About Spencer Pumpelly

Hello, and welcome to Spencer Pumpelly ! I'm a professional Esports Sim Racer who, after years of playing for years, decided to share my passion with other Sim Racers through this blog. You'll find all my best tips, buying guides, as well as tests & reviews of the gear I've been able to accumulate over the years.

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The 6 Best Steering Wheels for Sim Racing in 2024

The 6 Best Steering Wheels for Sim Racing in 2024

Sim-racing has gained much momentum in recent years, especially with the advent of cockpit setups and the exploitation of this discipline by motor racing teams. Like airline and fighter pilots, racing drivers now train on simulators, usually using consumer...

The 4 Best Pedals for Sim Racing in 2024

The 4 Best Pedals for Sim Racing in 2024

Sim-racing configs are numerous, and each person has their preferences. Some choose to have the minimum with a steering wheel and pedals, while others opt for a complete setup and add a gearshift, handbrake, cockpit, etc. This differs from case to case, but the...

The 6 Best Steering Wheels for Xbox One in 2024

The 6 Best Steering Wheels for Xbox One in 2024

Sim-racing has long shone on PCs, with ever more realistic simulations. It has to be said that computers are still the best-performing platform in terms of realism, and it's impossible to compare a system costing between €3,000 and €4,000 to a console costing no more...

The 6 Best Steering Wheels for PS5 in 2024

The 6 Best Steering Wheels for PS5 in 2024

Although sim-racing started on the PC, consoles have played an essential role in its popularity. While PCs offer a more configurable and realistic environment, consoles simplify sim-racing. Some elitist brands offer peripherals, such as steering wheels, only...

The 6 Best Steering Wheels for Xbox Series X in 2024

The 6 Best Steering Wheels for Xbox Series X in 2024

Sim-racing is more than just a hobby. It's become a discipline in its own right, with worldwide e-sports competitions. Moreover, sim-racing is increasingly used in motorsports as a training tool for drivers. And for these two reasons, I believe that this discipline...

The 6 Best PC Steering Wheels for Sim Racing in 2024

The 6 Best PC Steering Wheels for Sim Racing in 2024

A long time ago, sim-racing debuted its PC with brands like Logitech and Thrustmaster, who developed their first peripherals in the 90s. At the time, few titles could benefit from such peripherals, as game consoles had just been democratized. Well, consoles with good...

The 4 best VR headsets for Sim Racing in 2024

The 4 best VR headsets for Sim Racing in 2024

As with many racers, sim-racing is, above all, a passion that allows us to escape, for a moment, from our monotonous daily lives and immerse ourselves in frantic racing on the world's most mythical circuits. It's not just a discipline to pass the time on Sundays by...

The 5 best F1 steering wheels for Sim Racing in 2024

The 5 best F1 steering wheels for Sim Racing in 2024

Today, sim-racing is more than just acquiring dedicated peripherals and setting fast times at Monza. Sim-racing is a passion, a story of sensations, a quest for realism. There's a difference between an average gamer and a sim racer, and it shows in the titles and...

The 5 best dynamic simulators for Sim Racing in 2024

The 5 best dynamic simulators for Sim Racing in 2024

Sim-racing isn't like it used to be when you had to connect peripherals to your platform (PC or console) and then go about your sessions in peace. It was undoubtedly simple back then, but our setups lacked elements that could push immersion and realism. For example,...

The 4 best cockpits for Sim Racing in 2024

The 4 best cockpits for Sim Racing in 2024

Since every person is unique, our passions are not the same. Some like hiking, others marathon series on weekends at home. For you and me, it's sim-racing. This discipline is more or less young, considering the ones I've just presented are a little dated. But then,...

The 5 best gloves for sim-racing in 2024

The 5 best gloves for sim-racing in 2024

As all discipline fans know, sim-racing typically comprises the following peripherals: a base, a steering wheel, and a pedalboard. This is for all setups, and we consider them essential elements. If you don't have these peripherals in your form, you're not sim-racing....

The 4 best shoes for sim-racing in 2024

The 4 best shoes for sim-racing in 2024

We're all passionate about sim-racing. We all know it's much more than a Sunday pastime or a quiet evening out. It's a passion that drives us to improve, learn more, and share with others, and I love that. As with racing cars, sim racers are unique. Everyone has their...

Heusinkveld Sprint vs Fanatec ClubSport Pedals v3

Heusinkveld Sprint vs Fanatec ClubSport Pedals v3

Heusinkveld Sprint The best sensations ✅Premium crankset ✅Excellent build quality ✅Tough sensations ❌High price ❌ Crankset sold without pedal bracket Fanatec ClubSport Pedals v3 The best value for money ✅Excellent build quality ✅Performance crankset ✅Load Cell on...

How to calibrate a Fanatec Steering Wheel (in 2024)

How to calibrate a Fanatec Steering Wheel (in 2024)

Since its beginnings, the Fanatec has slowly but surely conquered the world of sim-racing with high-performance, premium peripherals that pay attention to detail. If you've ever held a Fanatec product in your hands, such as a steering wheel, a baseplate, or even a...

Fanatec CSL DD or Logitech G29

Fanatec CSL DD or Logitech G29

Fanatec CSL DD The best sensations ✅ 5 or 8 nm Direct Drive base ✅ Excellent driving feel ✅ Total immersion with precise, fluid force feedback ✅ Numerous steering wheel options available ✅ Compatible with all platforms ❌ Slightly premium price compared to Logitech...

The 6 Best Steering Wheels on PS4 in 2024

The 6 Best Steering Wheels on PS4 in 2024

Even if the genesis of sim-racing was on the PC, it's undeniable that game consoles (Playstation and Xbox) have greatly helped the discipline's popularity, with generalist licenses such as Gran Turismo and Forza now easy enough to sim-rac at home without blowing your...

Fanatec promo code: buy your equipment for less in 2024

Fanatec promo code: buy your equipment for less in 2024

A leading brand of sim-racing peripherals, Fanatec needs no further introduction. The German brand has been active in the game since the 90s, and many of its products are considered best-in-class. Fans of Fanatec are to be found worldwide and are very active on social...

Where to buy Fanatec (Resellers) in 2024

Where to buy Fanatec (Resellers) in 2024

There aren't many companies active in the sim-racing industry, at least not those offering quality products. Logitech, Thrustmaster, and  Fanatec are among the top 10 manufacturers of high-quality peripherals for people who love sim racing. I'm a big fan of Fanatec...

The 3 Best Shifters for Sim Racing in 2024

The 3 Best Shifters for Sim Racing in 2024

There's more to sim-racing than choosing a steering wheel and pedals to race down rally stages or smash lap times on circuits worldwide. Sim-racing is a discipline in its own right, even a passion for some, and building a setup takes time, knowledge, and, above all,...

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