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.
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.
Various tweaks and fixes implemented. See notes below:
Changelist:
Fixed a case where yellow flags could sometimes get triggered from cones and car parts on the track.Content updates:
Added various liveries for upcoming competition
Audi TT RS VLN – Tuned damper rates, reduced ARB rates
Formula RaceRoom 90 – Rescaled high and low speed damper rates
Group 5 – Updated default gear ratios. Improved initial grip of the tyres when they’re brand new. Slightly reduced tyre heating.
Group 5 – Zakspeed Capri – Reduced rear spring adjustment range
Group 5 – Greenwood Corvette – Tweaks to default car setup: balanced dampers, reduced front/rear damping speed split. Adjusted torque curve at low RPM.
GTR 4 – Equalised damping rates across the cars. Faster gear change timings. Slightly reduced tyre heating. Fixed Lotus’ rear suspension bump steer.
Pagani Zonda R – Fixed AI having weaker brakes than player. Updated drivetrain oscillations, gearchange timings and differential.
Slovakiaring – Fixed AI’s not respecting the white line at pit exit.
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