Fanatec CSL DD Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ An incredible Direct Drive for not so much money. ✅ Top-notch artistry and design. ✅ State-of-the-art technology. ❌ Not a fan of plastic finishes. ❌ Not compatible with PlayStation. ㅤ Those who know me...
Test & Reviews
Fanatec DD1: My honest opinion on this base in 2025
Fanatec DD1 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Direct Drive technology and 20 Nm torque. ✅High-end design and materials. ✅It offers incredible customization. ❌ Its price. ❌The presence of fans. ❌I would have appreciated a KillSwitch. ㅤ Remember the days...
Fanatec DD2 review: The best base for 2025 ?
Fanatec DD2 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ 25 Nm torque. ✅ KillSwitch ✅ High-quality construction and design ❌ Its price is very high ❌ I don't think there's such a big difference with the DD1 ㅤ I recently told you about one of the flagship products...
Fanatec Clubsport V2.5: My honest opinion of this base in 2025
Fanatec Clubsport V2.5 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Super force feedback ✅ Offers lots of customization ✅ Robust construction and top finishes ❌ Not compatible with PlayStation consoles ❌ No longer available for sale ㅤ After using the Fanatec CSL...
Fanatec Podium Racing Wheel F1: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Fanatec Podium Racing Wheel F1 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ A Direct Drive flywheel with 20 Nm of torque and crazy sensations ✅ Excellent finish and ergonomics ✅ High-quality artistry and materials ❌ Expensive ❌ Doesn't offer true Xbox...
Fanatec ClubSport Formula V2.5: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Fanatec ClubSport Formula V2.5 steering wheel Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ High-quality materials and design ✅ Top-notch, realistic sensations ✅ Highly customizable ❌ Version V2.5 is not compatible with Xbox ❌ Its price is a bit high ㅤ I'm...
Fanatec Clubsport BMW GT2 V2: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Fanatec Clubsport BMW GT2 V2 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ A beautiful design and an official replica of the BMW M3 steering wheel ✅ A good comeback ✅ Quality materials and a host of features ❌ Not a fan of the button positioning. ❌ Not compatible...
Fanatec ClubSport Handbrake V1.5: My honest opinion of this handbrake in 2025
Fanatec Clubsport Handbrake V1.5 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Build quality is top-notch, as usual ✅ Feeling is present and, above all, progressive ✅ Several mounting options ❌ Price ㅤ Preparing a sim-racing setup can be difficult, especially for...
Fanatec McLaren GT3 V2: My honest opinion on this Steering Wheel in 2025
Fanatec McLaren GT3 V2 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Official McLaren GT3 steering wheel replica ✅ Beautiful price ✅ Supplied with Quick-Release ❌ Plastic Quick Release Sim-racing enthusiasts have been over the moon since Fanatec took out the...
Fanatec Clubsport Shifter SQ V 1.5: My honest opinion on this 2025 Gear Shifter
Fanatec Clubsport Shifter SQ V 1.5 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent build quality in metal and aluminum ✅ Operates in H Pattern and sequential modes ✅ Porsche 911 gearshift replica ❌ Bulky template ❌ Requires some adaptation time for H...
Playseat F1: My honest opinion of this cockpit in 2025
Playseat F1 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent build quality ✅ Comfortable and adjustable ✅ High compatibility with the big names in sim-racing ✅ Easy to install ❌ Premium price ❌ Takes up space ㅤ Game consoles like the PS3 and Xbox 360...
Oplite GTR S3: My honest opinion of this cockpit in 2025
Oplite GTR S3 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good build quality ✅ Sturdy tubular structure ✅ Excellent value for money ✅ Multi-plane adjustable seat ❌ High weight ㅤ Even though Playseat mainly dominates the sim-racing cockpit market. However, there...
Playseat Gran Turismo: My honest opinion of this cockpit in 2025
Playseat Gran Turismo Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Very comfortable cockpit for sim-racing ✅ Beautiful design ✅ Official Gran Turismo license ✅ Stable and durable ❌ Fairly heavy cockpit ❌ Dimensions are a little bulky ㅤ Over the years, Playseat...
Next Level Racing F-GT: My honest opinion of this cockpit in 2025
Next Level Racing F-GT Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Versatile Cockpit with two driving positions ✅ Excellent value for money ✅ Comfortable seat for long sim-racing sessions ✅ Beautiful price ❌ High weight ❌ Cockpit difficult to assemble for the...
Playseat Challenge: My honest opinion of this cockpit in 2025
Playseat Challenge Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good build quality ✅ Good value for money ✅ Compatible with many cranksets and flywheels/bases ❌ Difficult seat adjustments ❌ Lack of stability ㅤ If you're a sim-racing fan, I do no need to introduce...
Playseat Evolution: My honest opinion of this cockpit in 2025
Playseat Evolution Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent build quality ✅ Comfortable seat for long sim-racing sessions ✅ Good value for money ❌ Chassis is not very stable, with some configurations ❌ Backrest not adjustable ㅤ For fans of...
Thrustmaster TX: My honest opinion of this 2025 steering wheel
Thrustmaster TX Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good value for money ✅ Use of noble and premium materials ✅ Good force feedback ❌ Engine is a little noisy ❌ Model a little old ❌ Basic borderline crankset ㅤ Sim-racing began to take off quite a while...
Thrustmaster TS PC Racer: My honest opinion of this 2025 steering wheel
Thrustmaster TS PC Racer Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Powerful force feedback ✅ Handy software ✅ Noble materials ✅ Adjustable angle of rotation ❌ PC compatible only ❌ Noisy ventilation system ㅤ Since its beginnings during the 90s, sim-racing has...
Thrustmaster TMX: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Thrustmaster TMX Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good comeback for the price ✅ Comfortable for sim-racing ✅ 900° rotation angle ❌ Very basic plastic crankset ❌ Mainly plastic construction As with many disciplines or passions, you have to start...
Thrustmaster T500RS: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Thrustmaster T500RS Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent value for money ✅ Excellent force feedback ✅ Excellent driving feel ✅ Good crankset supplied with bundle ❌ Rather noisy force feedback system ❌ Compatibility with certain platforms not...
Thrustmaster T300RS: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Thrustmaster T300RS Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Powerful and precise force feedback ✅ Minimalist steering wheel with Quick Release ✅ Good build quality ❌ Crankset is rather basic in design and operation ❌ Button location a hair's breadth from...
Thrustmaster T300RS GT: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Thrustmaster T300RS GT Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good force feedback ✅ Good build quality ✅ Much better crankset than on the T300RS ❌ No big design changes ❌ Rather high price ㅤ Over time, sim-racing has been democratized for many gamers...
Thrustmaster T248: My honest opinion of this 2025 steering wheel
Thrustmaster T248 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent comeback for its range ✅ Breathtaking sim-racing immersion ✅ Different driving modes ✅ Good-quality crankset with bundle ❌ Hardly any ㅤ Sim-racing has come a long way since its beginnings in...
Thrustmaster T150: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Thrustmaster T150 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good force feedback ✅ Good value for money ✅ Beautiful bundle price ✅ Compatible with Playstation and PC ❌ Very simple pedalboard ❌ Fairly cheap overall appearance ㅤ Today, virtually every petrolhead,...
Thrustmaster T80: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Thrustmaster T80 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good value for money for sim-racing beginners ✅ Fairly good ergonomics ❌ No motorized force feedback system ❌ Basic pedals and steering wheel ㅤ If you're a racing fan, you've probably considered making...
Thrustmaster T-GT 2: My honest opinion of this 2025 steering wheel
Thrustmaster T-GT 2 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent force feedback and feel thanks to a 40-watt Brushless motor ✅ Use of patented technologies such as T-DCC, T-RTF and T-AEC-Q ✅ Good quality crankset ✅ Quick Release integration ❌ High price...
Thrustmaster TH8A Shifter: My honest opinion on this 2025 Gear Shifter
Thrustmaster TH8A Shifter Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Hybrid H Pattern and sequential lever ✅ Good build quality ✅ Good price compared to competitors ❌ 7ème gear is sometimes difficult to shift, as is the reverse gear ❌ Switching from sequential...
Thrustmaster SF1000: My honest opinion of this 2025 steering wheel
Thrustmaster SF1000 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Premium carbon fiber steering wheel ✅ Official replica of a Ferrari F1 steering wheel ✅ Huge 4.3'' OLED screen ✅ Compatible with Sony and Microsoft consoles ❌ Old and not very user-friendly "Quick...
Thrustmaster Ferrari F1: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Official Ferrari F1 licensed steering wheel ✅ Push - Pull paddles ✅ Excellent grip ✅ Good value for money ❌ Dummy switches in the center ❌ A not-so-premium finish ㅤ The world of sim-racing isn't...
Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Thrustmaster Ferrari 458 Spider Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Beautiful price for beginners ✅ Ferrari wheel replica ✅ Good grip ❌ No force feedback system ㅤ As we all know, sim-racing debuted on PCs a long time ago, thanks to brands like...
Logitech G920: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Logitech G920 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Powerful, precise force feedback ✅ Excellent value for money ✅ Good overall design ❌ Force feedback sometimes jerks ㅤ The history of sim-racing, from its very beginnings, has been marked by one major...
Logitech G29: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Logitech G29 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Superb value for money ✅ Good, precise force feedback ✅ Excellent availability ❌ Motors sometimes provide jerks ㅤ As I'm sure you're aware, simulations (in all disciplines) first saw the light of day over...
Fanatec Clubsport v3: My honest opinion of this pedals in 2025
Fanatec Clubsport v3 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent build quality ✅ Premium materials throughout the pedals ✅ Load Cell ✅ Ability to swap pedals ❌ No pedal travel adjustment ㅤ Sim-racing fans don't need a presentation of Fanatec and its...
Thrustmaster T-LCM: My honest opinion of this 2025 pedals
Thrustmaster T-LCM Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good brake pedal feel ✅ Good build quality ✅ Magnetic sensors on pedals ✅ Compatible with Playstation, Xbox and P.C. ✅ Brake pedal with Load Cell up to 100 kg ❌ Slides a little if installed on the...
Logitech G Driving Force (G29, G920): My honest opinion of this Gear Shifters in 2025
Logitech G Driving Force Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good value for money ✅ 6-speed gearshift + reverse gear ✅ Excellent for sim-racing beginners on a budget ❌ The materials used are cheapskates ❌ Gears are not engaging ㅤ Sim-racing is a...
Thrustmaster TSS Handbrake: My honest opinion of this handbrake in 2025
Thrustmaster T.S.S. Handbrake Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Two-mode operation: handbrake and sequential shifter ✅ Excellent build quality ✅ Adjustable for a perfect fit ✅ Official Sparco handbrake replica ❌ Premium price ❌ Desk/table mounting...
Fanatec CSL Elite Pedals: My honest opinion of this 2025 pedals
Fanatec CSL Elite Pedals Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent value for money ✅ Good build quality with durable materials ✅ Adjustable pedals ❌ Requires USB adapter, which is sold separately, to operate on other ecosystems ㅤ Fans of sim-racing...
Heusinkveld Sim Handbrake V2: My honest opinion of this handbrake in 2025
Heusinkveld Sim Handbrake V2 Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent build quality ✅ Total immersion, with plenty of in-game sensations ✅ Premium materials for the entire handbrake structure ❌ Difficult to get to grips with for sim-racing beginners...
Heusinkveld Sim Pedals Sprint: My honest opinion of this 2025 Pedals
Heusinkveld Sim Pedals Sprint Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Premium peripheral ✅ Manufacturing quality worthy of motorsports ✅ Solid construction ❌ Very high price ❌ Pedal support sold separately ㅤ Sim-racing setups typically include peripherals...
Heusinkveld Sim Pedals Ultimate+: My honest opinion of this pedals in 2025
Heusinkveld Sim Pedals Ultimate+ Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Load Cell and hydraulic crankset ✅ Manufacturing quality to motorsport standards ✅ Premium finish ✅ Total immersion ❌ Premium price ❌ Stand sold separately ㅤ Sim-racing fans know the...
Fanatec GT DD Pro: My honest opinion of this steering wheel in 2025
Fanatec GT DD Pro Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Bundle complete with Base, steering wheel and pedals ✅ Direct Drive base available in 2 power ratings (5 and 8 nm) ✅ RevLED on steering wheel ✅ Excellent in-game feel ✅ Base compatible with all...
Heusinkveld Sequential Shifter: My honest opinion of this 2025 gear shifters
Heusinkveld Sequential Shifter Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Excellent build quality ✅ Premium materials used ✅ Small size ✅ Supplied with all necessary accessories in the box ❌ High price for a sequential-only shifter ❌ No adjustment on the...
Simucube 2 Pro: My honest opinion of this base in 2025
Simucube 2 Pro Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ 25 nm max torque ✅ Manufacturing quality worthy of the most premium brands ✅ Ecosystem geared towards professional riders ✅ Immersive force feedback and in-game sensations on the borderline between...
Sim-Lab GT1 Evo: My honest opinion of this cockpit in 2025
Sim-Lab GT1 Evo Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Low prices in some stores ✅Well-built, solid chassis ✅Well thought-out arrangement of supports ❌ Difficult to assemble ❌ Seat not supplied with chassis ㅤ Sim-racing is no longer just about having a...
Thrustmaster T3PA: My honest opinion of this 2025 pedals
Thrustmaster T3PA Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ Good build quality ✅ 3 adjustable pedals ✅ Compatible with multiple platforms (PC and consoles) ✅ Competitive price ✅ Excellent value for money ❌ Limited brake feel and realism ㅤ For many years now, I've noticed that...
Fanatec CSL Elite test: My honest opinion of this base in 2025
Fanatec CSL Elite Spencer Pumpelly Advantages & Disadvantages ✅ An excellent force feedback ✅ Lots of customization options ✅ Incredible feel ❌ Plastic finishes ㅤ For Sim-racing fans like me, the Fanatec brand is known in the community for offering quality...