chillismoke 182 Report post Posted November 18, 2014 At the WRC rally in Wales this year Michelin had a huge £300,000+ professional driving simulator. I was lucky enough to have a go on it at the Dee side service park. Apparently it was converted from a RAF helicopter training sim. It sits on a bed of electronic pneumatic lifts. Each with about 1.5 metres of movement. The simulator was insane, you start off and the whole thing raises up over a metre. Because of the over exaggerated movement in braking, accelerating, turning etc. It feels as realistic as the real thing. I can't find any videos or pictures of this insane machine on the internet. It has 3 big screens curved round in front of you, you sit in a bucket seat on a raised platform. Has anyone had a go or seen this beast? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted November 18, 2014 Don't know about the exact one you are talking about but I have seen similar systems to what you've described, from smaller simpler DBoxes to big rig ones but can remember what they were called. During my time at Codemasters, I played a bit of Dirt on the DBox which was amusing but it just didn't feel right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chillismoke 182 Report post Posted November 18, 2014 The guy running it said it was 1 of 3 in the world the other two had a whole car which you sat in. I only had a 3 minute blast, but it actually made me laugh how realistic it felt as i was struggling to keep it on the road, they also gave me this hat as well. 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
