Sim racing can look like a pretty expensive hobby to newcomers. It’s all too easy to look at the shiny rigs on display at eSport events, or those used by sim racing influencers and come to the conclusion that the sim racing is a costly endeavour. But, it doesn’t have to be. So, this videos takes a look at how to start sim racing as cheap as possible.
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skater
12.04.2022got a g29 for 40 bucks lmao, no peddals or e break or shifter
Arno Maenhout
12.04.202211:05 what are those
Paul Grinter
12.04.2022Very informitive vid clip many thanks
Tibro28
12.04.2022The quality of this video is amazing 🤘
Bye
12.04.2022If I’m justttttttty getting started what should I buy like if I have no equipment but a ps4
Sam Mayer
12.04.2022What is a good budget monitor to use?
Dosh
12.04.2022And here I don't even have a console lmao.
Adam Adam
12.04.2022You could theoretically get into the race track in real life cheaply. A track day is a few hundred dollars thou, plus tyres and fuel. Sim racing is a one off purchase. You don't actually have to pay for the maintenance of your car or bike thou.
Sure I could get a bike and hit the track for a few grand, but the costs will add up.
Sim racing is arguably just as rewarding and much friendlier on the pocket.
Racing is a constant costs…. constant.
Real racing is also very time consuming. For every 10 hours you put into your racing hobby about an hour of that is on the track. Sim racing is almost the opposite.
Mr Racz
12.04.2022I used a t80 wheel on my ps4 with a small moniter and all of this was on a small kitchen table which i got for $20 so o started somewere
Eric Moors
12.04.2022My favorite racing sim is Mario Kart.
Dmitrij Popovich
09.04.2022U should get a vr with it
MM Photography & Videography
09.04.2022great video. i so want to get into sim racing
LandonLikesJazz
09.04.2022It would be great to find a wheel, pedals, and gearbox for under $300 but I know that would be hard to find, so I could increase my budget a little.
Kento Zapater
09.04.20220:33 No way thats a viedogame :O
KD4RA
09.04.2022what about a chair?
JedFleming
09.04.2022It annoys me watching sim racers using both feet instead of using the right one for brake and clutch
danbuter
09.04.2022Great video!
james
09.04.2022bro i cant even afford the games let alone a wheel
Kosm _
09.04.2022Me using my stimulus check for Sim racing 💪
Ivan Sidorov
09.04.2022Racing sims:
– You need 1000$ for a complete set.
My 1991 Corolla for 400$:
– It's you and me then.
My relatives on my funeral:
– F
Efe Eren Yılmaz
04.04.2022cheapest wheel in my country is 1000 and average salary is 2000 so it's impossible to buy it. for now at least.
Elliott Johnson
04.04.2022Is forza a good sim?
Stewart Ayers
04.04.2022I wish YouTube's algorithm had shown me this sooner! however, I still have both kidneys', my wife hasn't left me sitting bathed in monitor glow (yet), so I caught it just in time 😀 I feel a spot of de-cluttering coming on..
PlugMan Johnson
04.04.2022Is the Thrustmaster TX servo base a good unit for force feedback? I love playing racing games on my xbox but have only owned a dingy Thrustmaster Ferrari wheel.
FuchsiaShock
04.04.2022I use a 7 yr old laptop with integrated graphics, connected to a 10 yr old television as a monitor via HDMI, and a 2nd hand Logitech Driving Force EX (an upgrade from my previous second hand non-force-feedback Microsoft Sidewinder wheel). I play rFactor 1, Game Stock Car Extreme, Race 07, GTR2, Richard Burns Rally, and Live for Speed. Very cheap setup, and I'm slow, but I have fun. Anyone can get into the hobby without spending too much money if they're content with older games and equipment.
Amber Age
04.04.2022Did the price for wheels go up again or am I looking in the wrong places? xD
Jason Davies
04.04.2022You can do some karting much cheaper than buying a direct drive wheel a SIM cockpit etc but it doesn't take long for things to add up and you can jump on your SIM rig every day if you wanted to after work whatever that's my take on it
Dustin Let's play
04.04.2022Simple Answer of mine : play GT Sport on with your DualShock 4 and with the Sixaxis Control.
Diego Josue
04.04.2022Would IRacing be possible on an IMac?
Gabe Jona
04.04.2022Why is everything over 1000 dollars. Can someone make a budget of 500, I can’t afford 1000
Gato Malo
02.04.2022I am so poor I've made my own sim racing set by disassembling a generic ps4 controller and attaching the parts to an steering wheel and pedals that were taken from an old civic, and i'm happy with the results
Sayaa
02.04.2022Thank you!
eliminatorxx713
02.04.2022I love driving but I don’t want to spend money on gas or tires, put more miles in my car, nor be annoyed with other dummies on the road. Also I want to learn how to drive manual since my family doesn’t drive manual.
Evan K
02.04.2022Really great video, I was discouraged by the prices by high-end set-ups!
Sye
02.04.2022Bruh in indonesia G25 is 350 bucks++
Howard B
02.04.2022Cheap my ass.. I spent $1,900 to set up a racing sim.. Everything cost way to much.
Afiso
02.04.2022Nobody is talking about which shoes to wear hahahahaha 11:01
killer squid
02.04.2022Buying a g29 or 920 will cost more money then you think once you figure out that the wheels are not very goog and you have to buy something else….trust me it will happen.
Grumpy
02.04.2022i think i need to make "how to start sim racing as cheap as possible" by myself, i know noone will pay attention but, you can do it really cheaper… aim on old wheels, and not on new ones, buy wheel from ebay or something like that, seat is not a need, its just for flex it doesnt add anything, you dont need 3 pedal set as most cars has sequential transmission so the clutch is useless, your wheel should have at least 90 degree on both sides, force feedback is also a need, as it gives you much beter idea of what the car is doing and you will feel beter too, so basically only thing u need is decent wheel, and pedals, shifter and handbrake are just for flex and so is the seat gloves and things like this, i recommend Logitech driving force, or logitech formula force, or logitech driving force ex, these wheels you can get easily for 40 euros and if you are lucky enough you can get them even for 10 euros 🙂 i have 400+ hours on racing games mostly dirt rally series, and its absolutely fine, i dont need anything else, i mean like i would like to have beter wheel but its price is absolutely retarded if you think what it takes to make a wheel…
Vitorxd12_
02.04.2022think that this is expensive? multiply everything by 5, now add 40% in taxes. this is how is like to live in my country.
TopCat
27.03.2022And you don’t need gloves you losers
MountainSalsa
27.03.2022Ty
oreo jain
27.03.2022Me who don,t got an console or pc and my laptop sucks
Carlos Cervantes
27.03.2022I tried the G29 and while I found it overall really nice and the dead zone can get used to, I hate the dead zone. What price would I need to not have it? If an extra 100 would get rid of it, then to me, the G29's aren't worth it. If it's more, like the new DD from fanatec with wheel and pedals costing around 800, I would save for the fanatec system. If I didn't have the luck to be able to save that kind of money, the G29's becomes more acceptable.
Maloony
27.03.2022Me sitting here already with a budget setup
Grove Davis
27.03.2022And then there are the jerky keyboard and mouse users
Veszty
27.03.2022i just want to be able to play forza with a wheel and pedal with one that’s reliable and won’t break and it’s relatively easy to set up
H3RB
27.03.2022160 pounds he said so low my bank bruh I finna die I WON'T BE ABKE TO FEED MY FAMILY but… Christmas my birthday.. I meannn
ItzStitched
27.03.2022I tell you get pc remote Then make a steering wheel with cardboard that you can put your phone inside then that is the minimum
DNRVAPORIZE l
27.03.2022MAKE A VIDEO OF ORDERING A CHEAP WHEEL OFF AN UNPOPULAR WEBSITE!!! There is a possible setup for 99$ I found on one but I don’t know if it is trustable, I know you probably wouldn’t do it due to security risks but I’m going to see what happens.