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.
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.
The October DLC for NASCAR Heat 5 has deployed. This comes with 49 Cup Series paint schemes, 14 Xfinity Series schemes and eight Truck Series schemes. There are also three new challenges:
– Xfinity Rookie challenge at the Indy Road Course
– Kurt Busch in his hometown of Las Vegas
– Another Indy Road Course challenge, this time as Chase Briscoe
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