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Archive for the ‘Rally Car’ Category
Codemasters has been a veteran developer/publisher for many years and, perhaps more than any other genre, has been best known for its hard-core car-racing games. Though the late Colin McRae was a legendary rally racer in the UK, it’s likely that a majority of the people who recognize his name in North America came to know him as a result of the Codies’ many releases that had his name in the title.
In mid-2007, Codemasters extended that lineage with its Dirt release—which had the full title of Dirt: Colin McRae Off-Road—a game that furthered the franchise built off the driver’s name … More info
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Last summer’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb weather was hot, dry, and windy and it caused headaches for a chunk of the competitors who battled the 14,115-foot Peak’s challenges.
Not so for David Kern and co-driver Allison Kern of Centennial, Colorado, who rocketed their way to the finish line in a record 11:48.434 to run away with the Time Attack 4WD crown in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. That broke the old mark (12:49.064 by Nathan Conley, 2007) by more than one minute and beat their closest competitor by nearly 40 seconds.
Their record setting run was also fif5th fastest over all making their Mitsubishi EVO IX the fastest full-framed car to make it to the top…. More info
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Feb
Colin McRae: DiRT 2
Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will benefit from tuned-up car-handling physics system, a new damage engine effects, showcasing a spectacular new level of visual fidelity, with cars and tracks twice as detailed as those seen in the original. Colin McRae: DiRT 2 will feature a roster of contemporary off-road events, taking players to the most diverse and challenging real-world environments.
The announcement marks confirmation that the game will be headlined by Colin McRae, honoring the life of the rally legend. Colin McRae, who consulted on the series for over ten years, tragically died in a helicopter accident in September 2007. The decision to continue the famous series bearing his name was made jointly between the McRae family and Codemasters…. More infoÂ