Traxion’s podcast crew has returned from SimRacing Expo Frankfurt 2026 and put their thoughts on tape, with John Munro and Thomas Harrison-Lord admitting they were running on fumes as they recorded.

The latest episode of the Traxion Control Podcast is a show-floor debrief rather than a product reveal. The two hosts walk through what they saw and experienced across the weekend in Frankfurt, which has become one of the fixed points on the sim racing calendar for hardware makers, developers and the community to gather in one place. The published summary doesn’t list specific announcements or hands-on verdicts, so anyone hoping for a tidy list of headline products will need to listen to the episode itself for the details.

What we can say is that the format is the usual Traxion approach: two people who spent days on their feet at the venue, comparing notes while the impressions are still fresh. That tiredness they mention is probably the most honest signal of how busy the show was.

Why it matters to sim racers is simple. Expo coverage tends to arrive in two waves. The first is the stream of press releases and polished product videos during the event. The second, and often the more useful one, is the post-show reflection where journalists have had a moment to think about what actually stood out and what was just noise. This episode sits firmly in that second category. If you’re weighing a wheel base, pedal set or cockpit purchase in the coming months, a candid rundown from people who touched the kit in person is worth more than any spec sheet. Just go in knowing it’s a conversation, not a buyer’s guide, and treat the enthusiasm with the same scepticism you’d apply to any show-floor demo.

Originally reported by Traxion.