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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.

Better known today as the developer of Skyrim and Fallout, Bethesda once had a well-respected racing game franchise and were deep into development of a licensed Skip Barber Racing title that never released.

 

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Mount Washington was released by iRacing today in two configurations: Hillclimb and Descent. The highest peak in the northeastern United States and the sixth-highest isolated mountain in all of North America at 6,288 feet, the Mount Washington Auto Road was completed in 1861 and stretches for 7.6 miles. With Pikes Peak under exclusivity to Sony iRacing really have given the next best thing with this content.

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Here are the release notes for the build:

SIMULATION:

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Rendering

We have integrated SpeedTree into our simulation/game engine. SpeedTree is a 3D vegetation modeling and rendering system designed for films and real-time games. It provides our artists with tools to build location-specific trees and then quickly place them at our racetracks. The system is engineered to render these trees efficiently and with built-in level-of-detail (LOD) management, and has received specific customization to make it work optimally for iRacing’s requirements. This feature is making its debut at Mount Washington and will be used more extensively in the future.

CARS:

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Indy Pro 2000 PM-18

iRacing setups have been updated.

Subaru WRX STI

On-board engine and rev limiter sounds have been improved.
Windshield reflections have been updated.

TRACKS:

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Mount Washington Auto Road

NEW TRACK!
– – Mount Washington Auto Road is now available as a pre-release track!
– – This Rallycross track includes two configurations, Hillclimb, and Descent.
– – Towering at 6,288 feet, Mount Washington is the highest peak in the northeastern United States and the sixth-highest mountain in all of North America. The Mount Washington Auto Road was completed in 1861, stretching 7.6 miles and climbing 4,618 feet from base to summit at an average gradient of 11.6%. The road is both open to private vehicles and guided tours, and “THIS CAR CLIMBED MOUNT WASHINGTON” bumper stickers are prevalent throughout New England. In 1904, the inaugural Mount Washington Hillclimb Auto Race was hosted. Held sporadically over the past century, the “Climb to the Clouds” is nonetheless the oldest auto race in the country. Its latest revival as a full-blown race came in 2011 as a tri-annual event, and each edition of the race since 1956 has seen a new record time set by the winner. The most recent record was set by Travis Pastrana in 2017. Mount Washington serves as iRacing’s first-ever point-to-point hillclimb race – do you have what it takes to make it to the top?
– – Add the Mount Washington Auto Road to your digital landscape by purchasing it from the iRacing store today! https://members.iracing.com/membersite/member/TrackDetail.do?trkid=398

Oulton Park Circuit

The prevalence for dirt to stain the track surface has been reduced.

Red Bull Ring

Collision parameters for pit wall sections have been updated.
The floating cones at the pit exit have been grounded.

Rockingham Speedway

(Oval) – Track grip parameters have been adjusted slightly.

Texas Motor Speedway

(Oval) – Track grip parameters have been adjusted slightly.

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

The prevalence for dirt to stain the track surface has been reduced.

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