RSeat P1 Cockpit Review

Final thoughts on the P1 cockpit from the guys at RSeat. This cockpit is manufactured in Bulgaria. All metal fabrication is done in house. Which allows Rseat the opportunity to
maintain their preferred quality control levels. The P1 arrived well packaged with no scratches or dents. A first for me, as any other prefabricated cockpit I have tested came with some kind of damage caused by shipping service employees. The P1 is constructed of steel plate. Each part’s finish is well done, with no defects that I could find. All elements of this cockpit construction are of a stout nature. They are sporting abundant welds on every piece that requires it. They use a unique process for bending the metal curves. With laser cut slots on the back of the bend providing a stress relief area where the bends are made. The main chassis assembly is constructed from steel plate in a boxed rail configuration similar to those found on real vehicle chassis. Which provides a stiff base platform that can support the rest of the cockpits assembled parts. The shifter mount is very heavy and stiff once mounted. It did not move when using my sequential shifter. I did observe a small amount of movement when using my handbrake, buy I pulling it at an angle dictated by the available mounting holes. I would drill holes in the mounting plate to change that if it were my daily driver. The pedal tray system is also very heavy and stiff. When using my heel and toe shifting technique, I could never sense or see any movement at all. The height of the tray did make for a more ergonomic driving position than most other prefab cockpits I have tested
with their truck driver like drop from the seat to the pedal tray. But, this added height also caused an issue when mounting some of my high end full sized pedal systems. I would like to see Rseat raise the height of their front roll bar mount section at least another 2 inches or 50mm to allows these pedals sets with their bases to have the clearance they need. The
wheelbase mount is also a heavy well built unit. It fits most available FFB servo motors, but I did have to notch out the bracket a bit to allow me to mount my 20nm Mige motors connectors on the side where they would not interfere with viewing the monitor. Something I think Rseat should start to do on all these mounts moving forward. The Rseat branded
seat included in my kit did have some flex in it due to the thin fiberglass shell used in its construction. I would opt for another option here. Overall I think Rseat is making a very good cockpit in the P1. I did have some complaints about some parts, but one cannot argue the sheer mass and well constructed elements that the P1 as a whole has. Which translates into a very stiff platform to drive in. The P1 is the best performing prefabricated cockpit I have tested to date. Considering the price point, anything less would be a great
disappointment.