Equipment

Leading sim racing and esports equipment manufacturer, Fanatec, has been at it again with yet another new product. Following on from the CSL DD wheel base, the CSL Pedals, the limited edition ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 2021 and the ClubSport Universal Hub V2 comes the Fanatec Bentley GT3 steering wheel. Part of the Fanatec Podium…Continue reading “Fanatec announces Bentley GT3 Pikes Peak Steering Wheel”»

We’re nearly done wrapping up this year’s virtual E3 convention, and although the racing game genre has been relatively lighter than we’d have hoped for (NO MARIO KART! WHY?), there is still plenty of fun stuff to talk about, especially when new hardware gets dropped.  Razer had their turn on Monday and announced a slew of new products,…Continue reading “Razer unveils ‘World’s Most Powerful’ 14″ Gaming Laptop”»

Turtle Beach, the gaming accessory company primarily known for its range of headsets, is branching out into the world of controllers too. The Recon Controller, unveiled as part of E3 2021, will be its first venture into this field and will be for Xbox and PC use. Using the tradition Xbox gamepad insignia, the Recon…Continue reading “Turtle Beach announces its first-ever gamepad, the Recon Controller”»

Fantastic news for Thrustmaster SF1000 owners was detailed in the patch notes for iRacing’s Season 3 build notes. Support will be enabled for the Thrustmaster SF1000 display in Wednesday’s 2021 Season 3 update. One of the biggest features of Thrustmaster’s new steering wheel model is that giant 4.3” LCD display, but its integration into many…Continue reading “Thrustmaster SF1000 display support added in iRacing Season 3”»

The backbone to many wheels connecting to a Fanatec system, the ClubSport Universal Hub now has a V2 available to pre-order now with a release date coming sometime in October of this year. In fact, there are actually two ClubSport Universal Hub V2’s on the market as of Monday, one that is able to work…Continue reading “Fanatec announces ClubSport Universal Hub V2”»

Don’t let this one get away! Days after announcing the Limited Edition ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 2021, and then almost immediately selling out, Fanatec has another new Formula wheel waiting in the wings, due to release later this year. The ClubSport Steering Wheel Formula V2.5 will be available on 22nd September per the Fanatec website, but pre-orders are up right now, so go and get it now before it’s too…Continue reading “Fanatec announces new ClubSport Steering Wheel Formula V2.5”»

The folks over at Fanatec are on a roll at present. Fresh from revealing more details about the upcoming CSL DD and CSL Pedals – some pre-orders start this week – we now have details about a new wheel rim too. The Limited Edition ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 2021 takes what’s great about the existing…Continue reading “Fanatec announces Limited Edition ClubSport Steering Wheel F1 2021”»

When leading sim racing hardware manufacturer Fanatec announced the CSL Pedals last month and the CSL DD wheel base in April, the interest frothed at the mouth. We know because they were among the most read articles on Traxion.GG so far. Never before had direct drive wheel and load cell pedal technology been more attainable….Continue reading “Fanatec CSL Pedals and CSL DD pricing and availability detailed”»

The ongoing support for DIRT 5 continues to impress. Following on from the recent Red Bull Revolution update, which added cross-platform multiplayer, new leviers and Playgrounds items, comes the addition of Fanatec wheel support for both PS4 and PS5. Wheel support was initially added to the game post-release, back in update 2.00, but as of…Continue reading “Patch 4.04 for DIRT 5 adds PlayStation Fanatec wheel support”»