Originally Posted by Go Fast:
The Asian gentleman that drove Scooter Ellis' sprint car last year is a game designer from Japan. He did a lot of the rally and road race games. I believe that he was driving the car as research for a new sprint car game.
It would be cool if it had a guitar simulator included so you could rock out after the races like T. Funk and the Homewreckers. 
Road to the Triple Crown would be a great game. Start out in 410 local sprints. After you have won enough races to prove you are 16 then you move to Focus midgets! Wait, maybe that would be too realistic.
I believe you are referring to Yasu Yahmamoto.(sp?) I knew him when he drove TQ's a few years back. If I remember correctly, he "owns" or has some rights to Polyphony Digital which has been the major developer in the Sony Gran Turismo series. I do know he has done some testing for the latest GT games, but cannot confirm the sprint car research.
I am all for a new Sprint Car game. Unfortunately, I think if one comes out, it will be sprints with wings, which would follow all the previous editions. I would be much more excited if a non-winged version came out, but all we can do is hope! I will be honest, I don't think the demand is there for a game like this, especially on the next gen consoles (PS3 and 360). I consider myself an avid gamer, and my fear is that a no name developer would pick up the idea, and they would release it as one of these $39.99 games which would play just like a $39.99 game. (fun for a week, if that) Keep in mind, most games are $59.99. So what we can hope for is that a big name developer picks this up, and does a great job at putting out a good product. Oh well, thanks for starting a thread like this.. I will keep my eyes out for a WoO game on PS3 and if they have one, I will pick it up because that's the way I roll!
