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.
If you ever played Papyrus’ seminal Grand Prix Legends then you’ve read his name. Rich began working as a tester on NASCAR Racing (1994) and was with Papyrus at the end. In this interview, published in 2022, we discuss his time at the legendary studio and the design of Grand Prix Legends, including initial feelings of hurt at not being asked to join iRacing.
Originally developed from a 1991 Adrian Reynard design as with the B192, B193, B194 and Pacific PR01, the 1995 Benetton B195 won 11 of 17 races, a world championship for Michael Schumacher and the only constructors championship for Benetton.
It was powered by the Renault RS7 V10 engine and this required substantial redesign of the engine installation, gearbox and rear suspension after the 1994 season.
Released with F1 2020: