Last updated: October 11th, 2021Getting your braking right in the simulator is a huge win for laptimes. Too much brake pressure, you lock and go straight on. Too little and you lose time. In some cars[…]
FOV: How to setup and calculate your field of view settings in iRacing and Assetto Corsa
Last updated: January 2nd, 2023Sorting out your FOV (Field of View) settings in iRacing (or Assetto Corsa and Assetto Corsa Competizione ) is a thing a lot of drivers tend to ignore when they first get[…]
How to replace your Valve Index cable
Last updated: March 15th, 2021About a month ago I had a strange period of unreliability with the HMD of my Valve Index cutting out leaving a black or occasionally grey screen that I was unable to[…]
What are the best Sim Racing Dashboards and Displays?
Last updated: December 22nd, 2022Featured Image: Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Display Unit Dashboards for sim racing can be dash displays (either pre-made or DIY), button boxes or physical dashboards that mount on your sim racing rig.[…]
Technique: How to Heel and Toe in the Simulator
Last updated: December 1st, 2022When we were growing up, we’d watch racing and rally heroes like Ayrton Senna and Walter Röhl using the heel / toe technique to smooth their downshifts when they were braking for[…]
Flex in the Fanatec DD2 Hub fixed with the Z-Ring
Last updated: December 1st, 2022I think the only major difference between the Simucube 2 Pro I’ve been testing and my Fanatec DD2 is the quality and rigidity of the hub you get in the Simucube SQR[…]
Fanatec Podium Hub: mount any wheel to a Fanatec wheelbase
Last updated: February 24th, 2023I finally came up with a reason to order the Fanatec Podium Hub when I acquired a Cube Controls Formula Sport wheel from my friends at G-Performance. I wanted to be able[…]
How to install a NVMe SSD and clone your (old) boot disk
Last updated: March 4th, 2021If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been upgrading my sim racing PC recently with a few small and simple performance upgrades. Quick wins to add a little bit of pace, if you like.[…]
How to: Upgrade the RAM on your sim racing PC
Last updated: January 14th, 2023Today’s a really quick “how-to” if you’re thinking about adding a bit more memory capacity to your gaming / sim racing PC. And who doesn’t want a good amount of extra memory[…]
How to upgrade your PSU for the NVIDIA 2080 rtx ti, and the 3080 / 3090
Last updated: March 4th, 2021After a quick conversation with my friend Simon from Sim Dynamics, I realized I’d made a mistake when I upgraded my 1060 GTX to an EVGA NIVIDIA rtx 2080 ti graphics card.[…]
How to Update Your Fanatec DD2 Wheelbase Driver and Firmware
Last updated: October 21st, 2022Featured image: FPSbible Updating the Fanatec DD2 to the latest beta Firmware release made for an interesting morning for me, with a few surprises along the way. While it took several hours[…]
Force Feedback: what is FFB, how does it work and how do I set it up?
Last updated: February 1st, 2023The joy of working with direct drive wheelbases is the huge scope to make adjustments to the wheelbase’s force feedback. You can make changes to your wheel settings to suit your preferences,[…]
