Anyone into sim racing? Building a new setup

 

I have one, but i only really use it for hydrosim.

 

Is that for practicing growing weed?

 

Don't need to do that anymore, we are legal!

 

I started on consoles waaaay back, and a couple of years ago switched to PC and Assetto Corsa. Currently racing in an informal league. I've gradually upgraded my rig over the years from a Logitech wheel clamped to a TV tray to this:



Fanatec Clubsport Elite wheel with V3 pedals and newer shifter. 3x32" monitors on a Trakracer stand. The sim frame is old (GT3?, IIRC) and will probably be the next thing I upgrade. After that, it's a DD wheel. Other than having an actual sim frame with good wheel and pedals, the best upgrade was the triple monitors. I tried VR, and it's pretty amazing, but you have to know your wheel buttons by feel, and it's near impossible to use your keyboard. Also gets uncomfortable after a while. Triples were a better solution for me.

Aside from just being fun to race online, I've used it to learn track layouts before we visit a new track IRL. Definitely allowed me to get up to speed more quickly.

 

Any update? How is it going?

 

Replying for the updates.

 

I did quite a bit of sim racing last year. I had a good league going there for a bit on F1. Video of me laying down my dogshit slow Brazil lap (my fav track) https://photos.app.goo.gl/ooiAjTCbQf5jweSg6

My setup is pretty tame in comparison to most, but I wanted to get decently quality wheel & base before I went nuts with monitors and such. I splurged and got a slightly fancier / more realistic stiff brake pedal that helped a lot too.

Setup:

• ClubSport V2.5 Formula Wheel + upgraded paddle shifters
• Grand Turismo DD base
• TrakRacer TR80
• Rally seat
• Upgraded load cell brakes (HUGE difference in speed)
• A PS5 and then later a clapped out old PC w/ RX580.

I'm currently transitioning my setup away from Formula and more towards GT so I can practice tracks with a similar setup as my in-progress Miata track build.

 

My setup is fairly similar to Roda's. My gear is used and I was able to get good deals on all of it. I got an eBay chassis and found a free Civic seat on marketplace to attach to it.

Coasters on the wall are to help the VR headset track better.

I don't have space for triple monitors so I use VR. I like to think it helps me practice looking ahead when I'm actually driving.
I've been doing sim racing for ~10 years. Started off with Dirt 3 (not a sim I guess) and have moved over to mostly Assetto Corsa and ACC. I race in an ACC league called Sim Racing Alliance which is a blast.

 

What headset are you using? I was using a Quest 2 but found myself getting dizzy. Which, is weird because VR never bothered me before, only in sim racing. I sold my headset and later read a few people had the same experience only with racing but pushed through it and then they were fine 🙄

 

I'm using an HP Reverb G2. I have to run it at half resolution though, because my graphics card (5700 XT) can't maintain stable FPS at higher resolutions. I've heard there are some ways to get better performance in VR, but I've already got a project car and don't really want a project computer.

I've never felt dizzy/nauseous from it, but I have another friend who I autocross with and he cant do more than a run or two in Dirt without feeling sick. I've done 1+ hour long stints in endurance races and regularly do 1 hour league races without issue. It isn't ideal though when my room heats up and I start sweating.

 

Nausea isn't uncommon with sims... your eyes tell you you're moving, your inner ear disagrees (or vice versa) = motion sickness. My wife couldn't even drive my sim setup when it had a single screen... got sick within one lap. I used to do some instruction for emergency vehicle drivers with a sim and we called it the "vomit comet"... had to keep a trash can next to the seat for people to barf in.

I really liked the immersion of VR, but being unable to operate the keyboard without removing the headset was an issue. Triples is nearly as immersive, and a lot easier and more comfortable, though they do take up more space.

 

Wide curved screens are MUCH cheaper these days - great for those who only have room for one monitor.

 

What a riot. 10 year old 42” tv is really the max optimized width and height that I would feel comfortable with.

Found out late the PS5 assetto cannot run mod tracks. I did get a decent PC setup running, and was able to run the M1 Concourse in Detroit.

using the Logitech G29
Scat pro car seat on sliders- nothing fancy

i use this for work & marketing events. It is quite the hit.

I think I will start building a second one as well. Looking at the spicy and pricey Logitech Pro wheel, because why not…

 

I have a sim rig. Its a Moza R9 on a SimLab GT1 Evo with two bass shakers using SimHub. I use a Q3 for VR and my old Miata seat.

 

I also like to sim race.






I take it too seriously and win trophies

 

Ok buddy, needs a NSFW tag That looks intense!!!!! I think you're missing a variable fan to replicate the speed and wind ahaha.

 

Nice! But where's the third pedal??

 

I have one, but its not on the rig very often, I have an h-pattern and hand-brake as well but most of the races I do are over an hour long, and having the throttle and brake shoulder width apart is an absolute game-changer for long stint comfort.

Not to mention most of the cars I race in the sim don't have a 3rd pedal anyways.

 

You just missed them, they are there, 2 of them. You can see them to the left and right of the wheel in the "over the shoulder" camera angle