Case study / Simulator manufacturer

Cool Performance

Designed & hand-build in the UK. Chosen by Champions.

We’ve used Simucube systems for a number of years because they give us the level of configurability we need to create custom driver setups, developed through working with our portfolio of 300+ professional drivers.

REFERENCE · COOL PERFORMANCE LTD.

Cool Performance in numbers

1

F1 Drivers’ Championship

9

F1 drivers

250+

Professional drivers

20+

Years experience

42

Countries worldwide

1k+

Simulators installed

Source · coolperformance.com
2026

The simulator serious drivers choose

Cool Performance, founded in 2013 by Oliver Norris, designs and hand-builds some of the most realistic racing simulators for professional racing drivers, serious enthusiast and individuals seeking premium entertainment at home.

Every part of the build is developed in-house such as, chassis, electronics, steering wheels, cockpits, and software profiles. Their rigs are used by over 250 professional drivers and thousands of enthusiasts worldwide and built to one principle: if the muscle memory doesn’t transfer to a real car, the simulator hasn’t done its job.

When Cool Performance spec their Formula Sport and GT Sport simulators, they fit Simucube 3 wheelbases. The Simucube 3 Sport on Stage 2, and the Simucube 3 Pro on Stage 3.

This is why.

What a professional simulator demands

Cool Performance has spent a decade designing and building every part of their simulators in-house: chassis, electronics, cockpit, car models. The car software is developed entirely by their own team and exclusive to Cool Performance: suspension geometry, tyres, power curves, dampers, gear ratios, all tuned until each car responds on the simulator exactly as it does on track.

For that to hold, the wheelbase has to translate what the car is doing without cleaning it up on the way through. Cool Performance fit Simucube on Stage 2 and Stage 3 of both the Formula Sport and GT Sport, because a Simucube wheelbase doesn’t get in the way.

SPECIFICATIONS · THREE-STAGE CONFIGURATIONS

The Formula Sport and GT Sport

The Formula Sport and GT Sport share the engineering DNA of Cool Performance’s flagship simulators, cockpits hand-built in the UK, zero flex by design, with a lifetime warranty. What they bring is that same standard of build in a form more drivers can get into their homes.

That system brings together a Simucube 3 wheelbase, a steering wheel, pedals, and a display. Components that need to perform as one. Managing that across separate software and connections is complexity the driver shouldn’t have to carry.

The Simucube 3 can connect through the Simucube Link Hub, a single USB connection to the PC that carries the wheelbase, steering wheel data, and configuration in one. Everything is configured through Tuner 3.0: one application, automatic profile switching per game, firmware updates in a single click. When something improves, it improves quietly, in the background. The rig gets simpler as it gets better.

Stage 1

Wheelbase

Moza R12

Wheel

Moza GS V2P

Pedals

Moza CRP2

Display

32″ Samsung G7

Frame

Powder-coated AL

Stage 2 ◆

Wheelbase

Simucube 3 Sport 15 N·m

Wheel

Cube CSX-3 Formula

Pedals

Heusinkveld Sprint

Display

49″ Ultra-wide Curved

Frame

Powder-coated AL

Stage 3 ◆
Wheelbase
Simucube 3 Pro 25 N·m
Wheel
S Formula
Pedals
S hydraulic
Display
49″ Samsung G9
Frame
Powder-coated AL

Stage 1

Wheelbase

Moza R12

Wheel

Moza KS

Pedals

Moza CRP2

DDU

—

Display

32″ Samsung G7

Stage 2 ◆

Wheelbase

Simucube 3 Sport 15 N·m

Wheel

Cube GT

Pedals

Heusinkveld Sprint

DDU

PSE DD-R

Display

49″ Ultra-wide Curved

Stage 3 ◆
Wheelbase
Simucube 3 Pro 25 N·m
Wheel
S GT Pro
Pedals
S hydraulic
DDU
PSE DD-X
Display
49″ Samsung G9

Source · Cool Performance product specifications
◆ marks Simucube 3 stages

Tips from Cool Performance

How to get the most out of your rig?

01

Tip one

Adjustment

Setup the rig perfectly for you and spend the time to get the right driving position for you.

02

Tip two

Setup

Trust feedback from real drivers feedback – not data found on forums. Trust data from people who actually drive and know how cars feel on track.

03

Tip three

Learning

Start slow and build up, keep to entry level racing series, familiarise with a small amount of cars and tracks to start with and learn the fundamentals slowly.

“Just as importantly, the reliability of the hardware means our drivers know they can depend on the system time and time again, whether for day-to-day training or high-performance preparation.”

Joel Somerville — CMO, Cool Performance