Corsair has acquired the assets of Trak Racer, adding the sim racing and flight simulation gear maker to its growing portfolio of brands. For anyone unfamiliar with the name, Trak Racer designs and builds simulator hardware used by professionals, hobbyists and content creators alike, with a catalogue spanning cockpits, seats, monitor stands, motion systems and a wide range of accessories for racing and flight sim games.
Fanatec sim racing lineup gets a physical hardware partner
Sim racing has become one of gaming’s fastest growing categories, and Trak Racer meaningfully broadens what Corsair can now offer within it. Fanatec, Corsair’s existing sim racing brand, has always centred on the electronics that make a simulator feel convincing, wheelbases, steering wheels, pedals and shifters. Trak Racer instead focuses on the physical rig itself: aluminium and tubular cockpits, racing seats, display and peripheral mounts, and motion and haptic systems. Combined, the two lineups are expected to add up to a genuinely complete, turnkey sim racing setup rather than requiring buyers to mix and match hardware from different brands.
Trak Racer was founded back in 2008 by Matt Sten and has built a loyal following in the sim racing and flight sim community, with products spanning everything from entry level rigs to professional grade cockpits. Both Fanatec and Trak Racer already carry long standing ties to Formula 1, a connection the two brands plan to keep building on together going forward.
Trak Racer flight simulator gear gives Corsair a new category
Up to now, Trak Racer has sold primarily direct to consumers online. Joining Corsair changes that considerably, opening the door for Trak Racer cockpits and simulators to land on far more retail shelves and reach new markets worldwide through Corsair’s existing retail and distribution network.
The acquisition also hands Corsair its first genuine foothold in flight simulation. Trak Racer’s TR550 Flight Simulator already gives the combined company an established starting point in that category, and much of the engineering that goes into building a strong racing rig, precise controls, a rock solid frame, good ergonomics, displays, motion and haptic feedback, translates directly over to flight simulator hardware as well.
What both companies are saying about the deal
Thi La, chief executive officer of Corsair, described Trak Racer as a meaningful expansion of Fanatec’s sim racing lineup, pointing to its extensive cockpit and accessories catalogue along with a genuinely passionate community that Corsair is glad to welcome into the Fanatec family.
Matt Sten, Trak Racer’s founder, framed the move as giving his company a platform to reach far more sim racing enthusiasts than it could have managed independently. Sten has joined Corsair as chief technology officer for sim solutions, and pointed to the combination of Corsair’s global distribution and retail infrastructure with Fanatec’s engineering strength as the key to bringing Trak Racer products to a much wider audience while staying true to the community that built the brand in the first place.
