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.
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.
Burdened by a hugely problematic Ilmor 2175A V10, this Leyton House car never was able to show its true speed during the 1991 season. A sixth-place in Hungary felt like luck more than anything else.
Under the name March this car was entered in 1992, somehow securing a 4th-place finish with Karl Wendlinger, who had his debut drive in this car.
First seen in sim racing with F1GP (1992).