Racing Simulators

Why three pedals with floppy paddles?

 

Because most steering wheel sets have an additional add-on manual gear shift.

Racing simulators are awesome I put over 150,000 race miles on my setup, people wondered why I spent 2K on triple screens and building a arcade cabinet, but it ended up being about 10 or 15 cents per hour. Far cheaper than any race car I've ever owned.

 

I ran triplexed Playstation 3s playing GT6 with 3 Samsung 19" TVs mounted at 60°angles for 180° I used a Logitech G27 wheel.

I intended on swapping to a Fanatec setup and building a PC for IRacing and Assetto Corsa, but I moved on to other real-world time wasting before I got to it.

The single most important thing I can recommend is finding a well organized league, even if you're playing with a game controller, a regular weekly race with consistent competitors is where the fun is.

I'm actually keeping my eyes on Gran Turismo 7 for PS5, I may have to recommission the cabinet.

I spent 20 mins digging for pictures but I don't think I have any right now.

 

Your first Cali lasted how long? I think we know how....

j/k, have fun

 

LMAO. Zinger!
Sorry, McG...T

 

I have a SimXperience Stage 5 pro setup that is what I use when I cannot drive in bad weather .... it is a pretty immersive experience for a sim.

 

I recently took delivery of a custom CXC simulator. Very realistic and addictive. Really helped me prep for Challenge school at Daytona. Highly recommended, but not for the faint of heart $$$-wise.

 

I have a Simcraft Apex 5 full motion system. Big investment, but I could not be happier with the system or the company.

Here’s the link to my system : https://www.simcraft.com/apex-pro-5dof-racing-simulator-chassis-motion-system-yaw-pitch-roll-sway-surge-full-service/

Here’s the link to my dedicated Fchat thread: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/146364416/

Here’s my comprehensive review: https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/146847685/

Here’s some pics:

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My current setup...still waiting for a Sabelt Challenge seat, F1 steering wheel, and gated shifter. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

It’s super addicting. I have stepped back from it in the last year for a variety of reasons, but mainly because my kids are a couple years from heading off to college and my simulator time was taking away from my remaining time with them. I will double back to it in a couple years. At that same time, I will probably acquire a purpose built race car for the real track experience.

 

Sweet setup. Looks like fun. Got to love the total immersion provided by sophisticated motion systems.

 

iRacing...almost exclusively. I occasionally will run Assetto Corsa for different cars and tracks.

 

iRacing is head and shoulders above, but doesn’t have all tracks/cars. I run Assetto Corsa for the Challenge car.

 

G923 is a great starter wheel, my tip is get blue tac or a sticker to put on top of that annoying white light on the wheel.

The biggest issue for the G line of wheels are the brakes, it's based on positioning of the pedal not pressure sensitive like load cells but you can get mods to make them load cell like.

 

Triple 65" 4k anyone.

 

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