r/simracing 29d ago

r/SimRacing Monthly Super Thread | A one-stop guide for new and veteran sim racers - August 2026

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r/simracing 6h ago

Rigs Year update of my Qubic sim rig v20

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204 Upvotes

Year update of my sim rig
Aw hypershift
Co pedal
Hans
Bsb2


r/simracing 2h ago

Rigs Driving through the Green Hell with the Audi IMSA GTO

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Enjoy the ride.


r/simracing 21h ago

Rigs My solution to living in an upstairs apartment

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Needed a sound deadening solution and didn’t want to spend a hundred bucks on those springs everybody has. So I designed and 3D printed some tennis ball feet.

It works incredibly well! No complaints from the downstairs neighbors and I can slide it across wood or carpet floors to put it away when I have people over. Only cost like $12 for 18 tennis balls from Walmart. Rest went to my parents dog. She appreciated it.

I uploaded to makerworld if anyone is interested. https://makerworld.com/models/3246392


r/simracing 7h ago

🧐 Customer Review Finally finished my full sim racing setup! 🏎️🔥

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Finally, I’ve completed my full sim racing setup!
I installed a 32-inch curved Samsung Odyssey G5 and mounted it on a monitor arm that I ordered from China through Temu.
I also bought two additional supports, also from China, and attached them to the existing mounting points on the cockpit platform. This gives the monitor a little extra support and stability.
I added soft protective pads on top of the supports so the monitor rests comfortably on them without any risk of getting scratched or damaged.
Under the cockpit, I placed four small, thin square vibration-damping pads to help reduce vibrations being transferred into the floor.
So now the setup is finally complete:
🏎️** Playseat Trophy
🖥️
Samsung Odyssey G5 32” Curved
🎮 **Thrustmaster T598 wheel bundle

🔇 Vibration-damping pads under the cockpit
🎧 AUX output from the monitor routed neatly for headphones
I also managed to route the monitor’s AUX output neatly, so I can easily plug in my headphones without having cables hanging everywhere.
I’m really happy with how everything turned out!
What do you guys think? How does the setup look? 😎🏁


r/simracing 10h ago

Rigs Okay, this startup animation is pretty cool lol

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This looks pretty cool, right?


r/simracing 7h ago

Rigs Found this arcade machine with actual sim racing equipment!

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38 Upvotes

Oh how I wish they had it turned up to max ff, they sadly had it in low Torque mode to not rip little kids arms off 😂


r/simracing 7h ago

Rigs My 1st ever DIY rig is coming along nicely

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r/simracing 9h ago

Meme Thrustmaster shifter also works as a guitar capo

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46 Upvotes

For anyone 🤔 thinking of buying, it has 2 uses


r/simracing 16h ago

Question I got a completely new G29 for 25 dollars

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Long story short I traded something that was a gift for the G920** and pedals and gave 25 on their favor (full story at the end) and my question is: what is the best way to quick mount/dismount or set and remove cause I rent with my sister and my small room is the only place where I can use it and is really small, I can't fit a cockpit and also don't want to spend a lot either cause I'm moving to Mexico relatively soon, anything compact and worth it? Or I better deal with setting it on the desk? So far it feels solid, not shaky at all I just hate that the chair rolls back quite easy under hard braking

Edit is the full story: my aunt gifted me a BB gun pretty much new (they only shot 7 tanks) and I never used it cause I have nowhere to shoot it and I ended up trading it for the G920** and 25dls, the guy bought it and never used it, but for real, all the chords were oem tightened and there was not a single particle of dust on the pedals or any mark of use anywhere, he told me he bought it, then got a more demanding job with more hours, didn't have time to play no more and forgot to return it in time on Amazon


r/simracing 5h ago

Question Why are sim racing pedals not staggered?

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Get in any car with 3 pedals and you’ll find the gas pedal about an inch deeper in the cabin than the clutch and brake pedal that are at the same depth. But even high end pedal systems for sim rigs place all three pedals at the same depth. Why?

Edit: as many have pointed out, many pedals are adjustable and I just hadn’t seen enough setups with them staggered—sorry should have done my research. Perhaps a better question is do you stagger, and why or why not?


r/simracing 11h ago

Rigs Already Upgrading After 5 months!

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UPS left with a neighbour 2 doors down just because she asked if it was for me and said she'd take it in. Didn't get a signature from her even though it was signature required. Sketchy especially for the price.

Honestly got a STEAL on this. Its the Simagic Alpha sport with the GT Neo wheel and P700 pedals. Can't wait to hook this up to my rig although if anyone has a 40x40 alum rig can you share pics of how to attatch the wheel base to the right? I have corner brackets and some 300mm alum pieces to use any help would be appreciated! And I have a Si Turnball rig if thay helps. The wheelbase section on my rig is 40x80

Any advice on direct drive wheels? Also looking at doing an unboxing and set up as a twitch stream tonight as a few followers/subs want to see it all


r/simracing 5h ago

Discussion Torn between LMU and iRacing. Y

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Hey everyone, 
I’m stuck in a bit of a loop between Le Mans Ultimate and iRacing, and could really use some perspective from people running both. I’ve actually put more hours into iRacing, but I keep hopping back and forth.
Every time I try to stick with LMU, I hit the same two walls:
1. The scheduling/lack of races: The race gaps feel way too long. If you get taken out in T1, waiting nearly an hour just to get back into another official race is a total flow-killer.
2. FFB & Handling: The physics and force feedback feel a bit floaty and numb to me compared to what I'm looking for.
On the other hand, iRacing gives me the crisp FFB, physical weight, and instant back-to-back racing options I want. But the pricing model always gives me pause.
My main goal is to run the Porsche Cup. For those who actively race PCup, what is a realistic, realistic budget to get started and just have fun for a season or two? Do you usually buy the whole calendar upfront, or just grab a few popular tracks each season and skip the ones you don't care for?
Is the subscription + content cost genuinely worth swallowing for the quality of racing, or should I just hold out and hope LMU fixes its online ecosystem?
Appreciate any insights!


r/simracing 20h ago

Clip At 35, I finally got my first sim racing setup

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119 Upvotes

How old were you when you got your first setup?


r/simracing 5h ago

Question Considering swapping triple monitors for odyssey g9

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Got an unusual dilemma. My current setup has basically perfect tech specs (triple 240hz 4k OLED PG32UCDM monitors) but I’m considering swapping that for a dedicated monitor for sim racing only - the 240hz Odyssey G9 49”.

My current PC setup does everything for me: music production, work and gaming. I have my sim rig on wheels so I can move it on front of my desk. The problem is that I need to pull my monitor arms all the way forward each time I want to race, realigning them is a hassle, and even then it’s not perfect - it’s out of alignment with my eye level and they simply can’t move into a perfect position.

So I’m considering getting a dedicated monitor for racing, the 240hz g9 seems like the best for my needs. I’m just wondering, will the downgrade be that noticeable?

I’ll lose vertical space and won’t have 4k.

So I want to ask: if you had a compromised setup with ideal specs, would you take the downgrade on specs for the ideal physical setup? Those of you who own the g9, how is it?

I recently got to try out a similar setup in the paddock club at an F1 race and was so surprised at just how much I preferred it despite the loss in clarity, everything about the setup they used there was worse than mine on paper but the experience felt so much more complete.

It’s the ultimate first world problem, but I can’t make my mind up on my own. Thanks! 🙏


r/simracing 9h ago

Rigs DIY Wooden Inverted Pedal Base

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Hello everyone! I've been sim racing since April, started on the Moza R3 on an Xbox. I had the pedals sitting on the carpeted floor and I drilled holes into my desk so the Moza desk clamp would fit my desk. Very rough, but functional enough to love the game.

Very quickly, I upgraded to a PC and the Moza R12 V2. But pedals sitting on the floor were still an issue.
So I bought some wood ($13), carpet ($10), glue ($9), and some hardware ($11) and whipped this together in a day!

The carpet and carpet glue aren't necessary, but I have a little daughter that is crawling around and I didn't want her to bite the wood! It does make it look a little nicer though.

I was proud so wanted to share here! I don't have the room in my little apartment to buy a rig or even a foldable rig. I sit in an upright wooden chair which is why the angle of the pedals is not more steep. This setup is literally perfect for my situation!


r/simracing 1h ago

Question How to reduce aluminum rig resonance?

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Recently I “upgraded” from a macguyvered wooden stand to a foldable aluminum frame.

My only problem is that my moza r5 shakes the ever loving piss out of this thing, it’s basically a massive tuning fork. The wood rig could handle the vibrations, it wasn’t even noticeable. but it’s too big for my room.

Would placing a foam pad under the rig help? Currently I attached the wheel with rubber dampers and it helped a little bit, but I’m wondering if anyone else has had the same problem and how it’s dealt with.


r/simracing 1h ago

Discussion Looking for feedback on my lap of kyalami. 1:43.8

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This isn't my fastest lap but close enough. The biggest difference with this and my fastest time (1:43.3) is that I took a couple more corners in 2nd as opposed to 1st. But I'm wildly inconsistent with it (only hitting 1:43 3 times ever as opposed to hitting it in 3 straight laps with the gearing from this video). I know this time is middle of the pack and I'm simply looking to improve even if it means completely tearing down some things.


r/simracing 4h ago

Question Looking for an upgrade to my current setup

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Hey everyone, I’m looking to sell my old G29 and upgrade to something better. I’m fresh out of highschool and landed my first job so i came here to try to get suggestions on what to buy :)

Im pretty casual but just want something a little nicer and more responsive, the G29 feels more like a cheap toy at this point and I’m looking for something more robust

Sorry if this isn’t the right place to ask, just thought this would be a good place to start 😄


r/simracing 9h ago

Question What other buttons should I add?

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My main race sim is iracing but I would like to keep it atleast a little universal (assetto corsa rally, LMU)

I built this button box from pokyorni but I can never decide stuff like this. Help me out and tell me why u chose what u chose! Thanks dudes


r/simracing 7m ago

Question Thrustmaster T3pm brake problem

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Ragazzi, ho un problema con il pedale del freno del mio T3PM: quando freno, la corsa arriva solo all'80/85%. Ho la mod 3Drap e non so se influisce negativamente sulla frenata. Non so nemmeno se si tratti di un errore di calibrazione o qualcosa del genere. Gioco su PS5. Se qualcuno sa come risolvere il problema, per favore me lo dica. 🙏🙏


r/simracing 9m ago

Discussion Beginner needing some help getting used to gear.

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I just got a brand new moza r5 (with a moza ks incoming too along with a wheel stand)

I assumed this was just like driving my IRL car (fun fact: apparently im also not great at that either since i crashed and totalled my car last friday while 100% SOBER (totally my skill issue)

Anyways, this does NOT feel like driving IRL to me, even while playing forza horizon. I dont know what im doing wrong, ive followed some guides on how to setup force feedback and some other settings in LMU and its just weird.

I feel like im fighting the wheel as opposed to ME controlling the car. The wheel is kinda hard to turn and im overall having difficulty's even keeping it on the track going slow.

Same on forza.

I have around 400h of controller racing on GT7 and i assumed it would be somewhat easy to translate at least throttle control from the triggers to the pedals and it is NOT easy.

Anyways, sorry for the rant but i was wondering if someone has some tips on how to get better at this. Im a really competitive person and being this ass is frustrating me alot. Any help is needed and appreciated

Edit: some of that pedal issues might be because the angle of the pedals is NOT comfortable for me and i cant really do anything about it until my wheel stand arives (Gt Omega DD-X)


r/simracing 12m ago

Question AC & Content Manager, racing for newbie

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I switched from console to PC a while back, wanting a more immersive experience and hoping to get away from chaos monkeys lurking in PlayStation online racing.

I got Content Manager and all the plugins installed and spent a few months working out the controls and settings and lapping Nurburgring, Spa etc. I feel like I'm finally ready to join an online race (or at least practice laps with real humans!)

I joined the Danealue Racing community on Discord but am not sure where to go or what the protocol is for casual racing..

Mostly I DON'T want to be that guy who messes up someone's league!


r/simracing 22h ago

Rigs I humbly submit my very multi-purpose battlestation and rig!

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It's my happy corner. Semi-compact and semi-minimal considering everything I use the space for: work, DJing, music production, gaming, sim racing.

A few fun details:
- I mostly use the sim rig in VR, but the monitor can be moved to another mount in front of the rig for the non-VR sims
- The speakers are DIY open-baffle, with digital crossover and 6-channel amplification (each driver digitally tuned and amplified individually)
- The whole thing (minus the sim rig) is sit-stand
- I produce and spin Drum & Bass - if you're into that sorta thing you should check out Schematic Sound on Bassdrive!


r/simracing 23m ago

Rigs Got this G920 and stand for $xx from a buddy, I need to know if there’s a best place to get the pigtails for the cords?

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They packed in a hurry and I’m missing the cord into the power brick and the proprietary pigtail to USB.

Also I’m thinking of listing for like $225? What you think? Midwest USA.