Next Level Racing - GT Racer Review - $400 Excellence

Next Level Racing has a lineup of Sim Racing chassis the covers just about every level of driver. To expand their lineup of rigs that cater to an entry level market they have released the all new GT Racer.

The GT Racer is an All Metal, sub $400 racing chassis. Despite its low cost it comes with a selection of add ons and is everything that a new sim racer needs to hold their gear.

Shaun Cole of The Simpit takes the GT Racer out for a cruise and tells you everything you need to know about this new budget friendly rig.

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⏱ TIMESTAMPS ⏱

00:00 Intro
01:30 Assembly
03:09 Adjustments
09:02 Driving Ergonomics
13:09 Driving Strength
15:56 The Good, The Not So Good and The Bottom Line
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[tmoshamo]

I thought 400 was overpriced but then you said the seat and shifter mount were included and i immediately thought "hey that ain't bad" Thank you for the review shaun, and I will see you in the chat lol. peace✌

[kristoferkenny]

This video is amazing, extremely useful for someone like me who wants to get more into sim racing and not have to worry about peddles moving about on the floor(such a pain) 10 out of 10 on the Indepth detail

[Gdad_Cliff]

I think this is great for me. I’m retired and this is a perfect step up from my GT Lite seat without blowing the budget. Subscribed to the channel and look forward to more content. Thanks!

[cmskinner]

Saw this on OC racing channel. I want to thank you for not playing annoying bass music during your review. It amuck better review and easier on the ears.

[kyle.cushway]

I'm interested in sim racing and this video answered every question from adjustments for the seat, wheel, shifter, pedals, and even highlighted pros and cons in an unbiased review. I really liked that you talked about the setup time a process and actually sat in the rig and showed different angles and discussed what you liked and didn't like - while being pretty unbiased. Excellent review my friend, thank you!

[zeeMuniStacksBundles]

Excellent review, everything was clear. Now have to check my pedal compatibility

[DrRpper]

I literally had this cockpit 10 years ago in the Omega branding, lol. Won't lie, it was a cracking good cockpit upgrade from what I had before it. But it taught me that as good as it was, i needed an even stiffer rig which meant no more reclinable seat for starters, a great source of flex that added hysteresis on stiffer load cell brake pedals in terms of accuracy and consistency of input from me. There's a reason Max Verstappen uses a carbon fiber seat in his sim rig. Max rigidity for minimum pedal input hysteresis. This rig is however the pinnacle of sim rigs needed for a potentiometer based brake pedal though and does reasonably well on softer throw lower peak pressure based load cell pedal sets. But for stiffer and shorter travel travel load cell pedals....I would not suggest it. E.g. an Invicta pedals would be an absolute no go on such a rig but that's common sense already anyway and not the target audience. But you get my point.

[xSTONYTARKx]

Thanks for this review!
I really like how you described every aspect seperately and clearly. Not saying more or less then needed. And also providing footage of what you're talking about at appropriate times.
I was considering another seat around this pricerange, but this one looks a lot better, so your video probably will make me go for this one :)
I also appreciate you mentioned the sitting height would be okay for a desk, i was wondering that exactly. Because i bought my first decent monitor not long ago, and i didn't wanna strap it to a racing rig for that use alone.

[zetchTV]

I recently got mine and finally got it set up the other day. So far, with my 100% thrustmaster set up (t128 wheel, th8a shifter, t-lcm pedals), it works great aside from the mod i had to do to comfortably mount my wheel. I just used spare bolts to attach a piece of wood on top of the wheel plate that extended far enough to use the clamping device. I think this is the perfect video to show off all the pros and cons of this cockpit. Awesome bang for your buck but obviously not quite as good as the more premium options out there. I would highly recommend for a first time buyer

[aaronjackson]

I forgot all about you guys, can’t believe you’re still doing content after all these years since the NR2003 days. 👍

[sgt.flippy]

Bought a Moza R9 set yesterday, have been moving and changing my desk setup, but I think in the end I'll end up with this. Sounds great to be able to slide it under the desk. Looks like it's easy to disconnect the front and move it all out the way as well.

[misc]

I've been using this with a moza r5. I love it. The road noise from the moza is felt through the frame. It's helped me with immersion. It's pretty solid and the price for what you get is great.

[subarurex]

Nice honest review.

Appreciate the insight!

[KaasariKeijo]

Moza R5 bundle and this rig might be the combo i'll go with for simdrifting as i am sick and tired of G920 on a desk.

[jeffscharpf]

Thanks Shawn for reviewing something I can afford!

[gravitymediapro]

This is immensely helpful! Thank you - new sub.

[Xpljd]

Pedal plate was the deciding factor, should have been 0 degree or adjustable, 20 degree is just insane and will not work with my pedals. Really anoying when they are so close, but failed so hard with pedals.

[zeeMuniStacksBundles]

Such a great review, I would buy this cockpit right now if it wasn't for the pedal deck

[surgtech]

Okay Shawn, just ordered and gave you a little love with the discount code my brother :) If you have a contact at NLR you might suggest them making some non-drilled vertical supports like the ones that attach to the wheel deck available as an addon for those who plan to move to DD wheel. Seems like that would be an easy & inexpensive way to reinforce it plenty for a DD.

GT Omega ended up doing something similar for their ART Cockpit. Shame everything they sell except their high end stuff is and has been out of stock for months.

[MarcelZeboHommes]

I have an old T500RS, I see that the wheel is compatible but I don't see the pedals that came with it in the pedal list as shown in "product legend" at 04:55 Does anyone know if my pedal will fit anyway? Maybe they"ll fit in the T300RS holes?