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...Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe’s Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex built in 1959 by Bruton Smith located in Concord, North Carolina, United States.
First seen in sim racing with NASCAR Racing (1994).
RSC Podcast Episode 7 – Management Simulations, F1 Managers, Always Used To Be Better?Join Jon Denton, Tim Wheatley, Simon Croft and guest(s) as they discuss sim racing and racing games past, present and future.
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iRacing deployed their fifth update for this seasons content and software yesterday. Here are the build notes:
iRACING UI:
– A new tab has been added to each Series’ modal window, Season Results!
– – This tab features the results for the current Season.– For Series Sessions, results are now displayed as a Split Table, which allows users to view Results from any Split in the Session with
ease.– In the Results window, you can now view the Starting Grid of that Race Session via a “View Starting Grid” button.
– In the Race Options for Create a Race, fixed an issue where the iRating slider was not being displayed.
– For the Grid Builder, resolved an issue where you could not select a previously run Practice + Qualifying Session from the Session dropdown menu.
– Data processing for a user’s initial login and for retrieving Sessions’ Entries Lists has been optimized.
SIMULATION:
Telemetry
– We are investigating a possible issue where using disk telemetry may cause stutters when driving.
CARS:
Dallara IR18
– Fixed an issue with a missing alpha channel in paint pattern #10.
McLaren MP4-30
– Digital dashboard display is now behind glass.
NASCAR Chevrolet Monte Carlo – 1987
– Suspension has been adjusted to reduce the likelihood of the rear axle popping out of place.
NASCAR Cup Series Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
– The appearance of the splitter and spoiler have been updated when running at a Road Config for Daytona International Speedway.
– Aerodynamic properties and tires have been tuned when running at a Road Config for Daytona International Speedway.
– The iRacing setups for Daytona International Speedway have been updated.
NASCAR Cup Series Ford Mustang
– The appearance of the splitter and spoiler have been updated when running at a Road Config for Daytona International Speedway.
– Aerodynamic properties and tires have been tuned when running at a Road Config for Daytona International Speedway.
– The iRacing setups for Daytona International Speedway have been updated.
NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Camry
– The appearance of the splitter and spoiler have been updated when running at a Road Config for Daytona International Speedway.
– Aerodynamic properties and tires have been tuned when running at a Road Config for Daytona International Speedway.
– The iRacing setups for Daytona International Speedway have been updated.
NASCAR Ford Thunderbird – 1987
– Suspension has been adjusted to reduce the likelihood of the rear axle popping out of place.
TRACKS:
Daytona International Speedway
– NEW TRACK CONFIGURATION!
– – A new asphalt road track config, NASCAR Road, is now available for use at this track!
– – – Run the track before the pros at the Go Bowling 235 event!– (Road Configurations) – Slightly reduced the rate of heat build-up for all Stockcars and Trucks running at these track configuration.
Lime Rock Park
– Patched up a tear in the track texture along the front straight of the track.
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