 Hello everybody and welcome back to the channel today is an exciting day as you can see right here We have some new Mazda racing sim products here But today we are going to be taking a look at the new R9 wheelbase that they have just Released the big thank you to Mazda racing for sending this stuff out to me to take a look at it unbox it and give you My guys and my impressions on it. So first of all, we're going to take a look at the obviously the outside the box Before we get into this so it does show on the side that there are two different versions you can get There's a white and blue cased one and a black cased one This is the black cased one that Mazda racing sent out to me so we're going to be unboxing this taking a look at it for the first time here and Once again a big thank you to Mazda racing for sending this stuff out to me to take a look at it and Give you guys my impressions and my feeling on it because you guys know I've been I ran logic 2920 and now I have a close port 2.5 Which is belt drive and now we are going into the direct drive world and this is Mazda's newest R9 wheelbase 9 being 9 new meters worth of force. So it's definitely You know a very amazing looking base on the box So let's actually get into it and get this thing open and see what we got inside this box And see where we are with this new R9 wheelbase Try not hit the microphone over there. All right, so first thing. Oh, we got we got a bunch of Mazda racing stickers That's awesome. And of course we have our user manual and a bunch of like a lot of Mazda racing stickers Actually, that's pretty sweet. Definitely gonna have to put some of those on my chair and everything We're gonna take this user manual We're gonna put this back because we actually need that. I'm not sure what these cardboard pieces are We're gonna chuck those so definitely sweet to get some stickers and things like that in the box so right off the top of the box what we have here is The power cord which actually I'm very intrigued about because it doesn't have a giant power brick like my fanatech does So it'll be nice for like cable management and things of that nature It just got a you know quick power a little power switch there So this is actually really cool that it doesn't have a massive power brick So very excited to see how I can get good cable management with that set that aside over there And then of course we have on in the box as well If I can get my fingers to work with this there we go We have the USB Connection for the PC. It's just a standard connection It does look like it's a standard plug like everything all wheelbases. I know I think even my fanatech has this type of plug in there, so definitely a Very good that it's kind of universal because it seems like I can maybe use the longer one that I have maybe already wired in and Put on my fanatech that's plugged into the PC So we're gonna see if that once we get it hooked up to the rig if I can actually use Another one or you know if we can just wire this one in too. So we're gonna put obviously this stuff aside We put those cables aside a little bit and now we get into the fun stuff We get into some really awesome packaging actually some very thick Packaging and stuff like that. So there is a power brick. I was incorrect So there's a power brick I was wrong a Really actually nice power brick looks like so it looks like the power brick does have Lights that light up and stuff like that. We'll get more into that once I actually get this thing plugged in So I was wrong in the beginning. So there's a power brick like I had no idea what was in this box So this is pretty awesome. So like I said, if this lights up, that's pretty sweet. You can actually put that someplace So there's a big power brick about the same size of my fanatech one. So not a big deal and then we get into What we all wanted to see and it comes in this nice I'm gonna put this box aside So as you can see the size of this Is about two hands It's not Massively large like this is the case that you can kind of see in here And I'm actually very excited that this is as small as it is when I got the box I was like, there's no way there's a wheel base in here, but there's actually a wheel base in here So really nice bag really nice like so bag with a maseray single ago on it and uh the inside of it is actually uh some nice Like swedish felt so the moment that everybody and myself have been waiting for Is taking this new r9 wheel base out of the bag And off the rim. This is incredibly small That's actually really really small, but I mean it's a direct drive, which means it's All it is is a motor inside. So this is Incredibly awesome to see trying to not get the glare Something this small. I mean It's not that big I love the styling of it and the you know aircraft made aluminum And the maza on the sides looked like heat sinks and stuff like that. So this base for like sake of size Let me go grab something so we can get gauge size here So for sake of size This is a 350 millimeter energy innovations wheel the maza racing base For the r9 can fit inside of a 350 millimeter deep dish energy innovations wheel So that just goes to show you how small this actually is Which is going to make it really nice when you actually put it onto a rig and things like that So let's take a look at some of the cool things that i'm super interested in looking at See if I can get it without Some glare right there as you can see there's no pins There's absolutely no pins on this because it has zero latency bluetooth technology that maza racing has So there's a bluetooth receiver inside the base as well as bluetooth receiver inside the rim Which we'll get in more in another episode, but No physical pins like my fanatec. So there's no physical pins that are going to cause it to Like break when it's rotating and spinning like that. And you know, so that is something i'm very interested to know about with the zero latency how zero latency it actually is so Spinning like the motor It's it's actually very quiet. It's very nice very smooth. And you know, you don't really feel much Resistance on it now once it's actually powered in then we'll actually be able to tell but just take a second to like look at The quality of this the aircraft created aluminum and everything like that now You know, of course on the back you have See if I can't get Come on camera focus you have plugins for the meter the emergency stop the usb there And you have a power button on the back So you don't have to worry about that power switch. You can just power it on to the back Which is really nice that there's just a quick little button and then of course on the bottom I'm going to see how How well this actually screws in because we have four screws four screw For my wheelbase now is this going to line up or am I going to drill holes Into my energy innovations base or not? That's something I'm going to have to look once we put it on the rig and actually you know go into taking a look Now one other thing is This case is closed There's no vents. These are just aesthetics. I believe With the heat sinks on the side that believes they're just there for aesthetic purposes. I could be wrong I'll double check with that but so inside here is Their own smart temperature system. It's a built-in temperature sensor that monitors the temperature and chips in real time to ensure like stable operating temperatures and stuff like that so very Curious how that works. Not really sure But once we get it on there and we start driving this You know run in this base and putting it through its paces with racing and drifting and stuff like that will really be able to tell If this thing heats up or not So definitely going to be putting it through its paces and kind of torture testing it but I really like what they did with the output shaft For the base. It's nice and smooth and sleek and you know, like I said, it it's very Very robust, but small at the same time so Once we actually get this onto the rig. So one thing I didn't know is obviously the whole casing is aluminum now the back plate Back plate is plastic or you know polymer Which is probably because you know it has all the plugs in and everything like that. So it's definitely you know Very sturdy, but the fact that this whole thing This thing actually weighs a good good amount. I wish um I'll probably actually put it on a scale and actually see how much this thing actually weighs because it is quite heavy But it is just like a big motor inside. So it's definitely Very intriguing how small this is and but how heavy it is because it feels super strong and super durable and It's one thing, you know to have You know a wheel base that's massively large, but Is not that structurally sound like say my g920. It's very big. It's plastic. This is small It's heavy because it's made of aircraft grade aluminum. So it's definitely Gonna hold up now like I said, there's no vents on this. I don't see any vents so definitely gonna be Putting it through its paces and see what that smart temperature system does and see this thing overheats maybe uh May run like i'm not surrey for drifting, you know It's constantly back and forth back and forth back and forth and kind of torture testing this thing to see if It actually overheats or if I feel any difference in feedback If I lose feedback and stuff like that because that would be something I would be very interested to find out if I lose feedback Or if I never noticed it So I feel like this thing's gonna be very quiet and very uh Easily run Now I can see Right on the top there is in pictures that I've seen is a uh a blue like led Um, not sure how bright that's gonna be may have to you know, or if you're even gonna see it when you have the rim on But this zero latency You know quick release thing is something i'm super super excited to look at See if we can't get a really good close-up of that. So as you can see, there's nothing There's absolutely nothing there. There's just some, you know brass looks like contact points So on the inside of the quick release of the wheel, I'm sure there's something that just barely touches On top of that which powers the rim and gives you the ability to Not have batteries in a wheel or anything like that, but If you guys remember my fan attack, I broke the pins when I was taking the wheel on and off I broke the pins and had to re-pin My fan attack because my rim Broke pins this is going to cause no breaking of pins and because it's just a motor There's nothing in there that's going to be spinning around and breaking, you know over time, which is actually Going to make this very Good for longevity purposes. So, you know the subtle stylings like I said with the you know with the maza on the side This thing's actually pretty beefy. I don't want to drop it The maza racing on the side and of course the maza racing on the back And like I said in the video, I can't thank maza racing enough for giving me the chance and Partnering up with me and sending me this stuff so I can show you this because I'm super excited to be going into a direct drive base Because you guys know I ran my logic g9 24 years Then I was now I'm on my club sport now We got this maza racing base And I just I still can't get over how small it is how small compact it is and the fact that this is a 9 newton meter base now It's very similar Styling and compactness as fan attack csldd But csldd is actually Only eight newton meters With the power brake. So this is a little bit more powerful You don't have to worry about pins breaking which is very intriguing So definitely going to be curious how that zero latency works once we actually get it on the rig And start working with the you know Timing maybe timing how quickly the paddle shifters work and stuff like that so it's Super intriguing With that technology and surprise a lot of places don't have and I think other manufacturer wheelbases might I'm not 100% sure if like some magic or anything like them have that stuff I know fan effect does not so it's definitely uh Very intriguing with that and you know I mean this is sweet. They give you like nice sweet bags and everything like that and of course stickers You know anytime you get something cool. You'll want some stickers. So we got stickers now I want to go back to this box real quick and see I don't think Actually Where is it? There it is. Okay. I hear it So I forgot to grab this so they do give you mounting hardware for the bottom because um, I was very curious because they look identical to say The fan attack ones just the standard screw. So they do give you four screws in the on key I heard it rattling and I'm like wondering. I'm like, what's the thread pitch on the bottom? So they do give you hardware for it. So if you have a base, you can mount it now. They do have an optional Um bracket that bolts to this if you want to put it on to a table or something like that So but hopefully this will line up at least I'm gonna want all four because it's a direct drive to line up on my um energy base to make sure that you know It stays sturdy. We're gonna actually lay that on that So once again a big thank you to mazra racing for you know giving me the opportunity to send this out to me and letting me, you know partner up with them and Do this, you know mazra racing was just announced in esda as one of their sponsors for the esda season So it's you know, we're gonna be going into esda season this year with this nice base with this wheel But that's for another video We're gonna be taking that wheel out unboxing and taking a look at it and going full into that rim and seeing all the fun things that that rim has When we pair it to this definitely gonna be super excited Like I said, we're gonna be torture testing this thing I would say to make sure and see how the heating system works how it works with Drifting how it works with racing because you guys know i'm a big avid drifter, but I also do racing So, you know, it's gonna be very curious for me The change between my club sport to this so For wrap this unboxing video out give you guys my full honest impressions of the base in itself I love the small compact design. I love the subtle stylings I love how it just is a compact look and that, you know, the zero latency the no pins is going to be Major for me because I'm super Super avid about things breaking and longevity of things. So This coming in at I believe it's 450 459 us Is actually a very reasonable market price. Um, it's very very nice and I believe um I believe they are One of the only ones that I know that are Around this price range at that new meter So nine newton meters is definitely a huge gain because I was gonna do a csl dd because my buddy has a csl Dd, um, but it was not much better Than my club sport other than the fact it was a direct drive this Is going to be much nicer than my direct drive with precision and stuff like that And you know the fact I don't have to worry about things breaking And that, you know, it's going to be so nice with the quick release system that they have designed With this base and the rims and all of their bases. Actually, it's super aggressive and super nice So once again a big thank you to mozza racing We're going to get this thing put on My sim rig and we're going to be going towards chest But before that we're going to do this and we're going to take a look at that rim in another episode And then we're going to put it all on we're going to go through setups and everything like that So make sure you guys follow me All my links and everything will be in the description box below the links where you can get this Wheelbase will also be down below and a big thank you to mozza racing again for sending this out to me So I can get this up on my rig and get it full going. So as always, I thank you guys for coming back and watching I'm before we have it. I'll see you guys on the track