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.
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.
iRacing today announced they will bring Brazil’s Stock Car Pro Series to their service in 2022. This will add the Stock Car Pro Series Chevrolet Cruze and Toyota Corolla to iRacing that are currently only in Reiza Studios’ Stock Car and Automobilista products.
Brazil’s premier stock car racing circuit was introduced in 1979, and celebrates its 43rd season in 2021. Many of the country’s all-time great racers, including Formula 1 and IndyCar race winners, have spent time in the series over the years; current full-time drivers include F1 veterans Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa, Nelson Piquet Jr., and Ricardo Zonta, as well as IndyCar and Indianapolis 500 champion Tony Kanaan.
The Chevrolet Cruze is the ninth Chevrolet model used in the history of Stock Car Brasil, as Chevrolets have competed in the championship every year since its inception. Drivers have taken the Cruze to each of the last four series titles, with Daniel Serra winning from 2017-19 and Ricardo Mauricio taking his third career title in 2020. The Toyota Corolla made its debut in the series in 2020 as Toyota’s first entry into the championship, and won on its debut with Zonta behind the wheel.
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