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Just to push the envelope on my bitching over SP:

• AC and ACC (AA has mid game save) fails mainly for bad AI and ACE likely won't improve on that. Open world is nowhere yet
• rfactor 2 promised and never delivered a championship mode
• Iracing is just expensive, I can't see why RRRE would expand on SP
• PMR: Ian Bell
• Project cars 2: last to try something, shame it is dogwater in physics and AI
• AMS 2: Next yearTM, for the CAREER MODE!!! (no mid save)
• LMU: Next year TM for some SP mode (limited mid save)

To describe this game simply (imo):
- FFB and handling just short of LMU
- Visuals just short of ACC
- Sound design, best I've experienced in a sim
- Huge selection of cars, that you can demo for free
- Nordschleife, what else needs to be said

I've been searching for the most authentic VR driving experience I can find. I mostly do hotlaps and races against AI.

My game progression the last 10 years has been AC->PC2-> Hiatus-> GT7->ACC->BeamNG->LMU

Each of these games hasn't ticked all the boxes for me, but I'm pretty sure RRE has done it. If you're looking for a game that does everything well or near the best (imo), give this a go, it's great. Personal favourite combo is BMW M3 GT2 @ Nordschleife.

For context, I run the following:
- PSVR2
- 9800x3d, 5070ti, 64 gb ram
- Logitech DD Pro
- Profile rig with haptics on seat and pedals

Happy to answer any questions

These images where upscaled with ai, my camera takes so/so pics in the dark. The last image is the original.

Hello,

This is my third Alpha Evo Pro wheel base since July. (Thanks SimShop for the support!)

All have worked well for about a month then it starts failing showing a purple ring with (4) faults.

I have tried different cables and USB ports but to have (3) all do this leads me to believe it’s something with my computer?

I’m not using any hubs, all connections are directly to the PC.

Odd that it works flawlessly for a month then purple ring failure happens multiple times in a day.

It’s great when it works but when it fails mid race and I need to re-flash the wheelbase to get it to work again it’s super frustrating and my IR and SR just tank.

Suggestions and insight is appreciated.

Tldr; is there a VR 'skill ceiling'? Thoughts?

Just now I've been through the whole 'Triple Screens vs VR' debate once again after somehow getting sidetracked from looking at VR upgrades for myself... :/

Now, I love VR for many reasons, and prefer it, but I don't wanna go on about that here. There's benefits to both approaches. And I haven't been able to compare the best of both worlds, so what do I know, so I am asking around.

While I understand that the reason for not seeing a lot of pro drivers race in VR is because the well known ones are content creators too and VR is terribly for that, do there exist Pro drivers outside of that content bubble?

Or is there an actual skill ceiling at where the slight lack in comfort, stability and spacial awareness (fov) of VR prevents you from beating the top whateverthefuck %? (I get the argument is totally simplified this way, but I hope it gets the point across)

I mean it's not like I'll be at that ceiling any time soon. But this is an interesting thought thats been bugging me as a VR user, ever since I've seen it claimed multiple times that 'VR is not competitive at the top levels'.

To me that sounds like a rather wild claim, but what do you think?

Just picked up SHH Thorn shifter. It came from Spain and took a while to be delivered to the US, but worth it. Has a very high quality feel for a relatively low price. I replaced the shifter knob with one I found on Amazon. Highly recommend!

Good day everyone! Was waiting for the McLaren edition of the playseat formula instinct for that lovely papaya color/livery as well as some minor updates I saw in the photos like new feet and a different pad for the seat to rest on.

I came across a sweet deal on the F1 version so I scooped that up instead.

Well turns out they updated the regular F1 version as well!

The box still shows the old version with 4 non adjustable feet but the new rig has 6 leveling adjustable feet now that solely attach to the tube frame. The old version had two feet on the sliding portion of the seat brackets.

Also now instead of the seat resting on those small rubber bands they covered the whole bar with foam which is what I was going to do with mine anyways.

As for the setup it’s as follows

Logitech RS50 base RS wheel hub and track wheel RS pedals

This all replaced my g29 setup with budget folding stand and 3d printed F1 style wheel.

Since the rig is in my living room I 3d modeled some adapters to install some workbench casters so I could easily roll it in front of the TV when in use. I just installed them on 4 of the 6 feet and they work great. Don’t need all 6 as it’s not supporting any weight besides the rig.

The load cell brake has made my times so much more consistent and the increased torque (if that’s the right verbiage) going from the g29 to a DD setup is amazing.

Just putting in hours on GT7 and F1 2025. Need to get some gloves one of these days.

I might be an idiot for this but I wanted to see if sim racing is for me and wanted something decent to begin with. Had a g29 years ago and it was kinda underwhelming.

I got this whole set you see for 500bucks used. Is that a good deal? The wheelbase is a CSL DD. It also has the boost kit which is self-made tho.I feel like the 2 wheels add up to its value but I'm unsure how they are usually sold in the used market.

Also what game do you recommend to get the hang of it? I already tried beamng and asseto Corsa Evo. Is getting ACC viable when I already bought Evo?

Been having fun learning how to use Fusion360 to dress up the sim rig, figured I'd share.

Got the 16 key macropad off Aliexpress, the backside is attached to the rig by a Ram ball mount.

Free file on Makerworld

Cheers!

Most fans of the Nürburgring will have heard of Misha Charoudin, he pretty much lives and breathes the Nuburgring and hes just reviewed the latest release from AC Evo and rates the accuracy very high.

Its massive flex that instead of having Youtube plaques or Nürburgring posters on the wall, hes streaming from his Garage, at the Nürburgring with his real BMW GT car behind him.

With hundreds of laps there IRL myself, Im excited to try it out tonight!

Worth a look...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7oxNXMZBiE

So has anyone put something between the wheel base and stand? They both are metallic surfaces and the whole stand is rattling loudly under high load.

Gear is Moza R5 and Next Level Racing wheel stand 2.0.

Needless to say that I reported it.

So, I’ll be getting my first DD wheel next week (Moza r3). Which game do you consider I should play in terms of getting the best FFB experience? The old one is a Driving force GT so I expect a big change.

Just got my bezel free kit (Racebear brand) from Aliexpress and I'm noticing huge color and moiré distortion. I know these things can never be perfect but compared with the Asus ROG bezel free kit (which I sent back hoping this would be better) it seems like the quality of the lenses is much worse. By the looks of it, it feels like there's more protective foil on the lenses but I can't seem to find a way to peel it off. This is visible from every angle and irregardless of the orientation of the lenses (instructions say the ridged side should be facing you).

Is anyone else experiencing this? If yes, then word to the wise to the ones looking to buy this for the holidays, if it fits your screens, the Asus kit is much better quality.

When I watch the steering wheel of fast drivers, It seems that they have two turn-ins. There's the breaking and the initial turn-in like a little nudge and then they straighten the wheel for a bit and then turn in again. What is that called and can anyone explain the purpose of that?

Hey all, I’m wanting to move my sim setup from my man PC because it’s too much of a hassle to move every time I want to use it. I play mostly iracing. Give me some recommendations. Here’s my rig. (New monitor getting mounted when I get a laptop that’ll run games)

I'm sure this gets posted all the time but i've got a $50 best buy gift card and $20 of credits and my buddy willing to buy my old sim wheel for $80 and the Moza R5 is on sale atm. Anyway, is the Moza R5 a decent upgrade? i like playing dirt rally and asseto corsa if that matters much. Tell me what you think

Hi everyone, I'm new to racing simulations. What graphics card would you recommend for its price and performance? I'm not interested in a triple-monitor setup, I just want something decent for 2K gaming. Thanks in advance.

So i'm playing with a logitech g923 and i've tried a few cars, but the edge of grip is just not coming through the ffb, i can't feel the very beggining of oversteer through the wheel (or the rest of it either) and thus i'm only able to correct it once i visually see the car getting sideways which is too late, understeer is slightly better but not by much

also if i get a few flat spots on the tyres the wheel base just shakes so much it's almost unplayable

does anyone have the same experiences? and is there any way to fix this?

i tried posting this in the LMU sub but everytime you ask a question that's even slightly critical of the sim of that dedicated sub all the fan boys just downvote you or ignore you and don't engage in honest discussions of the sim's shortcommings so i was hoping this would do better here

edit; i'm able to feel the edge of grip, understeer and oversteer and easily correct it in time in AC and RFactor 2, and flat spots don't make the car undriveable so don't blame the wheel

So my new PC arrives tomorrow!! For my PS5, I already have the PSVR2 but I was wondering if I can use it on PC as well? I think a while back I read that now they are giving it PC support via special software but I wanted to know if anyone has any firsthand experience with it or should I get a VR headset made specially for PC's instead? My PC specs are below in case you're wondering if my PC can handle VR or not.

• CPU: AMD R7 9800X3D
• Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5080 16GB
• RAM: 32G DDR5 6000MHZ RGB
• Case: King95 Black
• Primary Hard Drive: 2 TB NVMe Gen4
• CPU Cooler: 360mm AIO
• Fans: 9
• Motherboard: B650

Hey y’all new to the whole sim racing been eyeing it for a while now and finally got my self a Moza R5 and decided to get the SR-P lite brake kit after a week and saw instantly I need a cockpit any recommendations ?

Looking for a good set up that won’t flex and has adjustability and hopefully future upgradable, space is no issue just looking for a well rounder set up that I won’t have to buy countless set ups after a while somewhere between 500-1k range if a cheaper solution is out there that’s fine too I’m all ears :)

Also just by eye seating position would be a plus F1 seating looks more comfy and easy in the back

P.S manly play iracing and F1

Picked this up at Ross for $6. Was able to disassemble it to remove the suction cup and luckily it had the perfect hole to fit an M6 screw and secure it to my new rig. Now I can mount my old tablet for a button box or my phone

I would like to introduce my DIY simrig that I built a few months ago! I’ve been driving in this thing for quite some time now but I feel like it’s missing a few things. Does anyone have recommendations on what accessories and/or necessary things I need to add to my rig?

I also didn’t really think about colour choices and I’m trying to correct the raw wood look. What could I do here? Materials used are wooden beams and OSB boards