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.
Charlotte Motor Speedway, formerly Lowe’s Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex built in 1959 by Bruton Smith located in Concord, North Carolina, United States.
First seen in sim racing with NASCAR Racing (1994).
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Rewriting the formula. 👨🔬🔧🏎️ pic.twitter.com/QuNs43QyyT
— rFactor 2 (@rFactor2) June 8, 2021
We can make a whole lot of assumptions about what this is, but I’m guessing it is a Grand Prix car simply because the floor of the car appears to go forward in a way they do not in the current Indy car. I could be complete wrong, too…
rF2 is a simulation designed to simulate any type of multi-wheeled vehicle of any era, supports modding directly, and features an advanced physics, suspension, and tire model.