Racing Sim heaven...

Hi Folks,

Got my new PS3 this week and just could not wait to take the driving games for spin. I'm a huge racing sim fan, and love to drive the real things as well

So as any self respecting racing fanboy, I have a force feedback wheel.

The big challenge is how to mount it so it's usable.

When I built my hushbox for my big CRT projector a few years ago, I also built a steering wheel mount for it.
It is detachable from the hush box and uses some knurled threaded nuts to bolt onto the hush box, giving a rock solid wheel mount. A must for sawing away on rally games.
It also holds the pedals firmly in place so all the stopping and going is smooth

So without further ado, here are some pics of the contraption (and me) in use:


First up, the wheel and mount.

Fastest Hushbox in the South

And here is a view from the front showing that we now have the fastest Hushbox in the south.

As you can see, even the dog has laser eyes

Dog is my co-pilot

Another view of the setup.

As you can see, Dog is my co-pilot...

And here is the view from behind the wheel.

That’s a huge 100" screen out there, displaying a nice 720p (DiRT) or 1080i (GT HD) image.

Flanked by Monoliths, with a custom center speaker, Infinite Baffle and Tactile Transducers in the couch, racing in this home theater is pretty awesome. :rocker:

looks awesome - really, it would have been cheaper just to buy a racecar.

Can't help but think of that old saw: "The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys". And I LOVE my toys !!!

JonFo said:

Another view of the setup.

As you can see, Dog is my co-pilot...

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We had an ad here in Australia where the dog was the "navigator" for a rally car - one bark for a left, two for a right. You'll have to train yours!

Very cool setup though!

TheBobGoat said:

looks awesome - really, it would have been cheaper just to buy a racecar.

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I got a good laugh out of this comment.....:haha1:

Bernard said:

Can't help but think of that old saw: "The difference between men and boys is the price of their toys". And I LOVE my toys !!!

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Yep, the toys are lots of fun. Good thing I don't have kids to have to share them with (or spend my money on )

I do have to say, when teenage boys see this setup, they go speechless :devil:

TheBobGoat said:

looks awesome - really, it would have been cheaper just to buy a racecar.

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Thanks, and you know, I think you're right

On the other hand, the weather is always good in there, so even on rainy days (like today), I can still go racing all I want.

jon, that's cool! which ps3 game would that be? i've been playing gran turismo since the first one came out on ps1. if that's gt, maybe we can compare nurburgring nordschleife times.

my steering wheel is set up for my pc. the best racing sim i've ever tried is grand prix legends on the pc, which is set in the 1967 f1 season, before aerodynamics, computer aids, runoff areas and barriers. wow, talk about a steep learning curve!

JonFo said:

Thanks, and you know, I think you're right

On the other hand, the weather is always good in there, so even on rainy days (like today), I can still go racing all I want.

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You can also go really fast, and if you crash - it doesn't hurt!

jfm said:

jon, that's cool! which ps3 game would that be? i've been playing gran turismo since the first one came out on ps1. if that's gt, maybe we can compare nurburgring nordschleife times.

my steering wheel is set up for my pc. the best racing sim i've ever tried is grand prix legends on the pc, which is set in the 1967 f1 season, before aerodynamics, computer aids, runoff areas and barriers. wow, talk about a steep learning curve!

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JFM, the game shown on the screen in the pic above is from DiRT (a Colin McRae rally derivative). That's a stage in rally Italy.

GT HD (GT5) is still only in 'Demo' and has limited track data. The Nordschleife is not there yet. Bummer, because it's one of my favorites in GT4 on the PS2.
My times on that track with a WRX STI were pretty decent, but not spectacular.

My favorite racing style (as participant or spectator) is Rally, with gravel being my favorite surface.

F1 is truly challenging, I also had a PC based F1 game that was very realistic and a bitch to drive (no TC). Fun, but I prefer vehicles and courses closer to ‘real life’.

JonFo said:

As you can see, Dog is my co-pilot...

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LOL! Great quote. Love the racing setup. Nice mount for the steering wheel and pedals. Now I wish that was part of the demo back when we were visiting you. But then we would have never gotten around to listening to music. I have a PS3 and I love to race, so now you are tempting me to buy the steering console and some racing games. You are right. This forum is getting expensive. :devil: