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Sim racing is one of the most thrilling ways to bring motorsport into your home. With the right gear, you can chase the feeling of real-world racing at a fraction of the cost. It’s immersive, competitive, and rewarding (at times), whether you’re grinding practice laps, competing online, or just enjoying the rush of speed.
Official image from iRacing – the most widely used simulator for competitive online racing
A well-built rig, load-cell pedals, and a direct-drive wheel can all get you closer to the feeling of driving a real car. But if you’ve ever tried racing on triple monitors or an ultra-wide display, you’ll know that no matter how good the setup is, there’s always a sense that you’re still outside looking in.
That’s where VR headsets (and in specific, Bigscreen Beyond 2) comes in. It is not just another piece of hardware for your rig, it transforms the way racing looks and feels.
Photo courtesy of Optimum (Youtube)
Immersion
With Beyond 2, it no longer feels like watching a car on a track, the driver is in the car. Turning into a corner carries a natural sense of motion. When an opponent pulls alongside, they do not just appear at the edge of vision; a quick glance brings them into focus exactly as it would in real life.
This shift changes how racing is approached, but more importantly, it changes how it feels. Every lap becomes more than a practice run and turns into an authentic driving experience. The sense of being strapped into the cockpit, fully present in the race, is something no monitor setup can deliver.
Clip courtesy of Race Beyond Matter (YouTube)
VR amplifies your sense of speed. On monitors you are watching the track move past a screen. In Beyond 2 you feel the car rushing forward around you. The scenery, the corners, and the movement of other cars all flow by in a way that feels natural and visceral.
One of the biggest advantages of VR is natural depth perception. On flat monitors, distance to corners or rival cars can be difficult to judge. In Beyond 2, your eyes focus as they would in real life, giving you an intuitive sense of how close that apex really is or how much space you have when overtaking. This extra layer of awareness helps you brake later, place the car more precisely, and react faster to what’s happening on track.
Comfort
If you’re serious about sim racing, you know it’s rarely about short bursts of play. Endurance stints, practice sessions, and competitive races often stretch into hours. Comfort is not optional, it is essential.
Photo courtesy of Optimum (Youtube)
Bigscreen Beyond 2 was designed from the ground up with marathon sessions in mind. Weighing just 107 grams it’s the lightest production VR headset in the world. That means less pressure on your face, no painful red marks, and no sore spots after long use.
Lightweight and form factor also matter for another reason: inertia. In heavy headsets weighing 500–1000 grams, every sudden head check or vibration from a motion rig creates a tug that feels unnatural and distracting. With Beyond 2’s minimal weight and size, that inertia is virtually eliminated, making head movements feel fluid and realistic, just like they should inside a race car.
What makes Beyond 2 unique is that it’s custom-built for your face. The headset is shaped specifically for you (thanks to the custom-fit cushion) and fine-tuned with our highly precise adjustable IPD (interpupillary distance) mechanism. The result? A fit so natural that the headset feels like an extension of your body. You can race for hours without distraction, fully focused on the track.
Visual Fidelity
When you’re pushing for the perfect lap, details matter. Beyond 2 delivers those details with astonishing clarity thanks to its Micro-OLED displays at 2560×2560 per eye.
This means your dashboard is razor-sharp, the track surface is crisp, and you can clearly see braking zones and apexes far ahead. The clarity gives you confidence in your racing line and makes split-second decisions easier.
Photo courtesy of Optimum (Youtube)
Colors pop with life, and the incredible contrast of OLED panels adds depth to every scene. The difference is most noticeable in those moments when detail really counts, spotting an opponent in your mirrors, reading subtle track markings.
Night Racing: A New Level of Atmosphere
Day racing in Beyond 2 is impressive, but it’s at night where the headset truly sets itself apart.
Images from Kunos Simulazioni’s Assetto Corsa Evo
Thanks to OLED’s deep blacks and high contrast, night races feel more atmospheric than ever. The glow of your headlights piercing through the dark, the shimmer of reflections on wet pavement, and the pitch-black shadows of the trackside environment all come together.
When the lights go out at the start of a night race, you don’t just see it, you feel it.
Why Beyond 2 Is Different
Sim racers love to tinker with their rigs. New pedals, stronger wheelbases,
better seats, all of these make a difference. But none of them
fundamentally change the way you experience racing the way VR does
Beyond 2 takes that feeling further by removing the usual barriers. Its ultra-light weight and custom fit let you race for hours without discomfort. The high-resolution OLED display brings the car, track, and surroundings alive with vibrant colors, deep blacks, and strong contrast. And because the headset is so compact, it fades away when you are driving, leaving only the sense of being fully present in the car.
That mix of comfort, clarity, and immersion is what makes Beyond 2 such a powerful upgrade for sim racers.
If you haven’t yet, you can preorder a Beyond 2 or 2e in our Store. Orders placed today will ship in November, but with demand climbing fast, December delivery is coming soon. The window to get a Beyond before the holidays is closing quickly.
Photo by Synth, shared on the Bigscreen Beyond Discord
Limited-Stock: Bigscreen Beyond Racing Gloves
We’ve already seen many Beyond 2 customers using the headset for sim racing and loving it. To share that excitement more widely, and to enhance the experience even further, we’re releasing a limited run of Bigscreen-branded Sim Racing Gloves.
These gloves are the perfect companion to your new headset, giving you grip, comfort, and style while you race. Just like Beyond 2 itself, they are designed for racers who take both performance and immersion seriously.
Order Bigscreen Beyond Racing Gloves now in our store!
Available for a limited time while supplies last.