SEGA's arcade racing classic SUPER HANG-ON (Virtual Console Arcade)
will be released in Europe on 3rd May 2012 for 800 Wii Points.

Meh... I have no nostalgia for Super Hang-On, and it doesn't seem like a game that would be worth my attention otherwise.

SKTTR could you please tell me a little more about this title?

I would like to know more about this game too!

Is this similar to Road Rash?

Bump.

Does anyone know anything about this title?

As you can see on videos it's a pseudo-3D motocross arcade racer.
I had the C64 version and I remember it being pretty challenging and having a great soundtrack (it's one of those early games where you can choose a piece of music before getting into the game).
There are multiple routes to take so each playthrough can be different.
And you can play with motion controls in the Wii VC/VCA version.

Isn't this similar to the Namco arcade game Pitstop?

Kushina wrote:Isn't this similar to the Namco arcade game Pitstop?

It's similar to Epyx' Pitstop, just as it is similar to Namco's Pole Position and Nintendo's F1-Race in its "pseudo 3D-racer" gameplay.

Out Run, Rad Racer, Buggy Boy, Chase HQ, Top Gear (SNES)...
Many early racing games that weren't topdown, sidescrolling or "wireframed", and older than Mode-7 and polygons were like that.