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.
Join Jon Denton, Tim Wheatley, Simon Croft and guest(s) as they discuss sim racing and racing games past, present and future.
Header image of Bahrain from Codemasters F1 franchise.
Announced today via the release of the Le Mans Virtual schedule, Bahrain International Circuit (also known as Sakhir) will be coming to rFactor 2 in time for the scheduled race date of September 17, 2022, but was announced for in the post public release with the 2022 Q4 update due in November. The track is being built from laser scan data.
I don’t currently cover esports, events, etc, so that’s all I’ve got. Check out their news item linked above if you want to read about Le Mans Virtual.
rF2 is a simulation designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, supports modding directly, and features an advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.