I built an insane racing simulator.

Ok, this is way more overkill than I imagined.

Full gear list (roughly $8-9K USD)
Trak Racer TR8 Pro
Simucube 2 Pro
GSI X-29
VNM racing pedals
LG 45" OLED Ultrawides

Video gear

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[Wiisporter]

Dear god hes starting a sim racing arc

[ETin]

Finally! Something which optimum owns that I have too- The same socks.

[thedarkmask]

key takeaway: this man does hit the legs in the gym aswell.

[DawidDoesTechStuff]

Dude, your videos are wildly good. Also the new space is amazing. Keep it up. :D

[ghostgamer]

Every time I come here, I realize how broke I am.

[HK-yose]

My deepest respect. You build this channel with quality content and now in your studio you should enjoy it.

[mr.jaco]

I don't know if it is intentional but I recommend that you turn off "look at apex" setting in camera. It makes it significantly easier to correct oversteer as your camera doesn't shake and it is more predictable.

[vladimeister.]

I highly recommend bass shakers when it comes to being able to feel things happening in game through your rig. Being able to feel the engine vibrate with its RPMs as well as feeling the actual thud of a bump has been a game changer

[GUN_]

This hobby is a bottomless pit. I also like you drive on the Simucube + GSI combo, but my wheel is their previous iteration (GXL Pro). Can't really speak from my own experience but people who opted for similar rig like you do tend to complain about some flex but most importantly modularity. That is the reason why many - including myself - go into the aluminum extrusions. They are rock solid but allow the full modularity for any peripherals (button boxes, stream decks, actuators for motion kits or simple keyboard trays). Something I can definitely say I am quite jealous for the amount of space you have to use. Myself I reach the small room boundaries and it looks like I might have reach the max possible.

[yonnie]

The quality in these videos is stunning.

[Avose]

Don’t let being new to sim racing stop you from racing with others online, so much of race craft has to do with what you do when battling another driver, with one driver or both being forced off the racing line.

AC has servers full of newbies, just jump straight in and start stacking laps, racing other real drivers is by far the best thing about sim racing. Pulling off your first successful overtake online is an amazing feeling!

[grofnerd]

I used to do work with an audio engineer who was also a retired military pilot.

He had a flight sim cockpit built with 4 screens (3 wide, 1 above).

The stick/main flight controls/rudders were top of the line.


He had control panels and docks that he bought with a friend of his that were stripped from actual airplane cockpits and wired into Raspberry Pis to take the analog signals and convert them to generic signals that he matched to keybinds for his flight sims.

All of this plus a custom CNCed aluminum frame which everything mounted to.

The computer it was strapped to was a $2000+ at least.

I asked him how much it costs and he would say "more than you think, but doesn't matter".

Enjoy the rabbit hole, Ali

[maddada]

0:06 Of course the Micro ATX guy drives a Jimny 😂

[SuellioAlmeida]

love how the space around it is large and clean, somehow adds some kind of immersion!

[antonb]

Dirt Rally 2.0 is the most fun I have ever had sim racing. I've played Assetto Corsa, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Forza Horizon 5, Euro Truck Simulator 2... But Dirt Rally 2.0 with a round wheel is just something else. I highly recommend it!

And welcome to sim racing! 🎉

[Jhet]

Just a bit of advice: (I'm not a sim racing pro, but I've been sim racing for quite some time and written a few articles and product reviews.)

I really urge you to make your view stop moving around as you turn. It'll mess up your cornering by artificially messing with your view instead of moving your eyes and head by yourself.

Long time subscriber btw and I look forward to more sim racing videos! About time you showed us your sim rig that you kept teasing the past few videos 😂

[thepowerplayer]

I’m so glad to see you get into sim racing! I have been having so much fun with sim racing, and it has been the motherlode of all rabbit holes I’ve gone down. It feels like there is a lifetime of things to learn about sim racing

[pavelbratchenko]

Triple screen users: this is so immersive and there is so much FOV!
VR users: look at what they need just to mimic a fraction of our power.
Sick rig tho, GJ!

[danielmorad]

Cool to see you getting into the sim racing. Your ergonomics are a bit off. For instance, your steering wheel angle is completely off and you’re lifting your heel off the plate when you hit the brakes. If you need any help, let me know.

[reckulurn]

This guy is the best content creator on YouTube. I'm 48, and when I grow up, I wanna be like this guy. All things gaming in one place. Keep up the great content!!!