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.
As a direct ancestor of iRacing, the ‘Grand Prix Legends engine’ had multiple stock car racing false starts, before eventually releasing as NASCAR Racing 4. The original NASCAR 3, cancelled and replaced by one that used NASCAR 2’s engine, is barely remembered.
Sector3 announced in their forum this morning that a WTCR 2020 Car Pack will be coming to their platform very soon. The pack will feature all the cars and teams of the 2020 Season including the Renault Mégane RS TCR and CUPRA Leon Competición. Liveries for the season-long driver entries, late entries and wild card drivers are included. Screenshots below:
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