Gaming Wheel Setup: 3 Reasons why it's really worth it.

Circuit, Drag, Drifting,Rally… It’s not important wich one is your favorite, as a Petrolhead community, we all share the love for racing, Our blood hits the apex in every vein in our bodies, and our heart goes all the way to 10k rpm.
However, we can’t live in the racetrack, as i’m pretty sure most of us would love to. Family, Work, School, Not enough physical age, Trading your S2000 for a Polo, all that stuff leads us to suppress our geared, loud and fast nature.
Fortunately, we live in the 21st century, surrounded by an enormous empire. Gaming

Videogames are a great temporary exit of a stressful world, and fulfillers of that Need for Speed.
Racing games, more specifically, have come a long, loooong way. Compare childhood hero titles like “Gran Turismo 1” or “The Need For Speed” to today’s any racing game. Quite a gap, Huh?
That’s evolution for you. With evolution, things get better, and in this case, each year, games get closer and closer to a somewhat real life-ish experience. Not only the games, but also experience enhacing gadgets, and that leads me to why we’re here today. I know at this time of the year it’s easier to find some special offers in different items through the market, So i’ll talk about my personal experience with a racing wheel and videogames. Hope it helps, if anyone of you is one the fence of buying a racing wheel setup for your favorite racing videogame.

(I play Gran Turismo 6 with a Logitech G27 wheel & stand)

Turns games into a whole new experience.

The wheel is like another edition of “Extreme Makeover” show. Adds so much character and a mix of emotions to the game. I’ve been playing GT6 almost since launch. And It doesn’t matter how much I like the game, To be completely honest, It was getting pretty boring. With the wheel is now a scary, exciting crashing simulator.

It’s realistic enough.

While I’m totally aware this is not close to the joy and thrill of real life driving, it’s as close as we can get to drive that car we’ve always drooled for, without spending a big chunk of money in one of those high tech simulators, or in that matter, in getting the real car. It’s challenging to the point is still fun, and the satisfaction you feel when you notice your progress in your driving is totally priceless.

Smiles per pixelated gallon.

With a controller, Drive about 30 minutes and with basic knowledge of racing line, and oversteer/understeer control you’re setting lap records at the Nurburgring. I thought it’d be something like that with the wheel. Ohhh, how wrong I was.
With the proper game and FFB settings, racing with a wheel can be challenging. Don’t expect blistering fast times in the first couple days. You’ll crash, restart, and crash again, Still, something I found interesting, Is enjoyable to levels I still need to fully comprehend.
It’s not frustating like it is in the controller. You’ll be happy to restart the whole event and try to nail the apex faster this time.

Those are the main points I can think of now. It’s really an experience I think everyone should try.
TL;DR: Get a wheel, You’ll love it.

Thanks for reading, I hope you liked my first article here in CT :)

Happy Holidays!