{"id":844617,"date":"2026-08-05T16:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/844617\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:56:12","slug":"trak-racer-purchased-by-fanatecs-owners-corsair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/844617\/","title":{"rendered":"Trak Racer purchased by Fanatec\u2019s owners, Corsair"},"content":{"rendered":"

Corsair has purchased Trak Racer. It\u2019s a significant move for the US-based gaming equipment giant, as it welcomes the Australian company into its sim racing portfolio alongside Fanatec.<\/p>\n

The equipment and accessory manufacturer was founded by Matt Sten in 2008, and along the way expanded its range of cockpits to seats, wheel stands, and at one point, prototype wheel bases.<\/p>\n

One of its signature products was the TRX cockpit, which can change from a formula-style seating position to a more upright GT orientation without the need for tools. It is also an official product of the Alpine Racing Formula 1 team.<\/p>\n

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At the SimRacing Expo Charlotte<\/a>, earlier this year, Sten was on hand to showcase numerous world unveils, from Porsche, Aston Martin F1 and Hot Wheels branded cockpits, to a truck seat, and even a motorcycle sim setup for home use. The latter, a partnership with RevZED, was undoubtedly the star of the show, generating significant interest.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrak Racer joins Corsair\u2019s portfolio of brands as a complement to Fanatec, the leading name in sim racing hardware,\u201d said the company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

It purchased the German wheel, pedal and equipment manufacturer in 2024 in controversial circumstances. It followed a long gestation period for the deal, in which company founder Jackermeier was cut out of the deal.<\/p>\n

Corsair\u2019s statement makes a clear distinction between the two brands, with Fanatec focused on electronics and Trak Racer on the \u201cphysical simulator\u201d, including flight (it has an Airbus-branded cockpit on the way).<\/p>\n

Quite where that leaves Fanatec\u2019s existing cockpit range and Trak Racer\u2019s plans for electronics (it has an Alpine F1 wheel in development) is unclear.<\/p>\n

\"TrakTrak Racer Alpine A522 replica wheel at ADAC SimRacing Expo 2024<\/p>\n

\u201cTrak Racer meaningfully expands Fanatec\u2019s sim racing lineup, bringing an extensive cockpit and accessories portfolio and a passionate, loyal community that we\u2019re excited to welcome to the Fanatec family,\u201d said Thi La, Chief Executive Officer of Corsair.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoining Corsair and Fanatec gives Trak Racer the platform to reach far more sim racing enthusiasts faster than we could on our own,\u201d said Matt Sten, founder of Trak Racer, who has joined Corsair as Chief Technology Officer for Sim Solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorsair\u2019s global distribution and retail infrastructure, paired with Fanatec\u2019s engineering strength and product portfolio, will let us bring Trak Racer products to a much larger audience while staying true to the community that helped build this brand.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor existing Trak Racer customers, it\u2019s business as usual. Your products, warranties, customer support, and commitment from the Trak Racer team remain in place,\u201d Sten further clarified to Traxion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Corsair has purchased Trak Racer. It\u2019s a significant move for the US-based gaming equipment giant, as it welcomes…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":844618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,31943,9478,105,7476],"class_list":["post-844617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-pc-gaming","tag-playstation","tag-technology","tag-xbox"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=844617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/844617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/844618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=844617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=844617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=844617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}