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  Title: Virtual Racing Chassis Review
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Article Author: Jure Zagoricnik
Date posted: 07-11-2007
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Virtual Racing Chassis Review

TESTING
I was thinking about what would be the best way to test this rig and I decided to organize a small tournament in my basement. I connected the computer to my projector, calibrated the wheel and installed RACE 07. Then I invited four of my friends and their girlfriends so we ended up with five couples. We agreed to test our skills in hotlap mode and the couple with quickest average time would win. So I hop in, do my warm up lap and my qualifying lap. Next is my girlfriend’s turn. I jump out, she jumps in, adjusts the position of the pedals and she’s racing in less than 30 seconds. How is that for a super fast pitstop? We continued switching drivers until everyone had their turn in the cockpit. I was really pleasantly surprised by the speed and ease with which the VRC can be fine tuned to every person’s specific needs. It doesn’t matter if you are male or female, tall or small, chubby or thin. VRC has it all covered.

Since VRC simulates real racing position and most of us aren’t used to this, I decided to do some long races and see how my body would respond. None of us had any problems doing small amount of laps but we all know how quickly racing can turn into agony if you are doing a 200 lapper at Charlotte and your behind starts to hurt on lap 50. I was actually more concerned with the comfort of my legs after a long race. When I started using the VRC it felt odd having my legs stretched so far forward but after a while you don’t even notice it. It has been quite a while since I have participated in some serious racing so my stamina level wasn’t all that great. I completed the one hour plus race without any problems (apart from a few crashes and spins) or any discomfort.

After you are done with racing, VRC can be compressed to 120cm tall x 53cm x 53cm when stood on end for easy storage.

CONCLUSION
So what is the bottom line you ask. To put it simply, VRC is an adjustable, sturdy and affordable racing simulator that will improve everyone’s racing experience. Sure it helps if you have a projector, 3m diagonal projection screen, and 5.1 surround speakers but even if you just own a crappy 15” CRT monitor, it will bring your racing to another level. With a price of $299, I think every “serious” sim-racer should be able to own one.

Virtual Racing Chassis Homepage: https://www.bobearlracing.com/
Bob Earl Racing: https://www.bobearlracing.com/

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Author: 21-10-2009
I've had one of these for about a year and a half along with the optional flat screen stand holding a 32" display. It's is a great racing cockpit and has help up remarkably well over time. I did add a "geriatric" doughnut cusion under the seat pad of mine and have spent as long as 12 hour stints in it enduro racing with no butt fatigue! Remarkable. I can't do that in my real race car! I'm using a Fanatec Turbo S wheel and ClubSport Pedals on my rig and if it only had hydraulics it would actually be very close to being in a real car. I did drill out my steering wheel plate to mount the wheel with 4 6mm screws and it's rock solid even when using the H pattern shifter mounted on the wheel gearshift rails and there is ample clearance between my leg and the shifter body and can be mounted either left or right of the wheel. I hghly recommend this racing cockpit as a low cost entry in to proper sim racng. Bob Earl is a great guy to talk to and has a hgh qualty product on offer here.

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