Racing Rigs
Cockpits, Wheel Stands, Seats & Wheel Mounts
If you’re going to go as far as to buy a steering wheel and pedals to make your virtual racing experience as immersive as possible, why not go all the way and get a car-like cock pit or wheel stand as well? This section showcases some of the best ways to mount your wheels and pedals.
Now there’s many, many different wheel stands and some cockpits for your to choose from, I’m not gonna take the time to put them all down. Here are just the most notable ones, go ahead and do a quick search online if you don’t find something you like here.
There are rig accessories for you to look into, such as sound transducers and cup holders, but that’s getting into advanced territory. For now, let’s just talk about where your wheel, pedals, and maybe your bum will rest whilst you race.
Wheel stands – Stands/mounts for your wheel and pedals, recommended for even the most basic of setups. Great for portability and storage, as they’re able to fold when needed and are generally pretty light, so you could set one up in front of the living room sofa when you’re playing and put it away when you’re done.
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Compatible with seat mount
- shifter mount included
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Compatible with seat mount (also an adjustable version)
- Shifter mount included
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Compatible with seat mount
- Shifter mount included
- Height adjustable single-bar wheel support (goes through legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting, pedals can be clamp mounted
- No seat mounting available
- No shifter mounting available
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Compatible with (motion) seat mount, full seat, and screen mount
- shifter mount included
- Height adjustable single-bar wheel support (goes through legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting, pedals can be clamp mounted
- No seat mounting available
- No shifter mounting available
Cockpits – For the most comfortable and immersive experience, it’s best to pair the stand with a racing seat, bolted together for the best stability. If you want to use sound transducers, then a proper cockpit is definitely recommended.
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Compatible with screen mount (single screen, triple screen)
- Seat not included
- shifter mount included
Chicago Gaming Company Redline GT – An arcade-style cockpit from an arcade-centric company. If you’re looking for something fancy but don’t want to spend time building it yourself, CGC’s got you covered.
- Static multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting, Logitech G27 included
- Screen mount included (specifically for 42 inch displays)
- Lean-adjustable (F1-style) seat included, 130 kg / 285 lbs weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
Conquer Racing Simulator Cockpit
- Height adjustable, single-bar wheel support (goes through legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Reclining seat included, unknown weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Reclining, height-adjustable seat included, 120 kg / 265 lbs weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Seat not included
- Shifter mount not included
Fast Track Sims GT-R2 – They also have a Stock Car cockpit, but I’m pretty sure it’s just this cockpit with a few options pre-installed.
- Static multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs), adjusted via seat sliders
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting
- Compatible with screen mount
- Seat not included
- Shifter mount included
- Static multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs), adjusted via seat sliders
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting
- Compatible with screen mount
- Seat not included
- Shifter mount included
- Static multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs), adjusted via seat sliders
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting
- Compatible with screen mount
- Seat not included
- Shifter mount included
Fast Track Sims Turn Key TC-R1
- Static multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs), adjusted via seat sliders
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting, Leo Bodnar Sim Steeting wheel and HE Ultimate pedals included
- Three 40 inch 1080p screens and mounting included
- Weight capacity unknown
- Shifter mount included
- 5.1 surrounds sound system included
- PC included
GTR Simulator Cockpit – There’s also a separate version that has a monitor mount available.
- Non-adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Screen mount optional
- Reclining seat included Shifter mount included
Monkeydriver Gaming Tank – Comes in two versions, base and full, the latter version including monitor mounts and anti-vibraton feet.
- Multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Optional Full version built with triple-monitor mounts, use of large screen with middle mount available (One 32 inch or three 24 inch screens)
- Lean-adjustable (F1-style) seat included, unknown weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Lean-adjustable (F1-style) seat included, 130 kg / 285 lbs weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
Next Level Racing GT Ultimate V2
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Compatible with screen mount
- Reclining seat included, 150 kg / 330 lbs weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
- Non-adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Screen mount optional
- Reclining seat included
- Shifter mount included
Obutto R3volution Flight/Racing Cockpit – What do you get when you take an Ozone and make some of its accessories standard? This. Features an upgradable monitor mount and keyboard stand.
- Non-adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Screen mount optional
- Reclining seat included
- Shifter mount included
- Height adjustable, single-bar wheel support (goes through legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Reclining seat included, unknown weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
Playseat Challenge – “Why don’t I just add a wheel stand to one of those fold-up lawn chairs?” Don’t worry, someone already did. The part that holds the wheel itself closes over you when you sit down, so your girth and bathroom breaks might be an issue.
- Length adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes over lap)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting, pedal clamp mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Reclining seat included, 122 kg / 268 lbs weight capacity
- shifter mount not included
- Length adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes over lap)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Seat included, unknown weight capacity shifter mount not included
Playseat Sensation Pro – Despite the name and the $2,000 price tag, this isn’t a motion cockpit. You can convert it into one using the Playseat Motion platform, however.
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Screen mount included (up to 55”, or 48” curved screens)
- Reclining, incline-adjustable seat included
- Shifter mount not included
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting (optional pedal adapter plate for hard-mounting Fanatec pedals)
- Compatible with optional screen mount (17 – 27 inch screens)
- Reclining, incline-adjustable seat included
- Optional shifter mounts for Thrustmaster and Logitech available, along with 2.1 or 5.1 speaker system mounts
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting (optional pedal adapter plate for hard-mounting Fanatec pedals)
- Compatible with optional screen mount (17 – 27 inch screens)
- Reclining, incline-adjustable seat included
- Optional shifter mounts for Thrustmaster and Logitech available, along with 2.1 or 5.1 speaker system mounts
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting (optional pedal adapter plate for hard-mounting Fanatec pedals)
- Compatible with optional screen mount (17 – 27 inch screens)
- Reclining, incline-adjustable seat included
- Optional shifter mounts for Thrustmaster and Logitech available, along with 2.1 or 5.1 speaker system mounts
RSeat RS Formula V2 – Other colour options available here.
- Distance adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Bucket seat included, 140 kg / 308 lbs weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
RSeat N1 – Other colour options available here.
- Distance adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Bucket seat included, 140 kg / 308 lbs weight capacity
- Shifter mount not included
RSeat RS1 – Other colour options available here.
- Distance adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel hard-mounting and pedal hard-mounting
- Incompatible with screen mount
- Bucket seat included, 140 kg / 308 lbs weight capacity
- Shifter mount included
- Tilt and height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel dash hard-mounting and pedal mounting
- Compatible with screen mount
- No seat included
- Shifter mount included
Sim Lab GT2 – Formula-style conversion kit available. What it comes with though… all they say is “Now available. Detailed info to follow.”
- Tilt and height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel dash hard-mounting and pedal mounting
- Compatible with screen mount
- No seat included
- Shifter mount not included
- Height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel dash hard-mounting and pedal mounting
- Compatible with screen mount
- No seat included
- Shifter mount not included
- Tilt and height adjustable multi-bar wheel support (goes around legs)
- Pre-drilled for wheel dash hard-mounting and pedal mounting
- Compatible with screen mount
- No seat included
- Shifter mount included