Fanatec McLaren GT3 Wheel V2 unveiled Fanatec has just introduced the second version of their very popular McLaren GT3 Wheel. It is a replica of the real McLaren steering wheel and offers some improvements to the first version of Fanatec. Improvements Upgrade the Shifter to Magnetic Shifters Improved and simplified quick release (tool-free) Stiffening of…

New Thrustmaster steering wheel in F1 Style 2021 On its Facebook page (link: https://www.facebook.com/ThrustmasterOfficial/photos/a.233998930063131/3381320221997637/), Thrustmaster has published a small teaser on a steering wheel on December 15, 2020, which is expected to be released in 2021. Speculation Based on the picture (more or less safe) Thumb-rotary encoder on both handles Open design Pushbuttons on both…

Fanatec Podium Steering Wheel BMW M4 GT3 unveiled Fanatec officially unveiled the new Fanatec Podium Steering Wheel BMW M4 GT3 steering wheel at BMW's Simracing Event. The biggest innovation is the illuminated push buttons and the new Quickrelease, which will be presented in detail. For the first time, the steering wheel can also be used…

Fanatec Quickrelease 2.0 (QR2) announced As part of the presentation of the new BMW M4 GT3 steering wheel (link), a first look at the corresponding, newly developed Quickrelease was caught. According to Fanatec, it can also be used in the new BMW M4 GT3 without modifications, so it should also satisfy the highest suggestions after…

Simhub Introduces Support for VOCORE Screen With the latest update, the Simhub software backs up the use of the VoCore display (link). For less than 30€ including shipping, the four-inch display offers a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels at 24 frames per second, which should be perfectly sufficient for a simracing dashboard in most…

Black Friday 2020 at Fanatec Fanatec offers a wide range of discounted items for Black Friday 2020. These are sold at a discount of 20% and are all strictly limited (maximum 1000 – 2500 products available at a discount price). Particularly interesting should be the two CSL-Elite sets, which as a bundle are already reduced…

Fanatec steering wheels for the Playstation 5 As Sony announced in a blog post, the Playstation 4 licensed steering wheels will also be supported by their successor, the Playstation 5: Specialty peripherals, such as officially licensed racing wheels, arcade sticks, and flight sticks, will work with PS5 games and supported PS4 games. https://blog.playstation.com/2020/08/03/playstation-5-answering-your-questions-on-compatible-ps4-peripherals-accessories/ Fanatec itself…

New project: DIY driver network And again a new project by Peter W. has made it onto the website. If you have always wanted to be on the safe side at high cornering speeds, the DIY driver network is certainly indispensable for you. And it's also affordable. Project: https://simracing-pc.de/diy-fahrernetz/

12% discount at Sim-Lab in November Sim-Lab Products, the manufacturer of simracing hardware, decided this year to swim something against the trend and instead of a Blavk-Friday-focused offer to offer a 12% discount on all items on offer in the store. The offer is valid until the end of The month of November. It applies…