Almost none of us will ever buy this Fanatec racing wheel, but its crossover between gaming and the real world is impressive on an unmatched scale If you're the sort of person who owns a BMW GT car you can practice on a sim with the same wheel you hit the track with. This past weekend I was lucky enough as a lover of all things racing to check out the inaugural U.S. edition of the Sim Racing Expo in Charlotte, North Carolina. Among the raft of incredible hardware, something unique caught my eye. Fanatec, nowadays owned by Corsair, has been a huge player in the sim racing space for many years. But the company also has a unique crossover product that's not just built for your many hours in iRacing. You can use it on a real-life racing car, too. The Fanatec Podium BMW M4 GT3 racing wheel is not a replica. It was developed with BMW and is the actual wheel used on the 2022 spec BMW M4 GT3 race car. Only you can pop it out of the vehicle and use it for virtual racing, too. It's absolutely wild. I'm obviously aware that almost nobody who reads this will be in the market for this wheel. Not unless they have a ton of cash to burn on the most realistic setup they can get, or they're lucky enough to have access to a BMW M4 GT3 car. But if you do want one, you can grab your own for $1,599.99 from Fanatec's store. But its interest to me is not just that it's a cool product or a high-end racing wheel. It's a unique example in its own right, but also indicative of the larger lesson I've learned at this same event. I love racing games, both