Does it come with baseplate?

Hello sir, for someone wanting to try out sim racing for the first time in 2024, do you think this is still a good start? I am torn between this and the fanatec csl dd bundle since the other one has the potential to go to 8 nm. I'm not sure if I'd ever actually need more than what the R5 can do though.

Well it is basically what you are used to. Either way won't make you faster, but with VR the immersion is so much better than looking at flat screens. I mainly do VR gaming 98 percent of the time. Also I don't have the space to do Triple screens even if I wanted to.

What is the VR headset you are using? Which one would you recommend? Cheers

This is just amazing !

In the end, you have to relearn how to drive with flat screens because you lack depth perception. You can drive fast with both setups, but VR comes far closer to reality than any 2D setup because we can see 3D. Monitors are only ever a stopgap solution as far as real vision is concerned. In contrast, you see practically the same thing in VR as when you are actually driving a car. You intuitively turn your head, look into bends, estimate the apex more correctly, everything is muscle memory. The presence and closeness to reality is simply unbeatable in VR, which ultimately makes driving easier and more intuitive.

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Hey there! Right on! Another cool vid on some magic stuff! Hey I wanted to ask you this which might be a tad off exact topic here, if I may.... I came across another fellow sim racer who I admire known as Bratmouse. I think he is also very informative and helpful. He demonstrated how he believed that "Dirt Rally 2.0 and E-sport WRC" have helped his driving very much so within ACC. He also claimed that a couple of his Team mates on a race club he's a member of, of which one who is said to be very fast and well to do also claimed it was his experience as well from playing e-sport WRC, how it helped his driving within ACC or also maybe perhaps in general as a sim driver. Have you ever experienced this or are you aware of this , or maybe do you have a tool or a sim you've used to help strengthen your abilities? Along too with anyone else here who sees this, have you heard of this or experienced this with another sim? Hey?.... Is that really a real window in your room there raining outside? It looks way cool. I'm saving for my Sim Magic Alpha U and a couple of their wheels. ..... etc.... It i'll grow. I like my GT-DD pro and my CS 2.5 with Podium paddles, but I need something which will provide me with finer information like you've shown us in your wonderful vids! Thanx man!! Pretty darn awesome!! AAA+ Love the shifter. I'm aiming to get "Good"!

Do you have the motion seat off whilst wearing vr? If so, is there a reason?

What is the BMW wheel you race with frequently? I’d love to have one of those.

VR with motion is the bomb.

what base are u using ?

I suspect the motion rig plays a part in your ability to feel what the car is up too and definitely would contribute to your lap times. But I’m sure an argument could be made for the opposite as well. I think I found your next test lol

Do you have a new link for the AC profile setup? The current one is no longer functional

Great vid. The best is having a great set-up in both worlds at your disposal… I truly enjoy being able to alternate on a whim. Cheers.

Hi mate hope you are well? Another great vid. I always admire your passion for sim racing and it’s a credit to you. I tried VR a couple of years ago with a G2 but was fed up with performance issues with ACC which was what I predominantly played. Have you experience this with any games? I therefore stuck with my triple 32 inch screens which I love but VR is always in the back of mind because of the immersion. In relation to triples and 32 inch screens, I’ve recently watched again your vid on screen and wheel set up because I’m not all together happy with the height and angle of my wheel, plus the height from the floor to the bottom of the tv’s. I feel like my wheel and tvs are slightly too low and that the angle of my drive wheel is too horizontal instead of being tilted up slightly. I know this post isn’t related to these issues, but I would greatly appreciate if you could tell me the height of your tvs from the floor please? Plus any comments you could make in relation to the wheel angle? Thanks in advance and keep up the good work

How anybody can like the fsr mpre then this wheel makes no sense. Far superior in quality. Held them both side by side. From the resl cf on the simagic full body, to the shifters to the funky switch to the encoders yeah all better. The best paddle shifters of any qheel in any ecosystem perfect depth in tone and perfect positive feel. I also kove how its one of the only wheels where the body is the same thickness all the way around instead of having dips valleys and thin spots.

How is the shifting sound on this, is it quite loud in comparison to say the magshift? I'm looking for a decent shifter but isnt excessively loud..

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VR is more realistic, because i like to drive my car using both eyes.

Здравейте от България ! Решил съм ди си поръчам simagic Q1 sequential shifter, но попаднах на клип в youtube в който казват, че в рамките на шест месеца употреба е дал доста дефекти, като изкачащи пружини, слаб материал на метала в превключващия механизъм който се изкривява с времето и от там започва да не се връща в неутрална позиция лоста за сменяня на предавките. Бихте ли споделили мнение, забелязвам в клиповете Ви че го използвате благодаря!

Hi, I am wondering if your simedal x-gt is still in working condition? And if you know what is going on with simedal. I can not get in any contact with them about my broken wheel. I hate to have this wheel sit on my shelf with no solution, plz I need help in any way. Even if that is a replacement cable. Thank you

Best system for sim racing because its hydraulic mixed with loadcell. Most are either or. Even asetek you choose hydraulic and travel or you choose the loadcell mode not both. These may be the best pedals ive ever used for trail braking. Lol I love brakes thate have a bit of pregression at first and keeps going. I like it way way more this way. Its more like a real brake. Not a real hydraulic brake but a real brake. Peoppe go well what about simucube active pedals? These are just as good! When using the haptics these are strong haptics just like the active pedals they fele better to me with the hydraulic system. Ok ok not better but close enough haha. Also you can truely utilize it even more. Also now you can get the hydraulic systtem for the gas/throttle.

What type of fps are you getting in vr I enjoy it alot but I'm on an oculus 2 with an I5 processor and a Nvidia 1660 ti and only getting 60 steady fps on a good day. I feel I would get more hours in if I was getting 90fps and suggestions would be great even budget upgrade info would be nice. GREAT VIDEO as usually thanks for keeping the sim needs entertained

I don't understand why you would do the test in different rigs. Now you don't know whether it was VR/triples or the rig/motion that caused the difference in time.

I'm just a bit curious. Why not try running VR in the motion rig? Surely that's ultimate immersion

Is your motion turned down / off in VR, or is it just the camera angle that makes it look like youre not running motion in VR? For me, VR + motion = sim racing heaven. I only race in iRacing in VR + motion and absolutely love it.

If immersion is the goal, motion and proper VR motion compensation wins. Cost too. You can get the best of VR for less than triple 144Hz monitors of correct size with DP VRR.

This video shows how well VR compensates for the motion rig. A couple of low frequency drivers under your feet and butt is basically all you need for a VR rig to get all the sensations you need to read the car.

I think this is more a testatement to your consistency than anything else - pedals haptic and wheel do its magic. My point is - when I got triples I feel like I lose some awareness. In VR, in racing condition, I feel I am safer driver. Plus on tracks with elevation, it helps a lot. Try the same you did on say Laguna Seca, or Algrave.:)) Just say Algrave. Depth information during elevantion helps pick up much more opportune traction points.

I dont really care what‘s faster. For me, the difference is the immersion. VR is just on a whole other level than Flatscreen!

I love how creative the sim racing community is. His rig is innovative engineering driven by sheer passion. I bet he gets a bunch of requests from people asking him to build a similar setup for them.

I cant decide fanatec clubsport csl 15nm or this moza r21 ? Similar pricing if you add all the other stuff like the wheel and pedals

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what is the background music you put in your video at the beginning of the video, amazing video btw :D

i run both with motion..i enjoy VR but i prefer triples for long races and for comfort.

Hey man, do you mind telling me what the background music is, right at the beginning?

this is fantastic man. if i may ask, how do you get the exposure levels to match on your head cam? the monitors look so crisp on camera as well as your wheel but when i try to record it the monitors either look blown out or the exposure is too low so then my wheel is too dark 😅 keep up the awesome work!!

I ran a large single then switched to an old VR head set (oculus Rift cv1) and then to large triples. My main complaints with VR are things that could have been addressed with newer VR headsets as well as a PC upgrade. The older head set I was using made far away objects like braking markers difficult to make out or tell what exactly it is due to the low resolution and screen door effect. The other complaint was the lack of peripheral vision, this is one thing that I didn't realize made a big difference in my sense of speed and awareness of other cars on track and when drifting in tandem seeing the chase car sliding up onto my door out of my peripheral is something I didn't know I was missing. Another issue with VR was I wear glasses so I would constantly have to adjust things and clean my lenses both my glasses and the vr so I didn't have smudges and scratches. Unfortunately the cost of prescription lenses for VR are extremely expensive. Lastly was the Frame rate I would experience. In VR I needed to crank my settings extremely low to obtain a smooth experience and that was at 45fps, with my current triple 1080p displays I run significantly higher settings at a locked 60fps as they are 60hz displays.

I've done similar tests on the oval side to test for tire wear etc and reached the same conclusion. I feel more confident in VR and am more consistent but overall it's even for speed. If I'm racing for fun or if I have a live spotter I will race in VR but I feel like I lose out on so much information from overlays with pit cycles, laptimes, tire stints, etc that I'm at a competitive disadvantage in VR. Hopefully the next iteration of VR looks so good I just can't pass it up.

Γεια σου φίλε μου!!After 3 months did you got any information if there is actually mechanical improvements on R16 v2 or just software tweaks?Im between r16v2 and simagic Alpha,i have R9 v2 with KS wheel,and diy my round custom wheels.I want road texture details in 10 kn range performance ,which path should i take?

I wonder if they will ever make a helmet style VR headset, so the weight of the headset doesn't rest on your cheeks/forehead(plus it would help with immersion)

Without watching video: screens. Less lag.

C12 looks perfect with the SRS Simracing Lenkrad RR320.

Why didn't you run motion in VR as well?

this is actually very hard to compare as each monitor and vr headset has different response times/display technology for example index 144hz lcd is quite different from bigscreen beyond 90hz m-oled hz matters but not as much as you might think

Another excellent analysis. I would love triples to have higher res visuals and less eye strain, but I use VR because of space issues. Having said that, it's amazing and I love the experience. It would be nice one day to have higher res VR.

What a great video. I’ve just swapped from VR to triples as I can now race for longer and the setup is now dialled but still a long way to you. You’re have been a major inspiration to many many sim racers and the OG of the real looking setups. Great work and keep it coming. What wheel are you using?

I think its important to compare the typical triple monitor setup vs VR, and in my opinion VR is faster for hotlapping (i.e. no other cars on track) but triple monitor may be better in race conditions due to having more control over FOV. VR is superior for looking forward and gauging distance but triple monitor is often easier in checking mirrors.

Do you plan on upgrading to the Big Screen Beyond?