Just How Awesome is Fanatec!

I absolutely love my Fanatec SQ shifter! It has to be the best bang for your buck on the market today. I mean really you can not go wrong with this shifter.

So what about the new version 1.5? Well basically the new version comes with updated electronics and hall sensor for a more rugged design making setting up the shifter with your Fanatec wheel even easier and improving shifts or missed shifts from the new hall sensor. I'm sure there is more to it what is being told to the consumer, but at the end of the day it's an improved design that looks and functions the same as the first version.
If you already have version 1 and it's working fine don't worry you are not missing anything with v1.5 from what I can tell.

So here is the great part though! If you own Version 1 and it fails on you (which BTW Fanatec extended the 1 year warranty to 2 years for version 1 customers) you can send it in and Fanatec will update your shifter to v1.5 for free! Soooo I just happened to have a faulty shifter in my hands. It appears that the return spring that would recenter the shifter handle in sequential mode broke. I notified Fanatec and sent some pictures in which Fanatec service dept sent me information to send it back. Now 2 weeks later I get my shifter, but wait! It's not my shifter. It happened to be a brand new shifter version 1.5. Sweet!!!

So what I noticed between the version 1 and version 1.5 is in the included video below. Check it out! and if you want quality sim gear from a company that truly seems to care click on one of my side Fanatec banners and buy something. It also helps out the blog

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Ride SuperSport Vid along with the Intro and Settings Option Vids

I also included for the people that don't already own RIDE, the Intro and menu options of all that is possible in RIDE.  I'll be bringing more videos soon of Ride Action.

RaceRooms DTM Spring Cup Interview with Daniel Juncadella

Check out the interview with Daniel Juncadella about the RaceRoom DTM Spring cup. You will learn some setup in site he utilizes along with what a professional thinks about this great Sim. RaceRoom is always trying to match in game sim performance with real world physics. These videos help illustrate that strive to perfection from Sector 3 RaceRoom.

Main Performance Sim Pedals Review for

Main Performance Sim Pedals Review from Barry Roland at Sim Racing Garage. Barry as usual does a very excellent review on these pedals. Check it out to see if they are right choice for you.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Made of precision CNC aluminum and laser cut high grade steel
• Thick coat high grade powder coating, for a sleek and durable finish
• Precision CNC Delrin® spacers and spring guides
• Vishay high grade potentiometers - rated to over 2 million revolutions
• Comes standard with Genuine Hydrailic Master and Slave Cylinder Kit
• Hydraulic setup comes with Energy Suspension sway bar end link bushings and custom cut polyurethane, for an extremely accurate race brake pedal feel
• Adjustable pedal spacing
• Adjustable pedal height
• Adjustable pedal angle
• Adjustable pedal travel
• Adjustable pedal pressure
• Hard pedal stops are adjustable to prevent over-extension and to maintain precise calibration
• Easy calibration with the push of a button
• Compatible with PC, XBox 360*, XBox One*, Playstation 3*, Playstation 4* *Requires wheel specific cable and compatible racing wheel sold separately
• Compatible with the following wheels for Console Gameplay: Logitech G25, G27 - Thrustmaster T500RS, TX, T300 - All Fanatec Wheels
• Custom grip tape - precision die cut, featuring 3M® SafetyWalk® rubberized grip tape for comfort for those who race barefoot, or with socks. Durable for those who race with shoes. (not pre-installed)

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Fanatec on PS4 and XboxOne!

A long time coming it would seem, but very exciting news for console owners wanting to use their PC version Clubsport V1 or V2 wheel bases on PS4 and Xbox One. I personally would enjoy using my Fanatec CSW V1 on Xbox One playing Forza Horizon and Forza 5 and now upcoming Forza 6.

Currently the CSW wheels are only compatible to PS3 and PC, but now Fanatec teamed up with Slightly Mad Studios and announced the CSW wheelbase will work with Project Cars on all 3 platforms PC, PS4 and Xbox One. This is awesome news and no better time to introduce this than right before Project Cars gets released. Keep in mind that the CSW Wheel with any CSW rim will work on PS4 and you will not even have to boot the CSW into PS4 mode like you used to do with older Fanatec wheel bases.

Now the Xbox One version will still require an official Xbox One rim that is coming very soon from Fanatec. Looks like I’ll have to buy a Xbox One again to play Forza games later this year along with a Fanatic Xbox One rim. I’ll stick with Project Cars on Steam for now since it’s already pre-ordered. I may pick up the PS4 version to be able to compare the two. Very Exciting news! For us Fanatec owners this is just added value to the wheels we already own!


Here is a list on the Fanatec compatible gear for PS4, XBOX ONE & PC

PC & PLAYSTATION®4

Porsche 911 Turbo S
Porsche 911 GT2
Porsche 911 GT3 RS V2
CSR
CSR Elite

PC, PLAYSTATION®4 & XBOX ONE

ClubSport Wheel Base
ClubSport Wheel Base v2

                                                                         Below is direct quotes.

"Gamers have been enjoying the solid build quality, integrated technology, and pure driving sensation of these fantastic products for a while now on PC and previous-generation platforms but through a continued collaboration with the team at Fanatec players are now going to be able to use the wheels they already own or are thinking of purchasing with Project CARS via an update on day one.”

“The quality of the input devices play an important role in the immersion factor of a simulation
and especially our ClubSport series delivers an automotive quality and experience level. We are now bringing this level to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and Project CARS is the perfect title to make best use of our technology. This combination is a new milestone on gaming consoles.” (Thomas Jackermeier, CEO Endor AG / Fanatec)

Ride / Yamaha DLC 2015 Models

Check out some of Rides DLC 2015 Yamaha models

Fanatec Ebrake On rSeat RS1 Rig

Ok about 6 months ago I got my Fanatec Ebrake and installed it onto my rSeat RS1. Now the ebrake works really well and I've enjoyed it allot on games like Assetto Corsa and The Crew, For $99 it's a really good buy and pretty much plug and play to your PC as long as you use the adaptor







Along the way some people expressed interest on how I mounted it up to my rSeat RS1 rig. Since the RS1 has a slim design and a seats lip hangs over the frames side about 1+ inches the seat lip gets into the way of the ebrake handle once it's mounted up directly to the rig. Below pictures show where I placed my ebrake. I also angled it to where I like it. Just sit in your rig and play around with what angle you like.

Once you got the location down mark the outline of the ebrake box with a wax pencil on your rigs side plate. Then take the ebrake apart per Fanatec install instructions.  Place the ebrake box within your wax markings on your rig and mark the drill pattern holes into the rSeat rig. You can also print off and use Fantec Drilling template upfront to make it allot easier for your markings. I actually only used 2 mounting holes as the rseat has limited space on where you can mount it for ideal location do to the adjustable shifter mount rails that gets in the way on the inside of the frame. Take a look and measure twice before drilling into your rig. Disclaimer.  I , Track Junkie Racing, TJRSim or any affiliate are not responsible for your rig, sim seat, Fanatec products or person(s) by following my suggestions or examples that I used. You break something or get hurt it's on you! As always use appropriate safety gear before working with tools. Ok just had to get that out the way. But really be safe!

Now in my laziness of not first finding a 1"-2" spacer to place the ebrake box properly to allow enough room to clear the seats large lip from the ebrake arm I just mounted it directly to my rig. In doing so my ebrake arm hit the seats lip so I had to adjust the location of the ebrake handle within the ebrake box a little to aloow enough clearance for the handle to move. I don't recommend this so I want go into the details on how. I recommend finding a 1"-2" spacer out of plastic or 2x4 wood cut to size to match the ebrake box. Drills 4 thru holes all the way thru the wood matching the drilling templete. Then just drill the same hole locations into the side of your rSeat frame and mount it all up with some long M6 socket head screws at the new required length you need with some M6 nuts and lock washers to tighten it all up. Make sure to use the washers and nuts on the inside of your rSeat frame with the socket head cap screw head residing inside of the ebrake box.

That's it! Just enjoy your new Fanatec ebrake. I appoligize for leaving out some pictures of the ebrake box taken apart to clearly show my mounting locations, but your mounting may differ from mine. Main point is to get a spacer to stand the ebrake box off the rSeat rig so you have clearance to operate the handle.

Hope this helps. Be sure to help the blog out by clicking on the links within the side bars of this blog before you purchasing Fanatec products. It helps me out :) Thanks!

Video of the Unboxing

DTM Spring Cup | Bruno Spengler Interview

Have you seen the Bruno Spengler Interview? Check it out!
It's interesting to see he just uses the Logitech G27 when there are so many higher end wheels out there to use and he is still fast in the sim. Goes to show you it doesn't always take expensive equipment to be fast. Just takes practice and some talent.

Ride- Why We Ride Official Trailer

Take a look at the trailer for "Why We Ride". This is included with pre-orders on steam for the Digital Deluxe Edition. Only on Steam!


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RaceRoom GTR2 Championship Mid Ohio Race Teaser

RaceRoom GTR2 Championship Mid Ohio teaser showing off the new caddie. Love the sounds. Wish I could find the replay button in this sim though. I love the perspective RaceRoom gives us in these videos.

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