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.
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.
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The last car to win a world championship with either a V12 engine or manual transmission, the Honda RA121E 3.5 V12-powered McLaren MP4/6 scored eight wins and 19 podiums.
While technically outmatched by the Williams FW14, it took advantage of the teething problems of the FW14 in the early season, allowing Ayrton Senna to take his final drivers championship prior to his untimely death.
The McLaren MP4/6 was included as historic content in F1 2019:
Added as historic content to F1 2020.
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