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.
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 2010 Red Bull RB6 was an evolution of the RB5 and featured more efficient brake cooling, double diffusers and high performance Renault RS27 V8 engine. It was a dominant car that took 15 poles and nine wins, giving the Sebastian Vettel the first of four consecutive drivers titles and the team a constructors championship.
Released as historic content with F1 2019.
Added as historic content to F1 2020.