Pick the SIMGASM Club if you want an aluminium profile rig that you build around your own seat and wheelbase, in a compact 500 × 1350 mm footprint. Pick the Next Level Racing GTtrack if you want a complete carbon steel cockpit with a bucket seat, slider, four point harness and castors in one package. Both handle direct drive, but they suit different buyers.
This guide compares frame material, adjustability, what comes in the box and how each rig grows with you, so you know which one belongs in your room.
How do aluminium profile and carbon steel compare?
The frame material shapes how a rig feels, how you adjust it and how it grows.
The GTtrack: welded carbon steel
Next Level Racing builds the GTtrack from carbon steel, using laser cutting and robotic welding. The brand states support for drivers from 120 to 210 cm tall and up to 150 kg. A welded frame is strong and feels like one solid piece. The trade off is that the shape is fixed: you adjust the parts that the factory made adjustable, and that is it.
The Club: modular aluminium profile
The Club uses a 40 × 80 mm aluminium main profile with slots along every side. Brackets slide into those slots, so you place the wheel deck, pedals and seat exactly where your body needs them. You also add parts later, such as a monitor stand or a second side arm, without drilling. Our guide on aluminium vs steel sim racing cockpits goes deeper into both materials.
SIMGASM | Club Aluminum Sim Racing Cockpit - MARINI
What comes in the box?
This is where the two rigs differ the most for a first time buyer.
The GTtrack arrives as a complete package. Next Level Racing includes a bucket seat on a slider, a four point harness, a shifter and handbrake mount that fits on either side, and lockable castors. That makes it easy to start racing on day one.
The Club ships as a chassis with the aluminium profiles, structural brackets, the wheel mount you choose at checkout, the Core side profile arm for a shifter or handbrake, all assembly hardware and tools, white assembly gloves and the assembly guide. The seat and seat slider are separate, so you pick a shape that suits you. Read what seat sliders do in a rig before you choose one.
Which rig suits direct drive and load cell pedals?
Both rigs carry direct drive, but the way they hold your hardware is different.
Wheel deck and pedal plate
The GTtrack has a wheel plate with height and angle adjustment and a pedal plate with distance and angle adjustment. It supports direct drive wheels and professional pedal sets, and Next Level Racing names Thrustmaster, Logitech and Fanatec as compatible brands.
The Club offers four wheel mount types: Bottom Mount, Front Mount, Side Mount and Asetek Front Mount. Together they cover supported wheelbases from Logitech, Fanatec, MOZA, Thrustmaster, SIMAGIC, PXN, Simucube, Asetek and VRS. The pedal deck has a rated braking load of 200 kg, so a firm load cell brake stays in place.
SIMGASM | Sport Aluminum Sim Racing Cockpit - Orange
What about motion and future upgrades?
Think about where your sim racing hobby goes in the next two or three years.
Next Level Racing designed the GTtrack with its own Motion Platform V3 in mind, so that path is clear if you stay inside that brand. In the SIMGASM range, motion readiness is a Sport feature. If motion is your goal, the SIMGASM Sport steps up with a 40 × 120 mm profile, a 300 kg braking rating, integrated cable passthroughs and motion readiness. Our motion ready sim rig guide explains what to check. If you compare more rigs, the previous guide on the SIMGASM Club vs the Thermaltake GR500 covers another all in one option.
Who designed the Club, and why does that matter?
Experience behind a rig shows in the small details you only notice after many hours.
SIMGASM founder Johan Akkerman has raced since 2008 and won the Project CARS 2 world team championship in 2019. He has tested a wide range of cockpits, wheelbases, pedals and seats from across the market, and he moved into real motorsport with titles in the DNRT BMW E30 Cup. Development of SIMGASM started in January 2026 in Wijk bij Duurstede, and every product is tested as part of a complete simulator.
So which one wins? If you want a ready package and a motion path within one brand, the GTtrack makes sense. If you want a compact, stiff frame with your own seat, nine colours and four liveries, the SIMGASM Club cockpit is the better fit.
SIMGASM | Atlas Sim Racing Seat Gran Turismo - Carbon
Questions about the Club and the GTtrack
These quick answers help you settle the last doubts.
Does the GTtrack include a seat?
Yes. Next Level Racing ships the GTtrack with a bucket seat on a slider and a four point harness. The SIMGASM Club comes without a seat.
Which rig is easier to adjust later?
The Club, because its slotted aluminium profile lets you move brackets and add accessories anywhere along the frame.
Can both rigs carry a direct drive wheelbase?
Yes. Both support direct drive. The Club offers four mount types for nine wheelbase brands.
Which rig suits motion?
The GTtrack works with the Next Level Racing Motion Platform V3. Within SIMGASM, the Sport is the motion ready choice.
Want to learn more? The SIMGASM experts are happy to help.
