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After seven long years with my Thrustmaster T300RS wheelbase, the upgrade to a direct drive base was finally on the cards. With just over a month of experience with the base, here is everything I have learnt while upgrading my entire setup. To begin with, I took advantage of Fanatec's Black...

Sim racers looking to expand their Fanatec hardware lineup get a nice surprise to end 2024: For many complete steering wheels, Fanatec now throws in a free wheel-side QR2. With the introduction of the QR2 quick release system, Fanatec made life for sim racers who use multiple wheels within...

Everyone likes free things - and we have good news for you in this regard: Not one, but two giveaways are starting this December! Depending on where you are in the world, we're entering that part of the year where we celebrate friends and family, buy stuff for them and then get into arguments...

December is here, and that means it is time for that holiday spirit: Together with Fanatec, we gave away brand-new hardware each day to our community members from December 1 to 8 - here are the winners! The finish line for 2024 is in sight, as the holidays approach and most real-life racing...

After acquiring Endor AG, Corsair intends to keep the Fanatec brand around for sim racing products - and has big plans, as Corsair CEO Andy Paul revealed in an interview with YouTuber Will Ford, better known as Boosted Media. The future of Fanatec sim racing gear has been uncertain for most of...

After mostly making business-related headlines throughout 2024, Fanatec returned with new gear at ADAC SimRacing Expo 2024. Of course, we had to take a closer look. With the future of Fanatec and its parent company Endor AG in the air throughout the majority of the year, it was refreshing to...

Three years after first unveiling it, Fanatec have launched the the Podium Steering Wheel Bentley GT3. More new gear is on the way, too. The Fanatec sim racing hardware brand has endured a difficult couple of months, but things have recently calmed down. Corsair acquired Fanatec and parent...

With Corsair's acquisition of Endor AG and its sim racing brand Fanatec official, questions about the German HQ and employees remained. A new press release clarifies that the core business will indeed stay in Landshut. After months of ups and downs, it has become official that Corsair would...

After months of dramatic developments, it is now official: US hardware giant Corsair acquires Endor AG and its Fanatec brand. What started with the dismissal of Endor/Fanatec Founder Thomas Jackermeier as the company's CEO and continued as an explosive series of events now culminates in an...

The future of Endor and its sim racing brand Fanatec remains unclear. However, CMO Belma Nadarevic answered some of the most pressing community questions, while an Extraordinary General Meeting planned for September has been cancelled. Fanatec has just released a new sim racing product in the...

Fanatec have unveiled a new accessory allowing for more customization: The DD Shaft Extension can help sim racers with optimizing the position of their monitor and wheel base. A few days after gamescom 2024, Fanatec have unveiled a new piece of hardware; an accessory, to be exact. The Fanatec...

After kicking off gamescom 2024 with a community event at our office in Cologne, the event had lots in store for sim racers. Here's our roundup of sim racing news from gamescom 2024. As one of the biggest gaming events in the world, gamescom shifts the attention of the gaming world to Cologne...

After announcing their first sim racing rig, Corsair has now shown the hardware for the first time at gamescom 2024. The Corsair brand is known throughout PC gaming for their high performance gear, but in recent times it would appear they are branching into sim racing. Sim racers probably know...