INTRODUCTION

BallRacing Developments Ltd (BRD) is a family business started in 1994 and based just outside Reigate, Surrey, UK. It was formed to develop and market a high quality steering wheel and pedal control system for the PC.

The first product, called GP500, was invented by Timothy Ball (currently Technical Director) to replace the need to use joysticks/keyboards in driving games and simulations and was one of the very first driving control sets available. Since that time BRD has strived to push forward the development of driving simulation technology and has become increasingly involved in the real world application of simulation for training and design.

BallRacing Developments was the first to take these types of controls and fit them into actual racecars to create authentic racing simulators. From these beginnings BallRacing Developments has developed contacts and partnerships with many of the leading motor sport companies and teams to provide them and their sponsors with extremely effective and popular simulators. These simulators have been primarily used for promotional and exhibition purposes but are increasingly being developed for training uses.

BallRacing has developed and supplied simulators for TAG McLaren, Toyota, Jaguar Racing, BAR, Williams F1, Orange Arrows, Ford Racing, Peugeot, Vauxhall (GM) and Good Year. These have included cars for F1, WRC, BTCC and DTM.

BallRacing not only converts actual racecars to simulators but also produces under licence a range of replica cars as simulators. BRD has a licence from Jaguar Racing to use their actual Formula 1 racecar moulds to create the most realistic F1 simulators available. Additionally BRD produces a 55% scale model Ford Focus WRC simulator and a truly authentic replica 1967 Lotus 49 with Cosworth DFV engine.

BallRacing Developments has strong links with the motorsport community, their partnerships with the likes of Hewlett Packard and EDS enables them to create and design using the same level of technology as many of the leading F1 teams. This also enables them to take data directly from teams/manufacturers to speed up the design process and employ cutting edge rapid prototyping techniques. Nik Ball is responsible for BRD�s design and development program and is a graduate in aeronautical engineering and has spent 5 years working in the automotive industry as an engine designer for one of the UK�s leading automotive design consultancies before joining BallRacing.

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