or send a message on social media (response times on socials will vary).

Tim Wheatley Posts

Software

1998

Motorsims + More

NHRA Drag Racing Box Scan
NHRA Drag Racing

Re-released 2000 when Motorsims acquired Tantrum.

Colin McRae Rally UK Manual (1.33MB)

Colin_McRae_Rally_-_UK_Manual_-_PC.pdf

Advert

1998

BURNOUT: Championship Drag Racing 3DFX Version Patch v1.22 (564KB)

burnpt4h.zip

This patch for the hardware (3DFX) rendered version fixed rev limits, a number of network problems and an issue with the center of gravity introduced in v1.21.

BURNOUT: Championship Drag Racing Software Version Patch v1.22 (604KB)

burnpt4s.zip

This patch for the software rendered version fixed rev limits, a number of network problems and an issue with the center of gravity introduced in v1.21.

Advert

1998

Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge

Arcade-only release to the Daytona USA franchise.

Advert

1998

GP2Edit v1.86 For Grand Prix 2 (602KB)

gp2edit_186.zip

GP2Edit by Steven Young allows users to edit a vast array of options and visuals, allowing users to create what is essentially any carset.

 
 
Admin | Cookie Policy | Race Sim Central © 1999 - 2025