A quick release system is supposed to do what it says on the tin – quickly release sim racing steering wheels from the wheel base, allowing for seamless swapping of devices.
Except, Thrustmaster’s prior system involved finding a screwdriver. In the meantime, other manufacturers invented ever-slicker ways to simply ‘pop’ wheels on and off.
This changed when in 2022, the American-French gaming peripheral creators released its first direct drive wheel base – the T818.
It was also the springboard for a new, screwdriver-less, quick release system, and came bundled with a Quick Release Adapter for existing wheels equipped with the old system. It wasn’t a permanent change, per se, but rather something that would mask the old style of affixation.
Since then, all subsequent new wheels launched – the Ferrari 488 GT3 and EVO Racing 32R wheel hub – have the new system built in.
Now, the Quick Release Upgrade has been announced. This small unit converts older wheels to be natively upgraded to the contermpoary quick release system.
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