STIG RACES SPA IN MOST EXTREME SIM RIG ON EARTH

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
  • I recently had the privilege of heading over to Bristol-based ‪@dynisma9516‬, where I was strapped in to the firm's $2.5 MILLION range-topping sim rig for some insanely immersive virtual driving at Spa-Francorchamps Circuit.
    Compared to my trusty Logitech setup at home, Dynisma's system is on another planet in terms of feedback, immersion, motion and anything other aspect you can think of.
    How do I fare on my first go on this super-setup, at Belgium's Spa in a GT3 race car? Find out in this video...

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  • @sterlynholley7751
    @sterlynholley7751 3 месяца назад +514

    For 2.5 million you could buy a 992 cup car and race a full season of Carrera Cup🤣

    • @Dave1507
      @Dave1507 3 месяца назад +47

      I wonder what it would cost with 2024 graphics...

    • @inakidb
      @inakidb 3 месяца назад

      agree!

    • @rotorblade9508
      @rotorblade9508 3 месяца назад +65

      yes, but the sim will always have its own place. for example you can race anytime you want, test a large variety of cars and tracks, learn before you push the real car to the limits, drive with far less maintenance, weather doesn’t affect you, you name it.

    • @kizzmiaz
      @kizzmiaz 3 месяца назад +87

      But you'd have to go outside and there'd be people. 😂

    • @tukadafoonday
      @tukadafoonday 3 месяца назад +14

      He would have been dead atleast four times from what I seen… thank fully it’s a 2.5mil sim 🤣🤣

  • @jurassicjam2156
    @jurassicjam2156 3 месяца назад +97

    Makes me feel good about my G27 and T150. Great stuff.

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад +19

      yep love the entry level stuff - amazing to experience the tip top end though and see what incredible technology is out there

    • @Hamiltron
      @Hamiltron 3 месяца назад +2

      Haha same. The G29 does the job. I did end up changing out to a stronger spring for the brake pedal and it feels much nicer now.

    • @asdf2593
      @asdf2593 3 месяца назад +2

      we're lucky how many great wheels there are available at basically every budget

    • @paulmichaelfreedman8334
      @paulmichaelfreedman8334 2 месяца назад

      I did simracing back in 2003, the internet speed available was too laggy or slow for online racing (even with cable internet). I had the original Thrustmaster FFB wheel (that had no model number) with pedal and stick. It was a powerful wheel, very nice. Later on, my relationship died, and of course there were several boxes I forgot to take with me when I left. The wheel plus a HOTAS stick were lost 😪
      recently my love for racing was rekindled and I got a 2nd hand T300 wheel with pedals. Practising Spa at the moment, best time 1.45.823 in F2004 in Assetto Corsa.
      Now waiting for AC EVO to be released

    • @jurassicjam2156
      @jurassicjam2156 2 месяца назад

      @@paulmichaelfreedman8334 That's good going. T300 is an awesome wheel.

  • @blakesutcliffe5728
    @blakesutcliffe5728 3 месяца назад +103

    Average Hammond track day experience. Halfway through leaves via helicopter 😂

  • @DracFury
    @DracFury 3 месяца назад +94

    Thank you for what you are doing for Sim Racing.

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад +34

      My pleasure!

    • @DracFury
      @DracFury 3 месяца назад

      @@BenCollinsGaming Ben, would you be up for saying a happy birthday to 'Mitchell' aka Playstation Racer in his livestream on Wednesday night from 9pm? His birthday is on Thursday(which he's got off). And if you fancied joining for a race, it would be even more of a moment 🥳🥳👍. Tonight we are running the BMW M2 Competition.

    • @taylur3487
      @taylur3487 3 месяца назад +1

      @@DracFury ill swing past mate

    • @DracFury
      @DracFury 3 месяца назад

      @@taylur3487 Ford Focus RS tonight. 680pp, 403bhp, 1,245 kg

    • @billdeitz1065
      @billdeitz1065 3 месяца назад

      I bet Paul Gerrard could beat you😅. Jk. I'm currently building my own 4 DOF sim rig, so this is cool to see how it functions.

  • @AndrewOgley
    @AndrewOgley 3 месяца назад +13

    Wow. Genuinely fascinating video. Not only about the simulator and the tech behind it, but all of those little titbits of information about real driving. I enjoyed this video much more than I expected to. Thanks for posting.

  • @kentc.strate6271
    @kentc.strate6271 3 месяца назад +28

    My favorite part about watching you sim racing is how easy it is to soak up the details of your technique. I find myself studying things like how far ahead/when you start to look ahead through corners, and how you’re operating the wheel and pedals next to what I’m seeing onscreen. Something I would love to see is the use of an H-pattern shifter and clutch pedal, along with a pedal cam. Your books go into immaculate detail about technique, amongst other things, but watching the man who wrote the words actually use them himself is truly an experience. Also, the running commentaries you do are loaded with fascinating information/facts/trivia to the point where it feels like I should be taking notes. I’m excited for what you have planned for the future.

  • @PattyCat.
    @PattyCat. 3 месяца назад +18

    Great video. This makes me feel happy about my G29 / PS5 / PSVR2 combo. Can't beat it for the money.. feels incredibly real with the headset on. Can't wait to see what the future of VR brings!

    • @Qimchiy
      @Qimchiy 3 месяца назад

      Might wanna upgrade to the Cammus C12 or Moza R5. Direct drive is a very nice upgrade.

    • @IainLambert
      @IainLambert 3 месяца назад +4

      @@Qimchiynot if it’s paired with a PS5 and PSVR2; the Moza doesn’t have direct PS5 support, and I don’t trust those weird 3rd party FFB injectors to survive random Sony updates.

    • @Qimchiy
      @Qimchiy 3 месяца назад +2

      @@IainLambert oh. Didn't know the MOZA didn't support PS. My bad

    • @MarceloGonzalez-oo2id
      @MarceloGonzalez-oo2id 2 месяца назад +1

      Just upgraded to Logitech pro & it is a huge difference

  • @gavhadamz81
    @gavhadamz81 2 месяца назад +10

    Love how the stig is using an under 500pound rig 🫡 salute to you sir 👏

  • @Fester_
    @Fester_ 3 месяца назад +14

    I watched a lot more than I expected. Thanks for that trip, cheers man.

  • @tboneisgaming
    @tboneisgaming 3 месяца назад +5

    What a fantastic piece of engineering. It's rather encouraging you used a simple setup to develop racing games. I have a T300RS GT with about twice the force. I haven't raced for a while mainly due to the steep learning curve. I wish there was a decent teaching tool.

  • @gavindawson3108
    @gavindawson3108 3 месяца назад +88

    Comments full of fanboys hating on Ben for using a Logitech G29.
    If an ex race driver and LITERALLY THE STIG says its good enough, its probably good enough.
    And as he says, for around £200-250 all in you can't go wrong.

    • @billy4eyes512
      @billy4eyes512 3 месяца назад +31

      It's a bit like the casual road weekend warrior cyclists spending thousands on their carbon bike, with carbon wheels, electronic gears to ride to a coffee shop with their mates on a Sunday.

    • @greg_one_izm
      @greg_one_izm 3 месяца назад +6

      @@billy4eyes512 Bingo.. And then they still get dropped by me in basketball shorts riding my fixed gear on my monday morning commute lmfao

    • @scruff520
      @scruff520 3 месяца назад

      @@gavindawson3108 I could watch Ben Collins drive anywhere if that's around a track or on a sim, I don't care

    • @genesises
      @genesises 3 месяца назад +6

      @@billy4eyes512yep, this is why you see every single person say that their "wheel is the best!!! you must buy x and y!" when they have no experience with anything else, they just trying to justify spending the money.

    • @BrendyNew
      @BrendyNew 3 месяца назад

      @@greg_one_izm out of interest, what's your irating?

  • @servando
    @servando 3 месяца назад +7

    This was an absolutely awesome video, Ben! It's really cool getting to you see you in an insane sim rig like that on Spa. I'm glad you mentioned the movement-- I've seen a lot of motion rigs where the movement is more like a roller coaster simulator than a driving one. It's also enlightening to hear you say that most sims tend to overdo the loss of grip on the wheels. I've always felt that was the case with the grip (doubly so for wet weather in almost every sim). Thank you and I'm really looking forward to more videos on this channel (and your main one).
    P.S. I love that you have a "simple" rig. There's a bit of a cult in sim racing and besides you, the only other person I've seen say a lot of it doesn't matter is Tidgney (who primarily races in Gran Turismo 7 and Assetto Corsa Competizione).

    • @JZStudiosonline
      @JZStudiosonline 3 месяца назад

      Forza 7 is actually pretty decent because you don't immediately die after you pass the grip limit. Though you do tend to oversteer/drift for too long until the grip comes back. Project Cars 2 is actually pretty good too. The best ones are the ones that sim losers say aren't sims.
      Austin Ogonoski sets WR times with a g29, and he was also a QA tester for PC2, though I think he finally got something better. Myself personally, I skipped the logitech setup and got a cheapish belt drive from fanatec. About a year ago I got the CSL DD on a black friday deal because the old wheel was definitely aging. Sim racing is definitely annoying with people buying the most expensive stuff because "realism" in a game where you have to baby tires and can't touch curbs.

  • @that44rdv4rk
    @that44rdv4rk 3 месяца назад +24

    what a rig.
    lottery goals.

    • @earthexplorer579
      @earthexplorer579 3 месяца назад +2

      you can buy a actual car and drive if you win .

  • @mustard8714
    @mustard8714 Месяц назад

    A level student here! Spent a week with these guys back in July for work experience and was a fantastic experience! Didn't have a go on this rig but sat through a demo on a test rig using a VR headset instead. Really excited to see how things develop further in the future.

  • @Fizzer99
    @Fizzer99 3 месяца назад +2

    My first ffb wheel was a "like new" second hand g25 that I bought in 2014 and then in 2017 I bought a g27, also second hand. I still use it today. No problems at all. Perfect budget wheel for a casual sim racer and trucker like myself.

    • @vickitreloar7797
      @vickitreloar7797 2 месяца назад

      have you had to clean the pedal potentiometers

  • @jonathanparle8429
    @jonathanparle8429 3 месяца назад +19

    I remember in my very early 20s in 1987 at the Australian car show in Sydney they had a JPS "racing simulator" but it wasn't actually something anyone could get in and drive. It was like a very small completely light proof theatre - perhaps holding a dozen people (from memory). We all sat down in bucket seats and in a completely dark environment a very large screen at the front lit up. On the screen was an in-car camera on the (then) star of Group A touring cars - a BMW E30 M3. Basically we took a lap around a circuit from the passenger seat perspective and this entire structure bucked and weaved, pitched up, down, yawed - you name it. It was unbelievably immersive and the fact that this was 1987 was even more startling in retrospect. I remember we literally even had to hold onto our seats under braking and around the corners. OK, this is probably not something I would want to go back and visit because I would probably be disappointed these days as we have taken enormous leaps and bounds for granted. Certainly what satisfied me as a sim racer even 5 years ago wouldn't remotely cut it now, let alone what I had 20 years ago. But it was a great memory if only because of the era and how it opened my eyes up to marrying a visual effect (the passenger "race cam" on the screen) to G forces that were actually significant for what it was.

    • @batchmotorsport
      @batchmotorsport 3 месяца назад +2

      Dick Johnson Racing had one at one stage. It was a lap of Bathurst

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад +6

      love those experiences - wondered about doing something like for a live audience. I remember being blown away by the back to the future ride when it came out

    • @timfagan816
      @timfagan816 3 месяца назад

      ​@@batchmotorsport just whipping through to make you feel old😂😂 I wasn't even on the planet in yet, in 1987 !

    • @MegaJessejames91
      @MegaJessejames91 3 месяца назад

      They had one at the park in downtown Spokane when we went to visit my grandpa om the early 2000s
      it was a virtual rollercoaster, besides the graphics that made it look like it was constructed out of the microsoft tube screensaver I was convinced it would be the future of amusement rides... as a 10 year old lol

  • @Leynad778
    @Leynad778 3 месяца назад +24

    So now we know why the FFB in pCars was so lacking😁 Actually most motion-rigs for consumers are using actuators, not hydraulics. Actuators react quickly, but are slow with the motion because they work like drillers. The fast ones can do 300 mm/s, which is app. 1 km/h and D-Box is even slower. That's why less motion is better with those types, so you only get the initial motion cues. I'm using the SimXperience G-Seat with G-Belt plus a couple of shakers, because they are the quickest. It's a relatively cheap full 6 DOF setup and I'm quite happy with it, but feels more like a roadcar on a twisty country road.

    • @gtspeedster
      @gtspeedster 3 месяца назад +4

      I second that. The G-Seat and the G-Belt with shakers are not only cheaper but a superior solution imo.

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад +6

      oh my god.. If you like having your butt pinched and a massage while driving then pile in my friend. I'll take real cues over a squeeze from a stranger every day of the week.

    • @Leynad778
      @Leynad778 3 месяца назад

      @@BenCollinsGaming Both combined would be the best, but motion alone is often lacklaster and the opposite of the g-forces in a real car like roll. The GS-5 plus G-Belt does all 6 DOF quite convincing minus accelerating. It feels like a car, not sim-racing on a roller-coaster and another big advantage: full VR-compatibility. The people with the crazy motion-rigs usually avoid VR and rather put their triples on the motion rig. Especially since the Quest 3, flatscreen sim-racing is dead to me.

    • @timfagan816
      @timfagan816 3 месяца назад

      ​@@Leynad778lackluster *

    • @SoberHighDrunk
      @SoberHighDrunk 3 месяца назад +1

      What kind of actuator

  • @SmokinKipper
    @SmokinKipper 3 месяца назад +6

    Love to see you do some live streams. A more casual and interactive format, where we can watch you race in real-time and maybe even chat with you, would be amazing. It would be great to see a more down-to-earth side of you just enjoying racing online with the community. What do you think?

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад +3

      ok I'll look into the tech on that. currently facing a back log of films while we try to figure out how to edit the Iracing outputs.. let alone stream it live - life goals

  • @Mansell5Senna8
    @Mansell5Senna8 3 месяца назад +4

    Still use my G920 with a Playseat, never found the need to upgrade it. Use it with VR, do racing and flight sims with a HOTAS. Love it.

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад

      Thanks for the info!

    • @philt6440
      @philt6440 2 месяца назад

      I'm the same. But with my Logitech g29. Absolutely love it!

  • @CaptainSlowbeard
    @CaptainSlowbeard 13 дней назад

    Only just bought a wheel this year - a mighty Logitec Force Ex, for the princely sum of eight quid plus shipping. Most fun I've had for years is finally getting through the time trials in Gran Tourismo 3! Quite gratifying seeing the stig uses a budget rig.
    On the risk/reward thing, I think I'm going to start getting my brother to slap me across the face every time I bin a corner and see if my times improve more than the concussion hinders me 👍

  • @82hellas
    @82hellas 3 месяца назад +1

    Never played Project Cars 2 that much when it came out because I didn’t have a wheel. Just bought a Thrustmaster T300 and I can’t wait to try it out.
    I tried it with a controller the other day and I love the “potential” lap time that is shown. It really shows how if you practice more and string together a good lap you can improve your lap times by multiple seconds.
    Thank you Ben for your work on PC2. The car and track selection is wonderful!

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад +3

      Hope you enjoy it - there's an annoying voice in the background (lolz) but you should hopefully enjoy the immersion

  • @arslan479
    @arslan479 3 месяца назад +3

    My desk set up was a logitech g25 for a long time then i upgraded gearbox to thrustmaster 7 speed. For me, it was all about how i could recreate real car journeys & loved it when steering would get light during traction issues. Ben, i will keep asking please give me a face off with you &mike fernie. Sim wheel should help even odds.😅

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад +1

      another great idea - thank you I'll get him in for a session

  • @virtualmidwest3394
    @virtualmidwest3394 3 месяца назад +3

    bought a G923 so I could race with my brother in law and my brother (they're both on DD). bought a cheap Dardoo stand for $100, used my office chair, and was perfectly happy playing F1 23. Brother in law just upgraded his rig and donated his old but still awesome stuff to my cause. , so now my rig is worth more than my wheel and pedals lol

    • @bleedingfly
      @bleedingfly 8 дней назад

      It's the fun that counts!

  • @mikematthews2k181
    @mikematthews2k181 3 месяца назад +5

    I would love to drive that simulator at Oulton Park !! The Undulations, loss of traction always catches me out 😅😅

  • @LockedInWithLovebirds
    @LockedInWithLovebirds 2 месяца назад +1

    I had a couple g27s and a g29. I upgraded to the Thrustmaster T300 and man what a difference in feeling. But the G29 is a great starter into sim racing.

  • @MrCardboard00
    @MrCardboard00 3 месяца назад +1

    I got a Driving Force GT, made for Gran Turismo. I might just set it up again for some fun. Nice one Ben!

  • @zach....
    @zach.... 3 месяца назад +5

    On the risk reward of binning it in the sim... When I use sims for training purposes, I wear a few rubberbands on my wrist and give the back of my hand a snap when I mess things up. Minor sting, but just enough of a reminder to the brain that it would have hurt in real life.

  • @jsdoogie
    @jsdoogie 3 месяца назад +2

    $2.5 million racing sim chariot taking you to heaven. Ha! That was funny. 😂

  • @heinous70
    @heinous70 2 месяца назад

    It's nice to know that at some point in time, the Stig used the same equipment that I did. You just made my day.

  • @Richoncars78
    @Richoncars78 3 месяца назад +3

    Think I’ll stick with my Logitech g920 it does the job. Would love to have a go though. Love this channel.

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад +1

      Logitech have done a lot for us (an unsponsored comment I assure you)

  • @trackah123
    @trackah123 3 месяца назад +2

    This could be useful also i think for racing-game development, testing ingame car-physics and such.

  • @herlegz6969
    @herlegz6969 3 месяца назад +2

    That's some amazing engineering! 😍🥰

  • @manic_miner
    @manic_miner 3 месяца назад +2

    What an amazing setup! Sim looks like ACC, I wonder if it's a custom version or something else. Love the sense of speed with this wraparound screen. Amazing stuff!

    • @BlackTone91
      @BlackTone91 3 месяца назад +3

      ACC dont look this bad

    • @rkan2
      @rkan2 3 месяца назад

      maybe rFactor pro

    • @felipetartas5434
      @felipetartas5434 13 дней назад

      Assetto Corsa Pro maybe

    • @ArchOfficial
      @ArchOfficial День назад

      @@felipetartas5434 ACP is for commercial use. You don't technically need an ACP license if everyone involved is bought an AC license AFAIK. So it's most likely AC.
      EDIT: Nah, that's not the AC track. Pretty clear near the end in the ingame views. On the projector, it looks A LOT like AC to me due to the funny gamma. Probably rF Pro.

  • @scuderiaye
    @scuderiaye 3 месяца назад

    Ahhhhh, always loved Ben. Hope to see more of racing stuff from here, if possible, explain to us how should we drive in each of these tracks with different type of cars.🎉🎉🎉

    • @BenCollinsGaming
      @BenCollinsGaming  3 месяца назад

      thats a really great idea thank you - good call

  • @mad-b264
    @mad-b264 3 месяца назад +3

    Oh yeah massive respect for doing the Sim racing thing, I loved Project Cars 2, A solid Sim racing title PC2, It is why I am hooked to ASM 2, AMS 2 is my go to Sim Racing title, Reiza doing a top job with AMS 2, You worked on Project Cars 2 didn't you Ben?, Big up for doing what you is doing with Sim Racing, I see Racing as a great way of learning skills that can be used in real life, So to speak, I also think communities needs some Sim Racing centers for the youth, If the Youth had a place with things like Sim Rigs, Then the older people can then keep an eye on the youth, There is way too many kids running around the streets causing mayhem, If the youth had a center with Sim Racing facilities, And other things for the kids, You never know the next F1 champ could come from a Sim Racing center, But I see Racing could be used as a tool to educate the youth, If there is something that will get the youth wanting to go there, Then They could use Sim racing for an entrance into other forms of education, After all a learned society is a productive society, lol, But yeah I do think sim Racing centers would so well, A lot of people can't afford the set ups with DD wheels, Motion rigs, ect, We had a go Karting place when I was growing up, A fiver would get you half hour if I remember right, Not anymore lol, Go Karting can be expensive, Great exercise Go Karting is, Last time I went Karting I done an hour and felt like I been working out for days, lol, If I had a place to keep a Kart I would get one, But I live in a 3rd floor flat with no lifts, Karting is a good way to get into racing, So it be good to see more Karting centers open, And discounts for youth centers...
    But yeah big up for doing the Sim racing thing, I think it is fantastic people can jump in a rig at home and race other people, Making Sim Racing more than just a game, lol....

  • @leighrobinson9403
    @leighrobinson9403 2 месяца назад

    Any idea what kind of NM force feedback is produced with this rig? I'm currently running 8NM on my rig and can never really see the point in having much more than that. Great videos 🙂

  • @Lewps264-Racing
    @Lewps264-Racing Месяц назад

    "Ive done another Jack Villaneuve over Eau Rouge.." hahaha love this.

  • @palleppalsson
    @palleppalsson 3 месяца назад +8

    Dying is nothing to the Stig, remember he went off the side of that Carrier.

    • @JaYb97716
      @JaYb97716 Месяц назад +1

      But that was a different Stig. 😂

  • @lordmfitzgerald3rd754
    @lordmfitzgerald3rd754 Месяц назад

    Google Street View needs to be projected onto the screen.
    Imagine the travelling you could do!
    From Portsmouth to Dunsfold, round the track to Buckingham Palace and before you know it…….
    The nursery is calling you up saying you haven’t picked your kids up yet sir.
    😂😂

  • @Ramkakh
    @Ramkakh 3 месяца назад

    I'm impressed how the cheap wheels can still hold on, I had mine for almost 10 years now (G27) since I was 14-15, and I learnt everything from it before getting into trackdays as a young adult. Well except for the butt feeling, that's a weird thing that I have to develop hahah.

  • @kevinty7
    @kevinty7 Месяц назад +1

    Nice one Ben, new sub to the channel and wanting more👍🏽❤️

  • @MrKrampyHands
    @MrKrampyHands 3 месяца назад

    Yep still have my G29 but am currently running Moza R12 and CRP pedals with Moza shifter and hanbrake is beyond amazing ill be handing down my G29 to my nephew at some point when he's got a ok pc or ps5 he'll be super happy like i was when i first got into simracing

  • @scruff520
    @scruff520 3 месяца назад +1

    That was really great to watch, really hypnotic.

    • @Alex-tu9bh
      @Alex-tu9bh 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah when he stopped talking I nearly fell asleep

  • @badkermit180
    @badkermit180 Месяц назад

    That is an absolutely insane setup 🤯

  • @kuukeli
    @kuukeli 3 месяца назад +2

    thank you for posting

  • @AntonLitvin87
    @AntonLitvin87 2 месяца назад +2

    Expected this to milkshake the guy, but it turned to be a smooth ride in a convertible instead.

  • @P.M.C.44
    @P.M.C.44 Месяц назад

    I have that steering wheel and pedals aswell, clutch and accelerator pedal but the gear shifter is part of the wheel., still works and have a vr headset with, all supported with a bit of wood or whatever to stand the steering wheel on still great.

  • @cattycats4
    @cattycats4 3 месяца назад

    Do you think it would be more immersive without headphones? A good surround sound speaker system would be more impressive does it have one built in?

  • @mo-r-racing
    @mo-r-racing 3 месяца назад

    curious to know if it was standard Rfactor 2 they were using or just the Rfactor engine with their own tyre model and physics?
    Great content, lovely to have a proper driver giving in depth mature analysis on something simracing related. Refreshing to find on youtube!

  • @machielzuur2532
    @machielzuur2532 3 месяца назад

    The gear shifter from the G25. For me it wasn’t working together with the G29. Did you use an adapter?

  • @xposition2001
    @xposition2001 Месяц назад

    Ben, did u agree to do an advert so they'll sell more and in that deal did u get your own rig?

  • @Wyd4
    @Wyd4 3 месяца назад

    HAHAHA I am sitting here watching you float away internally screaming "LET GO OF THE WHEELLLL!!!!!"

  • @phillupson8561
    @phillupson8561 3 месяца назад +1

    I'd be interested in you getting to compare this to something like a simucube/asetek setup with transducers in each corner and VR. Based on your 'less is more' comment on the motion setups and the immersion, I suspect it'd deliver a lot of the value for a much more modest* price.
    *modest is a word simracers use to pretend we're not insane for spending crazy money on what are basically fancy game controllers.

  • @Durzuras
    @Durzuras 3 месяца назад +2

    Ben definitely put his stig face on about 18 minutes in 😂

  • @kamikazei
    @kamikazei 3 месяца назад

    Brilliant piece This is the only kind of driver perspective I would want on sims of this calibre. I wonder if he'll create his own sim company?

  • @crxkid16
    @crxkid16 3 месяца назад

    are you going to upgrade your current setup anytime soon? maybe fanatec entry level Direct Drive?

  • @davidporeilly1
    @davidporeilly1 3 месяца назад

    Am I right in thinking that the underlying sim software being used was Rfactor or Rfactor Pro? The graphics seemed familiar.

  • @anonnona8099
    @anonnona8099 18 дней назад

    A funny sim story for you all.
    Years ago I worked for a computer manufacturer whose systems were used in military flight simulators. (i.e. the simulator manufacturers would buy our computers, or those of one of our competitors if they took leave of their senses). One of our customers had at one point been trying to sell a helicopter simulator to the Australian Air Force, and a team of people from there had come over to look at the simulator. The team included a couple of pilots, including their chief instructor, procurement, and some brass who fancied the jolly.
    The simulator company thought it would be a nice touch to have kangaroos hopping around in the hills when the pilots were trying it out, so they quickly modified the appearance and motion of some of the people in the sim (can’t remember the term for them - I’m sure a game developer can tell us what the name is for object-oriented items which have a bunch of externally defined characteristics which can be tweaked in isolation). But they left every other characteristic alone - it was only meant to be a quick bit of fun, but that had unforeseen consequences.
    Why do you have people on the ground, out in the hills, in a military helicopter simulator? Because they are insurgents (or freedom fighters, depending on your POV). In reality probably ordinary people who had the misfortune to live somewhere invaded by Superpower A and who’d been armed by Superpower B to fight in a proxy war. Such is geopolitics.
    What the company didn’t know is that Aussie helicopter pilots like to buzz kangaroos for a laugh, so the guy flying did just that, and they all had a good laugh as the kangaroos ran away.
    They stopped laughing when moments later the kangaroos reappeared, carrying hand-held anti-aircraft missiles and shot the helicopter down. Although later, most of the Aussies thought it had been a funny thing to happen. Except the pilot.
    Apparently for years afterward, whenever someone new joined the unit, someone would say “Hey, did you ever hear about the time Bill got shot down by a bunch of roos armed with SAMs?”.

  • @Shwexx
    @Shwexx 2 месяца назад

    Playing on my G series wheel after seeing this gave me LOADS of confidence

  • @Giuppyjay
    @Giuppyjay Месяц назад

    And wich software did they use? Rfactor pro?

  • @QXZ9027MKII
    @QXZ9027MKII 27 дней назад

    O'boy,,,🤙🏻🤙🏻💪🏼💪🏼
    Much Respect for you Sir.

  • @fillefilander
    @fillefilander 3 месяца назад

    It barely moved when you crashed. What is the 1,3 meter movement good for...?!

  • @MaDMaXGroW
    @MaDMaXGroW 3 месяца назад +1

    Just reminds me when I was gaming in the 90's Yeah I was 10 years old

  • @darrylhoward767
    @darrylhoward767 2 месяца назад

    What kind of rig is the inexpensive one.....I already have the steering wheel and pedals

  • @StimulationSimulated
    @StimulationSimulated Месяц назад +1

    this was brilliant

  • @rynosraceroom66
    @rynosraceroom66 Месяц назад

    Well damn ! Your the OG SimRacer 🤘🏻🏁

  • @Simcadepro
    @Simcadepro 3 месяца назад +1

    its what we call hexapod 9dof motion, and engine effects are called haptic affects

  • @szymonski1905
    @szymonski1905 3 месяца назад

    I hate those „You could get a car for that” comments under pretty much every rig post ever, but 2.5 million is where I definitely draw the line 🤣

  • @skippy2987
    @skippy2987 8 дней назад

    22:50 invest in a fan... does the McLaren chassis and dashboard not have ventilation? Seems like it has vents that could be used to pipe in tyre smoke smell when you lock up :p

  • @blackout19
    @blackout19 3 месяца назад

    Amazing rig but still has the issue of lack of depth perception from the 2D projection screen. Had the same issue when in an Air Force KC-135 sim. Incredible immersion but depth perception isn't as good as when in VR. Seeing that combined with a high end VR headset would be super interesting.

  • @konradlindblad7860
    @konradlindblad7860 Месяц назад +1

    The screen should move together with the whole rig. If you step on the brake you should hang by your seat belts, but that would be really weird in this rig.

    • @cavefinland
      @cavefinland 15 дней назад

      It doesn’t have to…..visuals and motion are synced. The software knows where the driver is so renders it correct at every frame…the stuff used in home rigs can’t do that so you need to have the screens mounted on your motion rig.

  • @jake..A
    @jake..A 3 месяца назад

    Wondering if the simucube active pedals are still better than the ones found on this 2.5mill rig.

  • @jerome8670
    @jerome8670 Месяц назад

    the new ocullus … with sim racing incredible this is way ott

  • @popshedpilot6635
    @popshedpilot6635 Месяц назад

    I use the g29 on ps5, I would recommend upgrading the pedal springs to give them more feel.

  • @eztgr
    @eztgr 3 месяца назад

    Awesome video mate. How's the full size wheel feel compared to the Sim wheels?

  • @mariellarojas8562
    @mariellarojas8562 18 дней назад +5

    2.5 MILLION AND NO MANUAL OPTION WITH THREE PEDALS? COME ON...

  • @DaveAdams222
    @DaveAdams222 3 месяца назад

    13:55 Sounds like you're talking about the iRacing tyre model . . . all kinds of grip until you try to do anything with slip angle . . . then nothing. I wouldn't lump all sims with iRacing. I would actually put iRacing in a class by itself (and that's not necessarily a good thing). Give AMS1 or AC another go. 💖💜💙

  • @petiertje
    @petiertje 3 месяца назад +1

    5 pieces sold. So basically 5 F1 or other top level teams have one in their factory? ;-)
    Would love to have 2,5 milion lying around. Until then I'll do with the 'you can't go wrong' setup. Still fun 🙂

  • @gcm747
    @gcm747 3 месяца назад

    We did get a great sense of elevation change after the crash though as you ‘flew’ around the track.

  • @8700s14
    @8700s14 3 месяца назад +1

    What game was that running? Looks like $2,500,000 hardware running $2 software!

  • @jonathanmorgan83
    @jonathanmorgan83 3 месяца назад +1

    … love these videos Mr Collins.. it would have been great to hear what I’m guessing you could hear ?

  • @clouds.justclouds2808
    @clouds.justclouds2808 Месяц назад +1

    Nice rig. At that price point you might as well use iracing though

  • @andrewtsousis3130
    @andrewtsousis3130 3 месяца назад

    I started with a G29, over 18mths modded it to the tilt, it was great. Another 18mths later, and about $8-10k later, updated the rig again lol

  • @vickitreloar7797
    @vickitreloar7797 2 месяца назад

    they should have continued developing project cars 2 the tyre model is amazing compared to vanila ac and gt 7 you can feel the shape of each curb the physics engine was supposed to be capable of much more according to automobilista which uses the madness engine its really under rated great work helping develop it

  • @StephenButlerOne
    @StephenButlerOne 3 месяца назад

    I must of done a 1000 laps of spa on RR3, (not played in about 5 years), but that last corner can always catch you out.

  • @sethoselken9562
    @sethoselken9562 3 месяца назад

    Is that proprietary sim software, or a commercial sim title?

  • @ajw1983
    @ajw1983 3 месяца назад

    Great video keep them coming.

  • @lennygermany1507
    @lennygermany1507 3 месяца назад +2

    Ben , still haven´t seen you doing a VR2 run yet ,,, am sure Sony could " lend " you one for the Playsation ;-)

  • @PippaPeerless
    @PippaPeerless 2 месяца назад

    The sound reminds me of Super Speed Race (1979) 😆

  • @coletrickle-km7cl
    @coletrickle-km7cl 3 месяца назад

    BETTER than that 2.5 millon dollar rig. Is the drag tag set up from Australia that you can put ANY car on a rolling dyno with a screen in font of you alot like the wrap a round screen with that 2 million rig. Emagine putting your favorite F-1 CAR ON this rig. It would be louder and waaay more realistic. Jay leno put his yellow corvette on this rig back in 2011. There's video of this on the internet somewhere. Might be on you tube. Might wanna see if there still in business in 2024. Hopefully you can try this out.

  • @seattime4075
    @seattime4075 2 месяца назад +4

    Mixed reality is so good now, that this type of screen setup is just not necessary anymore.

    • @sp33dou
      @sp33dou 2 месяца назад +1

      Was just thinking the same. Good vr like quest 3 is far more immersive than this or any other large screen setup.

    • @seattime4075
      @seattime4075 2 месяца назад

      @@sp33dou And if you have the money (which these people would) for a VARJO XR4, or Somnium VR1 XR, then really no contest.

    • @sp33dou
      @sp33dou 2 месяца назад +1

      @@seattime4075 I was just watching another video of this and I think the projector frames might have been only 30 fps as in movie projectors. Don't think that those projectors could even project more than 60 fps, so there is another big no no for using projectors for sim.
      Software wise tire and car models were far from optimal. Flipping F1 car from curbs and tires going instantly from 100% traction to something like 10% traction, when in reality it is a logical and much slower transition.

    • @jimbonater
      @jimbonater Месяц назад +1

      ​@@sp33douMy projector does 120HZ in game mode and isn't all that expensive. 1080P from like 5 years ago.

    • @sp33dou
      @sp33dou Месяц назад

      @@jimbonater Good clarification!

  • @outforaripper
    @outforaripper Месяц назад

    logitech boys unite!!! g29 for years. direct drive some day ? maybe

  • @pekofficiel3695
    @pekofficiel3695 8 дней назад

    I thought I was slow due to my equipment. I aimed to replace my g29 with a full fanatec setup. The stig proves me this is only my skill I need to replace.

  • @gamernamedjacob
    @gamernamedjacob 3 дня назад

    Here's an video idea: Load up different parameters and have the Stig try and guess what car he's driving on this rig

  • @K_FI_L_Y_P_S_O
    @K_FI_L_Y_P_S_O 3 месяца назад +1

    Ben, you have a gaming channel?! SAY LESS, I'M HERE FOR IT!

  • @seanpowell-l1b
    @seanpowell-l1b Месяц назад

    Nice sim rig. I like driving sim games a lot, but only can play using a controller. I tried using my friends rig but I have no skill using my feet, it's from not driving a car all my life.

  • @philmoore815
    @philmoore815 12 дней назад

    Next video ‘How to hit the apex’? 😂 I thought you were initially not aggressive enough on the turn in to Eau Rouge (not running the hatching enough), but you changed that in the second half of the video and stopped crashing 😊

  • @RockoN-Racing
    @RockoN-Racing 27 дней назад

    Nice 1 Ben 👍🏆

  • @andrewbell7994
    @andrewbell7994 9 дней назад

    Anyone know where u can buy one of the cheap som rigs he was using ? Tia

  • @dannykennion8738
    @dannykennion8738 Месяц назад

    Imagine a motorcycle version! getting to try the isle of man TT