I created this forum 23 years ago. Time flies...
Anyone still into simracing? I got myself a Logitech G29 and a foldable chair 2 years ago, racing on a single 16x9 32" monitor and did some rFactor 2 racing. Now I have upgraded to a Moza R12 V2 with the KS wheel and SRP pedals, plus the ESX wheel and handbreak for rally. Also got a better chair and a triple monitor setup (3 x 32" QHD, plus a small monitor for Simhub and other apps). And the NLR HF8 Pro haptic pad and Simnet pedal haptics.
The current obsession is LMU. Soooo much fun!
/Daniel
23 years later, anyone still into simracing?
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23 years later, anyone still into simracing?
Move over!!!
Re: 23 years later, anyone still into simracing?
Wow, nice setup! 
I haven't been very active in the past decade or so for many reasons. First, I had to take care of my father for some time then my work schedule got increasingly crazier (weekends + weeknights, often called last-minute) until it just got dumb crazy due to a useless back-to-office policy so I decided to retire a couple of months ago at 54 (after 28 years working for the same small-grown-to-midsized company which is not that common as a software developer).
I still have my old trusty G25 bolted to my desk and have bought most racing games (there aren't that many in the sim niche) but I have yet to return to "serious" sim racing in any meaningful way. I got an electric guitar some months ago (in anticipation of my retirement) so that has taken a lot of my new free time. As I'm learning mostly by myself (thanks Youtube), I am able to play some simple black metal (think early Darkthrone) and death metal (Bolt Thrower) but have yet to learn to play some more "articulated" or traditional beginner stuff like "Smoke on the Water" and the likes (go figure). Mostly a question of motivation, I have my own goals and I'm not in any hurry to get there. I'm learning guitar just for my own selfish fun and have no ambition to ever make a living out of it or even getting in a band with other people (not for the foreseeable future, at least).
I'll probably get back to serious simracing increasingly in the coming weeks/months. I've been pondering building myself a dedicated racing rig but given how things are in my home "office", I'd probably need a new computer to go with it and, with the current hardware market situation (thanks AI craze
), that will have to wait a few more years. I can still race in my office chair with my old 8-years old PC (and less old 4070Ti) in the meantime...
I haven't been very active in the past decade or so for many reasons. First, I had to take care of my father for some time then my work schedule got increasingly crazier (weekends + weeknights, often called last-minute) until it just got dumb crazy due to a useless back-to-office policy so I decided to retire a couple of months ago at 54 (after 28 years working for the same small-grown-to-midsized company which is not that common as a software developer).
I still have my old trusty G25 bolted to my desk and have bought most racing games (there aren't that many in the sim niche) but I have yet to return to "serious" sim racing in any meaningful way. I got an electric guitar some months ago (in anticipation of my retirement) so that has taken a lot of my new free time. As I'm learning mostly by myself (thanks Youtube), I am able to play some simple black metal (think early Darkthrone) and death metal (Bolt Thrower) but have yet to learn to play some more "articulated" or traditional beginner stuff like "Smoke on the Water" and the likes (go figure). Mostly a question of motivation, I have my own goals and I'm not in any hurry to get there. I'm learning guitar just for my own selfish fun and have no ambition to ever make a living out of it or even getting in a band with other people (not for the foreseeable future, at least).
I'll probably get back to serious simracing increasingly in the coming weeks/months. I've been pondering building myself a dedicated racing rig but given how things are in my home "office", I'd probably need a new computer to go with it and, with the current hardware market situation (thanks AI craze
), that will have to wait a few more years. I can still race in my office chair with my old 8-years old PC (and less old 4070Ti) in the meantime...2010 NA div. Admin
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Re: 23 years later, anyone still into simracing?
I just turned 54 and still work full time as a software developer at a consultancy company. Been on the same assignment for the last ~13 years, an assignment that was supposed to last 6 months. 
My manager keeps bugging me about RTO, but the client is in a different country (and +1h timezone) and I'm the only one on that assignment so it's not like I have a lot to share with my local coworkers. I try to go into the office one day a week just to keep my manager below the "angry" threhold.
Also managed to become a father 14 years ago, and am now an UEFA level C cerified football coach for my daughters team. So it's not like I have a ton of spare time, but as the saying goes: All work and no play makes Daniel a dull boy.
Just finished a 40 min "One Stint Sprint" multiclass race at SPA in Le Mans Ultimate. It is absolutely thrilling to have the hypercars fly by while you are trying to battle for positions in your own GT3 class.
My computer is getting a bit old (Ryzen 5800X + 32GB DDR4), but I upgraded the GPU to an RTX 5070Ti a month ago and I can get 100+ FPS in LMU with 7680x1440 (three 2560x1440 screens). Had it not been for the crazy DDR5 prices I might have upgraded some more parts.
Eagerly waiting for the next big update to Assetto Corsa Rally. Can't wait to swing the car around tight hairpins using the handbreak (that I just installed and have not used yet).
My manager keeps bugging me about RTO, but the client is in a different country (and +1h timezone) and I'm the only one on that assignment so it's not like I have a lot to share with my local coworkers. I try to go into the office one day a week just to keep my manager below the "angry" threhold.
Also managed to become a father 14 years ago, and am now an UEFA level C cerified football coach for my daughters team. So it's not like I have a ton of spare time, but as the saying goes: All work and no play makes Daniel a dull boy.
Just finished a 40 min "One Stint Sprint" multiclass race at SPA in Le Mans Ultimate. It is absolutely thrilling to have the hypercars fly by while you are trying to battle for positions in your own GT3 class.
My computer is getting a bit old (Ryzen 5800X + 32GB DDR4), but I upgraded the GPU to an RTX 5070Ti a month ago and I can get 100+ FPS in LMU with 7680x1440 (three 2560x1440 screens). Had it not been for the crazy DDR5 prices I might have upgraded some more parts.
Eagerly waiting for the next big update to Assetto Corsa Rally. Can't wait to swing the car around tight hairpins using the handbreak (that I just installed and have not used yet).
Move over!!!
Re: 23 years later, anyone still into simracing?
I contemplated continuing to work for a few more years as was my initial plan but when my financial planner put in perspective that I'd have the same net amount to spend monthly if I retired vs what I was earning when I was still working after you took into account income taxes and what I was putting aside for retirement so the decision to retire was easy to take. I don't have to set my alarm clock anymore, which in itself is worth a lot to me (I'm more of a night person so I like getting up late). Also, given that I have no children or wife to leave money to at my death, there's no point for me in dying with any significant money left. Finally, I've been working non-stop since I was 12 (part-time work through full-time high-school and university, never working less than ~20h/week, then full-time work) and I was starting to feel it in a few ways, so retirement is welcome!
My system is poorer than yours (8-core i7 7820x, 32GB RAM, RTX4070 Ti) but it still runs everything I throw at it on my single 1920x1200 (16:10) 15-years old monitor. I'm looking at those curved ultra-wide monitors to replace it eventually if I don't build a multi-monitor racing rig before then (no room on my desk for 3 separate monitors) but I'm not sure how well my GPU would keep up with the much higher resolution.
My system is poorer than yours (8-core i7 7820x, 32GB RAM, RTX4070 Ti) but it still runs everything I throw at it on my single 1920x1200 (16:10) 15-years old monitor. I'm looking at those curved ultra-wide monitors to replace it eventually if I don't build a multi-monitor racing rig before then (no room on my desk for 3 separate monitors) but I'm not sure how well my GPU would keep up with the much higher resolution.
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