Triple Monitors for Sim Racing: 27 or 32, 1080p or 1440p, or an Ultrawide?
I’ve raced on three different screen setups over the years. As part of my new rig build in 2020, I upgraded my 27-inch triple monitors to a single 49-inch monitor,…
iRacing Safety Rating, Explained: How the Number Actually Moves (and How to Get It Back)
I’ve been on iRacing for years, and the question every newcomer texts me about is the same one: “why did my safety rating just drop?” Usually it’s followed by a…
What Your CPU and GPU Are Actually Doing While Running iRacing: A Technical Deep Dive
With AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D series and Intel’s Core Ultra 200S now in the wild – and iRacing’s new Spark graphics engine moving from prototype into full production through 2026 –…
How VR Headsets Work: A Sim Racer’s Guide to Lenses, PPD and Panels
I bought my first VR headset, a Valve Index, in April 2020. Since then there’s been an HP Reverb G2, a Meta Quest 3, the Pimax Crystal series and now…
How to Learn a New Track Faster in Sim Racing
Featured Image: my Radical SR3 rsx at Brands Hatch Learning a new track used to take me an evening. Now it’s more like 20 laps. The difference isn’t more talent…
Pimax Drops the Crystal Super QLED by $200 in the SuperOpen Event
Pimax has dropped the Crystal Super QLED by $200 in the SuperOpen Event – $1599 from April 16 to July 16 2026, with an extra 2% off via simracingcockpit code.
PXN GT One: This €200 Wheel is the end of the Entry-level Ecosystem Tax
The PXN GT One is a €229 GT-style sim racing wheel that’s got no business being this good at the price – and it’s the clearest sign yet that proprietary…
Quest 3 vs Pimax Crystal Light – What Do You Need to Know before an Upgrade?
The Meta Quest 3 costs around $600. The Pimax Crystal Light is around $899 depending on whether you buy direct or through a retailer and the options you choose. I’ve…
Pimax Play 2.0: Is the ‘Fiddle Factor’ Finally Vanishing for Sim Racers?
Pimax Play 2.0 shifts the Crystal headset from “enthusiast experiment requiring technical patience” into something closer to a set-and-forget professional tool. I’ve been testing the Open Beta across three different…
MOZA Lamborghini Revuelto Steering Wheel Review: Form Over Function
The MOZA Lamborghini Revuelto is a £379 replica steering wheel built from the real car’s CAD data. It’s flat-bottomed, D-shaped, loaded with 34 mappable inputs, and wrapped in microfiber leather…
MOZA SRP2 Pedals Review: The Budget Load Cell Set to Beat
The MOZA SRP2 is a £139 load cell pedal set that fixes most of what made the original SR-P feel like a learner’s tool. It’s heavier, the throttle and clutch…
Direct Drive Wheel Settings by Brand and Sim
In today’s post we’re taking a closer look at direct drive wheel settings, from how the base’s software and the game’s settings work together to what Fanatec, MOZA, Simagic, Simucube, Thrustmaster, Logitech and Asetek each publish, and why the makers don’t always agree. There’s a settings page for each game we cover, with a source behind every value.
MOZA CS Pro Steering Wheel Review – A $329 Wheel With a Screen That Changes Everything
MOZA’s CS Pro costs $329 and flat-out replaces their own RS V2. A 325mm round wheel with a 2.99-inch display, 8 backlit buttons, 4 rotary encoders, and forged carbon paddle…