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Leo Bodnar ecosystem for Automobilista 2
Catalogue and verified guide to Leo Bodnar sim racing hardware: Direct Drive bases, wheels, pedals, shifters, handbrake, dashboards and accessories. Data cross-checked against official sources.
Categories
Bases
3The SimSteering2 FFB System: a professional Kollmorgen-based Direct Drive in 16, 20.5 and 26 Nm versions.
Dashboards
1SLI-Pro shift lights and display units for custom dashboards.
Accessories
1BU0836 USB interface boards to build button boxes and controls, plus sensors and cables.
5 products in the catalogue · 2 milestones · 1 comparisons
Timeline 2021–2026
- 2008Leo Bodnar Electronics (UK) makes its name in sim racing electronics: BU0836 USB interface boards and SLI displays/shift lights for custom dashboards.
- 2015SimSteering2: professional Direct Drive with Kollmorgen AKM industrial servos (up to 26 Nm), one of the high-end DD benchmarks.
Leo Bodnar vs the competition
Leo Bodnar Electronics (UK) is both a pioneer of sim racing electronics (the BU0836 USB boards and SLI displays are everywhere in DIY projects) and the maker of one of the benchmark professional Direct Drives, the SimSteering2 with Kollmorgen AKM industrial servos (16/20.5/26 Nm). Ultra-premium and very technical; it makes no pedals or wheels of its own (third-party rims via adapter).
Leo Bodnar vs Simucube
Both are industrial-origin pro DD. Simucube has more accessible software and a wider rim ecosystem; Leo Bodnar is more bespoke/technical, with its own electronics and Kollmorgen motors.
→ Easy software and rims: Simucube. Technical DD with in-house electronics: Leo Bodnar.
On AMS2 the SimSteering2 delivers professional-level Direct Drive: even the 16 Nm has torque to spare, and the 26 Nm (Kollmorgen AKM54) gives benchmark detail and force for formula, GT and endurance. You'll add a rim (third-party, via adapter) and pedals from another brand. Separately, its electronics (BU0836, SLI-Pro) are ideal to build your own button box or custom dashboard for AMS2.
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