Racing Sim build
 

Despite my insatiable fascination with the Nurburgring, the universe in general continues to thwart my attempts to actually drive on the damn thing. So, I will drive it from my living room instead :p

No fancy super-expensive sim cockpits here. I have plywood...

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Painted it Audi R18 colours :D This is v1, hooked up to the TV:

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Obligatory S8 seat, and a super-rare Nardi steering wheel from an Audi 80 Sport, on a custom adapter to fit the Logitech wheel base

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I remounted the pedals from floor-hinged to top-hinged and matched the angles & spacing to the S8. Unfortunately Gizmo felt he was the more important element of this picture :ROFL:

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The TV didn't work - I need my peripheral vision to also be moving to get a sense of speed, so I added triple 32" screens to it. Cable management is a challenge!

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Tidied up and cat-proofed, otherwise they will get nibbled

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Ta-dah!

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I put a smaller and lighter steering wheel on it as the Nardi wasn't very responsive. This is still more car-size than the toy that came with the wheel base though.

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Lucy driving an Elise on the 'ring

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and also an Audi V8 DTM :love:

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This thing is immense fun, and amazingly immersive with the screens like this. We're now experimenting with a few different games to find which one we like the most as they all have good and bad points. Since Saturday we've both got in 30-40 laps of the 'ring without having to leave the house :D We're getting pretty familiar with it now and can do clean 7:30 laps.

Other tracks are available of course - almost all of them in fact, so I'll be using this to learn them before we go on track days. I'm not intending to race with it - I've done competitive motorsport and tbh track days are a lot more fun.

That is bonkers brilliant. I love it. I am jealous. And my current PC setup is not a million miles away from this, hmmmmm

Lovely -and has to be a red seat, of course +++. When do you start taking bookings ? :D (Truro is nearer than Germany, and I can, err..., drop Herman off for his favourite type of holiday at the same time ;)...)

That looks epic MJ. I’d lose weeks of my life at a time on that :D

"I'll just do a couple of laps after tea"
"oh, its midnight" :eek2:

Of course lapping the 'ring isn't quite the same as a couple of laps of Spa :ROFL:

:rofl:

Just brilliant! +++

I think bonkers brilliant as TonUpKid says is the right description! But be careful, the men in white coats may be paying you a visit soon....:ROFL:

You've driven past the exhibition hall plenty of times....

https://simracingexpo.de/en/

I've been in much less good ship simulators........but dont you lose out on the G force feeling when braking and cornering and road feedback??? I'm sure a hydraulic platform to mount it all on isnt beyond you ;)

Dartmouth?
;)

You must be joking! They hadnt invented them then! Besides we had sufficient ships to play with you didnt need one. :ROFL:

Yes, but if you get the visuals right your brain just fills in the rest. There's a thing called Field of Vision (FOV) which is critical to get right so you get a proper sense of speed. Its taken a while for me to get that right, and tbh I still need the monitors closer, but with a proper sense of speed, muscle memory takes over for braking & steering. Cutting out external stimuli helps with immersion too so I tend to run with the lights off so that the monitors are the primary focus.

Yes, you can do better. Full motion rigs that can simulate g forces are available, but far more complex and expensive than I want to get involved in :)

Looking great way of relaxation..
Enjoy..
Maybe we should arrange a A8 trip to the 'ring?

2024 anyone?

We always make a thread when we're planning a trip but its only ever Mike and I that are able to go. You're welcome to join us in '24 though +++

I'm going again next weekend but I guess thats slightly too short notice :D

Next week!
I only just read the post.
The S8 needs some fettling first!

But yes, I am in...... 2024...

They always do :D

Oil leaks,
Brakes,
Cooling system

Everything else is a bonus.

We'll make a thread when we know dates +++

When you've finished with this one and build another, can I call dibs on the first project please? :ROFL: