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.
RSC contains a database of 153 developers, 468 software titles, 374 cars, 42 bikes, 242 tracks and more...Legendary British game developer whose career spanned a 20 year period and included groundbreaking simulations of Formula Three and Formula One, including arguably the first ever racing sim: Revs (1984).
Most famous for his Grand Prix series that were published under the MicroProse label until 2000, his career unceremoniously ended when his studio was shut down by Infogrames and the Xbox version of Grand Prix 4 cancelled just prior to release.
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.
RSC contains a database of news items. Our #OnThisDay page shows current day and current week of years past...
RSC contains a database of videos back to the 1980s catalogued as intros, laps, trailers, unboxings and more...
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Reiza Studios updated Automobilista 2 last night on Steam to v1.1.2.5. The update adds the 2021 Stock Car series and contains a decent number of tweaks and fixes.
V1.1.2.5 CHANGELOG:
CONTENT
Added Stock Car 2021 series
UI & HUD
Fixed AI name occasionally disappearing from list in session timing board
Fixed name text being partially clipped in session timing board
Added missing DRS on trackmaps of circuits featuring DRS zones (Azure, Hockenheim, Imola, Kansai, Montreal, Nurburgring, Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps, Spielberg)PHYSICS & FFB
Further tweaks and cleanup of new TrueForce device and Logitech sdk support
Added pneumatic trail, caster trail, rar wheels forces as customizable variables FFB script
Fixed in-session per vehicle FFB adjustments not being maintained when restarting a sessionRevised F-Retro tires
Minor tire tread adjustments for F-Vintage, F-Trainer, GT3, P1, intermediate & wet compounds
Initial pass on tire wear revisions for various compounds (WIP)
Adjusted splitter / Front Wing height sensitivity for Group A, F-Vintage, F-Classic, Copa Classic, Hot Cars, Ginetta G58, Camaro GT4R, F-Trainer, Superkart, ARC Camaro
Corrected error on Opala differentials introduced in the previous build which led to it not being fully open
Adjusted Ginetta G58 damper rates
Adjusted pneumatic trail for Porsches & F-Vintages
Reduced pitch & yaw sensitivity for Group C cars
Adjusted Procar default rear ARB & clutch setting
Minor timing adjustments to F-Ultimate gearboxAI
Further callibration of AI wet weather performance
Further customized AI brake distance offsets per car
Minor Bathurst AI Grip adjustmentsAUDIO
Updated SprintRace transmission whine
Updated Porsche 911 GT1 engine & turbo sound
Updated McLaren F1 LM: engine soundTRACKS
Cascais: Minor art & performance pass
Silverstone: Minor art & performance pass
Added VR trackside cams to Snetterton 300 & VIR Full
Added rainblockers to indoor section of Speedland kart layouts
Updated trackside ads for Interlagos & GoianiaVEHICLES
Super V8: Fixed incorrect team names
Stock Corolla: Fixed Brake disc visual glitch
Omega StockCar: Fixed the RF wheel arch edge loops
Fixed base windscreen textures to fix white windscreen problem on some cars when users turn on livery overrides
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.
