Ok, i will review a new product, the
GS-105 by www.gekosystems.com
My real racing experience are only karting (rental).
My simulator experience : i've tested a frex like home made system (SCN5 + X-sim) from a friend of mine, one year ago during three afternoons.. I'd like it a lot and i was thinking of buying one this year when i discover the GS-105 website..
The GS-105 :
HOW IT WORK'S :
It's a new G-seat (not a motion seat).
It's quite close to a Frex like system at the first look.
But the diffrence with a frex like system, is that only the upper part of the backrest move.
It can push in any horizontal direction (2DOF) with a maximum force of 18 kg.
So your pants stay in place and you have to resist the G-forces with your upper torso.
If you're fit enough and the forces not set too strong : you feel all the forces without moving.
for more explanations :
http://www.gekosystems.com/en/gs-105-motion-simulator/learn-more.html
BUYING :
I let a message on the website and i'd get an email with price + shipping.
I'have done two wire transfert (50% at ordering + 50% at shiping).
I received the g-seat 6 days afters the last wiring transfert.
THE PRODUCT :
It looks quite nice and solid. It doesn't look very "racing", but that's not very important. As a chair,I find it less comfortable than a conventional office chair. The driving position is a bit less comfortable than in racing seat. The driving position is more upright.
MOUNTING :
I made 4 holes in the bottom wood plate and then I simply bolted the seat to the aluminum profiles.
SOFTWARE :
The software is very powerful and very easy to use.
Each force can be separated or assembled with others.
So you can choose what you want to feel and you can choose the intensity of each type of force (road, bump, lateral force, handling, trajectory..).
There're several profiles already created for all the supported games.
IN USE :
Well first impression : WOW !!
Sence of speed is really great with lot of very fast vibrations on long straight. It's very strong too. My first test was with the DP on SPA, forces set to "weaker" (-30% from normal). It's very reactive, it was even difficult to resist the forces to stay right in front of the steering wheel. You feel all the bumps, curbs, vibrations, shiftings... The G forces are very well transmitted during braking, cornering.
Resisting to the lateral forces during long fast corner is very fun.
I was surprise how physical it was !
Comparing to the frex like have tested, i really like the fact of always being right in front of the steering wheel. You move less, but you feel all : D
For longitudinal forces, the GS105 is better in my opinion: on the brakes it feels like the frexlike without being too projected on the steering wheel, for acceleration you're not pulled back too much.
For lateral forces, the GS105 is really at the top, you feel the G forces, you resist to them and you stay in front of the steering wheel. Those lateral G forces can be very strong, they may vary during a turn, they can last a long time during long fast corner... With the frex system you're just inclined to one side and you resist to the gravity (and you're off-center of your steering wheel), it's less strong and less realistic in my opinion. In fast ​​chicanes the GS is better too in my opinion.
The GS is very reactive with no delay.
The GS is more physical than the frex system (if you resists to the forces).
That's just my opinion and Frex systems are very good systems too.
One important thing for me is that the GS105 is also really less noisy than the SCN5. Most of the time it is even silent.
CONCLUSION :
For me it's a big step in immersion.
It'would be difficult to go back..
A bit like the FFB for my wheel.
I'am very happy with it
ps : sorry for my poor english.
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