Hardware

The biggest consumer technology event in the UK, we had a 30 metre square stand exhibiting 2 full motion Vesaro simulators. With over 130,000 people attending the event over 6 days we provided over 1500 product demonstrations to the visitors of the show.

This is the new V2 version of the Fanatec ClubSport Pedals. The full aluminum construction is now finished in black anodized and polished surfase.

As we all know, the original standard pedals have issues with the potentiometers not registering properly. If you have these pedals sitting around collecting dust, here is the solution to bring them back to life. Bashboards have created the ultimate tool that will fix the potentiometer issue that has been plaguing standard Fanatec pedal owners for years. Video by Seahawks1Fan.

Steaphan Turpin made a plug in for iRacing to show different settings in the Tuning display of the ClubSport Wheel. You can also see the rev lights working on the Formula rim for the first time. Please note that the intensity of theblue LEDs will be increased in mass production. On the video the first 3 LEDs on the left appear to be red but they are yellow. He used the Lotus 79 on Virginia raceway and on the display you can see the current fuel consumption.

This is the Sim Racing Perspective review of the Nvidia GTX680 video card focusing on sim racing. He has tested this card out on triple screens running 5760x1080 at max settings to see how it performs. If you like this review, please vote over at Inside Sim Racing to be a community tester for the upcoming Fanatec Clubsport Wheel.

Review of Fanatec CSR Elite sim/gaming wheel. Compatible with the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. If you'd like to see Mike review their upcoming top of the line ClubSport Wheel and compare it to the Elite and other wheels he has, if possible VOTE for him on the ongoing poll at InsideSimRacing.tv

Mike Mav posted a video showcasing the update of his triple-screen PC nVidia 3D Vision Surround sim racing setup. He demos the gear using the Alpha titles rFactor2 and Project CARS. An impressive setup,to say the least. Mike shows us a 2D and a 3D sample of the system in action.

The AMD Radeon Catalyst V12.4 beta driver is released. Various users in the ISI forum reported increased rFactor 2 performance. If you own a AMD Radeon based system, it might be worth to give this driver a try.

Sim Racing Review´s Doug Meyer checks out the Sim-Gear Lightning SST Shifter. The Lightning SST™ was engineered specifically for simulated racing. Designed by professionals to be used by professionals. This shifter uses a real ball & socket design, found in many standard shift automobiles, and offers a true H-style gate pattern with 8 gear positions. Ready out of the box with complete plug 'n play USB windows compatibility, so no extra hardware or software is needed.

The " Silver Dash" is a special dash SimRacingHardware.com has build to a customer specification / design. It features Autometer analogue gauges, 3 LCD screens, gear indicator and digital speedometer as well as dual shift light arrays and a custom LED Pedal position gauge. The dash itself is custom made from 3mm thick, brushed stainless steel as are the bezels.