Not a big fan of 16M BUT this car.. Holy $#!t.!!

 

Yes, this is GTO Redo (Part 2). I actually have a post about it in the 599 section.

The Ferro GTO is spectacular, but the interior wasn't to my taste, so I bought the Rosso Corsa. The GTO I bought is also highly optioned.

 

Here are the last few pics. F50 on the lift, inside the GTO, and BBTurbos driving sim.

 

Jon
What can you tell us of the driving simulator? Is it worth it? Looks like something I might want to get but would love to get your opinion on?
Ernie

 

The driving SIM is a Blue Tiger, full motion unit. It features iRacing and it can also run, rFactor and F1 2012. The SIM itself recreates the feeling of braking, acceleration and cornering. It can't fully take the place of seat time on the track because it lacks depth of field and full pedal feel, but it is a great learning tool. I've used it to familiarize myself with tracks I would be visiting for the first time. (Sebring the most recent example). I've also used it to fine tune my line after coming home from a track weekend. It will definitely improve your track skills as well as let you try out dozen's of cars. As a side note, iRacing also let's you join a race or race series with a field of opponents form around the world or you can set up a private hosted race with just your invited friends. All the major and some minor tracks are available. iRacing also has video tutorials and an online school to help you get your iRacing license.

 

How much do those SIMs go for? Might have found the right place for my tax returns!

 

I looked on eBay saw one around $4500. That sure would be sweet to have though!

 

Done! I'm getting one!

 

I also visited FNE Saturday morning after having my vehicle sevriced at Gallery. great pictures here are a few more.









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The Blue Tiger SIM in the Picture posted by Jon is around $17k new. There are many companies producing SIMS these days, not all are good. Some are virtually home made with the cheapest PC available. The Blue Tiger SIM uses "server class" PC's and high end, all metal components. Some SIMs are wood and come with a Playstation Steering Wheel. The low end PC's will not give you acceptable frame rate on iRacing. it will be very choppy.

There are also Ultra Realistic SIMS like the one below made by CXC. It was just installed today. Three 55" video panels vs. three 18" on the Blue Tiger. Very realistic pedals and full size F1 and GT racing wheels, that pop on and off depending on the car you want to drive. I spent a couple of hours on it today. Amazing. But on the down side this one is over $60k. For serious track junkies (like me) only. It basically let's me drive on the track all winter

For just having fun, if you already own a reasonably powerful desktop PC, you can simply buy a Logitec G27 wheel and pedal set and download iRacing onto you existing PC. Very inexpensive and you will still be able to race against other iRacing subscribers. You won't have the motion sensation, but you will still be able to learn the tracks and compete. Great entry level set-up that get's you in the game.