Want to experience the thrill of driving a racecar? Laugh in the face of those unrealistic racing arcade games. Forget the two-dimensional experience of your game console. And get ready for a real racing experience that puts you at the center of the action. Take the APEX SC830 for a spin for a real sensation of speed. The SC830 is designed to be a training simulator for professional race car drivers. The simulator boasts three degrees of freedom, allowing it to roll, pitch and yaw in response to motion within the simulation– I tested it out, and I could really feel the car pulling around curves. The feeling is so real you will be wishing you were wearing a helmet and a fire suit. The secret to this new technology is that the motion has zero latency. When you turn the wheel, the car turns and rolls immediately. When you crash, the jarring action is instantaneous. When you accelerate, you feel the sensation of speed immediately. When you brake hard, you better brace yourself. It’s an amazingly realistic experience, I heard that the military have also used it to train drivers to handle off-road conditions.
The APEX sc830 is the most realistic auto racing simulator on the market. Other simulators may have some motion, but none will have the triple axis movement comparable to the SimCraft APEX sc830. This model has movement in 3 directions, including 40 degrees of yaw, 25 degrees of pitch, and 40 degrees of roll. Professional racecar drivers use the APEX sc830 to hone their skills. It is so realistic that you can get a feel for the racetrack without even leaving the garage area. Indy driver Sarah Fisher used the SimCraft APEX sc830 to prepare for the Indy 500.
The construction of the frame is just like that of a real racecar. The surrounding safety cage is constructed of standard roll cage tubing. The seat is an actual racecar safety seat. Grip the standard racing wheel. The SimCraft software utilizes physics-based integration to provide a real-time motion thrill experience. The triple screen with a wrap-around view gives you the sensation of actually being on the racetrack. When you crash, the computer will signal the mechanics of the chassis to provide feedback to the driver. You will feel like you hit the wall or the car in front of you although it won't hurt nearly as much as the real thing and the repair bill will be a lot cheaper.
This gadget is not a cheap toy, though, SC830 costs about $44,000, but if that’s just a little out of your price range, Simcraft does offer a simpler version, the SC320, with two-degrees of freedom (pitch and roll) aimed at the really, really, really hardcore gamer that costs about $20,000 — too expensive? cheapskate? Well, the company is now working on developing a version that gamers will be able to purchase for something under $5,000.
When you can’t get on the track, train with the industry’s most realistic simulator and experience three degrees of freedom ( roll 40〫/ pitch 25〫/ yaw 40〫) – which is my thoughts exactly. It may seem a little high, but you should know: That also includes the computer (a bargain in this economic climate) It also seems to come with three LCD screens configured in wraparound fashion, Since it’s debut the price of the APEX SC830 recently dropped to $24,999. I can say this a fair price to pay for a stimulator that is advanced as the one featured at the CES so I’m definitely getting one.
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