Virtual Racing School
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| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Legal Structure | Private |
| Industry | Simulation Racing |
| Also known as | |
| Official website | https://vrs.racing/ |
Virtual Racing School (VRS) was founded in 2016 by Peter Dimov[1].
VRS is a private for-profit hardware and software manufacturer for devices related to simulation racing. VRS sells different steering wheels, wheel bases, pedals and other products and accessories in addition to live coaching from professional sim racers they are partnered with[2].
Consumer-impact summary
- User freedom: VRS has a history of utilizing software codes to lock customers out of the complete functionality of hardware they have already paid for. This is documented in VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall[3]
- User privacy: VRS collects your name, email address, and any other information you enter into the service for advertising purposes and can retain your information for legal purposes for as long as they deem reasonable. VRS also collects additional telemetry data through the use of web beacons and cookies on their website and coaching service from users for advertising, coaching, and legal purposes. VRS states in their privacy policy that they are able to share your data with third parties without users' consent in the event of a merge or legal request.[4]
- Business model: Private, for-profit. Sells hardware, software and coaching services related to simulation racing.
Incidents
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Virtual Racing School category.
VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall (2025 - Ongoing)
VRS sells the uDFP20 Wheel Base [6], a wheel base which is capable of outputting up to 20 Nm of torque, but the wheel base is locked to a lower performance (6, 9, 12, or 15 Nm of torque) depending on what is selected on the product page. To unlock the rest of the device's performance, the customer is required to purchase a software unlock code to be entered into the 'VRS DirectForce' configuration tool. The 20 Nm torque option cannot be purchased directly; it can be accessed only through an upgrade.
VRS states "No subscriptions, no gimmicks—just raw, permanent power at your fingertips."[6] and "it evolves with your skills, delivering pro-level torque without replacing your gear."[6] However, they violate the customer's consumer rights by locking away functionality they have already paid for behind an unlock code.[5]
Products
No VRS products have been directly reviewed on the Wiki. If a product review is created, it should be added here.
See also
If there are additional cases or issues which are similar or link to VRS's practices, it should be added and linked here.
References
- ↑ "VRS About Us". Archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025. Retrieved 22 Aug 2025.
- ↑ "VRS shop showing the current products they sell". Archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025. Retrieved 22 Aug 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall". Archived from the original on 24 Aug 2025. Retrieved 22 Aug 2025.
- ↑ "VRS Privacy Policy". VRS Privacy Policy. Archived from the original on 21 Jun 2025. Retrieved 22 Aug 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "VRS uDFP20 product purchase page". VRS uDFP20 product purchase page. Archived from the original on 23 Jul 2025. Retrieved 22 Aug 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "VRS udpf20 wheel base". VRS udpf20 wheel base. Archived from the original on 19 Jul 2025. Retrieved 22 Aug 2025.