Next Level Racing GTTrack Simulator Cockpit (NLR-S009)

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.

What can I say - super sturdy. This went in a small area that I was a bit worried wouldn’t fit or would cram the space. Not a problem. The rig profile is a good 20% smaller than my old RSeat R1 that I had to get rid of for this reason. It’s every bit as sturdy as that rig was, for about half the price.The castor wheels are money, and it comes with a bunch of extras too. Have the wheels on both the rig and the NL monitor stand and they are easy to move in tandem with a little care, and a cinch on their own.Overall - this seat is only lacking in a few features but am able to make due with the available space on the hub mount for a makeshift mousepad area for the keyboard. KB and mouse tray can be added as an extra.On last little thing - I am carrying a few extra lbs. I’m not hefty, but the regular sized seat does fit quite snug. I actually kind of like that but some may not. Do not hesitate to go for a bigger seat option if there is one if you register as Obese on the fat scale.

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.

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.