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Richard Yasi on Grand Prix Legends, Papyrus, and The Final Days of a Studio

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.

NASCAR Racing 3: The Sim That Never Was

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.

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RIDE 5 Adds Two Free Bikes And Then Ten Bikes, Fuji And Vallelunga Tracks As Paid DLC

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Posting this item late due to sickness. Apologies for the gap in coverage (whole of February, 2024).

Back on January 25, 2024 Milestone released the Born to Race Pack for Ride 5, bringing five bikes and the Vallelunga race track to the title:

BMW M 1000 RR – Racing Modified (2023)
Ducati 1299 Superleggera (2017)
Honda CBR 600RR HRC (2021)
Honda CBR 600RR HRC – Racing Modified (2021)
MV Agusta Brutale 1000 RR – Racing Modified (2021)
Track: Vallelunga

February 8, 2024 saw the addition of two free bikes to the title in Free Pack 05:

Suzuki GSX-R600 (2009)
Yamaha YZF-R1 (2004)

February 22, 2024 they released the Speed With Style Pack that added Fuji Speedway:

Aprilia RSV4-X Trenta (2022)
KTM RC 8C (2023)
Moto Guzzi MGS-01 CORSA (2004)
MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro (2023)
Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR (2022)
Track: Fuji Speedway

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