SIERRA STUDIOS ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF NASCAR® WINSTON CUP TRACKS IN NASCAR® RACING 4
January 29, 2001 (Bellevue, WA) - From short tracks to superspeedways,
Sierra Studios™ announced today that NASCAR® Racing 4, developed by
Massachusetts-based Papyrus Racing Games, will include all 21 tracks from
the most recently completed NASCAR® Winston Cup season. NASCAR® Racing
4 will be the first and only racing game of 2001 to tout the complete
collection of tracks. Test your driving skills at tracks such as the famed
Indianapolis Motor Speedway®, under the lights at DAYTONA International
Speedway® or side-by-side racing around one of the most challenging
courses on the circuit, Pocono International Raceway®. No other game has
such a complete track offering. NASCAR® Racing 4 is scheduled for release
in February 2001.
According to Scott Stutsman, Senior Producer at Papyrus Racing Games,
"Along with brand new 3D-physics and graphics engines, multi-player support
for up to 43 players, and the inclusion of the tracks from the 2000 Winston
Cup Series season, NASCAR® Racing 4 is the most complete and realistic
racing simulation ever offered. Our dedication to making the tracks as
detailed and accurate as possible recreates the immersive environments
surrounding all 21 courses."
DAYTONA International Speedway®, known as The World Center of Racing®
offers heart-pounding 3-wide racing at 190+ mph, 31 degrees of banking, and
"white-knuckle" drafting which requires patience, concentration and the
ability to make split second decisions. Don't lose the draft or you will be
left behind. Home of "The Great American Race," the DAYTONA 500®, and
"The Mid-Summer Classic" the Pepsi 400, this track is a must in any
NASCAR® Racing simulation.
With the most difficult turn on the circuit varying degrees of banking and
three different straightaways, Winston Cup drivers consider Pocono
International Raceway® to be one of the most challenging and toughest
racetracks. Teams spend countless hours in the garage area as they attempt
to provide their driver with a solid and comfortable setup. The team that
does their homework and is on top of their game will most likely be
celebrating in Victory Lane. Do you have what it takes?
NASCAR® Racing 4 is the next evolution of the best-selling, award-winning
racing series from Papyrus Racing Games. Showcasing a brand new 3D-physics
model, realistic body roll, spinning and locking up of individual tires, and
the ability to become airborne, along with a new graphics engine, allows for
real-time reflections and shadows.
Sierra On-Line, Inc. http://www.sierra.com/ is one of the original
developers and largest worldwide publishers of interactive entertainment and
productivity software. Sierra is a division of Havas Interactive, a global
leader in interactive content, and is one of the world's largest publishers
of education, entertainment and home productivity software. Its divisions,
Blizzard Entertainment®, Coktel, Knowledge Adventure®, Sierra™ and
Flipside.com™ are famous for releasing critically acclaimed and award
winning titles. Havas Interactive has operations in the US and in Europe and
is a subsidiary of Havas, the publishing and information division of
Vivendi, a world leader in mass market multimedia comunications.