Fernando Alonso's personal sim rig

[paskowitz]

Damn...



Somebody figure out how this thing works.

 

[Coxis]

Looks just like mine.

I wish.

 

[LogiForce]

This looks brutal. As above... how does it work? Also who made this rig for him?

👍 for having a F1 pro playing sims like the rest of us (but in a more awesome rig as to be expected) 👍

 

[pilmat]

Doesn't look like a sim rig, it looks more like an excersise machine. Those look like weights and resistances on the controls. Plus there is no screen or 'puter

 

[MSTER232]

Is that why Alonso has been on the podium for nearly every race I can remember in 2012? I hope he plays GT5 .

 

[JogoAsobi]

Its NOT a sim rig folks.

Its a Technogym, you can see a shot of it here with Michael Schumacher back in his days at Ferrari:

Looks like Alonso's has been upgraded with spiffier cosmetics & electronics since the M.S. photo above.

Ferrari driver and Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher practices his driving skills on a Technogym travelling gym in Mugello, Italy. The machine, designed and built for Ferrari by Technogym, allows the user to choose between two training possibilities. The first is neck muscle training to exercise the contrasting centrifugal strength developed during curves, with a variable load of up to 15 kg. The second is arm training on the steering wheel (shown), whose rotation is linked to a variable load of up to 25 kg.

This CNN Turkey F1 clip shows a similar design Technogym (with neck muscle training).

0:27 sec. mark forward:

 

[Mac K]

I knew it didn't look like a "sim rig"...

 

[Coxis]

Why spend money on one of those machines when you can buy a T500RS and set the FFB strenght to 10?

 

[JogoAsobi]

Why spend money on one of those machines when you can buy a T500RS and set the FFB strenght to 10?

I guess cuz it does not do your neck too?

 

[paskowitz]

False alarm. Nothing to see here folks.

 

[MSTER232]

I guess cuz it does not do your neck too?

Simple solution. Get some rope and tie it to your T500 and your neck. Job done.

 

[pilmat]

Simple solution. Get some rope and tie it to your T500 and your neck. Job done.

Or let your wife find out you spent that much on a video game controller Mine would be wringing my neck until I looked like Arnold!

 

[MSTER232]

Or let your wife find out you spent that much on a video game controller Mine would be wringing my neck until I looked like Arnold!

If you bought it with your own money that you worked hard for, why would she care?

 

[Patrocles]

haha!
Need to somehow hook up this equipment to my rig and computer sims to increase the realism level of my racing games!

 

[radiofrog]

If you bought it with your own money that you worked hard for, why would she care?

You've never been married, have you?

 

[roflcoptor]

You've never been married, have you?

Never a truer word spoken or written. Hence, why I am divorced (on my decision)!

 

[MSTER232]

You've never been married, have you?

Never a truer word spoken or written. Hence, why I am divorced (on my decision)!

...

 

[FMW]

Sounds like you all need to find a girlfriend or wife that's into cars or racing

OR

Man up and regulate the woman LOL

 

[roflcoptor]

Sounds like you all need to find a girlfriend or wife that's into cars or racing

OR

Man up and regulate the woman LOL

Indeed. I got divorced and am now with a girl who loves gaming. Job done!