ADMIT1: Let's Build A Simulator 

Man, I sure would like an "intermediate" setup. That thing is ballin.

Ok- I’m obsessed! As a former Indy test driver, now over 50, I still want sharp skills! So I’ve asked Jo New to do a rig rundown and he said it’s listed here. Well, sorta no it isn’t, just general listings. So here’s what I noticed and as of Nov 25, 2020 the costs online. 1) PC- Omen $850-1k ( depends on options) 2) TrackRacer.com rig - TR8 Mach3 $ 650 ( w/o shipping) no seat as a choice ( also can get rig w/ a seat) $80- seat slider option 3) Seat- REAL race seat Sparco - Pro2000 QRT $ 825 ( w/o shipping ) FIA legal for actual racing! 4) Wheel- Fanatec Podium Racing Wheel for Xbox & PC w/ 1x Podium DD1 base and 1x Podium Advanced Paddle Module ( all 3 bundled together) $ 1,649.95 ( w/o shipping) 5) Fanatec Clubsport Pedals V3 $359.95 ( maybe he has )- V3 damper kit $79.95 For tuning the Brake pedal 6) small ring lights for RU-vid -$15 x 2 7) webcam- ? It’s 4K so probably $80-100. 8) Samsung curved 49” gaming monitor $ 749.99 ( was $900-1,100) 9) cables and other misc. to hook it all up $50 10) plastic snap together flooring -$45 11) headphones w/ mic- unknown Ok- that’s what I noticed. Now, as a former sponsored driver with “ buddies “ some items might have been discounted. Overnight shipping had to be expensive due to IndyCar deadline for this first race. But if the Sparco seat shout out was worth $825 maybe it was? I did read was someone estimated $7-9k and JoNew replied he didn’t spend that much. He’s a household name and deals get offered. But if you or I want the same set up ( which I’m doing), I’ve budgeted 7k due to the cost of the monitor dropping, and I don’t have to get stuff shipped overnight. Good luck to all, I hope someone appreciates all the time it took to compile these parts & prices. #Enjoy

3:11 Jeremy Clarkson approves

I've been following this iRacing stuff as closely as possible because it's a history making dream come true. And, let's be honest, this wouldn't have happened in any other way if not for the social distancing. Josef, I've become a fan of yours over the last 3 years, not just because you're an amazing driver, but mostly because of your personality and how you do things with your team. This video just continues to reinforce my appreciation for you as a person and a professional. I hope you're having fun with this, it's a blast to watch it all unfold. I had two things up on my dual monitors yesterday, the main IndyCar broadcast, and your live stream. lol. I plan on rocking that setup for the next 5 weeks! Let's do this!

He makes that squat in his garage at the 2:09 mark look so natural and easy. I just tried that, and my heels were just shaking all over the place keeping balance.

Hey Joseph, You may not remember me, but we shook hands at the race in Canada back in 2018. I wore the colorful Indy 500 shirt and Power’s hat. Nice to see that you’ve got a channel. I’ll be rooting for you and the rest of team Penske tomorrow. Good luck!

Happy that you showed us that you built it yourself. Looks great, nice work.

Try testing out a VR headset if you can get a hold of one. Way more immersive plus its easier to see apexes. Downside is it gets a little uncomfortable in long races. Best of luck in series🏁 Cheers 🍺

Well this is awkward. Sitting in my sim racing rig browsing sim racing videos and I stumble on to this. Welcome back to iRacing.

Great stuff Josef.

You caught on quick at the Glen if you got it setup this late (P7?). I see why they were talking about you being up practicing so many hours. Great video. Can't wait to see you, Simon, Will, and the rest of the drivers when we all get back to normal.

That monitor is wobbling pretty good. After racing with three screens, I don’t think I could ever go back to even a super wide single

Great to see you getting back into sim racing. I just bought a very similar set up waiting for some shipments also lol. This is the golden era for sim racing!

Pretty cool man! You actually put it all together yourself.

Looks like a great setup!

Definitely go for aluminum profile the next chance you get. You'll love it vs tube style like the track racer or RSeat.

Marcus has got ya beat on the Sim system! (haha) Great to see you have a channel & new scriber here.

Let’s build a simulator! (proceeds to build it off camera)

So cool that you guys are doing this. Love the set up you have there. WOW.

So many boxes!

I had a teacher in high school who had the motto, "If you can't fix it, get a bigger hammer". I have found it to be true over the years and your problem and fix is just one more example of it being true.

Thanks Josef for posting these great videos. I'm quickly becoming a fan of yours. Hope to see you out there on the real racetrack soon.

You need a stand alone monitor stand. That thing is shaking all over the place.

I really like the setup. Can you list all the items you bought, where to order the items and how much it would cost? Stuck at home and want to build a simulator.

"I figured it out, you just need a hammer." Just like at the race track when you get damage, get out the BFH and beat it out.

Josef, you need a personal assistant to organize your day and keep you on the ready. One of better use than your current sims."And if we may be so bold, there are children without homes; she has a working oven (we hope if not pardon that); if her career is this important that she needs to abandon her newlywed, I'll take him off her hands."

Could put in the comments the component parts that Joseph used to make this Sim? Thanks!

. . . aaaannndd, in less than a week he's hosting races, left and right. From the IndyCars at Spa, to Stock Cars at the historic Monza Oval. What's next? Legend cars at Monoco?

what did that system cost? thanks. cant wait to see you on the track for real!

nope that's exactly how i would have fixed the tube as well. Well done.

Awesome stuff indeed! I would kill to have something like that but I can't even afford a damn PC and have to game on crappy console. :(

Now this is content.

hey man, id look at a load cell brake mod for your pedal set up. non load cell brake pedals register pedal postition, where as a load cell brake measures brake pressure, its much better for muscule memory, and as a wise old sim racing sage once said, "its not the wheel or seat that makes you faster, its the brakes" .

How are you such a stud dude. Can’t wait to see you on the track soon

Btw.. loved the live stream of the race yesterday. It's cool that you set up pedal cam.

Yo.. can you post the list of items?

Should have gone with Rseat, better build, stronger rig. That monitor is Awesome, luv mine. Good luck with the iracing 👍

Nice setup, but you should have bought a Simucube Pro direct drive wheel. Makes the Fanatec look like crap.

Very nice, also expensive for the average gamer. What spec is your pc? I always wonder what cpu / gpu real racers are using as you most likely have a bigger budget to work with. And having the right spec components will make a big difference in the online racing experience.

nice train

Go get your snap-on floor jack handle to straighten that

2 car garage for a world champion? You're to humble Josef.

Hey Josef, how much different is Forza to a simulator like iracing? I just got sent home from college to my brothers xbox so I just bought FM7 and a wheel. I'd figure your opinion is better than anybody on how much better/realistic iracing is over Forza

Yep...in the beginning, it is a pain in the butt!!!!!!!!LOL

3:11 is so 1981 AJ

So you now no longer just gave race car driver as a title but... You can apply if need be as a metal fabricator. Who knew that sim racing would be so beneficial.

WELL MY SONY PADDLE LOL! I wonder how far i can take it?

Fix the monitor wobble. 1 post frame dosen't cut it.

Where did you buy it and how much does it cost? I'd love to go I racing. Thank you for putting this on here.

Step 1 have the $ to get the hardware. That's where it ends for me. No step 2 lol.

I’m just curious on how much you spend. ? If I get one. I would like that one. But just wondering around about price?

what monitor is that?

He needs to fix his FOV. I would find it impossible to tell what the car was doing and hit my lines with that FOV.

How much does a setup like that cost?

Joseph, try a VR!

Bought it all from the SEARS catalog 😂🤣

That monitor is shaking constantly. That doesn't seem sturdy at all, I do prefer the ultrawide instead of triples tho.

These racer guys just casually unpacking and putting together 7-9k system....you know, no big dealeo. 🤣🤣🤣

How much ballpark for this setup?

p7 Not bad at all!

So how much did it cost? I think the cheapest way would be to use a regular home computer with two screams. You'd proably have to use 3 monitors and the four arrows on yoru compugter as the sterring wheel and teh mouse as the accelerator or throttle. I'm guessing at all that because I asked someomne yesterday on chat about it adn they told me tey had a computer with 3 screen monitors adn it was perfect. I coudn't use that because I"m legally blind adn I have to have a magnitication program to enlarge almost everything although I can watch videos and movies on youtube on my screem without having to use the magnification program, but to gert on youtube for example and select the video I want to watch I need my issist (magnification program.)

Hope you see this ..greay wheel.. hope people new to sim racing know the DVD wheels if set wrong CAN BREAK HANDS AND ARMS. Now to get comfortable with rig and iracing..may want button boxes not bad race today's take it slow and get comfortable bet in 2 to 4 days you up to YOUR speed... top5

F1 driver would have saw that damage and gave up

it is much easier to race with the right FOV

huh, interesting to know that he is Forza player. the first time seeing someone playing Forza around, yet!

Rich boy toys

Channel locks? Nice....😂

Josef, please take the pc off the carpet. The vent below the power supply will not be able to breath at all and will only collect dust from the carpet.

Nice! I am running the exact same rig & set up. I like to think of it as more than intermediate hahahahah

Wish I could afford a simulator. But $$$$

2:00 have you really bought a new chair if you don’t sit in it before you’re finished building it?

@Josef Newgarden OMG LOOK AT HOW MUCH ETHERNET CABLE IS THERE Now I know where my internet bandwidth has gone Top end wheel and pedals "We will put it on and see how it goes" INTERMEDIATE RIG?????????????????????????

I have now found out my set up is crap!

You can see that you are very poorly prepared for the last race AT GLEN!!

it is pretty funny that race drivers always talk in plural. :-) there is no "I" only "we".

Is your screen shaking too much?

So Joseph is a kid now

Channel locks? Ha! No, Joseph. Those are vice grips. Your mechanics will shame you about that! Ha!

What's in the rig? Who built it?

Those are vise grips not channel locks 😂

No Podium? C;mon man

not build, assemble

You *can* being doing that right now but you're being told not to by stupid politicians that think we're all raving lunatics that can't take care of ourselves.

Oh you mean it doesn't come together?......lol

$$ ??

okay!, TRUMP where is my stimulus check!

Get that PC off the carpet. PSU fan will act as a vaccuum and could overheat/fail if it doesn't get proper air flow

Everything cool my friend, EXCEPT IRACING its a piece of s........its an amazing money plataform, but as a sim, its far away from assetto, even raceroom, and not even to mention to rfactor2, hope Indycar switch some esports to rfactor 2 like other series are doing, IMSA LE MANS THE RACE with those great tournaments on recent weeks etc, really dont understand why iracing has so many suscribers. , absurd ...a hug from Ecuador Joseph , all the best on this new Indycar year

Do any of you newbies actually bother to put an NVME SSD in your computers?

That's not channel locks dude those are vise grips.