thinking about buying this cockpit and G27 logitech wheel to play iRacing. would be about $675 with shipping total.

https://www.cntsimulator.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=TYPE-RA&CartID=1

thoughts or any cheaper/better alternatives?

6/22/2013 11:19:10 AM

cheaper would be to build your own, but that looks pretty cool to me.
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[Edited on June 22, 2013 at 11:35 AM. Reason : ff]

6/22/2013 11:33:31 AM

I don't buy anything from a website that can't use proper english and grammar in their store. just sayin.

6/22/2013 6:52:21 PM

I wouldn't take advice from someone who can't start a statement with a capital letter after a period. Just saying.

6/22/2013 8:11:50 PM

Building your own isn't bad. Friend and I made his out of plywood and various lumber. It wasn't expensive, maybe $60 plus labor. Hardest part was ergonomics. That took about an half hour of trial and error before we got it comfortable.

PVC is another option.

We sourced a REALLY nice early 80's RX-7 passenger seat (no rips or stains) from LKQ for like $40.

I'm curious about the dimensions they used...

6/22/2013 9:13:18 PM

lol @ video

1. buy $700 racing seat setup
2. play in 3rd person view

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if you build it yourself, you should figure out a way to put the whole thing on pneumatics and roll according to steering input and pitch according to gas/brake.

then give me one for free when you start your racing seat empire

6/22/2013 11:13:06 PM

For $700, you could buy your buddy a set of racing tires and he'd probably let you drive the damn car in a regional.

6/23/2013 3:55:38 PM

WHY BOTHER PLAYING VIDEO GAMES WHEN YOU CAN JUST USE THE MONEY FOR THE REAL THING!

Quit your job and become a racecar driver!! Any of you who like flight sims should just join the Air Force and become a fighter pilot!

6/25/2013 10:49:04 AM

Or get a private pilots license, which 700 bucks could get you about 17% of the way to.

[Edited on June 25, 2013 at 4:51 PM. Reason : *]

6/25/2013 4:51:46 PM

Get that plus an Oculus Rift, then you'd be set

6/25/2013 5:03:37 PM

Quote :

"For $700, you could buy your buddy a set of racing tires and he'd probably let you drive the damn car in a regional."

A regional what?

6/27/2013 9:14:21 AM

I don't even know what track worthy set of 4 tires you can buy. I can barely get 2 for 450

6/27/2013 10:10:18 AM

A set of Dunlop Star Specs for my car is under $700 installed, but "track tires"...yeah don't think so.

6/27/2013 1:48:44 PM

so i got the one in the OP. 1st thought is iRacing is hard. hah. determined to get respectable at it though....

7/9/2013 6:12:35 PM