{"id":52607,"date":"2025-08-07T16:48:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T13:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simucube.com\/en-gb\/?page_id=52607"},"modified":"2025-08-13T15:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T12:49:48","slug":"bas-van-melis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simucube.com\/en-gb\/customer-case-studies\/bas-van-melis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bas van Melis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section scroll-cue\" id=\"section_1268096221\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/bas-hero.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1557948469\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-176641639\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-317846572\" class=\"text orange tagline\">\n\t\t\n<p>BAS VAN MELIS \u2022 GT3 \u2022 GT4 \u2022 PORSCHE CUP<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3512723385\" class=\"text collapse\">\n\t\t\n<h1>&#8220;The moment it no longer feels like you&#8217;re in a simulator&#8221;<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3512723385 {\n  font-size: 2rem;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-3512723385 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3512723385 {\n    font-size: 3rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-895551175\" class=\"text collapse\">\n\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"border-l-4 border-gray-600 pl-6 italic\"><p>As simracers most of us are looking for &#8220;ultimate&#8221; immersion. The moment you forget you&#8217;re in a simulator, and feel like you&#8217;re on track. After various wheelbases and pedal configurations, I&#8217;ve switched to Simucube and never looked back. Everything clicked!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-895551175 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-895551175 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-176641639 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 130px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1268096221 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  min-height: 50vh;\n}\n#section_1268096221 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.285);\n}\n#section_1268096221 .section-bg img {\n  object-position: 38% 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-141724604\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-141724604 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_167717611\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-565074124\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1915557185\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2282658742\" class=\"text orange tagline\">\n\t\t\n<p>BAS VAN MELIS \u2022 GT3 \u2022 GT4 \u2022 PORSCHE CUP<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2186535234\" class=\"text alt collapse\">\n\t\t\n<h3>Meet Bas Van Melis<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2186535234 {\n  font-size: 2.5rem;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-2186535234 {\n    font-size: 3rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Bas van Melis is a dedicated sim racer from Woerden the Netherlands who has been racing in simulators for over 20 years. Looking for ultimate immersion each item on his sim has been meticlously chosen from the offerings on the market.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago Bas purchased a Simucube wheelbase, from that moment on everything clicked. The intuative software combined with bullet proof hardware make Simucube 2 Pro the best direct drive package on the market. Upon the release of our active pedals, Bas was one of the first customers to receive them and has been an avid supporter since day one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-657436715\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1005817233\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:#f0f0f0;border-radius:10px;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Previous setup<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1409354267\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2064588969\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1340147657\" class=\"text collapse\">\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Hardware<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-801221106\" class=\"text collapse\">\n\t\t\n<ul class=\"text-gray-600 space-y-1\">\n<li>Various direct drive wheel bases (8-15nm)<\/li>\n<li>Formula wheel<\/li>\n<li>Load cell and hydraulic pedal setups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-868853809\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3030991794\" class=\"text collapse\">\n\t\t\n<p><strong>Limitations<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3183353417\" class=\"text collapse\">\n\t\t\n<ul class=\"text-gray-600 space-y-1\">\n<li>Notchy feeling<\/li>\n<li>Inconsistent steering feel<\/li>\n<li>Poor force feedback at low speeds<\/li>\n<li>Difficulty getting a balanced feel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1005817233 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 2% 5% 0px 5%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1485309469\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover round-corners\" id=\"banner-1385471799\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/meet-bas.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1385471799 {\n  padding-top: 99.99%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1061529076\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1061529076 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1363538851\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1363538851 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_167717611 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1592011775\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1911767390\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-667796435\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1584648015\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1584648015 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2638236355\" class=\"text alt collapse\">\n\t\t\n<h3>The challenge<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2638236355 {\n  font-size: 2.5rem;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-2638236355 {\n    font-size: 3rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2139721549\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2139721549 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<blockquote class=\"border-l-4 border-gray-600 pl-6 italic\"><p>&#8220;I&#8217;d nail a perfect lap in practice, then lose that feeling completely in the race. The wheel would behave differently under load, and I never knew if I could trust what I was feeling through my hands.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-equal\"  id=\"row-2047603370\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1747742404\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(252, 0, 0);border-radius:10px;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 60px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/warranty-icon.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Simucube warranty\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4270451641\" class=\"text alt\">\n\t\t\n<h3><strong>Inconsistent lap times<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bas struggled with lap time consistency, often having 2-3 second gaps between his fastest and slowest laps in practice sessions.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4270451641 {\n  line-height: 1.5;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1747742404 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 12% 5% 12% 5%;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1121508583\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(252, 0, 0);border-radius:10px;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 60px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/warranty-icon.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Simucube warranty\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-608240785\" class=\"text alt\">\n\t\t\n<h3><strong>Poor car control<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Limited force feedback made it difficult to feel when the car was at its limit, leading to frequent spins and off-track excursions.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-608240785 {\n  line-height: 1.5;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1121508583 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 12% 5% 12% 5%;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-739080551\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\" style=\"background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(252, 0, 0);border-radius:10px;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 60px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/05\/warranty-icon.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Simucube warranty\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-601924847\" class=\"text alt\">\n\t\t\n<h3><strong>Difficulty getting a balanced feel<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With his previous wheelbases, the overall general feeling was inconsistent and it was hard to find a feeling that felt immersive.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-601924847 {\n  line-height: 1.5;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-739080551 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 12% 5% 12% 5%;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1636951998\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1636951998 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1592011775 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: #f0f0f0;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1495337208\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1679560199\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1679560199 {\n  padding-top: 60px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1367933454\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1345380617\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1162555316\" class=\"text orange tagline\">\n\t\t\n<p>UPGRADING TO SIMUCUBE<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1721079322\" class=\"text alt collapse\">\n\t\t\n<h3>Everything just clicked<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1721079322 {\n  font-size: 2.5rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-1721079322 {\n    font-size: 3rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1874566283\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1874566283 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3678840842\" class=\"text collapse\">\n\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"text-2xl italic mb-4\"><p>&#8220;Everything just clicked. Within ten minutes, I understood what everyone was talking about.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>The decision came after a particularly frustrating endurance race where Bas lost concentration during the final stint. \u201cI realized I was spending mental energy interpreting what the wheel was trying to tell me, instead of just\u2026 driving. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>After researching direct drive options, Simucube 2 Pro stood out for its reputation in the endurance racing community. <strong><em>\u201cEvery review mentioned the same thing: clarity and consistency.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> The installation was straightforward, but the first drive session changed everything. The level of detail and feeling are unmatched, making you forget you&#8217;re in a simulator.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I also vividly remember installing the active pedals and being blown away by both ease of use, effects and the adjustability. You can literally change the feeling with a few mouse clicks. I strongly advise not trying them, as you&#8217;ll end up buying them&#8230;.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-311309481\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover round-corners\" id=\"banner-1390226468\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/bas-rig.webp\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-1390226468 {\n  padding-top: 99.99%;\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1782451663\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&pound;<\/span>4,685.70<\/bdi><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"col\" data-animate=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"badge-container absolute left top z-1\">\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"product-small box custom-products has-hover box-normal box-text-bottom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/en-gb\/simucube-2-pro\/\" aria-label=\"Simucube 2 Pro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/WB-PRO-1-FRONTRIGHT-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Simucube 2 Pro\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/WB-PRO-1-FRONTRIGHT-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/WB-PRO-1-FRONTRIGHT-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/WB-PRO-1-FRONTRIGHT-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/WB-PRO-1-FRONTRIGHT-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/simucube.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/09\/WB-PRO-1-FRONTRIGHT-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-tools top right show-on-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-tools grid-tools text-center hide-for-small bottom hover-slide-in show-on-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center is-small\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-wrapper\"><p class=\"name product-title woocommerce-loop-product__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/en-gb\/simucube-2-pro\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\">Simucube 2 Pro<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"price-wrapper\">\n\t<span class=\"price\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&pound;<\/span>924.83<\/bdi><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1485238310 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.547);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_768279884\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2098602183\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-449813871\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3532811604\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re on the fence about upgrading, my advice is simple: don\u2019t think of it as buying a wheel base or pedals. Think of it as moving to a simracing ecosystem that is constantly pushing to give their customers the ultimate immersion.<\/p>\n<p>When you buy Simucube products you receive quality, service and purchase from a company that listens to their customer base. Introducing new features or refining the software and user experience.<\/p>\n<p>You buy a product for life, they currently still support their SC1 userbase, whereas other companies often stop support outside the warranty period. You become part of a thriving community with users worldwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3532811604 {\n  font-size: 1rem;\n  text-align: left;\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n#text-3532811604 > * {\n  color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #text-3532811604 {\n    font-size: 1.5rem;\n    text-align: center;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/simucube.com\/en-gb\/store\/\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"padding:15px 15px 15px 15px;\">\n\t\t<span>EXPLORE SIMUCUBE PRODUCTS<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-449813871 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5% 5% 5% 5%;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-2098602183 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: #e84e0f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_768279884 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1033426124\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1297839836\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1440720732\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-626860519\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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