Published: 27 May 2021 ► Uses military tech to 'create' g-forces ► The most convincing sim you can buy? Strapping into Cranfield Simulation’s Axsim rig is a bit like getting your blood pressure taken, only with a five-point racing harness instead of an air-inflated armband. Featuring high-end components and the company’s military-focused innovations, the Axsim is the closest you can get to driving a high-downforce car short of paying for a go in a Williams or Haas. And it’s all down to how it conveys g-forces. Most moving sims – often on a sled or hexapod – give the initial feeling of g-forces, but they’re unable to sustain them for a realistic amount of time. The result? You end up losing that sense of movement, and the sense of immersion is lost. Take Spa’s Pouhon, for example; lots of rigs can give you the jolt of flicking the car into the fast double left, but they’re unable to recreate the sensation of the car loading up g-forces throughout the corner. That feeling of five times your body weight trying to escape the cockpit is exactly what the Axsim nails.