Sim-Lab GT1 Evo Cockpit Review

hey guys welcome to the sim racing paddock i'm william marsh and this is my review on the sim lab GT one evo I've been using this cockpit for about three months now and it's one of my favourite rigs I have ever used if there were just a couple changes to the setup this would easily be my new daily driver beating out my using felt engineering simmering GT for a fraction of the price this is the second cockpit I have reviewed that it's constructed out of aluminum extrusion aluminum extrusion is a modular building material that has utilized in a lot of different functions and has developed a reputation for being a great material for sim racing the material allows for a wide variety of adjustments and a nearly limitless potential for add-ons the gt1 Evo is the new entry-level cockpit from sim lab retailing for under 400 euros no matter which configuration you pick the cockpit uses 40 series aluminum extrusion as well as custom machined parts designed by sim lab the cockpit is either available in an anodized grey finish or with an anodized black finish I picked out the black and it looks great keep in mind it does scratch relatively easily so if you're sensitive to that the grey may be a better option the setup features a compact wheel deck that is compatible with all consumer grade racing wheels and is also compatible with certain direct drive wheels with an additional wheel adapter that is sold by simlab the new pedal deck is constructed out of a single piece of aluminum and is also pre-drilled for many different pedal sets one thing to mention is that this cockpit does not include a seat while simlab offers a variety of seats that can be used with the cockpit they unfortunately do not ship to the United States at the time of this review for this review I purchased the NRG FRP 300 bucket seat and rail set and it mounted just fine thanks to nature of this cockpit it should be compatible with just about any seat with rails or brackets just keep in mind the seat will be an additional expense putting together the cockpit is a relatively simple process despite some of the worst instructions I had ever seen for a simracing cockpit the instructions for the gt1 Evo cockpit literally just gives you an image of the cockpit a parts list a diagram of the wheel deck and tells you how to put two pieces together that's it I've put the cockpit together by myself in about two and a half hours and it worked quite well however for people new to building with aluminum extrusion it could potentially take longer I do want to make a note though for the wheel and pedal trace I will highly recommend buying some washers for the bolts given the nature of the machined aluminum pieces I think it's smarter to use washers to maintain a tighter fit without risking damage did components I would have loved for simlab to have included washers with the cockpit but unless they changed it around I would highly recommend investing five dollars or so of washers to make the cockpit a little more sturdy now let's get to how this cockpit performs under driving conditions and I got to say I was very impressed by how this felt this was one of the most ergonomic cockpits I've ever driven in part due to how modular and adjustable the cockpit is I could get the pedals exactly where I wanted them the wheel exactly where I wanted it and the shifter exactly in the perfect position one thing to mention though is that while this is a very adjustable cockpit some of the adjustments are more difficult to make than other cockpits for example adjusting the position and incline of the pedal deck is a little more challenging to get just right compared to other rigs however once you get it right it feels great I tested this setup in a variety of different conditions with different components and it worked well with nearly everything I threw at it driving with just about any consumer grade wheel is fine with barely any flex this cockpit even held up to driving with my large midge OpenSim wheel but I would say that's less than ideal the wheel deck on the simlab gt1 Evo just isn't designed to cope with the forces that a direct drive wheel can produce compared to the heavier duty wheel decks use on the higher-end simlab cockpits while technically can handle the forces of my direct drive wheels the Flex is definitely noticeable while the gt1 Evo's wheel deck isn't the most suited for high-end wheels the pedal deck was rock-solid even with high-end pedals the pedal deck on the gt1 Evo is drilled for all sorts of different pedals including using valve Engineering's sim petals I conducted some testing with my stem petals Pro and there's absolutely no flex whatsoever even under full braking the pedal tray is also able to be inclined and adjusted to fit whatever pedal set you use on the cockpit the shifter arm included with the cockpit works well with it being able to be adjusted vertically to fit your preferred height however you will need to figure out a mounting solution for the shifter or handbrake of choice fortunately my AIO log shifter came with its own mounting bracket dedicated for 80/20 but four shifters such as the th8 RS or the fanatic club sport shifter you to purchase or make a mounting bracket now let's cycle the question do I recommend a simlab gt1 Evo cockpit for most people the answer would be a resounding yes the simlab gt1 Evo cockpit is a great mid-range cockpit that can easily compete with some of the higher tier cockpits on the market while this may not be my go-to setup for higher-end wheels it works great with just about anything else this cockpit outperforms nearly every cockpit I've driven in so far and that's saying something however if you're looking for a cockpit better suited for high-end sim hardware or you're looking for slightly better adjustability I would say go for dissemble out gt2 or p1 cockpit you get some extra stability and slightly better adjustability but if you're looking for a decent mid-range cockpit you definitely can't go wrong with the gt1 Evo so these are my thoughts on this in lab GT one Evoque cockpit I would love to hear yours in the comments below also if you liked this video please hit that like button and subscribe if you haven't already so you can help keep us on track until next time i'm william marsh for the simracing paddock and you have a good one

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Length: 6min 21sec (381 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 23 2019