Seen on Reddit:This is what a £125,000 sim racing setup looks like.

"mcseanerson" (mcseanerson) 08/25/2014 at 13:50 • Filed to: None

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I get you want to play your sim racer with a big fancy screen and nice seat and an expensive wheel but come on guys. At the end of the day you could buy a spec miata and campaign it for three seasons for less than this.

Raphmoe > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 13:52

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lol iRacing

Kanaric > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 13:53

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I would just buy a supercar with that money, lol.

MonkeePuzzle > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 13:53

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but how many races a week do you get if you do a legit campaign?

and driving to track, and all day event, and you can't just race at night after the kids are in bed.

expensive yes, but sims have their place, you know actual racers use sims too to learn new tracks etc

HoosierSpeed > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 13:54

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if you bought a spec miata or mustang and raced it for 3 seasons, you will be a better driver than if you bought this

mcseanerson > MonkeePuzzle 08/25/2014 at 13:56

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That's the thing, it's practice for the real thing, not to replace the real thing. You wanna toss $300 at a wheel and $500 at a nice monitor, Maybe another $500 at building a rig fine. But 125,000 pounds is frickin ridiculous. I could actually go out and get my adrenaline going and feel the forces of my car moving shift me around. This is either someone with way too much money that already has a ton of cool cars or someone with really messed up priorities.

MonkeePuzzle > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 13:57

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right, good chance this is sitting just off to the side of a 18 car garage that also features immaculate wood flooring

Tohru > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 13:58

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He gets to 'drive' a lot more cars than just a Miata though, and on a lot more tracks.

yamahog > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 13:59

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bu-bu-but then they might have to go OUTSIDE and TALK TO PEOPLE and lord knows Redditors can't handle that.

Source: met a friend through flag football, all his friends were Reddit meetup people. IT WAS SO PAINFUL.

mcseanerson > Tohru 08/25/2014 at 14:01

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No he gets to hold a motorized wheel and turn some pontentiometers with a little resistance while he watches a camera move around a track. I am not saying people shouldn't spend any money on sim racing. Spend a couple grand if you want but this is ridiculous.

ncasolowork2 > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:01

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just remember not everyone has the guts to get out on track. In sim racing when you crash you just hit the reset button.

mcseanerson > yamahog 08/25/2014 at 14:02

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I'm starting to wonder if all the people who think they get more for their money with sim racing just suffer from agoraphobia.

ncasolowork2 > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:04

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Can anyone enhance and clarify the image right below the helmet on the screen? I'm curious who this is. There will be a name there.

mcseanerson > ncasolowork2 08/25/2014 at 14:04

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He can afford 125,000 pounds he can afford to take a Miata to an autocross. When he crashes there all he has to do is get the orange streaks off his paint.

ncasolowork2 > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:05

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As someone invested in sim racing I can tell you I have no real desire to do autocross. Unless I can put it in 5th gear it is all meh to me.

mcseanerson > ncasolowork2 08/25/2014 at 14:10

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You see that's the problem. People who play sims and videogames don't know what it actually feels like to drive in an autocross because you can't feel the force of the car and realize even first and second gear are exciting.

mcseanerson > ncasolowork2 08/25/2014 at 14:10

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ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:18

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This is why I enjoy Forza so much. IRL, I have a 12-year-old limited production hot hatch - an SVT Focus with hard-to-find or discontinued parts, that needs money for gas, insurance, safety gear, and if I wreck or break it too hard may not work ever again or I could suffer the same fate.

>>>>>I'm not saying play Forza is anywhere near the real thing, or that it's a replacement for it. Something like this is best used as practice when one is not out on the track. <<<<<

That said, in Forza I have access to basically limitless money so budget is irrelevant. I can drive nearly any car that suits my mood or is specially tuned for a certain series or track so I'm always competitive. And if I get tired, bored, or have something else I need to do, I can always not play the game and I am not missing an important points event. The game will be right where I left it when I do come back.

If could afford 125k British Pounds on a sim-racing setup I would certainly be out doing it For Realz, Yo instead. But given my much, much, much more modest budget I might choose to invest a couple grand in a basic racing setup instead of going to every Auto-X event that I possibly can and risk ruining my only mode of transport.

mcseanerson > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 08/25/2014 at 14:21

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I'm not against sim racing or saying everyone should be racing. I'm just saying if you have 125,000 pounds to spend on a sim racing setup then you should just be out there doing it. Honestly though this guy probably is out there racing, he just has so much extra cash that dropping that much money on a sim rig is just a drop in the bucket.

Tohru > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:21

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I did say 'drive' in quotation marks.

Everyone needs a hobby. Sure, he pays a lot more for his than most sane people would. It's not like he's out beating hookers to death with a bat and then doing coke off their still-twitching boies.

mcseanerson > Tohru 08/25/2014 at 14:22

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Are you sure he's not?

Because Race Kart > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:25

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You could probably buy a seat for one season of British Formula Ford for the price of that sim garbage. In my opinion, without the ass in the seat, sims are pointless for anything other than casual gaming. Learning a new track is about the only thing they have going for them.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:26

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That is what I would conclude as well.

ncasolowork2 > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:27

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Missing the "clear up" part of the request :)

Tohru > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:27

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Hey, I never judge what people do to get through their Thursdays.

mcseanerson > ncasolowork2 08/25/2014 at 14:29

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That's as good as you get!

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:30

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A setup like this, people may be interested to rent time on it?

mcseanerson > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs 08/25/2014 at 14:33

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I can rent the local kart track for $15 a day. Something tells me this guy wants more.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 14:50

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I imagine so.

tromoly > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 15:42

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Maybe this guy doesn't care for Miatas?

Flavien Vidal > mcseanerson 08/25/2014 at 16:23

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I'd love a setup like this at home... But my triple monitor setup is enough for me for now...

And yes, I'm pretty sure this guy can afford quite a bit more than a few miata seasons if he wants to :)

DanZman > MonkeePuzzle 08/26/2014 at 21:31

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Agreed, in fact the left wall is made of glass and looks like it may have a garage door on the other side.