Creating Authentic Motorsport Entertainment For Racing Enthusiasts
Las Colinas, TX (January 25, 1999) -- Bob McCarthy, a nine-year veteran of
Internet networking and online ***, today announced the launch of
Motorsport Simulations, Inc. a new company dedicated to creating
state-of-the-art racing simulations. Motorsport Simulations plans to release
a number of titles in 1999. All products will be published by Motorsport
Simulations as single-player standalone games at retail, and online racing
arenas via Motorsport Simulations internet racing community. The online
product, which will use proprietary client server technology to run multiple
racing arenas, will launch this Spring. The standalone racing product is due
to hit retail shelves this summer.
"My goal at Motorsport Simulations is to bring the motorsport enthusiast the
thrills, e***ment and challenges of an authentic racing experience via
their PC," comments Motorsport Simulations chairman and founder Bob
McCarthy. "Weve built a team that combines a love of motorsports with a
true understanding of what makes a great simulation. Theres a massive
audience for motorsports, and we want to bring their favorite motorsport
events home to their computer, and ultimately get them racing online."
Company founder Bob McCarthy was the chairman of Interactive Creations, the
publisher of the popular online aviation simulation Warbirds, and prior to
that, McCarthy was a founder of Concentric Networks. He brings to Motorsport
Simulations a wealth of experience and understanding of simulations and the
online *** market. He is joined at Motorsport Simulations by a team of
motorsport enthusiasts and specialists in their fields including a number
of former Warbirds veterans, such as Stephen Wilkinson as VP of Development,
and Matt Jessick, a former aerospaceengineer who heads the companys physics
group.
"Given our company name, there should be no doubt as to our focus," notes
McCarthy. "We intend to be the leading source of motorsport entertainment
for computer gamers and racing fans. We understand what the hard-core
simulation fan is looking for, and we intend to give it to them. We also
intend to make our products accessible to the casual player via options such
as training modes."
Motorsport Simulations are involved in a number of partnerships with leading
personalities and governing bodies in the world of racing. Several
announcements are pending in this area, and will be announced in the
upcoming months.
About Motorsport Simulations
Headquartered in Las Colinas, TX, Motorsport Simulations was founded by Bob
McCarthy. The company offers motorsports enthusiasts the opportunity to
experience authentic competitive motorsports racing through first-class
computer simulations. Motorsport Simulations has alliances with a number of
leading personalities in the racing world, including Pat Patterson
(publisher of the authoritativefacts-and-figures guidebook Pat Pattersons
Guide To Racing), and AMA racer Dave Despain.
More information on Motorsport Simulations can be found on their Web site at
http://www.racesimcentral.net/.