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.
RSC contains a database of 153 developers, 468 software titles, 374 cars, 42 bikes, 242 tracks and more...Legendary British game developer whose career spanned a 20 year period and included groundbreaking simulations of Formula Three and Formula One, including arguably the first ever racing sim: Revs (1984).
Most famous for his Grand Prix series that were published under the MicroProse label until 2000, his career unceremoniously ended when his studio was shut down by Infogrames and the Xbox version of Grand Prix 4 cancelled just prior to release.
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iRacing snuck out a hotfix on Thursday fixing and updating a number of things. The new McLaren 570s GT4 has also been made available for AI racing.
SIMULATION:
AI Racing
– The McLaren 570s GT4 is now available for AI Racing!
Pace Car
– Logos have been updated for the Sedan Pace Car.
New Damage Model
– Fixed some potential instabilities with hyper-extending springs that could cause the Simulator to crash.
CARS:
BMW M8 GTE
– Toe-out adjustments are no longer allowed for the rear.
– Toe adjustment increments have been updated to 0.1 mm.
– – English units for display of toe is now in thousandths of an inch.
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R GTE
– Toe-out adjustments are no longer allowed for the rear.
– Toe adjustment increments have been updated to 0.1 mm.
– – English units for display of toe is now in thousandths of an inch.
Dallara IR18
– iRacing setups have been updated.
Ferrari 488 GTE
– Toe-out adjustments are no longer allowed for the rear.
– Toe adjustment increments have been updated to 0.1 mm.
– – English units for display of toe is now in thousandths of an inch.
Ford GTE
– Toe-out adjustments are no longer allowed for the rear.
– Toe adjustment increments have been updated to 0.1 mm.
– – English units for display of toe is now in thousandths of an inch.
McLaren 570s GT4
– NEW CAR!
– – A new Road Car, the McLaren 570s GT4, is now available!
– – – Few manufacturers can match the thrill of driving a McLaren in any class or specification, and the 570S, the legendary brand’s foray into the world of GT4s, is no exception. Powered by a 3.8-liter twin turbo V8 engine and sitting on McLaren’s carbon fiber MonoCell II chassis, this highly agile machine is the car of choice for a number of customer race teams competing in GT4 formula series around the world. The 570S GT4 broke cover at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed and made its competitive debut in British GT under the brand’s own supervision that same year, allowing customers that took delivery of the cars in 2017 to drive a racer that had been refined in real competition. Since then, it’s proven to be a highly popular car with anyone who’s driven it, setting a high water mark of 140 global podium finishes in 2019.
– – Add the McLaren 570s GT4 to your digital garage by purchasing it from the iRacing Store, here: https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/CarDetail.do?carid=135
NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo – 1987
– For the New Damage Model, adjusted tire and suspension parameters for hyper-extensions and stabilized hinging rear bumpers.
NASCAR Ford Thunderbird – 1987
– For the New Damage Model, adjusted tire and suspension parameters for hyper-extensions and stabilized hinging rear bumpers.
Porsche 911 RSR
– Toe-out adjustments are no longer allowed for the rear.
– Toe adjustment increments have been updated to 0.1 mm.
– – English units for display of toe is now in thousandths of an inch.
– Number boards have been updated.
Porsche 919
– Number boards have been updated.
Super Late Model
– Camber adjustment ranges have been updated.
– Fixed a cosmetic issue with the visible rotation of the steering wheel.
TRACKS:
Atlanta Motor Speedway
– Fixed a “.BMX” file loading error at this track.
Chicagoland Speedway
– Track surface parameters have been updated.
Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg
– Track limits have been updated, and gain-time checkpoints have been added at the exit of Turn 1 and Turn 10 to prevent going wide in the run-off area.
– Rolling start location has been moved to shorten the parade lap time.
– Improved gravity’s grasp of several objects, including: pit buildings, pit walls, track marshals, and cones.
– Reduced visual popping and enabled collision on some garage buildings.
– Some wall end-caps have been added.
– A hole in the fabric of the universe has been patched, preventing drivers from leaving this plane of existence.
Michigan International Speedway
– Track surface parameters have been updated.
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