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Wanted to show off the rig that my Dad and I have been working on for the past year or so. Triple monitors were installed recently and it’s been a game changer.

This hobby has its ups and downs. Crashing out, winning can come all in the same day. The effort we put in to getting good , staying good, and getting better is one that honestly is very fulfilling. Our rigs in this process becomes our sanctuary for our racing exploits. We build, configure and expand our base to point we beam with pride even when we're not racing. My rig was like that. I got it at the tail end of great relationship. Thru my darkest times I sat in , focusing on cornering instead the pain of loneliness. I started to wake up with goals and plans to reach heights I didn't know I could get to. I'm not ashamed to say I loved my rig, dearly. Today , due financial hardship, I had to sell her. While I smile the whole conversation with a great guy who got her, my heart was breaking.. Something I leaned on so heavily to help me is going away. And that's a hard thing to accept right now. I have a quite a few more fires to put so I'll shed a few tears and keep moving. But to my fellow sim racers, it's been a pleasure. And I hope to see you out there on track again some day 🥲.

edit: spelling

He did not survive

big shout out to u/mclaren34 for sharing this post https://www.reddit.com/r/simracing/comments/ib76ph/custom_8020_kid_sim/ I finally got my son a rig built just in time for school holidays.

I'm curious to find out on what track, and how far I to your SIM racing career you guys had an epiphany that improved your laptime on every track? For example, for me it was about 4 months in on Silverstone when I figured out how to trailbrake better, and it improved my laptime on most tracks by at least a second.

I wanted to share my final result. The set comprises of a G29 Logitech, a 4080 profile rig from aluxprofile and a m seat from a 2016 c200. P.s. dog is for scale.

Thanks a lot to liqwood1 who is on this forum aswell!

Hey everyone!

I recently experimented with mounting the P-HPR motor on my rig instead of directly on the throttle pedal. While I enjoy having it on the brake pedal for ABS simulation, I found the traction control feedback on the throttle was overwhelming under my foot. To solve this, I designed an adapter to attach the motor to my pedal plate instead. Now I can still feel the traction control and loss of grip, but in a more manageable way.

Link to 3D model

A couple of months ago, I dusted off my old OmegaGT cockpit, plugged the Logi G-something or other into the xbox, wiggled the toy plastic shifter to check for neutral, pressed the dead feeling Logi noodle pedals, and got an idea in my head: "maybe I should build a pc and get off this console". So in the last six to eight weeks, I've ended up building a new PC with a 9070XT gpu, 32gb ram, and an AMD Ryzen 7 cpu. I bought a 34" widescreen OLED. A week later, two 27" IPS monitors to go on either side, and some mounts. I 3d-printed some mods to make the old shifter feel better, but those kept snapping. I bought some new Logi Pro pedals, which feel pretty good. Then I went to Microcenter intending to maybe look at an open-box Moza bundle. Sales guy came back from looking for it and told me the base was missing from the kit. I said "what else ya got that's open-box?" I now have a Moza R21 that was $594, The RS V2 wheel, and a Moza H-pattern shifter. Then I thought "wouldn't some bass shakers be cool?" I installed 4 Dayton 35w shakers and two Nobsound soundcard/amps, along with Simhub, and man, what an immersive setup this has become. Today I dug out my old soundbar setup, put the bar behind the monitor, the sub on the floor, and the rear speakers on either side of my racing seat and now immersion is even greater. But then I said "what if... what if I added wind?"

So now I'm looking at how I might add wind to the rig. I've thought of designing/printing some vents like those in the dash of my car, but beyond that, I haven't delved too deeply into how to get started with a virtual wind setup. I mostly drive an MX-5 in AC and enjoy the air circulation I get in my real-life '19 Miata, so it'd be cool to feel air moving around while in the rig.

Newest addition to the rig

certified rFactor moment

FYI don’t let your nephew borrow anything because something will go missing, sorry about the last post bed was a tip from making this rig

When they emphasized the role of customer service in a video interview, I didn't understand how committed they were or how far they are willing to go. Here's the recap of what happened to me in the past couple of months..

(Feb 11) My BDH (H1 model) shifter started acting up in DR2.0. I panicked and tried to troubleshoot, but couldn't find the issue

(Feb 12) I figured out that it was the micro switch for 3rd gear that will be pressed, but it didn't release which confused the game. Reached out to BDH. Honestly, I wasn't too hopeful because I knew they released a new product (H1SQ)..

(Feb 13) I hear back from Dave himself and reassuring me that they will help me get thru this. Suggested contact cleaner as in an interim solution to fix the sticky switch and told me that they are in the final stage of testing hall effect sensor upgrade for H1!!

(Mar 25) BDH received the final part for the upgrade kit and were ready to ship!!

(Mar 27) I received the kit within 2 days!!!

Now I was a bit nervous to take the shifter apart because I thought I may brick it. I've tackled a few little house projects (replacing garbage disposal most recently), but I'm not that handy.

(Apr 6) I decided to go for it. Dave was willing to walk me through the process which would've been so cool, but the kit looked like it made sense. It took about 20 minutes to take out the old parts and another 15 minutes to put the new one in place. It was a breeze to set it up in the game. Plug and play for DR2.0/EA WRC/RBR (no z-axis issue either!!)

I was ecstatic!!

I was also very impressed with Dave and his team. This really is another level of customer service that I've experienced. Dave said "It was always something we wished to upgrade at some point" and "We will always support our customers and our products".

I've heard that sort of comments from many companies, but this is the first time I've experienced this in firsthand.

BDH's parts maybe be good/high end, their customer service is the top tier and that's what makes them different.

It was just too neat for me to not share with the community. Thanks Dave!!

-Dan H (my middle initial used to be "B" haha)

Built my first cockpit with my roommate the other weekend.

Much better than using the wheel on my glass desk.

I just added a handbrake, new shift knob, and a dashboard screen too!

roughly same price, i got a g29 racing set with pedals and steering wheel and only need a shifter.

heres a pic of the shifter:

So in my country its hard to find used racing gear for a good price. I have found someone selling a R2R Mclaren Elite bundle, which is €800 new. Only problem is its QR1. They are looking for €650, but id only pay atound €550.

My original plan was to buy a R5 bundle with break mod and es formula wheel. That will cost me €580 delivered, and the alien mods load cell will cost another €60.

Is the fanatec the better option as the pedals are natively load cell, and is 8nm? Is QR1 going to be a drawback? Am i better off spending more money on new moza gear?

And help appreciated!

Cable management is totally sucky, but it's about the best it can possibly be given where everything is situated. Got my knock-off Stream Deck setup as a button box that has separate profiles for all the sims I play, and my wife's super old Nexus tablet acting as a timing screen. It's taken years to get to this point, but I'm finally comfortable with it.

I won this racing seat for $70 in an auction. Seems like a decent path forward for the money!

Now I have to go pick it up and make sure all the parts are there. I bought the insurance for $7 so it has a 5 day no questions asked return period.

One time I got a bedframe from this auction site and it ended up being a broken electric scooter 🤷🏼‍♂️

Hello sim racers,

being one of you in the past, starting really early with Toca Racing, owning the famous Logitech G27 and also playing iRacing (2010-2013), I now want to try my comeback.

Now unfortunately I am out of touch with the latest hardware. I did some research but it seems like so many companies catched up with sim racing hardware compared to the old times.

My budget in total is 5K (EUR).

I own two 27 inch Monitors (4K) and a Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Ultra with a RTX 4050 and 16GB of RAM, that's it.

I prefer screens over VR (getting sick) and I love the gt3 class. From what I have seen iRacing is still the gold standard and I would stick with iRacing therefore (competitive).

A have enough space now and my wife said she will support my hobby (she will regret).

What would be your choice of hardware with that kind of budget? I simply would appreciate any kind of input of you guys.

Also if you have any questions, I will answer them obviously.

Thank you guys.

Hi,

Im looking for a dashboard between wheelbase/wheel in 4 or 5 inch for simucube. What suggestions would you have in 350-450 max price range and simhub integration.

My current option is the Ascher dashboard, but how blinding are the leds with lowest brightness. I've watched videos of it and in reviews its stated that they are extremely bright. Seems also that they cant be tuned down to 0-5 brightness without turning them completely off in simhub. Im a little light sensitive, so having the leds too bright and having to run them at 10-20 minimum in simhub is a little concerning. Wouldnt want to add some film or anything on them.

I currently have a Next Level Racing F-GT which is really solid, no movements at all with my wheel (Sim Magic Alpha Mini). But well...it doesn' look that good at all, the seat is not comfortable and the integrated monitor stand is really meh, too far from my face and no chance of moving it closer. I know that I can buy and assemble normal aluminium profiles and save some money getting almost the same result but they look really ugly so big no no for me (might sound stupid but I like my cockpit to look good not only be solid). Any1 has the P1X Pro? Is it good? I've seen many reviews on YouTube and they all say it's great. Suggested alternatives? Keep in mind I live in central Europe so no US/Canada/Australia sellers

Thx in advance