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.
The 2004 Ferrari F2004 is one of the most dominant cars of all-time, taking 15 wins during the 18-race season. It was an evolution of the F2003-GA with a new gearbox, lower center of gravity, revised rear wing and suspension specifically designed to prolong the life of the tires. Powered by the Ferrari Tipo 053 V10 engine it was also extremely reliable, suffering only two retirements during the 2004 season.
The car was so competitive that a revised F2004M was used for the first two races of the 2005 season, taking a second-place in Melbourne.
Added as historic content to F1 2019.
Added as historic content to F1 2020: