Mobil 1 Porsche Super Cup Driver, Matt Halliday trains in the Motion Pro II Racing Simulator.

5/15/09

No matter how skilled, it's extremely difficult for a rookie driver in a high-profile racing series to immediately make an impact. Yet that's exactly what Matt Halliday has done in the highly competitive Mobil 1 Porsche Super Cup series that runs on F1 tracks before every Grand Prix.

The New Zealander turned heads from his first Super Cup appearance, scoring a podium finish at Bahrain, a track completely new to him.

Going into the Turkish round this weekend, Halliday is third in points. His secret? Valuable hours on the CXC Motion Pro II simulator.

"It's the best possible way for me to understand the characteristics of the circuits before I arrive. The Motion Pro II is realistic enough for me to find braking points, gears, even setup adjustments. Like with Bahrain, I'd never seen that track, but with a very limited amount of laps, I was on the pace and finished third. In essence, I did my pre-race testing on the simulator. It was a massive help."

In addition to circuit and setup information, like many racers, Halliday takes full advantage of the ability to compare Motec data on the simulator with data from his own car, but of added importance to him is the physical component provided by the Motion Pro II's motion and force feedback systems.

"From a driver fitness perspective, it puts you under a realistic strain and in particular, doing long runs trains the same core and arm muscles as the real thing."

It is CXC's innovative solution for the integration of motion, force feedback, sound and high-definition graphic systems that makes the MP II uniquely realistic and immersive. It's a simulation, not a game.

Mobil 1 Porsche Super Cup standout Matt Halliday says, simply, "The MP II is by far the most accurate and best racing simulator I've ever worked with."

About Us:

CXC Simulations is headquartered in Marina del Rey, California and was formed specifically to manufacture a professional-level racing simulator that was not only suitable for pro drivers and race teams, but practical for home use. Developed with professional drivers and engineers over a two-year period, the result was the CXC Motion Pro II, about which AutoWeek said, "might just be the best racing simulator in the world."

Powered by a purpose-built rack-mounted simulation computer, the MP II is meticulously assembled from aluminum, laser-cut steel and carbon fiber, the same materials as racecars. It is compatible with all major commercial and online software options and users may choose from a nearly inexhaustible and ever-increasing list of modern or vintage cars to drive, including F1, GT, NASCAR, sports cars, off-road, open-wheel and rally (even race boats) and tracks around the world to race on. But it is the implementation and interpretation of that software that separates the MP II from other simulators – the precise timing, intensity and accuracy of its proprietary full-motion system, tactile transducers and force-feedback controls, together with 5.1 surround sound and a 1080p high-definition video display.