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On 08/08/2021 at 6:10 PM, UWISSH! said:

Just need some better gear

this was mine I sold earlier in the year

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Solid Fanatec gear there 😍

Hoping we buy a bigger place in a few years and it has space for a SIM rig!

Despite being a technology person I have never tried sim racing, is it really any good? I just cant see how it would be fun vs actual driving?

Not cheap either 0_0

On 8/9/2021 at 7:39 AM, ActionDan said:

Not cheap either 0_0

definitely not but its good for learning new tracks and getting consistent.
Best part is don't need fix the car afterwards 😂

 

On 8/8/2021 at 6:10 PM, UWISSH! said:

Just need some better gear

this was mine I sold earlier in the year

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how did you find the direct drive? any difference to a v2.5 base?

I have a group that does a few races in GTS on a Thursday night.
Pretty good fun.
Dont have a lot of room for a permanent rig so have a foldable table
Just a cheap G29 wheel.

One of my mates made my real car in the game (close as possible, no GTST in the game)


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On 8/9/2021 at 9:04 AM, robbo_rb180 said:

how did you find the direct drive? any difference to a v2.5 base?

I went from the ps clubsport version to the ps direct drive and it was a huge difference.

felt soo much more real. Always used it on full torque aswell.
had a buttkicker mounted under the seat and could feel all bumps and ripples aswell 

to buy the gear I had ur looking at around 6k. But I made my own rig at work so that saved me a good $1200+

Thats for sure,
I did get my 32 GTST for $3.5K lol Wonder what its worth now 3 to 5 times that much id say
I know guys that have steering wheels more expensive than my track car, then add in pedals, Chair/seat/rig, big screen TV, sound system etc.
some of those hydraulic sim racing rig are between $10K-$20K!!!

 

yep I could have built another car for whats in my setup currently.
PC, Monitor, Sim setup around $7k but I've gotten a lot of use. If had a track that could use weekly I would sell my setup and put the money into driving.

if any of you guys wanna come try it out, let me know.
PS4 - Gran Turismo Sports Thursday night approx 7:30pm 
We host private rooms so no random drop ins. So will need to be PSN friends with the host.
mostly clean fun racing.
we do 4-6 short races, generally no tyre wear or fuel stops, We do a bathurst own car (or as close to as possible) race first up which is in the N class around 350HP, super fun.
We have a FB page https://www.facebook.com/groups/gtsoc
but mainly use discord for chat.
There are some serious guys in the group and they do league races on other nights.


 

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On 09/08/2021 at 9:17 AM, UWISSH! said:

I went from the ps clubsport version to the ps direct drive and it was a huge difference.

felt soo much more real. Always used it on full torque aswell.
had a buttkicker mounted under the seat and could feel all bumps and ripples aswell 

to buy the gear I had ur looking at around 6k. But I made my own rig at work so that saved me a good $1200+

+1 here.

went from a fanatec belt driven thing which was a massive step up from the likes of a g series Logitech but the DD is next level. It does need a solid base to mount it to or it moves around too much. The TR 160 sorted that out!

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Its the other way around, should buy a proper sim setup and sell the actual track car.

Much more racing, Better competition, Much less cost, Massively more accessible. Infinitely more safe.

Doing actual wheel to wheel is kinda nonsensical...

lol Id have to say its the other way for me. 
Sim racing still feels like im playing a game.
Even for one of those big bucks hydrolic setups with VR

Nothing beats sitting in the drivers seat when on the track sending it
 

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Agreed, I don't mind games, but there's no comparison to sound/feel of real racing. 

Even watching motorsport on TV vs being there, very different. Both good for different reasons but very different. 

 

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If I'm ever building a SIM rig (which I will one day) it will need to be a motion SIM.

No tyres, brakes fluid, engines to change, no fuel costs, etc. Can hit up Wakefield Park at 3AM lol

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