His competitors were spending five hours a day in their simulators — in the exact cross kart they race, on the exact tracks they'd line up on next.
So they'd show up to a race weekend already knowing every corner and every bump like it was their own driveway. He'd show up still learning the track.
That's the gap he came to us to close.
A Tool to Start On, Not Replace
He didn't want a toy he'd swap out in a year. He wanted a proper training tool — one he could start on now and grow with upgrades later.
That's exactly what our CORE is built for. It's our entry-level simulator, priced at around €13,000, but the hardware isn't entry-level: a real direct-drive wheelbase, load-cell pedals, and our own aluminium chassis — the same one under our flagship builds.
Built Around His Real Kart
We set the CORE up around his actual cross kart.
The same style wheel he uses — a 350mm deep dish, no buttons, no paddles, just the rim. A proper sequential shifter and a handbrake. And load-cell pedals — you brake by force, by pressure, not by how far you push. They're close to the pedals in his real cross kart, so what he trains here carries straight back to it.
A Real Training Tool, Not a Toy
The wheelbase is an Asetek Forte direct drive — you feel the road, the grip, and the moment the rear starts to let go, all in real time. A single 49-inch curved ultrawide wraps around his view and keeps the whole rig compact enough for a normal room. The PC to run it is included, and so is everything else, down to the gloves.
The sims we installed — iRacing, Assetto Corsa and Dirt Rally 2 — cover everything he needs to train.
The Real Work Happened on Delivery
But the biggest part came at delivery. We installed the whole simulator in his home and matched the feel and ergonomics to his real kart as closely as we could — the pedal angles, the shifter and handbrake, the wheel, and his entire seating position.
And because the seat and pedals slide on rails and adjust in seconds, we set it up so his kids can jump in and drive too — no tools, just slide and go. Now the whole family can enjoy it, not only him.
Then we walked him through all of it and let him put his first laps in.
It Grows With Him
Because the CORE sits on the same chassis as our most serious simulators, it grows with him. Motion, bigger screens, more accessories — they add on later. He builds on what he has instead of starting over.
Know the Track Before You Get There
So now, before he even gets to the track, he can already know it — every corner, every bump — just like the rivals he's chasing.
That's what a training tool is for. Not to replace seat time, but to make sure that when he arrives, he's not the one still learning.
Our Most Realistic Simulator for a Nordschleife Driver