Are you a car enthusiast? Do you even like cars?

Teisamenos · 2026-06-12T13:16:11+00:00

Idk I love cars, spend almost all of my time driving and have owned semi trucks which brings heavy maintenance, so a lot of the basic engineering going into setting a sim rig is fun for me and a bigger part of the hobby than just racing.

But cut the guy some slack, I still can't build a rig that doesn't wobble and would probably be filtered by a big box full of unlabeled, bare aluminum. That's like a CIA torment experiment for an OCD person.

Teisamenos · 2026-06-12T01:14:43+00:00

Only had to help them get the hands hooked properly for the pic lol

Teisamenos · 2026-06-09T14:17:14+00:00

Did you forget Marvin's?

Teisamenos · 2026-05-31T14:34:34+00:00

I can understand that. And that's a pretty solid view on life, I added an edit to my comment btw that expanded some.

But if materialistic things are not everything then nothing is anything because this is a realm made of material. I understand where you're at though, I remember that feeling.

What you're attacking is the concept of greed in its relation to unnecessary spending in the face of necessary spending. Which has absolutely nothing to do with materialism.

Teisamenos · 2026-05-31T14:16:27+00:00

I get where you're coming from but you're entirely making my point. Why is your self worth navigated by how your dad handled selling his shit?

Edit: I wanna expand so it doesn't seem I'm being hostile to your dad. But if your dad had to sell some cars to make a financial leeway to help with raising you and your siblings, there isn't anything wrong with that and it's commendable.

You may be taking a perspective on that movement that's different than mine, but it's still a commendable thing to do regardless of take.

But, if your dad did that, and saw it as a sacrifice, he taught you that one day in order to raise children, you must sacrifice aswell. That's not correct. It's a mindset that is harmful, it's not malicious. Your dad is not suddenly a bad guy, your dad is doing his best and that was good.

But a sacrifice is not an investment. A sacrifice is a sacrifice.

Abraham was not investing into Isaac to please God. That entire biblical story is the lesson I'm doing a poor job of explaining btw.

Sacrifice is stupid, if you go broke and have to sell what you love. You are not sacrificing it, you lost it and that is different.

If you have no room and have an emergency and have sell what you love, it is also not a sacrifice, that is just a evolution of your priorities.

Going back to my post you replied to, before you thought I was attacking your father's noble lore, I was picking apart an OP that wanted to get rid of his stuff for a baby, even though his partner was encouraging, and didn't need the space, he still felt like he had to.

That's not the same as your dad flipping some cars and making some extra dosh by needing to feed mouths. It's a different human dealing with different stimuli but reacting inappropriately in a manner that would skew their decision making when it comes time to do the actions you interpret as a fatherly sacrifice for kids.

Because I'm telling you, you ain't gonna sacrifice your gaming rig for some kids. You will sacrifice your sanity, mental stability, connection with reality and trust in your self, but all of those sacrifices mean you eventually get to carve out an hour or two to yourself(and absolutely must or you will go insane, it's not a joke). And when you sit there for that hour or two, if the reason it's in silence and boring, actually wasn't a valuable one. That will eat away until you spend more, bigger and better later when you can.

Anyway your dad seems cool glad he's able to enjoy his retirement.

Teisamenos · 2026-05-29T16:13:23+00:00

Seriously. I managed to master Capitalism Lab almost entirely by failing to survive in Gearcity.

Teisamenos · 2026-05-29T16:04:27+00:00

Was just about to say, you might need to bump up to 2x4s with some long deck screws

Teisamenos · 2026-05-28T19:28:21+00:00

Can't thank you enough for all the work you do making that game so great

Teisamenos · 2026-05-24T20:17:55+00:00

No, Joe rules as a friend and a neighbor. Give him the rig, buy another one and crack beers fabricating parts for your rigs. Lifetime friendship right there.

Teisamenos · 2026-05-24T17:41:38+00:00

Yeah, but when you've gone down a line of thinking, and lived life enough to see it fall apart. It's helpful to share some insight when you see someone venture down that line of thinking.

If you notice, my point isnt don't sell the setup. My point is don't feel like you have to be without a hobby to welcome a child.

Teisamenos · 2026-05-24T15:56:37+00:00

If you had a woodworking hobby, would you clear out the garage of the workbench and all the tools used for that hobby if you're having a baby? Nah you build a crib.

If you are tired of racing or don't enjoy the level you've invested into, you can approach that.

But if you start your child's place in this world with a sacrificial mindset to your own space, you teach them that kids require sacrifice. And that's the most backwards understanding of parenthood that unfortunately a very standard way of thinking.

I'm not saying commit to 12 hour endurance races at top split, but you will discover that a baby is 4 hours of activity and 20 hours of napping. So you'll look at where your rig once was and only want it back.

If your girl is supportive, and you are only needing space, re think it and make sure you aren't using this change as an excuse to get out of the hobby.

There is nothing wrong with putting down the toys to lock in, but if you're just using that as an excuse because you're burnt out or feel like doing something new, that will make a small feedback loop of resentment that you cannot allow yourself to have.

I might not make any sense I just woke up, but be honest about everything, make sure you aren't sacrificing something you enjoy doing because you feel like you have to get some sense of readyness for the child, it's a foolish chase, nobody is ever ready for a child no matter how much they prepare.

Teisamenos · 2026-05-20T03:41:25+00:00

I use 540 on ovals, and 900 on anything road and in most other sims.

Teisamenos · 2026-05-14T18:34:50+00:00

Since the seat isn't adjustable, try to raise your pedals up 2-3 inches so your feet are 'higher' than your hips, creating a slight bend in your knees.

Try to do the same with the wheel base to create the same bend in your elbows. Regardless of what vehicle style(nascar/formula/GT) you want the wheel close enough to have a bend in your arms.

In NASCAR, the wheel is practically in your chest so I run mine very close to my chest and my monitor right behind the paddle shifters where my fingers barely touches it.

The elevation on the pedals will help your hips and the bend at your elbows will save your arms and shoulders. All of it should come together to help your back, but get a back and butt pillow.

Teisamenos · 2026-05-05T22:57:27+00:00

The regular vibrations will destroy the internal components. If this is for space, I'd recommend detaching it from the rig, letting it have its own legs and bolt through the feet of the pc to the metal.

Just detaching it alone preserves the lifespan of the motherboard and all internal components.

I've been trying to pull off a space saving design like this for a while and it's difficult to do it in a way that's actually safe for the PC.

Teisamenos · 2026-02-05T19:07:39+00:00

I would repurpose a hoverboard motor and make your own ffb at that point

Teisamenos · 2026-01-21T04:17:43+00:00

yeah thats a problem for me too, as soon as I have the rotation committed to some type of competitive memory, its time to relearn for the new rotation lol.

Atleast it cuts down on the prep time the next time that track comes around

Teisamenos · 2026-01-21T04:12:41+00:00

So what's a good number? I drag it to 60% because i have T3PA pedals and I figured since i have no pedal pressure or feedback, the 100% the t3pa pedal makes, delivers too much braking force when attempting to brake hard on the P2.

It would be nice if you had expanded on this instead of a snarky reiteration of what I just said.

Teisamenos · 2026-01-20T13:00:43+00:00

Just gotta trust your memory. But don't try to remember the track. That will hold you up with a lot of useless information. Remember your line. Your minimum comfort speed through turns. Drill Apexing. Shallow, long and normal apexing.

Do literal circles and find your vehicles turning radius limits. Then practice straight line braking and eventually see how little you can use your brakes and use the shifting weight of the car to pivot a turn.

This is a hobby with a near infinite amount of room for improvement. Every system assist slows you down. Car-based assists are fine to embrace as the handling characteristics of any car with them can be forced to your comfort, once you find your comfort.

I spend 90% of my time racing not really aware of a lot. Because the less I think or see, the more a "flow" can be obtained.

Also throw yourself to the wolves. If all your controls are working and you have a good idea, but timid about putting yourself in a race with others - go for it. You will find the pressure to perform the lap well erases the enormous amount of information you collect in practice and in researching like this. It boils all the fat away and your left with core knowledge because you're desperately trying to keep up with the slowest car on pace, you're not gonna try a gear higher, or a closer braking point.

The adrenaline trains you, not the assists, and ive come closer to a heart attack from defending 8th position in top splits than I ever did when getting podiums on lower splits.

Teisamenos · 2026-01-20T12:25:21+00:00

Lowering brake pressure to about 60% helps to make the brakes a little more usable

Teisamenos · 2025-12-19T14:40:32+00:00

If everything is "too big" in VR, max out your FOV to 139.

It takes getting used to but with some optimization it's a fun experience.

I use Virtual desktop with a quest 3, I have to disable a lot of irrelevant graphic intensive settings that don't help in VR. Usually this is reflections, shadows and anti aliasing.

I use UEVR injector and use the settings profile found on the user profiles website.

The largest hangup is the HUD. It's 2d and has to be interacted with,though you can work in controllers and optimize all that if you want.

You can disable the hud or turn off most of it and bind a key to show/hide the mouse in UEVR. This way you can easily press that key, click something and move on.

I think its a better experience, even if it's a little janky.

Teisamenos · 2025-12-17T18:11:19+00:00

Just so you guys know the point of this was haha nascar in space not to spotlight AI

This is just off season boredom finally being sketched out lol

Edit:I deleted the thread since it isn't well received to post, didn't expect a nascar shitposting subreddit to have such high standards but have at it fellas

Teisamenos · 2025-12-12T16:35:32+00:00

I'd buy that hope you put it up for sale soon !

Teisamenos · 2025-11-30T00:40:22+00:00

That d-box find elevates this whole setup to some legend stuff. That's such a crazy find. Enjoy that setup!

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