Racing Simulator Project (u gotta see this)

Check out this simulator project. Its being built for traveling in a semi trailer to all the US racetracks. Some of these components will be sold separately when the final install occurs. Contact me via the website if you need more info or are interested in any components. jim www.moonliteserenade.com

You might want to go with a better seat. That one looks like it's from a bus or a converted desk chair. A real racing seat would make a big difference. I would also suggest having a seating position that is like a race car as opposed to a truck/tractor (from the pictures the seat is too high in comparison to the pedals. Nice setup you got though, just pointing out some glaring issues that I seen on first inspection. "jimbo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ZQpJ9.256$[email hidden]... > Check out this simulator project. Its being built for traveling in a semi > trailer to all the US racetracks. Some of these components will be sold > separately when the final install occurs. Contact me via the website ifyou > need more info or are interested in any components. > jim > www.moonliteserenade.com > >

Schooner wrote: > > You might want to go with a better seat. That one looks like it's from a > bus or a converted desk chair. A real racing seat would make a big > difference. The seat is good enough, IMO. Real racing seats are designed in such way that they are not very comfortable for static us. > I would also suggest having a seating position that is like a > race car as opposed to a truck/tractor (from the pictures the seat is too > high in comparison to the pedals. Agreed, those EECI pedals always make me laugh. What are they modelled on? > Nice setup you got though, just pointing out some glaring issues that I seen > on first inspection. I suppose it would work well with MBTR. But all that expensive equipment and no FFB? Gerry

"Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:LVpJ9.224940$[email hidden]... > You might want to go with a better seat. That one looks like it's from a > bus or a converted desk chair. A real racing seat would make a big > difference. I would also suggest having a seating position that is like a > race car as opposed to a truck/tractor (from the pictures the seat is too > high in comparison to the pedals. I had to laugh. We've got a guy in one of our leagues who swears those fancy wheels(mind blank..is that an ECCI wheel?) use actual tractor pedals for the foot unit. He hated 'em...loved the wheel, hated the tractor pedals. > Nice setup you got though, just pointing out some glaring issues that Iseen > on first inspection. > > "jimbo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:ZQpJ9.256$[email hidden]... > > Check out this simulator project. Its being built for traveling in asemi

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> > trailer to all the US racetracks. Some of these components will be sold > > separately when the final install occurs. Contact me via the website if > you > > need more info or are interested in any components. > > jim > > www.moonliteserenade.com > > > > > >

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Well I use a NEX racing seat and find it very comfortable, more so than any desk seat. It is also better shaped to your back and has better leg support when in the proper driving position than desk chair has. To each his own, I guess I just like being in a more realistic position than you ;-) "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Schooner wrote: > > > > You might want to go with a better seat. That one looks like it's froma

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> > bus or a converted desk chair. A real racing seat would make a big > > difference. > > The seat is good enough, IMO. Real racing seats are designed in such way > that they are not very comfortable for static us. > > > I would also suggest having a seating position that is like a > > race car as opposed to a truck/tractor (from the pictures the seat is

too > > high in comparison to the pedals. > > Agreed, those EECI pedals always make me laugh. What are they modelled > on? > > > Nice setup you got though, just pointing out some glaring issues that Iseen > > on first inspection. > > I suppose it would work well with MBTR. But all that expensive equipment > and no FFB? > > Gerry

Schooner wrote: > > Well I use a NEX racing seat and find it very comfortable, more so than any > desk seat. It is also better shaped to your back and has better leg support > when in the proper driving position than desk chair has. To each his own, I > guess I just like being in a more realistic position than you ;-) You assume I use a desk seat? I use a reclining easy chair: it offers a proper driving position along with leg and back support, but most importantly of all, it has more padding than a real racing seat. :)

Ah well again its whatever people prefer. Just odd coming from someone so hard line on realism. I find mine great however, here is a link to a picture for those interested. It's a NEX racing seat, very comfortable and light. Removable padding sections, fibreglass shell, aluminium mounting brackets. Has been mounted onto a wooden base. Pedals are raised and tipped on a separate stand. Eventually it will all be put on an aluminium frame. http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/seat1a.jpg http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/seat1b.jpg Old setup with original Honda Prelude seat. http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/setup1.jpg Pedals stand. Internals have been rebuilt and pads replaced with Ractive racing covers. http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/pedals1.jpg My main point was that the original posters setup seems a bit lacking for something that was going to be used professionally at racing events across the country in what assume was a pay per play type setup. In such a setup realism would be a major selling point over a desk chair and tractor pedals ;-) A full or partial cockpit setup might be nicer in such and environment. "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Schooner wrote: > > > > Well I use a NEX racing seat and find it very comfortable, more so thanany > > desk seat. It is also better shaped to your back and has better legsupport > > when in the proper driving position than desk chair has. To each hisown, I

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> > guess I just like being in a more realistic position than you ;-) > > You assume I use a desk seat? > > I use a reclining easy chair: it offers a proper driving position along > with leg and back support, but most importantly of all, it has more > padding than a real racing seat. :)

Nice, but dont care much for your seat. What does big screen cost? Wayne "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Schooner wrote: > > > > Well I use a NEX racing seat and find it very comfortable, more so thanany > > desk seat. It is also better shaped to your back and has better legsupport > > when in the proper driving position than desk chair has. To each hisown, I

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> > guess I just like being in a more realistic position than you ;-) > > You assume I use a desk seat? > > I use a reclining easy chair: it offers a proper driving position along > with leg and back support, but most importantly of all, it has more > padding than a real racing seat. :)

Looks excellent. I would love to setup a projector here at home to race with. That would be so cool. One side note...with all this talk about representing the real world to make a realistic driving experience, I am surprised that you are using hood cam in your Nascar screen shots. JB

Ohh.. I like that idea! You brought the pedals and the seat up to regular desk height. So you are still in a proper racing position, but you are still at your desk! Very smart.. I may consider this as soon as I score an old car seat.. It seems to be a lot more convenient than having to lug my computer downstairs where I'd probably have to keep a cockpit if I was to make one. Mike http://mikebeauchamp.com "Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:tErJ9.224978$[email hidden]... > Ah well again its whatever people prefer. Just odd coming from someone so > hard line on realism. > > I find mine great however, here is a link to a picture for thoseinterested.

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> It's a NEX racing seat, very comfortable and light. Removable padding > sections, fibreglass shell, aluminium mounting brackets. Has been mounted > onto a wooden base. Pedals are raised and tipped on a separate stand. > Eventually it will all be put on an aluminium frame. > > http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/seat1a.jpg > http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/seat1b.jpg > > Old setup with original Honda Prelude seat. > http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/setup1.jpg > > Pedals stand. Internals have been rebuilt and pads replaced with Ractive > racing covers. > http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/pedals1.jpg > > My main point was that the original posters setup seems a bit lacking for > something that was going to be used professionally at racing events across > the country in what assume was a pay per play type setup. In such a setup > realism would be a major selling point over a desk chair and tractor

pedals > ;-) A full or partial cockpit setup might be nicer in such andenvironment. > > "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Schooner wrote: > > > > > > Well I use a NEX racing seat and find it very comfortable, more sothan

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> any > > > desk seat. It is also better shaped to your back and has better leg > support > > > when in the proper driving position than desk chair has. To each his > own, I > > > guess I just like being in a more realistic position than you ;-) > > > > You assume I use a desk seat? > > > > I use a reclining easy chair: it offers a proper driving position along > > with leg and back support, but most importantly of all, it has more > > padding than a real racing seat. :) > >

Ya, I'd love to have a separate setup for just sim racing but I need my PC for my daily work. As is it only takes me a minute and I'm ready to roll. No monitor or PC to move. The pedal stand actually locks into screws in the floor, the stand has slotted shelf hangers on the bottom that slide into the screw head and lock in place. No movement at all and I can slide them out of the way during my work time in a second. I basically used the desk as the centerline and work out from there to get proper heights. The wheel has also been tipped back from its stock angle using a wedge under the front as it was too tipped back as is being designed to work from a normal desk chair position. "Mike Beauchamp" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:U4sJ9.42657$[email hidden]... > Ohh.. I like that idea! You brought the pedals and the seat up to regular > desk height. So you are still in a proper racing position, but you arestill > at your desk! Very smart.. I may consider this as soon as I score an oldcar

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> seat.. > > It seems to be a lot more convenient than having to lug my computer > downstairs where I'd probably have to keep a cockpit if I was to make one. > > Mike > http://mikebeauchamp.com > > > "Schooner" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:tErJ9.224978$[email hidden]... > > Ah well again its whatever people prefer. Just odd coming from someone

so > > hard line on realism. > > > > I find mine great however, here is a link to a picture for those > interested. > > It's a NEX racing seat, very comfortable and light. Removable padding > > sections, fibreglass shell, aluminium mounting brackets. Has beenmounted

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> > onto a wooden base. Pedals are raised and tipped on a separate stand. > > Eventually it will all be put on an aluminium frame. > > > > http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/seat1a.jpg > > http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/seat1b.jpg > > > > Old setup with original Honda Prelude seat. > > http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/setup1.jpg > > > > Pedals stand. Internals have been rebuilt and pads replaced with

Ractive > > racing covers. > > http://www.schoonersolutions.com/corl/images/pedals1.jpg > > > > My main point was that the original posters setup seems a bit lackingfor > > something that was going to be used professionally at racing eventsacross > > the country in what assume was a pay per play type setup. In such asetup

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> > realism would be a major selling point over a desk chair and tractor > pedals > > ;-) A full or partial cockpit setup might be nicer in such and > environment. > > > > "Gerry Aitken" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > Schooner wrote: > > > > > > > > Well I use a NEX racing seat and find it very comfortable, more so > than > > any > > > > desk seat. It is also better shaped to your back and has better leg > > support > > > > when in the proper driving position than desk chair has. To each

his > > own, I > > > > guess I just like being in a more realistic position than you ;-) > > > > > > You assume I use a desk seat? > > > > > > I use a reclining easy chair: it offers a proper driving positionalong > > > with leg and back support, but most importantly of all, it has more > > > padding than a real racing seat. :) > > > > > >

In article <ZQpJ9.256$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > Check out this simulator project. Its being built for traveling in a semi > trailer to all the US racetracks. Some of these components will be sold > separately when the final install occurs. Contact me via the website if you > need more info or are interested in any components. > jim > www.moonliteserenade.com That is a fantastic setup. I've been looking for that last "special" item for my Christmas list :-) -- __________________________ Todd Walker http://twalker.d2g.com __________________________

For what it's worth, here's a pic of mine. Seat and door panel are from a Toyota. 3 sims linked together so myself, my son, and company can race each other. And the speakers are just there temporarily to get the sound location right :-) Honest. http://members.aol.com/WillyB4120/sim7.jpg Bill

[email hidden] (WillyB4120) writes: > For what it's worth, here's a pic of mine. Seat and door panel are from a > Toyota. 3 sims linked together so myself, my son, and company can race each > other. And the speakers are just there temporarily to get the sound location > right :-) Honest. > http://members.aol.com/WillyB4120/sim7.jpg myself and two buddies are considering getting the whole driver/passenger-section from a real car, hang up a projector and stick some white cloth where the windshield normally is. I'll be sure to post a link if we ever go through with it. :) -- Gunnar Cougar#02748 #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 silence is FOO!

I had the whole front clip. Just couldn't figure out how to get it through the basement door. At least not without my wife noticing and she's kinda funny about that sort of thing.

[email hidden] (WillyB4120) writes: > I had the whole front clip. Just couldn't figure out how to get it through the > basement door. At least not without my wife noticing and she's kinda funny > about that sort of thing. prfffh. women. they make no sense to me. -- Gunnar Cougar#02748 #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 gitaren er en sjingke