The "Latest" Rig

The "Latest" Rig
Bodnar Wheel w HPP Pedals (Added Rift in Summer 2017)

Sunday, December 28, 2014

G Seat

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I adapted this to the Fanatec CSL frame in the pic.

It gives you a workout.  Good simulation of braking and turning forces. However, there is a lot of "road noise".  After a time, the brain tends to tune out the "road noise" and the braking/turning feedback gets tuned out as well. The seat failed to provide the feeback I needed for faster lap times. (Nice addition to the "immersion" and "gaming" aspects but not much competitive advantage for me.)  





Note the spacer pad I added to CSP v2 pedals for better heal toe control. Fabricated from rubber chock.

Update:  After 60 days of heavy use (perhaps a total of 60 hours) one of the linear actuators failed. They are purpose built for the seat from a 24v motor and rack/pinion set up using drawer slides as guides. These slides are clearly not up to the task for a hard core sim racer but the one that failed did seem to have a defect in that the motor shaft had a lot of runnout, increasing stress and accelerating the wear on the slides. 

I like the concept of this seat, but I think the execution needs improvement with more emphasis on filtering out road noise and amplifying braking feedback, plus the actuators need to be considerably more robust. 

Fast Lap around New Smyrna


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Hugging the line tight and rolling the corner is fast in 3/4...a bit of a diamond letting it slide up in 1/2 allows a bit more speed. It only works if you carry more speed into 1/2 and do not enter too early.