Video game development is rarely about one man, but if it was, then Terence Groening should certainly get a mention for his contributions to the genre as the man responsible for the physics of Sportscar GT, EA’s PC F1 and NASCAR games of the early 2000’s, rFactor, rFactor 2 and every title and rFpro simulator that spawned from ISI’s engine.
This interview with RSC details his early life and career, through to him joining iRacing in 2021.
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.
Teased today on Twitter by iRacing is what appears to be the stadium section of the modern Hockenheimring.
Edit: The screenshot also includes a McLaren sponsored by Gulf. Gulf have only sponsored McLaren since July, 2020, so I am a bit confused why it would be in an official preview. It’s not the 2020 McLaren MCL35 because there is no halo… Why have the 2020 livery and torture me?
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