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That’s mostly because you probably won’t need to replace it with higher-torque equipment! This is an absolutely brilliant starter rig on a very reasonable budget and is one of our top recommendations as a solid base to forge a promising sim racing career. The glossy, black powder-coated finish really looks the part and the pre-drilled pedal base will easily accommodate Heusinkveld or Fanatec pedals. The wheelbase mount is compatible with any base-mounted wheel including Thrustmaster, Logitec, and Fanatec devices. We recommend this rig when you’re building a “high-end” rig on a tight budget: Sim Lab GT-1 EVO sim rig This is one of our favorites: replicating a GT car driving position, the less expensive sibling of the P1-X, the GT1 Evo is a very popular, stiff aluminum profile hybrid sim chassis. For lower budgets, it’s still better to go with an 8020-style extruded Aluminum chassis if you can! Sim Lab GT1 Evo Some choices are sold as a combo, while others require that you purchase the seat separately, and thus the seat is not included in the listed price.Īlso, I won’t be covering any wheel stands, so this will be a top list of full-frame sim rigs as they offer a much more immersive racing experience.įinally, my personal recommendations are the three offerings from Sim Lab and the very impressive offering from RCP. If you’re serious about sim racing and you’d like to progress over a long period of time an extruded aluminum rig is the way to go.Īs a point of reference, when I use the term rig in this article it will refer to the frame and seat. While it might not look as pretty to the untrained eye, the experienced sim racer will immediately go for a rig like the Sim Labs and so on (all featured below). The indisputably best material to prevent flex, and for extendibility, is extruded aluminum, the square, boxy-looking material. Flex takes away the mechanical feeling of the equipment and the feedback you get in return. If you’re considering using a direct drive wheelbase and your rig is not robust enough to handle the forces that will be exerted upon it by the wheelbase, the frame that supports the wheelbase will flex too. While I demonstrated the issues that high brake forces can create, it’s the same for your wheelbase mounting too. Generally, the more expensive the seat and the frame, the sturdier they will be, allowing for more powerful wheels and pedals.
RACING SIM COCKPIT 1 INCH TUBING UPGRADE
If the answer is yes, you need to decide if you’ll want to upgrade the rig at the same time, or just buy the stiffer rig now and save the hassle later on. Without wanting to dwell too much on flex in cockpits designed for sim racing, you do need to consider if you’re going to upgrade your pedals. But if I were using Thrustmaster or Logitech pedals, there’d be no flex at all because the brake force would be perhaps a fifth of the brake forces required for the Sprints. Frankly, my Sprint pedals can handle more load than the pedal base on this rig is designed for which is why it’s flexing a little. The flex of this pedal base (attached to an RSEAT RS1 cockpit) is around 4 degrees at a 25kg brake force. Note the movement of the pedal base as I apply the brakes: If you’re not sure what flex looks like, check out this video I made while recording a how-to heel and toe article. This can create what we refer to as flex, the unintended movement of the rig itself under duress. Higher-end sim racing wheelbases and pedals tend to create far higher forces (up to 30nm on the steering wheel and between 25 to 80kgs on the pedals). When you pick your seat and frame, keep in mind the available space you have, how powerful your equipment is, and how much you want to spend.Ībove all other things, rigidity is crucial. What are the best sim racing cockpits at the moment? For the most-expensive but very high quality, we love the rigs coming from.
RACING SIM COCKPIT 1 INCH TUBING PRO
If you’ve just come for a quick recommendation, I’d always say check out our preferred starter chassis, the Sim Lab GT1 Evo, and/or the pro sim racer’s choice, the P1-X. It is possible to buy a sim racing rig as a separate unit or as part of a bundle package with a seat, and in certain cases, some other accessories too.
RACING SIM COCKPIT 1 INCH TUBING SIMULATOR
Sim racing rigs (or “sim racing cockpits” – the chassis upon which you mount all of your racing simulator gear) come in many shapes and sizes, with a huge variety of choices in terms of build quality, strength, rigidity, and of course price. Featured image: Race-X Pro Sim Racing Rig by Sim-Lab
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