Asobo, known today as the Microsoft Flight Simulator developer, created groundbreaking technology for large scale maps that was intended to be used in a high quality rally raid title. It was never released and ended up as FUEL, a post-apocalyptic open-world racing game. What happened?
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.
Although the Ford Focus is perhaps best known as a rally car having debuted in 1999 with Colin McRae, it has also been entered into touring car series around the world for almost as long, seeing much success over the past two decades.
2001 Ford Focus RS in Dirt Rally 2.0.