r/simracing • • 1d ago

Discussion SimRacing Expo 2026 - Live Discussion Thread

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This post will serve as a live discussion thread for the SimRacing Expo weekend.

Whether you are in Frankfurt attending the event in person or just following the news online, this thread is a place for chatting, casual discussion, short questions or sharing cool things you found.

Schedule

Saturday Schedule
Stream Links
SimRacing Expo Frankfurt 2026 Day 1 - Premier Friday 16.10.2026
šŸ”“ SimRacing Expo Frankfurt 2026 Day 2 - Panel Saturday 17.10.2026

r/simracing • • 5h ago

Other made an engine-sound simulator that doesn't take much CPU, here's what the porsche mission s might sound like

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the simulation is quite simplistic rather than a full-on physics-backed sim like angethegreat's one. this does mean it's cheap to run CPU-wise, this one's running in the browser. which means something like this could be used in sim engines.

lots of engine layouts are possible and sound (to my ears) fairly good, including rotaries! no 2-stroke engines yet. I'm also not quite happy with how the burbles/pops sound.

turbo stustustustu is there in some of the cars, as well as straight-cut gear whine, and supercharger whine in the r53 mini. I'll record some more clips demo-ing these.

the cool thing is plugging in configs from real engine parameters, and having the result sound pretty close to reality with a bit of parameter twiddling. the v10 for example has that major-3rd harmonic interval that sounds so cool.

I went a bit overboard and had too much fun with the doppler flyby feature, and a 'tunnel' toggle. and the silly engine animations.

edit: I am a software engineer and have been passionately creating side projects like this for over 10 years, pls don't let the sloppy ui distract from how cool these engines sound


r/simracing • • 3h ago

Rigs My Custom Designed Button Box Bracket

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My rig is not aluminum profile so I am limited to the accessories I can use. Good thing I have a 3d printer and a general knowledge of 3d modeling.

The Amazon gated shifter only came with a cylinder shift knob so I also printed a spherical knob as well.


r/simracing • • 6h ago

Clip Old Clip from 2018 in project cars

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r/simracing • • 6h ago

Rigs Final rig 2.v3 I hope šŸ¤žšŸ¼( evolution of my rig)

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Managed to get my hands on a SimRep Engineering P9XX wheel as my ā€œfinalā€ upgrade, coming from a ks wheel these high end wheels are worlds apart.
The pics are the evolution my rig has gone through the year.
Gear I’m currently running:
MOZA r25 ultra
MOZA handbrake and sequential shifter
MOZA ab6
MOZA crp2’s with haptic modules
MOZA ay210
MOZA mtp and mtpl throttle quadrant
MOZA mep rudder
DIY button box
34ā€ g5
Honeycomb alpha
Wheel: Simrep P9XX


r/simracing • • 20h ago

Rigs Grandma's Furniture Racing, work in progress

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Lately I have been working with my rig build more than racing with itšŸ˜‚


r/simracing • • 12h ago

News Race Room upcoming big update!

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Looks like on 20th Race Room is getting a lot of new updates:

  • UI update (menus)
  • FFB update/fixes with new settings
  • OpenXR support
  • historical spa, laguna seca...
  • rolling starts
  • menu wheel support
  • new vehicle dashboards
  • ...

Looks very interesting to me. I stopped playing it as I had no love for its FFB and SteamVR, but I will try it out.

Just leaving this here in case others are unaware about this, like me.


r/simracing • • 11h ago

Rigs Update: TR120 is finally done!

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You all weren’t wrong, it was 2 days of building and a week of tuning but it’s done. It was not missing any parts but will say the ā€œcompatibilityā€ of the mix of accessories I purchased definitely weren’t clearly easy to make work.

Pedal sliders don’t fit with the pedal tray upside down, so you are stuck with them being super high.

The adjustable base for the reclining seat doesn’t work with the cross bars it comes with on TR’s own RE2 seat. I left them off, so far so good.

The keyboard treat I bought from them won’t work because the TR one bracket block it from properly swinging in regardless of height and orientation. In the product photo they use it with a full width wheel deck not the TR one. Lesson learned.

I drilled holes in my monitor arm and it works fine for now.

My Logitech PRO DD is so huge that the TR one deck is still banging into my knees even after purchasing the v2 upgrade where the extruded aluminum can be flat instead of upright.

I think purchasing the full width wheel deck would solve all these problems, but it’s not as adjustable as the TR one. I think the real answer is upgrading to a front mount wheel hub in the future. Maybe Black Friday sales….


r/simracing • • 13h ago

Clip PlayStation's Best Racer on PC? GT Sport RyTy 4K 60FPS Showcase | RTX 5090 | R9 9950X3D

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Due to everyone hacking, the PlayStation, people are working on getting Gran turismo to the pc !


r/simracing • • 7h ago

Rigs Huge upgrade from the thrustmaster T598

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went all in on moza coming from the t598

my current setup-

r25 ultra base

cs pro wheel

ks pro wheel

mbooster active pedal

next level racing f-gt elite 160 rig

300 watt dayton base shackers front and rear


r/simracing • • 1d ago

Clip AC Rally has me delusional about my driving

1.7k Upvotes

Spammed the middle bit of Monte Carlo in the snowiest possible conditions because I wanted to improve loose-surface car placement and this section is narrow and unforgiving. When I felt like I was starting to improve, I watched a replay and realized how terrible my driving still looked. Made this video just for funsies.

Game is hard and I am bad, but damn it's fun


r/simracing • • 18h ago

Clip Introduced a couple of kids to Sim Racing. There reaction was priceless

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Couple of kids in my village collecting donations for a non profit going door were curious about a sim I was working on. They've never seen a sim before I showed them mine have them drive a little on the ring. Their reaction was genuinely priceless. Brought back the Good memory of when I first tried a simulator.


r/simracing • • 1h ago

Question Pedals feel uncomfortable. Can someone help?

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Can someone that knows a thing or two about ergonomics help me out? I just installed a new set up moza pedals and can’t get them to feel good. I feel like I’m a correct distance from the wheel. On the brake my ankle starts to hurt on the marked area and my knee after a little bit. Seems a little too close. But the throttle seems like it’s too far away.


r/simracing • • 11h ago

Question 3 weeks into sim racing: struggling to rotate the car and to drive it at the limit (Legends @ Tsukuba). Any feedback?

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Hi! I'm from Brazil and I started sim racing about 3 weeks ago, on a Logitech G923.
I've been practicing car control and consistency with the Legends Ford '34 at Tsukuba.
My biggest struggle is getting the car to rotate, and I can't really feel whether I'm managing to drive the car at the limit.
I'm also having a hard time understanding what my main mistakes are, which makes it hard to be consistent, since I don't really understand what's happening.
Here's one of my laps (1:05.598), with the inputs overlay. Any feedback on what you see would help a lot. Thanks!


r/simracing • • 8h ago

Rigs Help me not regret my first rig, already decided on the base

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Hello guys!

Yesterday i had a post about which bundle should i choose and there were mixed comments someone said 9 nm is enough and ofc someone said even 12 is not enough.

I just came to a conclusion whatever will be on sales in the black friday promotion will be the choosen one.

However i dont have an exact rig on my mind, i searched up everything and found the one and only answer is a profile rig, but i dont want to spend that kind of money before christmas because i need to buy a lot of gifts. I want something that cheap and even that i can go with a profile and a used car seat that isnt really hitting it for me, if i buy a profile i want a seat that have my sweat on it.

My budget is around 250-300 euro and i saw this rig on aliexpress and a few people posted about it on reddit, but havent seen any videos about it and not a lot review however aliexpress buyers gave good reviews.

Do you have any else suggestions? I read that this rig usually on sales and can cost around 150-180 euros for that money i mean it can be bad to and put in the trash after 6 months and i can buy a profile.

Important note: i am 196 cm or 6’4 feet and 108 kg or around 240 lbs.

Thanks for the help!


r/simracing • • 8h ago

Clip Brilliant overtake or stupidity? (Part 2) (Again I'm the red car)

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Hey guys, it's me again. I have this clip of mine and I want to get your opinions. This was also a fight for P1, but I see the guy trying to close the gap when he realized I'd won the position. Was it my fault, or did he just desperately close the gap?


r/simracing • • 6h ago

Sale/Discount Simucube 2 pro - is it still a relevant buy today?

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ASR has it on sale for 25% off. For those who have it, or those looking for a higher end wheel base, do you think it is still a relevant buy in 2026 given it was released back 2019 (I believe).

The other I was looking at is the vnm elite/supreme. But I'm a sucker for discounts. What are your thoughts? Not interested in other wheelbases at the moment. Simucube/VNM are the only two I would consider upgrading to.


r/simracing • • 11h ago

News COBAL v0.2: Introducing COBAL’s Super AI Pilot: Safer and Faster Racing in Assetto Corsa (Plus Ferrari F50 Support)

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More information on the new COBAL safety module, pace improvements, and Ferrari F50 support in the full Patreon post.

Thomas


r/simracing • • 4h ago

Rigs Current setup. Quest 3 wireless VD.

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Would be a phenomenal experience if my pc could run BeamNG VR at max settings


r/simracing • • 17h ago

Discussion New Simagic Aston Martin Valkyrie Steering Wheel

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I just tried out the new Aston Martin Valkyrie Steering Wheel at the Simracing Expo in Frankfurt. Feels great for the price compared to other branded wheels.

What are your thoughts?


r/simracing • • 3m ago

Rigs 3D Printing Tilting Heel Cups - Who tried them?

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On the SimExpo I saw these pedals and was intrigued by the tilting heel cups. Now it may specifically have to do with Coanda drivers using them, given they are the fastest.

I own Simsonn pedals and I like them very much, I see no reason to upgrade. I found this 3D printing file and I would like to know whether someone owning the Simsonn or the Simjack pedals actually tried printing and attaching them. How/what was your experience?

https://www.printables.com/model/1478818-simsonn-tilting-heel-rest-side-plates-only (Side plate adapters for Simsonn) https://www.printables.com/model/1478258-simjack-pro-tilting-heel-rests (Cups + side plates for Simjack)

Happy racing!


r/simracing • • 5h ago

Question Is a 320mm round wheel too big for 8nm of FFB?

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For context - I have the Logitech RS50 (8nm) wheel base with the RS Round Wheel (290mm) + Wheel

Recently got the Simagic GT Neo + Maglink + Logitech QR adapter for GT/formula and absolutely love it.

Given I already have the Simagic Maglink, I realized I could pick up the Simagic Neo-X330T for rally/street/other round wheel cars. The RS Round Wheel is quite small and not ideal for rally.

My question -is the 330T’s 330m width + added weight going to materially impact the RS50’s FFB or Trueforce capabilities? I’m okay with maybe a slight reduction, but if it just doesn’t make sense for an 8nm base I’ll probably stick with the logi round wheel I already have.


r/simracing • • 1d ago

News AC EVO Career Mode ain't dead yet: Kunos are looking to implement a progression-based career instead of an economy-based one

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r/simracing • • 2h ago

Question Spring and elastomer break help

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I’m running simsonn pro X ultras just with the elastomers , i have a moza break mod from my old set up of pedals. Would anyone recommend me putting that spring in with the elastomers for a progressive feel and if so what configuration, just slap them on the front..? thanks y’all


r/simracing • • 1d ago

Meme I went to check what's on local marketplace and found this

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Description: "For sale: a lightly used Logitech G29 steering wheel, gear shifter, and pedals, mounted on a comfortable, adjustable seat."

Never seen this sort of thing before. I raise my hat for ingenuity!