


Thrustmaster T150 PRO for PS4 or VG TMX PRO for Xbox One.Fanatec CSL line of steering wheels and pedals (available for Xbox One and PS4).There are three major brands and I rank the in the following order based on experience Compatible pedal and steering wheel set.Forza Motorsports 7, Gran Turismo Sport, Project Cars 2 or Assetto Corsa.Recommendation: Go with console-based simulators like Forza, Gran Turismo, Project Cars and Dirt.My brother and I getting some laps in on Gran Turismo. Best of all, it’s the cheapest way to get into simulator driving. You want to jump into a simulator, start driving, sliding and maybe even trade some paint with others or barriers, on your own. You don’t care or want to bother with dealing with things like tire pressures, spring rates, shock settings, etc. I want to have fun: Many people simply want to drive some awesome cars and a variety of tracks, without taking things too seriously. Why do you want a simulator setup? I just want to have fun! In this first post, let’s go down one specific path base on what we think is the most important question. This can be a complicated space because there are a lot of options. Still wondering if simulator driving is really that worth it? Check out this podcast from Speed Secrets and this video about William Byron – now a driver for Hendricks Motorsports, who didn’t grow up driving karts or cars but rather, simulators. With the explosive growth of simulator driving for not just training but actual competition, big time dollars and rewards attached, we get more and more questions about how to get started building a simulator setup and specifically, what to get.
