REVIEW - Trak Racer TR120 Sim Racing Cockpit & GT Fixed Seat

Today we're taking a look at the TR120 Aluminium Profile Cockpit and GT Style Fixed Fibreglass Seat from Australian company Trak Racer!

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TIME STAMPS:
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Intro: 00:00
Discount & Important Info: 00:34
Packaging & Unboxing Experience: 01:52
Assembly Experience: 03:30
Pricing & Hardware Overview: 08:34
Driving Tests & Conclusions: 44:30

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[boostedmedia]

Quick note just to clarify our comparisons with the TR160 we reviewed 18 months ago. That particular TR160 was a MK2 spec unit. Trak Racer are now up to MK4 so as mentioned in this video, a lot of the improvements we saw here also apply to the newer TR160.

[aeiouxs]

Been watching your channel for a while guys, and just had to say this - your reviews are incredibly thorough, detailed, honest, while remaining easy-going and making us feel like we're in conversation and part of the video. You make it look easy, and I'm sure it certainly isn't, great work - you guys are gold in the Sim Racing community.

[RPMhunter]

Just got my TR120 and built it and happy to report no missing items and very notably no metal shavings. super happy with that

[Brendan_A]

I bought a TR120 last year, and my experience was pretty much spot on with the review. the metal shavings are terrible, but all my parts came together. Make sure you are using the right guide for what you ordered, theres a few different ones and if you arent using the right one it gets pretty confusing. Had a couple issues with ordering some extras, with stock not being available and them not telling me until i contacted them, response there could have been a little better. Its my first rig after wanting one for years, and im super happy with it. its rigid, and price is pretty reasonable. im in an owners group, and the owner of trak racer matt is in there and is very active and responsive. He seems to genuinely want to improve some of the few issues ive seen people have. I'm in melbourne so shipping was ridiculously fast on the stuff that was in stock. I dont have anything to compare to, with it being my first rig ever, but i love it, its changed my whole sim experience. used the boosted discount so thanks for that will! would i buy it again? definitely, love supporting aussie companies with good quality

[mick]

I just received my TR120 and finished assembling it 2 days ago. I got the red recliner seat with the order. It is absolutely awesome and rock solid. I have Simucube 2 pro and Heusinkveld sprint pedals and I'm totally satisfied with everything about it. Putting it together was a bit annoying and it takes a while but totally worth it. I would highly recommend getting one. Zero complaints from me
One thing I have to mention is I received all the parts 4 days after I ordered it, and surprised me as how quick I received everything here at Emu plains near Penrith. Totally totally blown away with this cockpit. Can you tell im stoked :)

[GorillaSnapper]

I've got a TR80 with integrated monitor mount i've had for close to a year now, I had a pretty seamless experience putting it together, everything came as it should. Can confirm the rally seat is pretty good. The seat slider was pretty ordinary though, had quite a bit of slop in it so I just binned it and hard mounted the brackets to the rig. Fixed up a lot of lateral play too. I have the OG basic pedal deck running VRS pedals, I dont have any observable flex in it either and they're comparable to the HE Ultimates.

I know people have had issues with TR in the past, and occasionally still have missing bits, but they are pretty great value for us Aussies and they've at least tried and continue to try to improve the product and experience and thats not something you see all the time.

It's a good prodcut, but as you said, gotta do your research, some regions have freight carriers that are pretty trash in specific locations so you need to factor in your local freight company too, not a TR issue obviously, but something that impacts it in some way.

[simaddiction]

I have had one of these for years and love it

[lukede]

Tr120 owner, very happy with it. Worth mentioning they sent me a wrong part but corrected it relatively quickly. A mate who also bought one also had an issue with what was delivered. They respond to correcting the errors but quite clearly the company has an issue with its shipping process. Not such a huge issue here in Australia but if you were ordering from somewhere else it could potentially mean a long delay before you can build your rig.

[briang]

Brilliant review with comparisons to other rigs. Thank you.

[Stewss]

Hi I have 2 Trak racer tr120 rigs. 1 for me (45 years old 6ft) 1 for my son(8 years old 4ft). The adjustments on this rig is great. And we love them. 👍

[deanmerchant]

Bought a TR120 at the beginning of this year after a bad experience with a Next Level Racing GT Track. Everything arrived in Brisbane in 3 days and nothing was missing. Didn’t even have any metal shavings in the profile. I can’t speak highly enough of the cockpit. It can be difficult to get someone on the phone at times but otherwise I’m very happy with Trak Racer. I had the instructions printed and bound at Officeworks for about $15. Made it so much easier than reading on a phone.

[triplea]

Another fantastic review. Thank you. Great cameraman as well. Very useful angles at the right moments with good focus.

[MrNobodylikesyou]

I have the TR120 with the GT Seat .. was my first experience of building a rig and i found it a lot less stressful than i thought i would .. and have had no issues so far!

[Sean-psec]

I bought the TR120 about 3 weeks ago. It was simple but time consuming to put it together and we were short 4 bolts and washers but fortunately I had some from my old rig at the house. Without them I would have been pissed. Also of note when our stuff arrived the bags holding the bolts and what not had holes in them. The rig itself is awesome and doesnt move. the seat I have was from the old rig and not a bucket so seatback movement is definitely an issue lol. Looking to get a Sparco in the future. LOve my Trak Racer TR120

[Snp_]

I've had my eye on the TR120 for a while now but havn't pulled the trigger. Good to know it's an excellent product.

[gcm]

Just bought my TR120 rig upgrading from a NLR GT Ultimate V2. Seat flex was a big thing I didn’t like and wanted to eliminate it. So purchased an OMP TRS-E fixed back race seat with steel frame on OMP seat mounts. The seat is super rigid and very little flex in the seat mounts. Mounted it to the provided sliding rails and I’m pretty pleased. I may remove the rails and bolt straight to the chassis as I begin my test phase.

[simonolsen]

I got mine a few months ago, All 13 boxes and contents arrived present and correct. There was a fair bit of swarf with the profiles but I unwrapped onto painter's drop-sheets so no problem really. Assembly was straight forward completed in about one relaxed day. There were a few times when I was glad I have good experience with constructing stuff. because there were plenty of traps for new starters, most of which I avoided.

My only gripe is that because I want to use my rig as part of my daughters driving training starting soon, I got the recliner seat and adjustable slider option. This ended up about 40mm too high for me. It would be nice to drop the two 40 x 40mm mount rails down flush with the top of the rigs main base frames. Future project.

The recliner seat has some flex under hard braking but not enough to be a problem. I use V3 pedals with the enhancement kit hard option.

I'd recommend the TR120 to any serious sim addict, but would also say if you don't have good practical skills and experience, get help from a friend who does before you start assembly. (Or, watch Will's vids CAREFULLY).

And lastly, most of the fastenings can be re-tightened after a few hours of heavy kerb work with the DD cranked up and rattling away. BUT. the ones on the inside of the DD base require the removal of the wheel base itself to re-tighten. therefore NOT accessible for periodic maintenance! Perhaps a thread sealant here? Locktight? Just be sure to torque em up good first time round,

Edited to be more useful to someone wanting to buy. Cheers and good luck.

[skinb]

I bought this seat a few months back and Im totally blown away. This seat is a great fit for a plus sized guy like my self. Definitely underrated for sim seat for large ppl

[Pu-saywagon]

I've had my TR120 for just over a week now, and i had a couple of nuts missing from the peddle plate(or i used more then expected), I also went with the black and red recliner seat. And I found that the whole rig is rock solid for me. But I did notice that I didn't get that extra brackets that where mentioned 21:24, so i guess that they are very new and i hope you will be able to be purchase them separately in the future, (as i was looking at add motion system in the future).

[Bobbyvw]

Very nice review! thanx for that. I ordered one myself. not in yet, but i'm looking forward to it.