Real pros like Lapcevich use modern haptic systems like these every single day to prepare for their big race. But there’s one problem: with the growing popularity of sim racing, racers everywhere are becoming less satisfied with the basic racing experience. That’s why choosing the right sim racing equipment can make all the difference for professionals looking for a training tool.
So, how does D-BOX sim racing really work? Thanks to their longstanding relationships with game studios who produce some of the world’s biggest racing games such as iRacing and Assetto Corsa Competizione, D-BOX is able to translate the game’s telemetry data directly into extremely realistic physical sensations known as haptic feedback. This means you get to feel all of these realistic movements through actuators positioned under your seat—in Lapcevich’s case, 4x 1.5-inch D-BOX G5 actuators, to be exact.
While 1.5-inch actuators might not sound like a lot, they’re more than capable of delivering the realism that professional drivers expect from their sim racing systems. Many of the sensations felt while driving are small and subtle, which is why you don’t need massive 6-inch actuators to provide them for road racing! The smooth vibrations and textures in the smaller actuators that Lapcevich uses can deliver world-class realism without fake or exaggerated sensations.
When it comes to racing, you probably already know that precision and realism are paramount. This is why D-BOX’s haptic developers have spent more than 350,000 hours hand-coding over 65,000 unique haptic effects—which is something other sim racing systems don’t have. Additionally, since these hand-coded haptic effects make D-BOX’s effects as realistic as can be, D-BOX haptic systems are the only ones to be licensed by the FIA, which is the governing body of professional motorsport! It’s simple: with D-BOX, you get what you expect to feel at every single moment—and that’s why Lapcevich uses it.
Plus, we’ve made this racing technology accessible to almost anyone. While D-BOX’s simulators can seem complex and super high-tech, it’s truly a plug-and-play system. No wasting hours setting up your seat or the headache of tricky hardware. You can get on the track within minutes of unboxing–because who has the time to mess around with equipment?
Additionally, for each game that has been coded by D-BOX, their haptic developers have hand-created game profiles that will provide drivers with realistic feedback. But no worries—if you want to customize the profiles, it’s as simple as sliding a toggle until you get it just right. You can personalize everything from skid vibration and suspension stiffness to road texture, curb vibrations and more!
It’s no secret that Lapcevich uses D-BOX sim racing as a huge training tool. And here’s something else he admits. “A lot of these tracks we go to in real life, we don’t get a lot of practice on, but D-BOX provides precision and realism that allows me to practice beforehand and know what to expect when I’m headed to the track on a race weekend.”
With D-BOX sim racing, you can test your skills and train anywhere, anytime. Because the movements are so accurate, you can learn and adjust your position on the track to perform as best as possible later in real-life race scenarios. That can mean the difference between losing a race and securing a championship title.
Check out what else Lapcevich had to say and see for yourself how he uses D-BOX as a training tool!