Asobo, known today as the Microsoft Flight Simulator developer, created groundbreaking technology for large scale maps that was intended to be used in a high quality rally raid title. It was never released and ended up as FUEL, a post-apocalyptic open-world racing game. What happened?
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.
There’s no mistaking the fact that the WRC series has got better each and every release. WRC 9 is my wake-up call on this franchise.
WRC 9 includes 100 special stages including Kenya, Japan, and New Zealand from the 2020 championship. The physics are decent, probably better than DiRT Rally 2.0, and until Codemasters come out with their WRC title in a couple of years this is your best way to simulate the real series…
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