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.
Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe’s Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex built in 1959 by Bruton Smith located in Concord, North Carolina, United States.
First seen in sim racing with NASCAR Racing (1994).
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Ferrari yesterday announced that their new eSports campaign will use Assetto Corsa. The ‘Ferrari Hublot Esports Series’ will be organized by Ferrari Europe and include serveral competitions with the Ferrari 488 Challenge Evo made available “exclusively to participants.”
Absolutely no idea what this means for ‘average simracers’ out there, whether you’ll be able to grab the car or not, whether it’ll be Europe only… If you haven’t already I would consider pre-registering. It doesn’t ask for a location.
Meanwhile, you can see the car in the video below:
Assetto Corsa is a sim racing video game developed by the Italian video game developer Kunos Simulazioni. It is designed with an emphasis on a realistic racing experience with support for extensive customization and moddability. The game was first released through the Steam Early Access program on 8 November 2013.