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Clients superb dual VisionRacer VR3

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

We love to see superb engineering of client installations.  Scott in the US has put a lot of time and thought into his dual VR3 Chrome model set up.

We will have more on this build but check out the first shot.  This setup features a dual rigs with a single master control with 6 buttons, custom control G27 shifter overlay, custom drinks holder on second shifter mount and I believe custom coordinated carpet.

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New VisionRacer Products & Website

Saturday, September 24, 2011
New Website

SimRoom.com is a solutions eStore for leading sim and game racing brands. We aim to provide products from parts to complete "ready to go" solutions. 

  • Purchase parts such as a wheel, or the likes of our custom made G25 & G27 extension cables.
  • Purchase a solution you can build at home knowing all the parts will arrive and work. 
  • Purchase a solution from a SimRoom Authorised Agent who has the installation and support skills. 

Order tracking and order history is being implemented. 

Live Chat and Skype features are there to provide comfort and assurance we are real and ready to help. 

The VisionRacer product website has also had a make over with the eStore function now contained within SimRoom.com. 


New Products

The VR3 'Black Label' model

The VR3 'Black Label' has been designed to bring an alternative look and new lower price point. The 'Black Label' features a high quality mild steel frame which has a satin powder coated finished. It has the same features as the new 'Chrome' model. 

The difference is the 'Black Label' entry model comes with a black gloss fibre glass seat as standard. The carbon seat can be added as an upgrade at the time of purchase or as an upgrade at a later date.

The 'Black Label' with the carbon seat upgrade has been very popular from day 1. 

Stock availability is in the US, Asia and Australasia with Europe to follow prior to Christmas. 

The VR3 'Chrome' model

The 'Chrome' model is an updated version of the original VR3 launched two and half years ago. We took the clients feedback and user experiences to improve the 'Chrome' and 'Black Label' versions. Better quality, harder wearing components and materials have been used at no increase in the price. 



For instance we increased the seat side plates to beef up the shifter stability. The LCD clamping bolts have been increased. We now actually manufacture our own bolts to our quality specification across the VR3 system. 

The mounting points for the wheel and shifter are now located on independent adaptor plates so the VR3 now supports Logitech G series, Fanatec Wheels and Pedals and Thrustmaster T500-RS (pedals in F1 mode only). 

The Carbon Fibre seat finish is standard on the 'Chrome' model. 

Three Screen Stand

We have developed a 3 screen stand for 24" monitors. This has been tested with Viewsonic 24" LCD's and Alienware 2D/3D 23.5" screens. The screen position is fixed with spacers bringing the screen forward for alignment in the case of the Alienware. Centrally mounted Vesa 100 x 100mm mounts are required in the back of the screen. 

The cables, as with VisionRacer products, run internally for a clean look. 

We will bring the Three Screen Holder out as a Limited Edition in the first instance. We require around 50 commitments of an order or firm intent to finish the production and ship. Great with GT5, rFactor, iRacing! 

We will bring out PC and PS3 GT5 packaged VR3's with 3 screens. More details to come...
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Ignite Opens SimRaceway Performance Center

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Back in July, Ignite Skill Gaming (owners of rFactorcentral & SimRaceWay) announced to have acquired $7.5 million dollars of funding to turn SimRaceWay into an online racing title.

The company isn’t stopping there though as Ignite has announced a new partnership with the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School at the Infineon Raceway in California. The facility is being re-branded as SimRaceWay Performance Center and aims to combine real and virtual racing as Ignite is hoping for synergy effects for the physics developments of their new title as well.

The racing school offers over 70 vehicles to choose from and is now extended by a choice of simulators, giving interested customers the chance to try out their skills in a danger-free environment first before going for the real thing.

The sim facility consists of 12 VisionRacer VR3 Black Label racing rigs, equipped with Logitech G27 steering wheels.

Below are a bunch of photos showing off the new facility, also present is Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon who’s assisting Ignite Skill with his real-life racing experience.



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Chris van der Drift's Recovery

Sunday, October 10, 2010
Chris suffered a horrific accident and has been going through an intensive recovery program.  The science is worth a read.  Check out Chris's "modded" wheel on the VisionRacer.  The following is from Chris's VisionRacer Blog this month.

Hey,
 
So it’s just gone over 9 weeks and things are improving steadily, I took my “first” steps last week so that was a nice feeling, 2 months spent using wheel chairs and crutches it’s something I will miss in a hurry. Having Roger Cleary help me has been the key from getting me to the right places and using the right gear, firstly using the Hypoxic machine from the first week at home kept my endurance at a high level basically the machine simulates climbing a mountain, changes the oxygen that you breath it tells your body to create more red blood cells which is also supposed to aid healing. There are some pictures attached using the machine (the mask) I have finally been able to do some sim racing again which I guess is one step closer to the real thing although I don’t get the vibrations and forces my ankle can push the gas pedal just fine J so that defiantly put a smile on my face.
 
I have been coming to Champneys down in Tring for the last 3 and a half weeks now where I have been doing most of my recovery work, including the special Kriotherapy treatment which I reckon has taken the healing process to another level, how it works is basically you climb into a very very very very cold freezer for 3 mins @ -140° and come out pretty near to frozen. Well actually you wear two pairs of knee high socks, two pairs of underpants and 3 pairs of gloves (because I don’t like my fingers getting cold) and then the skin on the arms and knees is covered as there isn’t any fat there that will be the first place you get burnt. So you go into the first chamber which is -60° for 2 minutes and then you go directly to the big daddy room for 3 minutes, my first session I started at -125° and then every session I went down -5° until I reached -140° but that is now my limit.
 
Last week I meet a another guy here on treatment, he broke his back in a snowboarding accident and was using the Kriotherapy to help the healing anyway we were  pushing each other who could stay in longer and one session we stayed in for 4 minutes well that wasn’t really smart because all around the lower part of my tummy got burnt and my right nipple went completely white, it was funny at the time but I like my nipple to much so now I have backed it off back to 3 minutes.

With Roger we have been working on strengthening the muscles in my foot and making sure nothing stays stiff so there is a good 2 hours of physio a day where I think he takes pleasure watching my face screw up when he hits a tender spot, we have also used a bit of acupuncher which has also got a lot more movement. Other activities include swimming, biking and now of course walking.
 
When I am not here I spend a good chunk of the day traveling to my hand therapist which is looking after my two fingers, they two are coming along quite nicely not as quick as the ankle but I think with finger injury’s they hang around a lot longer. Last Friday I had a MRI scan on my shoulder to make sure I didn’t have any serious damage they had to use some special dye/ink for the MRI machine so that it could pick up if the dye ran into any funny area, so that was good more needles.
 
The week before that on the Friday as well I had a MRI scan on my knee and it was like we thought the muscle was torn in the accident but the first hospital didn’t pick up on that, I have a little bit of sideways slop so no playing squash for me.
 
I am trying to organize to get into a go kart hopefully this weekend then I’ll be able to see if there is something that really stands out and how my ankle will hold up.
 
Well that’s all for now and I will send another email later to update you again.

Cheers
Chris


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VisionRacer V8's

Sunday, May 23, 2010
We are never surprised by the talent our in our community.  Shaun alias "Smithy" has been applying his considerable talent to skins for the V8 Supercars.

Check our the first of the livery shots.  We will be making a range of "officially approved" VisionRacer skins available , starting with this series.  If you have put your hand to the livery designer in any racing title then send us a sample of your work, we would love to see it.

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Test Drive Unlimited 2 – New Previews

Sunday, May 02, 2010

Atari has released seven new previews of their upcoming Test Drive Unlimited 2 title that is due to be released this (northern hemisphere) fall.

The new previews show several new cars including a first look at the car’s cockpits and a first glimpse at night racing.

Developed by Eden Games, Test Drive Unlimited 2 will enable players to race on the fully-modelled Balearic island of Ibiza. The island is 571.04 square kilometers in size and will feature over 20,000 kilometers of drivable roads.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be available for PC, the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Additional new features include vehicle damage, weather and a full 24-hour day & night cycle.

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GT5 Tokyo circuit on a VisionRacer VR3

Thursday, March 25, 2010
A lap around Tokyo in a Nissan 370z on the pre-release version of GT5. Filmed at the GT Academy in New Zealand. The rig is a VisionRacer VR3.
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VisionRacer Enters NASCAR Territory

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

At VisionRacer we’re always looking to further our relationships with quality, likeminded gaming and driving organisations. Our latest announcement is a partnership with Revolution Racing, the US based NASCAR team owners.

 

This is VisionRacer’s first foray into NASCAR, and we’re psyched to see our product being appreciated by all forms of racing, across the globe. The VisionRacers will be used with iRacing software for driver development and training. Revolution Racing is installing 8 VisionRacer units at their Moorseville, North Carolina headquarters, allowing drivers to compete in head to head racing – a first for these top level teams.

 

It was the authenticity of the driving experience that really attracted Revolution Racing’s attention, “Our drivers are able to climb into the simulator and test at a different track every day without leaving the race shop,” said John Story, President of Revolution Racing.

VisionRacer sees this as further evidence that virtual track practice will continue to expand in all racing categories. “We’ve long preached the advantages of time, fuel, damage efficiencies, and such partnerships as this prove that the VisionRacer technology is certainly a match for old style practice,” said David Harvey, VisionRacer CEO. With NASCAR policy banning testing on particular tracks, the use of simulators is a distinct advantage, and VisionRacer’s aim has been to offer this superior experience to both professional and recreational drivers and gamers alike.

As we like to say.......NASCAR, bring it on!

 

To check out the VisionRacer unit being used with Revolution Racing, and to learn more about the partnership go to:

http://revolutionracing.net/rr/?p=763

 


 

 

 

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Mikes cool VisionRacer set up, Drive On!

Friday, November 27, 2009

We love to hear from our clients and get pictures of how they take real pride building their VR3 rigs and environments. Building VR3's and the coolest surrounds is set to be part of the virtually real racing we are all into.

Mike from the US sent us this video of his VR3 in his "Man Land".  We are going to run a section in our new user forum which will be added soon.

Check out the video.  Mike has wasted no time in getting on with the mods, cool. 40" Samsung LED LCD TV.

Got a better set up then send in a video and well post it and let the VR fan base tell us who's the "Ultimate VR builder".



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Ex F1 driver, Jonny Herbert, versus "The Cool Geek" on Forza 3

Sunday, November 22, 2009
VisionRacer has featured in a few TV episodes of the innovative UK show: "The Gadget Show". 

The previous VR3 appearance saw the VR3 used as the control centre for a remotely controlled Range Rover - you can view it on YouTube.

This time they didn't tell us what they were up to until we saw the end result. 

We get a number of enquiries about Xbox compatibility and also the Fanatec wheel.  We think this should answer the Xbox fans questions.

The VisionRacer VR3,  3 networked Xbox 360's,  3 screen,  tasty 5:1 sound system and the new Fanatec wheel.

They did get the price wrong for the kit shown, but our product page sorts that as far less.

It's gone past 10,000 hits so get the word out and show your friends.




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