For a while it looked like R3E was going to be the only Simbin game in town, but with the arrival of DTM-E and the return of WTCC later this year it does make me wonder if there is a small chance of a GT Legends 2.
The FIA Historic Championship had so much going for it. An amazing range of 60s and 70s touring and GT cars. A great set of tracks most of which were already in the Simbin catalogue and it was a European championship having broader appeal than say a British championship. As it turned out, GT Legends captured the FIA Historic racing championship at its peak. It declined after 2005 and vanished a few years ago. So unless GTL2 was a straight update on GTL (and I'm not sure if licensing a dead series is possible) Simbin would have to find a new historic championship to license.
There is at least one current international historic racing championship which is thriving - U2TC. The circuits include some of the classic GTL circuits such as Donington, Spa, Monza and Dijon and add some new ones like Silverstone and Paul Ricard. The grids are full with 33 cars on the grid for the 2012 Donington race for example. As the name suggests, the championship is for Touring cars under 2 litres and made before 1966 - Cortinas, GTA's BMW1800s, Minis and Abarths.
I would certainly miss the larger Mustangs and Falcons, all the GTs and the 70s cars, but I can't imagine any developer giving us the 30 different cars we got in GTL.
Do you think there is any chance of a GTL2? Would U2TC be a good choice? Any other suggestions for historic racing championships?
The FIA Historic Championship had so much going for it. An amazing range of 60s and 70s touring and GT cars. A great set of tracks most of which were already in the Simbin catalogue and it was a European championship having broader appeal than say a British championship. As it turned out, GT Legends captured the FIA Historic racing championship at its peak. It declined after 2005 and vanished a few years ago. So unless GTL2 was a straight update on GTL (and I'm not sure if licensing a dead series is possible) Simbin would have to find a new historic championship to license.
There is at least one current international historic racing championship which is thriving - U2TC. The circuits include some of the classic GTL circuits such as Donington, Spa, Monza and Dijon and add some new ones like Silverstone and Paul Ricard. The grids are full with 33 cars on the grid for the 2012 Donington race for example. As the name suggests, the championship is for Touring cars under 2 litres and made before 1966 - Cortinas, GTA's BMW1800s, Minis and Abarths.
I would certainly miss the larger Mustangs and Falcons, all the GTs and the 70s cars, but I can't imagine any developer giving us the 30 different cars we got in GTL.
Do you think there is any chance of a GTL2? Would U2TC be a good choice? Any other suggestions for historic racing championships?