PH1 iceburg
It is my birthday today, thanks for the happy birthday thread fcuk faces.
My wife suprised me with a trip down to puretech racing near gatwick. Puretech racing is a company which build f1 simulators for some of the big f1 teams. last year they decided to launch an F1 experience in the form of 10 of these simulators hooked up together.
The cost of the experience was £35 which started off with a drivers briefing, how to control the cars and details of the circuit. Then it was on to the simulators for a 12 lap practice. we then went back to the brifing room and were given data sheets which showed a graph of the lap record and how we compared to it, showing areas we could go faster.
After the practice i had qualified 2nd. Next it was on to the 14 lap grand prix which after a shaky start i came in 1st
The whole setup there is amazing. Each simulator costs in excess of £125,000. They had a cafe for cakes and refreshments and even a range of ex F1 cars on display. The staff are great, really helpfull and friendly. This is there flagship store and i asked about other ventures across the country and they said it is a possibility in the future but a lot of there work is taken up in developement. The actual imulators are built in a warehouse next to the shop.
The simulators are amazingy realistic. They say you can feel up to 1.5g.
This would be a great place for a CS meet, they had a massive carpark and when i mentioned CS they said they would be more than happy to accomodate.
Long drive for me from Milton Keynes to Gatwick though.
Pics
My wife suprised me with a trip down to puretech racing near gatwick. Puretech racing is a company which build f1 simulators for some of the big f1 teams. last year they decided to launch an F1 experience in the form of 10 of these simulators hooked up together.
The cost of the experience was £35 which started off with a drivers briefing, how to control the cars and details of the circuit. Then it was on to the simulators for a 12 lap practice. we then went back to the brifing room and were given data sheets which showed a graph of the lap record and how we compared to it, showing areas we could go faster.
After the practice i had qualified 2nd. Next it was on to the 14 lap grand prix which after a shaky start i came in 1st
The whole setup there is amazing. Each simulator costs in excess of £125,000. They had a cafe for cakes and refreshments and even a range of ex F1 cars on display. The staff are great, really helpfull and friendly. This is there flagship store and i asked about other ventures across the country and they said it is a possibility in the future but a lot of there work is taken up in developement. The actual imulators are built in a warehouse next to the shop.
The simulators are amazingy realistic. They say you can feel up to 1.5g.
This would be a great place for a CS meet, they had a massive carpark and when i mentioned CS they said they would be more than happy to accomodate.
Long drive for me from Milton Keynes to Gatwick though.
Pics
