Racebox Sim Racing Buyer’s Guide

Racebox Sim Racing makes 16 button box models priced from $84 to $349, all built with custom PCBs and genuine 2mm carbon fibre front panels. Based in Mexico, they specialise exclusively in button boxes and dashboard displays – no wheelbases, no pedals, just cockpit controls done properly. Already running a Simucube, Fanatec, or Moza wheelbase and want to bolt on proper dashboard controls? Racebox is the obvious place to look.

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As of early 2026, Racebox offers 16 button boxes across 10 product lines, plus a carbon fibre wheelbase mount panel and accessories. Prices range from $84 for the RaceFlag LED display up to $349 for the GT-LM flagship with its 6.8″ VoCore screen. They’re not trying to be Fanatec or Moza – refreshingly, they just do one thing, and from what I’ve seen, they do it well.

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Below you’ll find every button box they sell, the mounting gear, and a straightforward breakdown of what each one costs. If you’re looking for direct drive wheelbases or pedal sets, those are covered elsewhere. Racebox is purely about dashboard controls and displays.

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Why Racebox?

The sim racing button box market is a bit undeveloped thin when you look past the cheap USB boxes on Amazon. At the premium end you’ve got Cube Controls and Ascher Racing, but they’re priced for professional setups. Fanatec has launched a nice Stream Deck accessory for their cockpit range but that’s about it for now.

Racebox occupies the middle ground – proper materials and engineering without the price tag.

The PCBs are custom-designed – no off-the-shelf Arduino boards here, which translates to cleaner signal paths and better long-term reliability. Carbon fibre front panels are genuine 2mm twill weave matte CF, not vinyl wrap. Knobs are 6061 billet aluminium with a satisfying high-detent click. Enclosures are 3D-printed, which sounds cheap until you hold one – the fit and finish is solid. VESA 75 rear mounting with 4xM5 nuts comes built in on every unit.

Community Sentiment

People who’ve bought Racebox gear tend to say the same thing – the carbon fibre’s real, the aluminium encoders have a proper click to them, and you plug it into USB and Windows just sees it as a game controller. No driver installation, no faffing about. The consistent gripe is lead time: made to order means 1-2 weeks, which is just the reality of hand-assembled hardware with custom PCBs. They also sell through resellers – Sim Motion in the US for North American buyers, and Simrigs in Australia for everyone else in that region.

You can grab a £40 Amazon special and have it delivered next day, no question about that. For something that actually feels like racing hardware – and you’re prepared for a short wait – Racebox is the right conversation.

Racebox Flagship Products

GT-LM Carbon Fiber

The GT-LM is the top of the Racebox range and it’s a properly ambitious piece of kit. Front and centre is a 6.8″ VoCore display handling gear position, flag status, and telemetry in one panel. Twenty-eight configurable inputs – rotary encoders, LED push buttons, toggle switches – more control surface than most real GT cockpits. 2mm carbon fibre panel, 3D-printed housing. Light as anything but properly rigid.

It’s pre-order only right now, mind. Nobody’s saying when it ships either. That said, nothing else in the Racebox range packs this much in. Compatible with iRacing, Assetto Corsa, ACC, rFactor, and Automobilista out of the box.

• 6.8″ VoCore display for gears, flags, and telemetry
• 28 configurable in-game inputs
• 2mm twill weave matte carbon fibre front panel
• 16 RGB LEDs for flag and spotter alerts
• 7-way ALPS switch with high detent force rotary encoders

GTE V3 Carbon Fiber

The GTE V3 is what I’d call the sensible premium choice. It has a 5″ VoCore display, 16 RGB LEDs for flags and spotter alerts, and a 7-way ALPS switch that gives you proper multi-directional input. $269 puts it $80 under the GT-LM while keeping the full VoCore display and LED array. The carbon fibre version includes 6061 billet aluminium knobs and illuminated push buttons, with colour customisation options for the brake bias knob and LED buttons.

Worth flagging – the display needs SimHUB to run. Free, widely used, and well-supported in the community, but it is one more dependency in your setup.

• 5″ VoCore display with SimHUB integration
• 16 RGB LEDs for flags, spotter, and warnings
• 7-way ALPS switch for multi-directional input
• 24 configurable in-game inputs
• 6061 billet aluminium knobs and illuminated push buttons

GT3-PRO Carbon Fiber

The GT3-PRO is their 3-in-1 option – it integrates an RGB matrix display for gear position, flags, and spotter alerts alongside a separate 20×4 LCD data display. Running both at once means visual feedback and numerical telemetry in a single unit, no separate dashboard needed. At $184 for the carbon fibre version, it’s actually solid value for what you’re getting. The acrylic version comes in at $174 if you want to save a bit.

With 19 configurable inputs – 3 rotary encoders, 5 LED push buttons, 2 momentary toggles, and 1 latching toggle with red safety cover – it covers most in-sim adjustments without being overwhelming. Dimensions? 240 x 160 x 70mm. Sits next to your wheel no bother. I’ve looked at every model they make, and honestly this is the one I’d buy myself.

• RGB matrix display for gears, flags, and spotter (SimHUB required)
• 20×4 LCD data display for telemetry readouts
• 19 configurable in-game inputs
• 2mm twill weave matte carbon fibre front panel
• VESA 75 compatible with 4xM5 rear mounting

GTR Carbon Fiber – Stream Deck Integration

This is a clever one. The GTR integrates with an Elgato Stream Deck MK1 or MK2, giving you physical buttons and toggles alongside the Stream Deck’s programmable touch display. If you already own a Stream Deck, this essentially turns it into a proper sim racing dashboard. The Stream Deck isn’t included – most people buying this will already have one. 220 x 175 x 49mm – slimmest in the Racebox lineup, barely under 50mm at its deepest point.

At $179 for the carbon fibre version, it’s genuinely reasonable if you’ve already got the Stream Deck. 19 additional physical inputs on top of whatever you’ve configured on the Stream Deck gives you a lot of control surface.

• Designed for Elgato Stream Deck MK1/MK2 integration
• 19 fully programmable physical inputs
• 2mm twill weave matte carbon fibre front panel
• 3D-printed matte black enclosure with billet aluminium knobs
• Plug and play USB – no drivers required

The Full Button Box Range

Past the top-end models, there’s a solid spread of cheaper boxes with different layouts and input counts. The GT and GT3 models are their classic designs with 24 configurable inputs and acrylic panels at $149-$159 – the GT3 is apparently one of their best sellers. The GT4 is the compact entry point at $134-$147 with 19 inputs, and the RaceFlag at $84 is just an LED flag display if you don’t need physical buttons at all.

Every model in the range is available in either acrylic with carbon fibre wrap or genuine carbon fibre. The carbon fibre upgrade typically adds $10-15, which honestly isn’t much for the material upgrade. Custom PCB, aluminium components, and VESA 75 mounting run through the whole range regardless of model.

Mounts & Accessories

Racebox offers a carbon fibre mount panel ($59) that attaches directly to popular direct drive wheelbases – compatible with Fanatec CSL DD, DD1 and DD2, Simagic Alpha and Alpha Mini, and Simucube 1 and 2. It’s a 5mm carbon fibre panel that uses the VESA 75 standard to hold any Racebox button box. Then there’s the GTS panel at $179, which bolts straight onto your wheelbase. Completely different idea – your button box just sits directly on the wheelbase.

Compare by Investment Level

The Racebox range breaks down into three tiers. At the entry level ($84-$147), the GT4 offers 19 inputs in a compact form factor and the RaceFlag gives you just the LED flag display – both good for testing whether physical dashboard controls are worth the desk space. The $169-$184 bracket is the most interesting: GT3-PRO brings dual displays and 19 inputs, while the GT-FLAG V2 stretches to 27 inputs for anyone who needs the extra control surface. At the top ($254-$349), the GTE V3 and GT-LM bring 5″ and 6.8″ VoCore displays respectively, with 24-28 inputs and full RGB LED arrays.

Honestly, for most sim racers, the GT3-PRO Carbon Fiber at $184 is the one I’d suggest looking at first. Dual displays, 19 inputs, real carbon fibre, and it’s actually in stock. Fair warning though – the GT-LM’s still on pre-order, and the GTE V3 keeps going in and out of stock. Stock levels change weekly on these, so check their site before you commit. With Racebox, what’s actually in stock shapes the decision as much as what looks best on paper.

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