R3 Bundle PC3.9 Nm direct drive kit with a 280 mm ES Lite wheel and SR-P Lite pedals

Direct drive instead of a belt, from the very first kit

The MOZA R3 Bundle for PC is the most affordable way to move from a belt or gear-driven wheel to direct drive. The kit holds the R3 base, a 280 mm ES Lite wheel and the two-pedal SR-P Lite set; the clamp, power supply, cables and tools are already in the box, so nothing else is needed. The servo motor sends its 3.9 Nm peak straight to the wheel shaft: there is no belt to smear small impulses and no gear train to click around centre. The aviation-grade aluminium housing follows MOZA's X-shaped design, the encoder is 15-bit, USB polling runs at 1000 Hz and rated power is 60 W. Dedicated ports for pedals and a dash display keep the computer's USB ports free. The ES Lite wheel is built for PC: aluminium face plate and shift paddles, ISF PU grips, 22 programmable buttons and a strip of ten high-brightness RGB rev LEDs. The SR-P Lite pedals are all steel, with contactless Hall sensors and adjustable spacing and plate height. Feedback strength, pedal curves and button mapping are all set in MOZA Pit House.

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   The way into direct drive

   In belt and gear-driven wheels the force reaches your hands through mechanics that mute detail and add play around centre. The R3 puts the rim straight onto the servo shaft: 3.9 Nm arrives without delay, and the moment the front tyres let go registers as an event rather than as general vibration. It is the same principle used in bases twice the price, only in a compact housing.

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   Aluminium where plastic usually sits

   The base housing is cast from an aviation-grade aluminium alloy in an X shape with cooling fins — that means rigidity and heat removal during a long session. On the ES Lite wheel the face plate and shift paddles are aluminium, so shifts feel crisp and do not go soft over time. The pedal set is all steel.

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   The ES Lite wheel: 22 buttons at hand

   The 280 mm rim is close in size to a road car wheel, which suits GT sims and rally alike. The front plate carries 22 programmable buttons, a D-pad and ten high-brightness RGB rev LEDs you can read with peripheral vision. LEDs and button mapping are configured per game in Pit House.

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   Pedals that do not wear out

   The SR-P Lite set is built on high-strength steel, and the Hall sensors work without contact — unlike the potentiometers in cheap sets, which start to drift and lose their zero over time. Spacing and plate height adjust to your height, and throttle and brake curves can be reshaped in Pit House: you can make the brake less abrupt at the start of its travel, for instance.

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   Room to grow

   The R3 does not hit a ceiling the day you buy it: the base accepts any current MOZA wheel through the shared quick release, so a formula rim or a model with a screen can follow later. Dedicated ports take pedals and a dash display, and the SR-P Lite pedals have a clutch and kits that change brake resistance. The clamp lets you start on an ordinary desk and move to a cockpit when one arrives.