Community Question | Your Best Sim Racing Purchase

[EduCalza]

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Great evolution, contratz....

 

[Ruttman98]

Lots of support and passion here for RFactor1--even to the exclusion of mentioning hardware.

For those of you whose sim world was rocked by RFactor 1, how many view Rfactor.2 as a worthy successor? Or, does another sim racing title carry on what made RF1 so special?

 

[Serge.M]

I’d say there’s 3, in order of purchase:

1, My first wheel, a second hand G25 I got from a friend for $50AUD

2, Oculus Rift, this gave presence and sucked me in

3, Sim-Lab P1 cockpit, it’s the foundation of everything

 

[Karaya2]

Definitely my Porsche 911 GT3 R Wheel - Love at first sight

 

[Greg Latty]

In the beginning it was my G27 (Now TM TX ). That was my full leap into Sim racing. But recently, my best purchase was my VR headset..

 

[Deleted member 197115]

I don't know what I'm more impressed by, that screen or the curtains!

LOL, screen doesn't get much use though.
Bolted it to the rig just in case but all racing happens in VR, flat screen experience after that, even on the 42" 4K like this one, is quite mediocre.

 

[jamman39]

It’s gotta be VR for me. I found a used Odyssey + for $200 and racing will never be the same. I initially thought I’d only use it part time, but now I can’t imagine running without it.

Beyond that Gran Turismo 5 for getting me started, and my Thrustmaster TX. It’s not the best wheel on the market. But there always seems to be a new (relatively) inexpensive upgrade I can get for it, when I get gear acquisition syndrome

 

[Paulo Ribeiro]

Sega Mega Drive and Zx Spectrum 48K.

 

[Stogie]

VR

 

[Deleted member 197115]

Lots of well deserved love for VR in this thread.

 

[RKip455]

Next Level V2 motion

 

[Kurupt CDN]

It's a toss up between my VR headset and the the buttkicker as racing games become lifeless without them.

 

[T.J. Teegarden]

My PC

 

[chj006]

The two buttkickers I added to my rig. One under the seat and one under the pedal plate, combined with Simhub makes for an awesome immersive experience. When I try to race with them off the whole rig feels dead.

 

[InsaneOzzie]

My misses, who else would let me spend thousands on sim gear, VR and PC upgrades just to race virtually with my global rev head friends.

 

[Slapped]

The best bit of simracing kit I've purchased, and believe that every sim enthusiast should have in their lives is...

No more struggling with a lost mouse, dropped mouse, unable to track on your legs mouse. Perfect for cockpit use. Sure it's fugly as hell, but then so are French Bulldogs and it seems every other dog owner has one round my neck of the woods.

EDIT: It's a Logitech K400 Plus in case anybody wants to know.

 

[rosgillies]

My Oculus Rift S and my next level V3 motion platform.

 

[Daniel Monteiro]

+

 

[The_Grass]

Handbrake, making from an old Microsoft Sidewinder Joystick and from a Toilet Brush with a hand grip from a icescrapper and the use off some springs. only 12 Euro , and i'm using VR so I can't see the ugly but function thing

 

[carlo2511]

mod-edit: english please