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.
Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe’s Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex built in 1959 by Bruton Smith located in Concord, North Carolina, United States.
First seen in sim racing with NASCAR Racing (1994).
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Reiza posted their monthly development update a couple of days ago. As always, it’s full of interesting information and commentary, but here are the main news items (with screenshots below):
– 1.2 Update and USA DLC scheduled for June 4, 2021.
– USA DLC will feature Daytona, Long Beach and Laguna Seca.
– USA DLC will feature Cadillac DPi.V.R, BMW M8, Corvette C8.R and Porsche 911 RSR cars.
– BMW M4 GT4 will be a free car with 1.2.
– Real weather, date and live track presets (allowing seasonal visual changes, etc) will be in 1.2.
– Many physics advancements in 1.2.
– A.I. improvements in 1.2.
– FMOD sound improvements in 1.2.
– Create your championship UI is in 1.2.
– Users should delete Documents\Automobilista 2\savegame\tuningsetups for 1.2.
– If I understand correctly you can race on a track from the USA DLC even if you don’t own it, as long as the host does.
Here are their purchase options for the new DLC:
Essentially, there will be 4 ways of acquiring the contents of the pack:
Buying the RacinĀ“ USA Pt1 as standalone – self explanatory, buying Pt1 separately from any other DLC or Expansion available or to be released for AMS2
Buying the RacinĀ“ USA Full Expansion Pack – This Pack includes Part 1 along with parts 2 and 3 to be released later in 2021
Buying the 2020-2022 Season Pass – if you buy this or already have it, you are all set in terms of AMS2 DLCs all the way to the end of 2022
Buying the Premium Expansion Packs – this will be a new option targetted for those who bought the Premium Track Pack, essentially expanding that purchase into a full 2020-2022 Season Pass.
AMS2 is a comprehensive simulation of the Brazilian motorsports scene, featuring all major Brazilian racing series, race tracks and manufacturers, as well as a selection of modern and classic content from around the world.