Sim Racing with a physical handycap

[Daniel R.]

Hello dear Sim Racers and those who want to have a go on it,

first of all i´m not a person with physical restrictions.

I´m just a normal guy that loves simracing as much as maybe everybody that reads this right now.
It´s my favorite hobby by far and something that gives me huge pleasure everytime i´m in the (virtual) car.

What came to my mind some days ago was the question how people, that, f.e., can´t move there legs, use as hardware for simracing?

Are there any people here that have a disability that forces them to do sim racing with different technical solutions or maybe even aren´t able to do sim racing at all, since there is no appropiate hardware available for them or the hardware is just to expensive?

To be honest, i would found it challenging (from a mechanical side of view) and very exciting to create a hardware solution that enables people to do sim racing with physical restrictions.
There is so much cool technology available to really push the boundarys a bit there!

So what do you think about it?
What are your needs?

Cheers Daniel

 

[Bryan Birtwell]

Hi Brian,
how do you brake ?
Cheers Daniel

Hiya Daniel,

I brake using the brake pedal with my left foot.

Thanks for asking,

Bryan

 

[Daniel R.]

Hiya Daniel,

I brake using the brake pedal with my left foot.

Thanks for asking,

Bryan

Ah ok…so you just do that because the brake pedal does not work because to stiff?
What pedals are you using?

 

[Bryan Birtwell]

The reason I use my left foot is because I don't have a right foot anymore.

I have my right ankle and heel and a prosthetic foot "shoe". I can't feel the pedals under my right foot, so I use my left foot as if it were my right foot. Clutch pedal is now throttle and the brake pedal is still the brake pedal.

And, I use a Thrustmaster set... forget the model, it's a nice set.

I've decided to continue to try to overcome this "disability". After all, the F3 Fanatics is the longest, continuously run, server on rF2. I can't let a little thing like this get me down. ; )

 

[slideways]

Must say we've missed you, it's been such a long time...