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.
Join Jon Denton, Tim Wheatley, Simon Croft and guest(s) as they discuss sim racing and racing games past, present and future.
iRacing announced yesterday that they will be releasing a companion app this summer. Full details below.
Text from their news post:
iRacing is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the iRacing Companion App, which will be available this summer on the App Store and Google Play. This free application will give all iRacers the opportunity to follow their favorite series, set reminders for races, follow along with all of the latest iRacing news, and much more.
The iRacing Companion App will require an iRacing account to use, and will include the following features:
– See all of your licenses, statistics, and fastest times
– Explore all of iRacing’s series and mark your favorites, with filters by license class, category, setup type, your eligibility, and more
– Explore all of iRacing’s cars and tracks, with filters by ownership, content type, release, price, and more
– Add reminders for upcoming races, including your favorite series and League races
– Get the latest news stories from the iRacing website and UIThe iRacing Companion App is the result of iRacing’s acquisition of the existing iSchedule app, and will succeed that app in the coming months. iSchedule developer Vincent Maestre and the iRacing web team will continue to develop and add new features to the new iRacing Companion App, while iSchedule will become a free download and will remain active during its transition period.
To download the current iSchedule app now and be notified when the iRacing Companion App is released, App Store users click here and Google Play users click here. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.
Header image shows the current iSchedule app.
iR is a subscription-based online service that allows sim racers to race a variation of cars and tracks from all around the world.