He is looking at upgrading again, but he is very reluctant to invest in either of these companies because of his past issue and the constant negative comments we can find online. I tell him to go straight to DD but he is not willing to spend that amount at this time. Integrated RevStripe™, which is a combined centre stripe and an engine RPM indicator, using a multi-colour LED Thrustmaster has been in the sim racing space a lot longer than MOZA Racing, and the comparison between Thrustmaster and Fanatec has been a long debate. I do know that the CSW 2.5 is superiour to the above, but really cannot talk myself into spending 850€ on a wheel only, and I really need a good shifter. Another benefit of removing internal belts and gears is that less of the detail created by the motor is lost in translation.

All-metal construction (excluding pedal faces). Pedals are made from heavy steel, which helps to prevent the set from sliding on the floor (if not hard-mounted to a rig) The other option is the Fanatec Podium F1 racing wheel. This is a much more premium direct drive wheel. It includes the DD1 wheel base which can produce up to 20Nm of peak torque. This is over double the strength of the GT DD Pro.Many popular racing wheels across the past 10 years have utilised gear or belt technology. This allowed sim racing manufacturers to essentially upscale the force from the motor with the internal gears and belts. On a less significant note, the Fanatec wheelbases have a better mounting system that uses T-nuts and even allows for side mounting whereas the Moza R9 can only be hard-mounted with 4-bolts on the bottom. Televised by Sky for German fans, the first race of the 2021 Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup calendar at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in April was the venue for a revolutionary esports concept. Rougier beats Juncadella to inaugural Fanatec Esports GT Pro Series victory at Monza ( source)

Multi-platform compatibility: Compatible with PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S (depending on the steering wheel used) The ClubSport series is geared towards more experienced sim racing enthusiasts, featuring advanced sim racing hardware technology and higher-quality materials. ClubSport Steering Wheel Porsche 911 GT3 R V2 for Xbox ( Leather) You may be new to sim racing or looking for a few upgrades to improve your experience. Whatever the reason, updates are always exciting with all of the equipment choices we have today as sim racers. Along the journey, Fanatec has always been there, so in today’s feature-length article we’re going to dissect the Fanatec ecosystem and look at each of their sim racing products in our brand-new buyer’s guide. What exactly is Open Sim Wheel? Well, Open Sim Wheel is the term given to creating your own wheel base by assembling individual parts. To put that in context, whenever I race with my Fanatec DD1 which is capable of 20Nm, I normally have the strength output turned down to around 50%. That means I’m normally racing with around 10Nm produced from the DD1.Specialty peripherals, including all Fanatec officially-licensed PS4 products, are compatible with both PS5 and supported PS4 games, as verified by Sony. Switching between H-pattern and Sequential shifter modes on the Thrustmaster TH8A requires taking off the knob, unscrewing the shifter plate, replacing the shifter plate, and screwing the plate. You need to have a screwdriver handy and the process easily takes five minutes.