ESE Entertainment Inc. announced that its Digital Motorsports Brand, together with Ford World Rally Team, which is owned by Ford Motor Company, have built a full-scale rally simulator using the base of an actual M-Sport World Rally Car, the Fiesta WRC, provided by Malcolm Wilson's M-Sport division. The rally simulator provides users with a friendly and authentic rally experience, replicating the Fiesta's steering and pedal inputs by using the Simucube 2 Pro direct drive servo motor and Heusinkveld ultimate pedals. These tried and tested motorsport grade components are regularly installed in training simulators for professional drivers.

In addition, custom fabricated and modified Sim Lab GT1-Evo chassis components were used to mount the powerful direct drive motor and pedals using a series of heavy duty clamps mounted to the roll cage and floor. This construction allows for the whole system to be unbolted and removed from the car in a matter of minutes. When in place, the chassis has no flex, which is critical to ensure the feedback from the wheelbase is transmitted to the driver accurately.

In order for the operator to manage gameplay for the drivers, a hi-spec gaming PC was neatly mounted in the boot of the car. In the main cockpit, the driver sits in a Sparco Circuit QRT wrap around bucket seat and the latest HTC Vive Virtual Reality headset is used to complete the immersive experience. The setup is complete with a modified Cube Controls steering wheel and OMP WRC wheel rim, along with a Heusinkveld hydro handbrake.

The construction of the rally simulator provides for a driving position that is an exact match to the real driving position on the left-hand side.