Sim Racing Setup

Hi.

I'd recommend a Logitech G29 and a Playseat Challenge as a really good starting point, neither will break the bank and the Logitech is tried and tested, although perhaps a little dated. You could probably pick this stuff up used at a discount too.

The Logitech has Xbox and PC compatibility too so no need to upgrade for when he goes down the PC root, at which point he'll be asking for a full gaming PC and Fanatec style setup

Sim racing is really great to get into and I don't doubt you would enjoy this too. I play ACC as I enjoy the type of racing and cars (GT3/GT4), however stuff like Gran Turismo can be great fun especially for starting out.

As other have said the logitech wheels and playseat challenge are good starting points. It would be fairly cheap to upgrade the pedals to a loadcell set up when your son gets into it. Building your own PC can save some money too.
This is pretty much how I started, I built my PC with no prior experience. Just be mindful this can get expensive the more you get into it!

Nice

I'm 50 mins south of Glasgow / 70 mins north of Carlisle ... so SW London wont cut it

We've access to Haulage tho

What are the specs ? Sizes ?

Some general stuff on practicalities (of any sim rig stuff)

1. You need somewhere to clamp the wheel
2. You need somewhere for the person, and the brake pedals to go, so that neither of them move when they press the pedals hard

That's it really.

The playseat does all of that in a neat package, and obviously comes with the seat built in. The other option (without a seat) is a GT Omega classic stand, which is about £90 delivered...it's heavy, which again is a blesssing and a curse, but does the job.

You *can* clamp the wheel to a desk/table pretty easily but often trying to get pedals, and driver seat, so that they don't move, is much harder.

There aren't tons of wheels for the Xbox, but the G920 is, I think, the main/default choice*. If you're switching to PC many more wheels work and you may be able to save a little bit of money (like £20 or so) as you dont have to pay for the xbox licenced hardware chip inside the wheel. (PS have the same licencing/hardware requirement).

If you're practical and want to expand into the future, you can go straight to the box-section Aluminium tubes version and build your own one with fancy mounts etc.

Youtube is awash with product reviews and advice if you want to check out a specific "thing".

• I have one and i do really like it...I am already getting tempted to upgrade to a direct drive type of wheel though.

Last thing i would say - outside ofthe console games they aren't really plug and play - on PC you really need to spend some time fidning force feedback settings (FFB) which work for the specific combination of game and wheel that you have.

Brilliant
Thanks for doing that

if he doesnt take them i may be intrested.

Hi OP.

I'm home and I have some photos of the 920 & Playseat.

Unfortunately, the email contact through your profile won't allow me to send them to you.

So, if you wish, email me through here and I'll reply.

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