Next Level Racing GTTrack Simulator Cockpit (NLR-S009)

I purchased this for use with my Fanatec DD1 F1 and v3 pedals, and am extremely happy with the setup. I get no flex from anywhere and was able to bolt on my setup with ease. I play on PC in my room as well as on PS4 in the living room, so having a setup I could move between rooms was desireable. I originally started with the DD wheel stand to do this, which while incredibly rigid was NOT easy to move. I picked this up, and couldn't be happier. The casters roll smoothly and lock without any drama to create a stable setup in either room. Anyone can push it around, even on our carpet. There are a couple small areas I think could be improved, though no deal-breakers. When resting your foot between races I missed having a floorboard level with the pedals. Your feet go to the ground, which I did not like. Also, I didn't like their provided mounting location for a handbrake, which didn't satisfy my desire to match my street car's positioning. I modified both of these items which you can see in the pics attached to my review. I added an extra pedal tray to create a "full floorboard" feeling between the pedals and the seat, which lets you step in and out - this bolted right on with no modifications (you'd need to order a replacement pedal tray or have access to one to do this). I also used an additional shifter mount (purchasable separately) to create the more street-car style hand-brake mount. I did need to modify the mount slightly to do this. With those mods, I think it's near perfect, but even out of the box it's one of the nicest rigs I've seen.

I love it very sturdy. It’s my husband but I love using it. I am 4 11” so I have to pull it all the way forward but my husband has no issues. It fits perfect in tight spaces too. I think it’s a great price too.

Simply not engineered for adults. The first major issue lies in the fact that the seat mounts so low that no matter how much one adjusts everything to include the pedal plate, the majority of your thighs will never touch the seat which means 100% of you leverage needed to operate the pedals must come from the butt. Had the seat bottom been engineered with a downward angle in the back, it would be much more supportive. Next up is the combination of materials used in the seat's reclining adjustment mechanism. Its ALL pop metal and despite being barely used and babied when in use, either the cogs on the seat or the locking mechanism stripped out which there is no fix for. I imagine it'd be fine for someone 120 pound or lighter but at 190, it'll strip out no matter how much one tries to take care of it. In conclusion, I'd give the cockpit itself a 7 and the seat a 0. Therefore a 2 overall. Something that's built to fail like this should NOT be in this price bracket! For $900 the unit should come with a seat riser and a more robust seat or at least offer the unit with a better seat at a premium from the factory.

It took me a weekend to get this thing set up, but it was only a part of my room reorg project (still got some cable management to go 🤦‍♂️). While there were a lot of pieces, everything was pretty straightforward and the material quality was top notch. I also bought the monitor stand and mouse/keyboard tray (sold separately), which just adds to the experience. It showed up in a giant heavy box that I ended up just leaving on the landing. There is a second box inside with all the hardware and parts, the rest of the space is the chair. Do yourself a favor and just carry the chair and smaller box separately, it’ll save your back. The entire frame is very strong and bolted down everywhere. They also included extra support for the pedals and a lot of extra hardware; this thing is a tank. I would be very surprised if any piece of the cockpit breaks before all of my Logitech gear. I can finally drive without worrying about pulling too hard on things or the position of my seat and just focus on what matters. With none of those small distractions, it’s a much more rewarding and immersive experience to race. After racing and drifting in this cockpit, I have found it to be a vast improvement to my previous mobile mount. I had to move the old one over by my desk, connect everything, and then launch Asseto. Now, with a dedicated cockpit, I no longer have to move or setup anything. I use a DisplayPort switch between the sim monitor and my desk monitor so that I only need to press one button to switch back to desk gaming, and a usb hub to allow my Logitech steering setup to always stay connected. If you are looking to set up a dedicated sim station, I would highly recommend this cockpit. It’s a very solid base to build from. The quality of this company’s products have made me rethink the Logitech steering wheel, as it now feels cheap comparatively; I will probably be upgrading to direct drive soon. This cockpit deserves the upgrade.

Overall it’s a great rig, very solid, lots of adjustments, comfortable seat but then there’s the seat rails. The rails, or sliders, were pretty much useless as received, any amount of pressure on the brake sent the seat sliding back because it wouldn’t latch. Of the two latches, one was fine but the other was too tight and wouldn’t engage the latch. A little work loosened it up and now it works as intended. The only other problem I see is the tilt adjustment on the pedals could stand to be a tad more robust as the bolts don’t have much spacing between them to the reduce the amount of flex there is now. Oh, that crossover in the middle of the frame doesn’t feel too good on your heel if you bump it, I went to the hardware store and got some pipe insulation and fixed it and used the leftover insulation on the front for a bumper of sorts. Also, for the price you’d think they could add a short piece of wire loom to make cable management easier, fortunately I had some leftover from a stereo install. It’s really a must do if you have to move the rig constantly, I also zip tied the power supply to the bottom of the frame so it’s not laying on the floor. All and all, I do like this rig even with some of the problems it started with and would buy it again.

Solid build quality with a fairly easy setup. Takes about 45min to put together. The seatbelt mounts on the back of the rig could be better positioned as I constantly need to adjust every time I sit down, although this could just be a 1 off case. Overall, highly recommend this for anyone looking for a quality sim rig that's built to last. I've been using for several years now with no issues

for those that wont read this, its good for beginners, well built, and comfortable, hard to put together though. When receiving the package it was nicely double boxed and no damage to the box, however when i opened it there was some items that could be improved. The chair has strings already hanging from the bottom and has some poor quality areas that i can for see to degrade and fall apart sooner than it should have. The frame is a light aluminum that has what i would say not enough welding done, its solid but the welds are spotty and not filling the entire gap between the bends. The left arm coming up had a broken piece of plastic that literally cut my finger, snapped it off and smoothed it out no big deal. There was also another piece of the metal sticking up that was sharp and again....i cut my finger on it. The assembly is difficult, it took me 3 hours to put this together and im a top tier IKEA furniture assembler. The pieces fit together and then the bolts go through the holes and you tighten it with a nut, pretty simple, the only problem is some of the pieces that are suppose to go around and grip another dont tighten correctly when tightening the bolts. its like if you put a 1 inch ball in a 1.2 inch pipe, it would rattle back and forth. Thats no problem for my hammer though. I had to hit some of the, what i would call "female" pieces so they would hold the "male" pieces tighter and when tightening the bolts it actually stopped the frame wiggle. another issue another solution. Id say that this piece is worth the purchase if your willing to deal with a rough assembly.

Great for the money albeit the material markup for cockpits must be 75%+. Your paying $900 for $200 in materials and tolerances, but that’s the nature of specialized dedicated cockpits or otherwise. I give it a noble 4-stars because assembly is straightforward, it’s solid, no immediate Flex at the column or within the frame and easy to maneuver with included casters. The generic locking Casters are nowhere near Tool or medical grade smoothness or bearing build quality, but get the job done. Happy with it and though the cost is inflated, it’s less-so than any other Mass-Production cockpit out there.

Voilà plus de 1 an que j'ai acheté ce Next Level Racing Simulator et je viens de remarquer que n'ai rien écrit sur ce super produit. En effet, ce simulateur est un produit fiable, robuste et facile à monter. Sans compter qu'on peut l'améliorer sans cesse, assembler et désassembler facilement, pratique pour le déménagement... Absolument rien à dire au sujet de la livraison. Tout au sujet de cette commande fut impeccable.

Fantastic sim racing cockpit, the seat is very comfortable the build quality is the best band i got it for 2100 SAR witch is amazing you can never find it at this price point , and it was brand new.

Esta muy bien por que es de aluminio y para volantes con mucha potencia los va a soportar muy bien, las ruedas ayudan mucho para poderlo mover de lugar fácilmente

Using in conjunction with fanatic hardware. I wanted to wait for a load cell to write this but life is getting in the way. Good quality, comfort and adjustability. As a tall chap I think my arms are a little straight but I could probably tinker with the set up some more.

Hacia años que usaba Playset para mis simuladores de consola, llegue a comprar dos porque el primero a los 7 años se me rompieron varias roscas y volví a repetir, mas que nada porque el trabajo me ocupaba mucho tiempo y apenas lo usaba. Ahora que ya dispongo de todo el tiempo que quiera y ver que de pasar de un volante G29 a un TS-PC y usar PC en vez de consola, el playset me molestaba mas que me ayudaba. Tras mirar varias opciones, entre ellas los cockpit de aluminio, me decidí por este cockpit de Next Level por su tamaño recucido y su potabilidad, al poder ponerle ruedas o pies de suelo. Me informe bastante sobre ellos, vi y leí muchas reviews de esta marca y todas eran positivas y como en mi caso dispongo de poco espacio, me decidí por este, ya que tambien barajaba la opción de Formula, de 499 euros pero el sillón de este GT, las ruedas, arnés, me hicieron decantarme por este modelo, el Track-GT. Viene en una caja enorme, pero lo que más abulta es el asiento, eso ya lo sabia por los anteriores playset. Dentro en otra caja a parte, venían todas las piezas para se montado y un manual, que os recomiendo tires a la basura directamente, por lo mal explicado que está, te vale de orientación, pero te hace errar mas que ayudar, os aconsejo que sigáis el video de montaje que hay en la web. El montaje es sencillo, salvo algunas tornillo que me costo un poco meterlo como el ultimo del asiento, le maldije mil y una vez.... pero se puede montar fácilmente en una mañana todo y disfrutar de el por la tarde. Donde mas tardas es en ajustarlo a tus necesidades, sobre todo cuando ya has montado los pedales, base y volante, freno de mano, palanca de secuencial y caja en H, etc. Yo después de mas de una semana, cada vez que me siento, veo que algo he de tocarlo un poco, es cuestión de paciencia, pero tienes tantas posibilidades de ajuste, que es difícil dar con la idónea, a no ser que seas de los que lo monta, y lo deja como esta y le da igual si el volante esta alto o los pedales están pegados al asiento, que no creo que hay nadie así. Os he dejado algunas fotos de como lo tengo yo, vosotros lo podeis poner como queráis, os puedo decir, que se pueden poner todo tipo de pedales y bases de volante, los agujeros y lineas de montaje están hechas, al igual que en el soporte para el secuencial, H o freno de mano, a mi me entran los tres, pero no estoy cómodo, tendré que buscar una solución para el freno de mano, me queda muy separado, lo podeis apreciar en la foto en la que se ven los tres juntos, no en parejas. El asiento es ergonomico, te engancha las caderas y los riñones perfectamente, como un coche real, y si le sumas que tienes el arnés de cinturón que ahora no lo uso porque no tengo la base de movimiento, que ya llegará, este fue otro de los motivos de escoger este modelo, por su Motion Platform v3 que dentro de las plataformas de movimiento, que son enormemente caras, esta es la más contenida y compatible 100% con este cockpit ya que es de la marca Next Level tambien, pero eso será en otra ocasión. Si os aconsejo cuando vayáis a poner los anclajes del arnés que van en el lateral, que los pongas en el tornillo de la parte trasera del asiento, porque donde los pone el del video, al apretartelo queda de una forma inadecuada. Id probando sentados donde se os ajusta mejor. El asiento lo puedes atornillar más adelante o atrás, así como también tiene rieles para una vez montado poder ajustarse adelante y atrás según la persona que se siente, aunque normalmente solo serás tu, esto está bien en caso de que llegue un amigo o familiar y quiera probarlo o en mi caso, hechar el asiento para adelante, abatir el respaldo alante y ganar espacio en la habitación mientras no lo uso. No vas a necesitar tornillos extra, te vienen tornillos suficientes para montar el cockpit completamente y te sobran tornillos tuercas, arandelas y más para montar otras cosas, así como los periféricos, yo he usado los tornillos de Next Level para anclar base, y secuencial, cambio en H y Freno de mano, así como la pedalera, vamos todo y aun me sobran tornillos de todo tipo. Para mantener los cables bien ordenados, a mi no me gusta que sea una maraña de cables, vienen unas tiras de velcro para que los sujetes con estas y así mantenerlos todos juntos y pegados al acero. En la placa donde se ha de colocar la base del volante o aro, me ha encantado que se pueda ajustar su ángulo, porque así ajustas tu ángulo de sujetar el volante sin tener que forzar las muñecas en un giro o simplemente yendo recto, no es igual llevar un aro de F1 que uno redondo para European Truck Simulator. Muchos dirán, pero es caro y yo les digo, si será caro, pero tengo cockpit para toda mi vida porque es muy robusto y apenas ocupa sitio, no se mueve un ápice y se le puede colocar hasta bases Direct Drive y no porque lo diga Next Level, visto con mis propios ojos funcionando en el cockpit. Yo estoy que parezco un niño de cinco años cuando le regalan un coche teledirigido y tengo 55 años y nunca y digo nunca he disfrutado de los simuladores como lo estoy haciendo ahora y más con esta cockpit que viniendo de un PlaySet es otro mundo. Espero que si has llegado hasta aquí te haya sido útil esta reseña 👍.