Manufactured Wheel Stands only

[fastmike75]

Xlerator Wheel Stands are now powder coated gloss black. They look very nice.

 

[Jondot]

Have any of the UK guys got one of these?
If so, are they any good?

www.speedseat.co.uk

GT_fan2005 has one i believe, and he loves it.

 

[neurokinetik]

gay....if a sparco bottom mount seat will work, wont any bottom mount seat work?

As a new owner of the "official" GT Cockpit, I can shed some light on the seat mounting accomodations. Most, if not all Sparco bottom mount seats will work without modification, as the mounting holes are pretty well standardized. The seat mount consists of a "U" shaped piece of tubing with two metal bars welded across it. These bars are where the seat bolts into.

That being the case, if you have any fabbing skills at all, you could adapt over pretty much any seat that is mounted from the bottom. However, you would need to be careful of the seat height, as the steering wheel shelf is rather low on this cockpit setup (in fact, I think I am going to revise the DFP mounting brackets so my legs don't hit them).

Overall, I am pretty happy with my purchase, and my justification for buying it is the fact that the Sparco Sprint happens to be a lightweight racing seat that I can use in my Miata during auto-x season, and it is one of the few seats that do fit easily. The design is pretty well thought out, with good adjustability, and a very solid feel. This thing just does not flex at all when you are driving.

Another nice touch, and one that was a big factor in my purchase, is that the design allows you to brake with either foot. Many of the pedestal-style designs do not allow you to brake with your right foot if you so choose. The pedal mounting plate is designed with the ability to either have the pedals centered (most comfortable for left foot brakers but not how most real cars have their pedals) or offset to the right with the brake pedal centered on the steering wheel (which is how most real cars have their pedals).

 

[petrol head]

go on speedseat.com for the best simulators

 

[SimRaceDriver]

go on speedseat.com for the best simulators

The page cannot be displayed is what I get when attempting to connect to this website...Are you sure this is the correct one? I even tried www.speedseat.com and that too resulted in the same error.

 

[mmenzie]

just stumbled across this thread and noticed most of the links do not work. then i notcied how old it was. anyone have any updated links... i would especially like some sub $100.00 ideas as i am poor. (the Xlerator Wheel stand is no longer sub $100.00 like it suggests in the first link)

 

[despawn]

You can easily build your own, there are loads of good designs and ideas in is forum.

 

[eric1971]

just stumbled across this thread and noticed most of the links do not work. then i notcied how old it was. anyone have any updated links... i would especially like some sub $100.00 ideas as i am poor. (the Xlerator Wheel stand is no longer sub $100.00 like it suggests in the first link)

I think if your budget is under $100 you are looking at building something yourself or maybe second hand off eBay for craigslist.

 

[DJ88]

You can easily build your own, there are loads of good designs and ideas in is forum.

Second sentence from the OP:

This thread is for those who do not want to build something out of wood and a junkyard bucket seat.

 

[Gunstar]

just stumbled across this thread and noticed most of the links do not work. then i notcied how old it was. anyone have any updated links... i would especially like some sub $100.00 ideas as i am poor. (the Xlerator Wheel stand is no longer sub $100.00 like it suggests in the first link)

Well, if you're poor you have other issues besides a wheel stand... HOWever... I just ordered a Fanatec Rennsport, and since you'd probably get to skip out on the tax (not being in California) I'm pretty sure you'd get it for less than $150... and that's about the best I've seen for a decent level of performance.