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Before getting into the cockpit itself, a necessary disclosure. TrackTime provided the Series One at no cost for review. They had no input on this article and did not see it before publication. As always, all thoughts and opinions here are entirely my own.
The TrackTime Series One is one of the more unusual takes on an aluminum profile sim racing cockpit. It combines traditional 40-series aluminum extrusion with custom profiles and an internal steel structure, giving you the adjustability and versatility of profile while looking considerably different from the typical black rectangular rigs we have seen for years.
It is also expensive, heavy, complicated to assemble, and clearly not designed around being the best value possible. After using it with powerful direct drive wheel bases and stiff pedals, though, there is no denying that the finished product is incredibly solid and genuinely unique.
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The Series One uses black powder-coated aluminum extrusion surrounding a steel-reinforced internal structure. The custom outer profiles are a big part of the design, giving the cockpit a much cleaner and more finished appearance than a traditional profile rig.
For an additional €130, TrackTime also offers an RGB lighting kit that installs inside the frame. Transparent outer panels allow the lighting to shine through the sides, and the WLED-based system gives you plenty of control over colors, patterns, and effects from your phone.
There is no telemetry integration, so the lighting cannot react to flags, RPM, or other information from the simulator. You also cannot really see most of it while sitting in the cockpit. Still, visually, it looks pretty ridiculous in the best possible way and helps the Series One stand apart.
TrackTime describes the installation as relatively straightforward, but my experience was very different. This is not a normal profile cockpit where you connect a few large pieces, adjust everything, and move on.
The Series One has an internal steel structure, hidden mounting locations, and plenty of smaller hardware that needs to be installed in a specific order before the outer profiles can slide into place. Making a mistake early in the process can mean taking apart a considerable amount of work later.
The payoff is an extremely clean finished product. The internal structure also creates large channels through the chassis that can be used for cable management. Instead of zip-tying everything underneath the frame, cables can be routed inside the cockpit and hidden behind snap-on covers.
It is a fantastic feature once everything is finished. Getting there is another story, and I would not call this a particularly beginner-friendly build.
The basic Series One configuration with the chassis, wheel mount, and pedal tray costs around €800, or roughly $930 depending on exchange rates. That already places it toward the premium end of the aluminum profile market.
That price does not include the seat, seat brackets, sliders, RGB lighting, shifter mount, PC tray, monitor mount, or several other accessories. With the configuration I tested, including many of those additions, the complete setup reached around €1,676, putting it close to $2,000.
So yes, this gets expensive quickly. You are paying considerably more than you would for many conventional aluminum profile cockpits, and the question becomes whether the design and additional features are worth that premium to you.
The strongest argument for the Series One is the construction. Everything feels massively overbuilt, starting with the wheel mount. It can be adjusted vertically, horizontally, and by angle, while front and bottom mounting options provide compatibility with a wide range of direct drive bases.
Once everything is tightened, there is basically no meaningful movement. I tested the cockpit with some powerful direct drive hardware and could not notice any significant flex from the wheel deck or uprights.
The pedal tray follows a similar design philosophy. Instead of one large plate covered with mounting holes, TrackTime uses adjustable aluminum rails that can be repositioned for different pedals. Height, angle, and distance can all be changed, and even with a stiff load cell brake, the assembly remained extremely solid.
The optional shifter mount is similarly substantial. Really, no matter where I pushed or pulled on this cockpit, there was very little noticeable movement. It is stupidly heavy and basically built like a tank, which is exactly what I want to see from something costing this much.
The Series One retains one of the biggest advantages of a traditional profile cockpit, which is adjustability. The wheel, pedals, seat, shifter, and other accessories can all be positioned around the driver, while the profile sections provide plenty of mounting locations for additional hardware.
I particularly like the profile section incorporated into the wheel mount itself. It gives you an easy place to mount button boxes, wind simulators, or other accessories without needing another large bracket.
The optional PC tray also integrates neatly into the rear of the chassis and includes useful space underneath for managing cables. The single monitor mount works well too and follows the same clean design as the rest of the cockpit.
The optional TrackTime TT07 seat does not quite match the rest of the cockpit. It is comfortable enough and I had no major issues during longer sessions, but at roughly €300, I think there are better alternatives.
The fabric can become fairly warm, and more importantly, the seat shell has noticeably more flex than the chassis underneath it. Under harder braking, I could feel some movement from the seat itself, which becomes much more obvious when everything surrounding it is almost completely rigid.
The seat brackets are excellent and provide a huge selection of mounting positions. Personally, though, I would configure the Series One with a more rigid seat and keep the rest of the cockpit exactly as it is.
Once the driving position is properly adjusted, the Series One basically disappears underneath you. That is probably the best compliment I can give a sim racing cockpit.
There is no distracting wheel deck movement, the pedals stay exactly where you put them, and the entire structure remains planted even when using stronger hardware. All of the effort that goes into the steel reinforcement and heavy construction becomes obvious once you start driving.
The powder-coated components can scratch more easily than I would like, and moving the cockpit around is not exactly fun because of the weight. Once it is installed where you want it, though, those problems become much less important.
The TrackTime Series One is not the obvious choice for most sim racers. If you simply want maximum rigidity and adjustability for the least amount of money, there are cheaper alternatives. If you want something simple that can be assembled quickly and forgotten about, I would probably look elsewhere too.
But I also do not think that is who this cockpit is designed for. The Series One makes more sense for someone already spending serious money on a simulator who wants the cockpit itself to become part of the overall build.
You are paying extra for the unusual design, hidden cable management, integrated lighting, ridiculous rigidity, and a cockpit that does not look like practically every other aluminum profile rig on the market. Whether those things justify the premium is going to be personal.
For someone looking for something different, extremely capable, and undeniably unique, the Series One makes a surprisingly strong case for itself. It is expensive and unnecessarily complicated in places, but it is also one of the most interesting sim racing cockpits I have used.
