Ultimate Racing Sim Setup Costs $200,000

[John Funk]

Ultimate Racing Sim Setup Costs $200,000

Do you want the absolute best racing simulator setup that money can buy? Better have two hundred grand lying around.


Okay, I get that there are people who take their simulations very, very seriously - and that's totally fine by me. If you want to spend hours getting the best possible setup for your flight simulator or your racing simulator, then go for it. It just seems odd to me, though, that for the $191,000 price tag of the Cruden Hexatech Simulator [http://cruden.web01.ezcompany.nl/], you could buy quite a few real cars.

That's not to say that it's not impressive, though. The three wrap-around screens are gorgeous, the hydraulic tripod chassis setup is designed to accurately simulate how the G-forces on your body would feel every time you rounded a corner, and it can apparently be customized to the car of your choice - as well as get accurate feedback from the tires, the suspension, and all of that fancy car stuff. The Cruden Hexatech can accurately simulate Formula 1 racing, NASCAR racing, and even if those are the only types of races I know I'm sure it can simulate other things as well.

And for $200,000, it damn well better be able to.

(Technabob [http://technabob.com/blog/2009/12/29/cruden-hexatech-car-simulator/])

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[SomeGuyNamedKy]

For $200,000, it better be able to sim rally as well.

 

[Distorted Stu]

Thats fucking awesome. It looks like it is tryign to Sim an aircraft, not a car.

 

[HardRockSamurai]

WAIT, so people are actually buying a $200,000.00 racing car simulator, when the cost of an average NASCAR racing car is $125,000.00???

[small]-100 Faith in Humanity[/small]

 

[Baby Tea]

That is pretty freaking awesome.
I'd love to hook Forza 3 up to that sweet setup!
Then I can truly feel what it's like to bomb around in my stock Toyota Yaris!

...What? I'm not that far in the game!

 

[Aggressor and Usurper]

200,000 for a sim? Why not just buy a real farking car?

 

[Mertruve]

200,000 for a sim? Why not just buy a real farking car?

Let's see... oh, when you crash, you don't die. That's an advantage right there.

 

[elvor0]

200,000 for a sim? Why not just buy a real farking car?

Let's see... oh, when you crash, you don't die. That's an advantage right there.

But...its....Two hun- grand. On a simulator thing. You could buy a very nice CAR for that much. A...real one.

 

[Asehujiko]

WAIT, so people are actually buying a $200,000.00 racing car simulator, when the cost of an average NASCAR racing car is $125,000.00???

[small]-100 Faith in Humanity[/small]

Because nascar isn't the most expensive racing format in the world? Try to see how far you can get towards buying an F1 with 200k.

 

[Sethzard]

Why? This is ridiculous, I know people want to feel as if their in a car without leaving the house and without the need to pay for petrol, but still, that is bananas, paying almost 200000 for one, no thanks.

 

[Frankydee]

Just say it does rally too and I'll say it's worth it.

 

[John Funk]

WAIT, so people are actually buying a $200,000.00 racing car simulator, when the cost of an average NASCAR racing car is $125,000.00???

[small]-100 Faith in Humanity[/small]

Because nascar isn't the most expensive racing format in the world? Try to see how far you can get towards buying an F1 with 200k.

And pretty sure buying an F1 car and a NASCAR stock car together would be a pretty penny.

 

[Dusty Donuts]

So...what, do we die if we crash it? I don't think I want that!
Do they have airbags? Does your car stop completely once you crash/glass get thrown on your face?
I THINK NOT!

 

[darthzew]

$200,000 dollars?
Buy a real car and do something useful with your life.

 

[The Cake Is Annoying]

The depreciation and upkeep costs of a high performance car (or ANY car) render the comparisons invalid.

 

[samsonguy920]

I'll take it as a Flight Simulator for $200,000, Alex

 

[Aedes]

That looks astonishing! And pretty!

I would not buy it. Yet, it still remains cool.

 

[TAGM]

Gaming - Serious Buissness.

But getting back on topic, $200,000? Seems a bit much, even for something that basicaly lets you simulate crashing into a wall at 120MPH, minus all that getting killed stuff. Still, If people are ready to spend that much to have that, I say let 'em. They must take their gaming pretty seriously, So... Yeah. Kind of like a mid-life crisis sort of situation, I guess.