Instead of ice-racing, I'm dorking out during winter months.

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Post by jeffreystrong » Wed Jan 03, 2007 11:21 am

enjoythemusic wrote: The cost of a setup like the above video is $15k+ i believe.
The platform in the video is a Frex SimConMOTION. It's currently ~ $1650.00 (198,000 Yen). Then toss in the wheel/pedals/display.

http://www.frex.com/gp/motion/motionpage1.htm

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Post by StephanAlfa » Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:45 am

Horry Macharoh! I rather spend $35 on PC race controls (with pedals and vibe mode) and a good software PLUS have a kart event in the middle of winter...

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Post by enjoythemusic » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:03 pm

chaos4NH wrote:Right, and 15K buys a prepped Miata and covers expenses for a couple of years. :lol:
Yup! SIMs are nice and all... but i'd rather be doing the real thing. i DO see benefits of sim to at least learn th lines and rethym of the track. Need to really learn the very complex Nordschleife track before i get there in May/June. Convinced wife we need to go there for a few days :)
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Post by enjoythemusic » Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:07 pm

jeffreystrong wrote:
enjoythemusic wrote: The cost of a setup like the above video is $15k+ i believe.
The platform in the video is a Frex SimConMOTION. It's currently ~ $1650.00 (198,000 Yen). Then toss in the wheel/pedals/display.

http://www.frex.com/gp/motion/motionpage1.htm
Plus LCD screen(s), computer, etc. i am talking a dedicated system. Figure $4k computer, one large or three surrounding LCD panels, the Motion unit, proper pedals, wheel, shifting unit...
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Post by WillM » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:37 pm

On the video-game topic, I found this kind of interesting...

Edmund's GT creator interview & Loeb quote
96 Miata #72 SC
PRA 4 :sunny:

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