What do you guys make of this RaceBase thing?

http://www.racebasecockpit.com/ Anybody have one? Any comments appreciated. Seems like $500 for something I have to assemble is pretty hefty. Of course, that's with the seat (I would trust sitting on WOOD would suck after about 31 milliseconds) and their subwoofer plinth. Every man should have a plinth, I figure. Whatever the hell a plinth is. Just like your thoughts and opinions.

I looked at the pictures of it, and decided I could make my own, using their pictures as reference.. Here's what I came up with.. And it only cost about 35 bucks for materials.. And yes, sitting on the wood seat gets old after an hour or so =) I use an inflatable seat cushion I got at a cup race, that works like a charm!! http://home.earthlink.net/~mickstix/racestation.htm Nockston wrote:

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> > http://www.racebasecockpit.com/ > > Anybody have one? Any comments appreciated. > > Seems like $500 for something I have to assemble is pretty hefty. Of course, > that's with the seat (I would trust sitting on WOOD would suck after about > 31 milliseconds) and their subwoofer plinth. >

You're welcome to try and assemble something yourself, but I bought the plans and was glad I did. You see, my time is worth more than $45, which is about what the plans cost. I have been very pleased with the end result, and informed the RaceBase folks of this fact, and they have posted pictures of my sim on their site. I can assure you, however, I received NOTHING for this. Here are more shots of the assembly and final results: http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?UV=661751931254_38254270203&US=0&colli d=50954270203 I would recommend the RaceBase product to anybody looking for a fold-able yet sturdy race seat. I use it with both my PS2 and PC. "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> I looked at the pictures of it, and decided I could make my own, using > their pictures as reference.. Here's what I came up with.. And it only > cost about 35 bucks for materials.. And yes, sitting on the wood seat > gets old after an hour or so =) I use an inflatable seat cushion I got > at a cup race, that works like a charm!! > http://home.earthlink.net/~mickstix/racestation.htm > > Nockston wrote: > > > > http://www.racebasecockpit.com/ > > > > Anybody have one? Any comments appreciated. > > > > Seems like $500 for something I have to assemble is pretty hefty. Of

course, > > that's with the seat (I would trust sitting on WOOD would suck afterabout > > 31 milliseconds) and their subwoofer plinth. > >

Oh yeah, one more good thing about the RaceBase product versus the fellow who ripped off their design is the RaceBase is adjustable in several dimensions, which makes it easy for my son and I to both use it. "Dennis" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:GEzb8.67715$fK1.4184791@rwcrnsc54... > You're welcome to try and assemble something yourself, but I bought the > plans and was glad I did. You see, my time is worth more than $45, whichis > about what the plans cost. > > I have been very pleased with the end result, and informed the RaceBase > folks of this fact, and they have posted pictures of my sim on their site.I > can assure you, however, I received NOTHING for this. > > Here are more shots of the assembly and final results: >http://www.ofoto.com/BrowsePhotos.jsp?UV=661751931254_38254270203&US=0&colli

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> d=50954270203 > > I would recommend the RaceBase product to anybody looking for a fold-able > yet sturdy race seat. I use it with both my PS2 and PC. > > > > "Mick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I looked at the pictures of it, and decided I could make my own, using > > their pictures as reference.. Here's what I came up with.. And it only > > cost about 35 bucks for materials.. And yes, sitting on the wood seat > > gets old after an hour or so =) I use an inflatable seat cushion I got > > at a cup race, that works like a charm!! > > http://home.earthlink.net/~mickstix/racestation.htm > > > > Nockston wrote: > > > > > > http://www.racebasecockpit.com/ > > > > > > Anybody have one? Any comments appreciated. > > > > > > Seems like $500 for something I have to assemble is pretty hefty. Of > course, > > > that's with the seat (I would trust sitting on WOOD would suck after > about > > > 31 milliseconds) and their subwoofer plinth. > > > > >

Hi there, Microsim Racebase recently founded their own simracing team: Team Racebase. This team will participate in the professional Formula Simracing league (http://www.formula-simracing.org/) and also on Rally Trophy Relay (http://rt.relaygames.com/) In the future the plan is to expand to other simracing leagues in different classes as well. The official team website will open tomorrow at http://www.teamracebase.com/ On the website will come an online shop where you can order the Microsim Racebase but also team merchandise in the near future. I'm one of the Team Managers of this team and will also get a brand new Microsim Racebase, I don't have it yet so I can't say anything about it yet... it's their latest model the MkIII that will be released this month (not on their website yet) so I'm very excited about it to try out. When it's here I can post pictures and reports about it online. Regards, Dimitry Gerards Team Racebase P.S. Due to router problems its possible that www.teamracebase.com isn't working for you right now, if so follow the mirror at http://www.netrexgp.nl/ On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:37:20 GMT, "Nockston" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>http://www.racebasecockpit.com/ > >Anybody have one? Any comments appreciated. > >Seems like $500 for something I have to assemble is pretty hefty. Of course, >that's with the seat (I would trust sitting on WOOD would suck after about >31 milliseconds) and their subwoofer plinth. > >Every man should have a plinth, I figure. > >Whatever the hell a plinth is. > >Just like your thoughts and opinions. > > >

Mick wrote: > > I looked at the pictures of it, and decided I could make my own, using > their pictures as reference.. Here's what I came up with.. Nice work, dude! And don't listen to any of that BS about "ripping off their design" -- anything you make for your OWN use is FAIR use. I actually like your design better than the Racebase. From checking out your page, I have to say your woodworking skills are pretty remarkable -- who needs to weld? BTW, what's the cat's name? BB

Mick wrote: > > I looked at the pictures of it, and decided I could make my own, using > their pictures as reference.. Here's what I came up with.. And it only > cost about 35 bucks for materials.. And yes, sitting on the wood seat > gets old after an hour or so =) I use an inflatable seat cushion I got > at a cup race, that works like a charm!! A real race car seat is probably harder than wood ;) but of course you have the fire suit and adrenaline to comfort you

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> From: Bart Brown <[email hidden]> > Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net > Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators > Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 04:42:57 GMT > Subject: Re: What do you guys make of this RaceBase thing? > > Mick wrote: >> >> I looked at the pictures of it, and decided I could make my own, using >> their pictures as reference.. Here's what I came up with.. > > Nice work, dude! And don't listen to any of that BS about "ripping off > their design" -- anything you make for your OWN use is FAIR use. I > actually like your design better than the Racebase. From checking out > your page, I have to say your woodworking skills are pretty remarkable > -- who needs to weld? > > BTW, what's the cat's name? > > BB

Yeah, nice work ... I was gonna ask about the cat too. So far, I'm voting for Skid, Drift, Crash or something else race related. TB

Oh I forgot to add.... a sneak preview of the brand new Racebase R6 Mk III is at: http://www.netrexgp.nl/Mk3_prerelease.jpg Steering wheel and pedals are excluded of course... and the final model might be a little different from the picture. it should be released soon, so you might want to wait for the new model.. Dimitry Gerards Team Racebase www.teamracebase.com (mirro: www.netrexgp.nl) On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:37:20 GMT, "Nockston" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>http://www.racebasecockpit.com/ > >Anybody have one? Any comments appreciated. > >Seems like $500 for something I have to assemble is pretty hefty. Of course, >that's with the seat (I would trust sitting on WOOD would suck after about >31 milliseconds) and their subwoofer plinth. > >Every man should have a plinth, I figure. > >Whatever the hell a plinth is. > >Just like your thoughts and opinions. > > >

Sparky is his name =) Thanks for the compliments on the seat also! Sincerely, Mick

Ripped off their work? hehehe, please! Oh, and mines adjustable too! =) Dennis wrote: > > Oh yeah, one more good thing about the RaceBase product versus the fellow > who ripped off their design is the RaceBase is adjustable in several > dimensions, which makes it easy for my son and I to both use it.

In article <4Tob8.52796$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Nockston) wrote:

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> http://www.racebasecockpit.com/ > > Anybody have one? Any comments appreciated. > > Seems like $500 for something I have to assemble is pretty hefty. Of > course, > that's with the seat (I would trust sitting on WOOD would suck after > about > 31 milliseconds) and their subwoofer plinth. > > Every man should have a plinth, I figure. > > Whatever the hell a plinth is. > > Just like your thoughts and opinions.

Check out my site for lots of info on various cockpits (no ads or banners). Go to.... http://homepage.ntlworld.com/petergagg/28gamhw3.htm 8-) *Peter*