VRS

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VRS

Basic information
Founded	2016
Legal Structure	Private
Industry	Simulation Racing
Official website	https://vrs.racing/

Virtual Racing School (VRS) was founded in 2016 by Peter Dimov.

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.

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
• User privacy: VRS will collect your name, email address, and any other information you enter into the service for purposes of advertising and can retain your information for legal purposes for as long as they deem reasonable. VRS will collect 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 in the event of a merge or legal request. It is not clear if they sell your data to other companies not outlined for these purposes.
• Business model: Private, for-profit. Sells Hardware, software and Coaching services related to simulation racing.

Incidents

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VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall (2025 - Ongoing)

Main Article: VRS Sim Racing Wheel Base full torque locked behind paywall

VRS uDPF20 Product purchase page showing "You'll receive an Upgradable Torque Wheel Base and a torque unlock code for (X)Nm. (upgradable to 9, 12, 15, 20 Nm)"

VRS sells the uDFP20 Wheel Base , a wheel base which is capable of outputting higher performance (20 Nm of torque), but the wheel base is locked to a lower performance (6, 9, 12, or 15 Nm of torque). To unlock the rest of the device's performance, the customer is required to purchase a software unlock code to gain access to the higher amounts of performance and use their wheel with the 15 or 20 Nm of torque options that are already supported by the motor.

VRS does not allow the customer to purchase a motor at 20 Nm of torque directly, the customer is required to purchase an unlock code to be entered into the 'VRS DirectForce' configuration tool for full functionality of the wheel base.

VRS states "No subscriptions, no gimmicks—just raw, permanent power at your fingertips." and "it evolves with your skills, delivering pro-level torque without replacing your gear." However, they violate the customer's consumer rights by locking away functionality they have already paid for behind an unlock code. If VRS's goal is purely to provide a motor which allows the switching of torque levels, this would be included in their software for free.

Products

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