Below is a selection of independent product reviews and evaluations. A fuller record of reviews and customer comments is hosted on our Team BRD website.

BRD Sim – Speed7™ Pedals

“The final judgement: The BRD Speed 7 pedal system is without a doubt the best pedal system you can buy, I honestly can't think of anything that could be improved on them, they don't have any flaws. They look great, and work great, easy installation and smart electronics. They are basic but still very advanced with very good quality and finish. The part where these pedals really do part from the rest is that they really could be used to train for real racing! The very high degree of adjustability is unique and works swiftly and accurately. I would definitely recommend these pedals to anyone who drives sims on a regular basis and want the best, most realistic pedals available. If I were to give them a score from 0 - 10 it would definitely be a full 10. The BRD Speed 7 pedals are, and will be the best pedal system for sim racing for MANY years to come!”

Read the full review by Roger Wallentin at http://www.drivingitalia.com/rogganracesim/Speed7_Pedals/speed7_pedals.html

BRD Sim – F1 Steering and Pedals

Rick Osborn - Race Sim Central Review 
The Sim F1 is a quality product. It is made from metal which gives a strong and solid feeling unlike some of the cheaper plastic designs. I really didn't think the experience of driving could be transformed as dramatically as this, merely through a change in wheels - but I was proved wrong. GPL for me now is more fun than ever before, the light and nimble steering is great, the added realism of increasing resistance on the brakes, it's all there. The wheel is relatively expensive but you have to think long term. Are you going to spend £90 every year on a new plastic wheel breaks frequently, or pay a little more for a worthwhile wheel, which will work for years to come, only needing the replacement of pots to go on working? If you are a dedicated racer and are looking for something else to improve your experience then go for it. I'm just glad that Greger doesn't have one, we'd never see him again!

Score 9/10

Full details at:
http://www.racesimcentral.com/articles/reviews/brdf1sim/brd4.shtml

Race Frame Pro™

Phil Lee – Race Sim Central Review 
The RFP is a fine product. It is very well made from high quality materials. I can't conceive of any part of it wearing out or breaking. The proper driving position it allows you to adopt is more comfortable than anything you could achieve sitting at a desk. It also adds to the immersion of any race sim. When you are sitting in an RFP you really feel like you are in the car. The RFP is competitively priced and whilst it isn't cheap it is a quality piece of hardware along the lines of the high-end wheels available. Having had the Race Frame for 4 months I rate it as important to sim racing as having a high quality controller is. If you can afford the investment and have space in your home for it I would thoroughly recommend buying a Race Frame Pro.
Score 9/10

Full details at:
www.racesimcentral.com/articles/reviews/ballrace/ball6.shtml

BRD Sim – Pro (steering and pedals) original version

BRD Sim Pro – High Gear Review (2001)
The Ball Racing Developments PRO wheel might look like any other wheel. Sure you will notice the thick leather wheel, the F1 style paddle gear levers and the solid look of the pedals. But this beast might look tame on the outside, but inside you have the most advanced technology you will find in a wheel; the unique steering return mechanism which is dual ballraced (just to be on the safe side) and pedals with geared potentiometers to give you the very best. All that is good on paper, but how does it race?
After a couple of chats with the Ball brothers it was time to see what this setup really is about. So when the UPS guy came knocking on my door, I knew that we would soon find out. The big brown box contained the pedals, the steering wheel (not attached to the steering column), the steering column, the baseplate (made of plastic), a number of cables and one manual (which is great).

After a quick unpacking and screwing the wheel in place it was time to get down to some serious business. The only negative thing is the way they use the monitor to hold the wheel in place. There's nothing wrong with the way the system works, but since my desk does not allow me to put my huge monitor on the wheel it became a problem. The problem was quickly resolved by adding some workout weights on the wheel instead (you don't need a lot of weight to keep it in place).

Finally it was time for the top-of-the-line BRD to prove itself on track. The first impression is that if feels very well put together, and the material choices are very important. We all know why the Hyundai is such a cheap car. Just look at the interior. It's hard and cheap plastic materials ala 1989. The choice of materials is very important when it comes to the feel and quality of a product. No wood, no cheap plastic. This is the real thing and it doesn't feel like it's coming apart any time soon. Everything from the wheel to the F1 style paddle gear levers are motorsport/F1 standards and it shows. Since I have been using my Logitech Wingman Formula Force a lot recently it took me a while to get used to the F1 style paddle gear levers that the BRD Sim-Pro had to offer. You really have to click in the gears and you can feel them slip in. I guess the chance of miss-shifting is quite small. Since we are talking about F1 let's have a go in EA's latest shot at a modern F1 sim, F1 2001.

Setting up the wheel in the game is no problem. Neither is getting the dual-axis pedals to work (just remember to set it to dual in Microsoft Windows first). The only problem I encountered was that I ran out of buttons. I would like to see maybe another 2-4 buttons on the wheel so that you don't have to reach for the keyboard so often.
The moment you head out on the track you realize that this is no ordinary wheel. The wheel feels very 'tight' and the tension is just right when you turn, and the response even better. What I noticed is that I (after about 2 hours of getting used to the wheel) was more comfortable and secure in my driving. The steering was somehow more precise (using the same setup as before). The tension feels very natural and the return-to-centre mechanism works perfect. My favourite part is the pedals. They are very special, the throttle is quite hard but the brake is even harder and has a little less travel, which makes braking a dream. The big plus, with a harder "racey" throttle with more travel, is the control you get when accelerating out of slow corners. You can play with the throttle from 85-100% on without difficulty. It is so sensitive that you can even play with it from 90-95%. That gives you a clue on how precise they are. On a normal wheel you can perhaps play with the throttle from 50% to full if you are lucky, but mostly it's an on/off effect. The fact that it's so sensitive means that you don't loose time when accelerating out of slow corners. Normally the ideal thing is to get to full throttle as soon as possible, but here you can get on the throttle earlier and feel how much grip there is. The more grip you get the more power you can apply and once the car is in a straight line you hammer it down. 

With my Logitech I could give it very little throttle coming out of the first chicane at Monza, but here you can apply 10,15,25% throttle while with the Logitech WingMan Force Feedback (LWFF) it started at 15% throttle but the next step was 35, which was too much, and the car would spin. You can stabilise the car with the throttle in a more controlled way. The same goes with braking and trailbraking when you are on the edge and turning into a corner you want to be able to release the brakes slowly together with a little bit of throttle on to be sure that the car sits down nicely into the corner. Absolutely amazing stuff! The difference in lap times after about 4 hours of racing with the BRD Sim-Pro and then 1,5 hours (but 10-15 hours before that) with the LWFF:
Monza F1 2001 (same setup) 
Qualifying (12 laps) 

Well as you can see the time difference is not very big. And when you look at a qualifying lap you can't generally say if it depends on the wheel or me. In races I am generally a couple of seconds faster with the BRD-Pro than the LWFF, but fastest lap can differ. But 5/5 races the overall race time has been faster with the BRD-Pro.

Since I haven't raced Grand Prix Legends for a couple of months I got a really strong desire to do so after the testing in F1 2001 with the BRD-Pro. It was time to put the wheel trough the ultimate test - A GPL race!

Again, as in F1 2001, in Grand Prix Legends (GPL) you simply calibrate the wheel and you are off. No problems. If I loved the wheel in F1 2001, there are no words to express the feeling I had when I drove around Monza in my Lotus! The game just got another dimension. Since I feel that braking is a little too easy in F1 2001, it is the complete opposite in GPL! Braking in GPL is the most difficult thing in the entire game according to me. You have to shift down, give it some throttle to keep the revs up and the car stable and you have to steer. This is what this wheel and pedals are made for. It is a dream to brake for the two Lesmos or the Parabolica in GPL. You come down in 5th gear and maximum speed to brake down to a tight first or second gear corner. Step hard on the brakes...change down... give it a bit of throttle... slowly release the brakes... give it some more throttle... you are reaching the apex... the car starts to slide as the weight is at the front of the car and the rear tires are starting to lose grip. You can feel the rear-end breaking out... give it some correction and stabelise with some throttle and as you are past the apex you get on the power again... maximum revs, gear up and you are away! 

The control you have with this wheel is absolutely amazing. At this point I'm not even missing force feedback. The feeling of being in control is what gives you the confidence to push the car even more. In GPL the advantage in lap time is even more apparent. I have shaved about 2-4 tenths off my previous bests. Just spoke to the West brothers (developers of World Sports Cars) about it and they had the same conclusion regarding laptimes. Accelerating out is the second most important and difficult thing. Like in F1 2001 the BRD-Pro gives you an advantage when you are coming out of long corners when feeding the throttle is important. Coming out of the Parabolica you actually go down to first gear without unsettling the car if you keep the revs up. I can change up the third on the exit about 1 or two seconds earlier than with the LWFF (difficult to judge distance in a computer sim). Overall, the car control is better. And the performance is more consistent.

As mentioned in previous articles, the best thing about BRD's products are that they are very upgradable. They have a great program where you can trade in your old parts when you feel that you want to upgrade. The products are designed to be upgradable to the latest spec and you will not feel redundant. This means that many years from now I will be able to upgrade to the latest specification. This means that you don't have to feel worried that 6 months from now something new and better will be out and you will feel left out. And together with the performance guarantee (if you don't improve your performance within 90 days you can return the wheel no questions asked) you can't go wrong.

Let's see how it all works out:

So, remove all the technical terms, all the advanced technology and just go with feel. This wheel is a winner. I have tried most wheels out there, and even though the Thomas Super Wheel, for example, is hand-built it simply does not have the same quality and solid feel as the BRD Sim-Pro. And the BRD is cheaper. 
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