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.
The 2019 Renault RS19 was a midfield car that disappointed, scoring less than half the points during the first 12 races than they had the year before. Daniel Ricciardo joined the team from the more competitive Red Bull and this made their struggles all-the-more noticable. Best finish was a fourth-place in Italy.
First seen in sim racing in F1 2019: