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.
As a direct ancestor of iRacing, the ‘Grand Prix Legends engine’ had multiple stock car racing false starts, before eventually releasing as NASCAR Racing 4. The original NASCAR 3, cancelled and replaced by one that used NASCAR 2’s engine, is barely remembered.
Formed by the same owners as SIMBIN, Sector 3 and KW Studios, SIMBIN Studios UK was an independent studio tasked with developing GTR 3.
First announced early 2017 for 2018 release, so far GTR 3 has been subject to a number of delays. Developed in partnership with Sector 3 Studios, GTR 3 does not currently have an official release date.