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.
Video game development is full of names that have made groundbreaking steps you’ve never even heard about. Shawn Nash is a behind-the-scenes pioneer responsible for SODA Off Road Racing’s incredible physics, Papyrus’ graphical advancements and iRacing’s use of laser scan data for the physical track surfaces.
This interview with RSC, published in 2021, details his early life and career, through both his own company, Papyrus, Electronic Arts, to his time at iRacing.
Not mentioning patch 1.16 or 1.17, Codemasters have today released patch 1.18. It contains a few basic quality of life and bug fixes for the current F1 title. You can check out all the notes below:
GENERAL – Added the ability to save custom camera setups per car
GENERAL – Addressed an issue where audio could periodically drop out between sessions
EVENTS – Addressed an issue where assists set in the weekly event would not carry into the race
LEAGUES – User is now notified how many applications are waiting
CAREER – User will now receive a mail detailing why they received a grid penalty
CAREER – User will now be notified which F1 teams they are affiliated with if they selected a driver academy
CAREER – User can now see who gained the fastest lap throughout the season on the season results tab
MULTIPLAYER – Users can now view a player’s super licence on the session list screenAlongside this patch we have added an additional two customisation bundles (items can also be bought separately), with a special Abu Dhabi Grand Prix livery, helmet, helmet and badge ahead of the final lights out of the season this coming weekend. But wait – there’s myrrh! In preparation of the Holiday season, we have also added a Holiday special bundle, so you can go ahead and sleigh your on-track look.
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