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.
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.
Earlier this month Fanatec announced their new Fanatec CSL Cockpit, a frame that can be purchased and then fitted with an optional (you’ll have to buy these things from somewhere, might as well be from Fanatec as well) seat, shifter and monitor mounts that can also be purchased from the manufacturer. The frame can be positioned in a karting position or upright as pictured, and is constructed with aluminum tubing and steel brackets and supports high-end load cell pedals and Direct Drive Wheel Bases up to 25 Nm, with little detectable chassis flex.
The prices look quite reasonable, and with a new CEO promising to fix the shipping delays, maybe this is a great option for a quality cockpit.
CSL Cockpit (frame only)
EU: 399.95€
US: $399.95
AUS: A$669.95
Japan: ¥64600.00
CSL Cockpit Seat
EU: 99.95€
US: $99.95
AUS: A$169.95
Japan: ¥16200.00
CSL Cockpit Shifter Holder
EU: 39.95€
US: $39.95
AUS: A$69.95
Japan: ¥6500.00
CSL Cockpit Monitor Holder
EU: 119.95€
US: $119.95
AUS: A$199.95
Japan: ¥19400.00
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