AU Deals: An Impressive Foots On With the Moza CRP2 Pedals, Best Prices, and More!

Feets On Impressions

Before I pop the (by default non-existent) clutch and put literal pedal to the metal, let's talk looks and build quality. As with virtually every Moza racing ecosystem product I've appraised thus far—be it wheels, bases, shifters, pedals, or even clamps—the CRP2s are as eye-catching as they are eyewateringly pricey. However, if you're in a position to part with a small championship's purse worth of moolah, there's an undeniable sense of getting every penny of what you're paying for here.

Aesthetics and Build Quality

These pedals are a looker thanks to a sheeny, conservative design that will allow them to unobtrusively mix-and-match into any existing sim setup you’re rocking. They look the business, being crafted from CNC aerospace-grade aluminium with a 3K twill carbon fibre heel plate to boot (literally).

After much abuse, I can confirm that these are built like a Bushmaster PMV. For their first test, they withstood some serious heel-toe shifting (read stamping) while I blazed along the Shuto Expressway in Tokyo Xtreme Racer. (Don’t judge me—I will occasionally break from hardcore simming to devour junk food that feels like it’s been freeze-preserved from the PS2 generation.)

Setup and Customisation

Setting these up was a cinch (as was adding the clutch pedal later on). Better yet, being able to physically tweak them to be “juuuust so” without needing to go get my toolbox from the garage was a godsend. I’m a lazy man, so being able to just hop out of my seat and tinker tool-lessly with the attributes of this pedal is quite the selling point.

I also appreciate the noticeably improved cable management here as compared to my older CRP pedals. Keeping things neater was, after all, an imperative here as the use of dual sensor technology has increased the wires.

Are you not a grease monkey who’s into the physical manipulation of pedal angle/travel adjustments or face height massaging? You can, of course, keep your butt planted in your seat and affect a wide variety of other changes through Moza’s comprehensive Pit House side app. Keep your hands pristine as you mess with the various pedal output curves, engagement points, and more.

Perhaps the most exciting wrinkle of the CRP2’s design is its support for a (sold separately and not cheaply) inverted mounting kit. I’ll dive into an appraisal of that when Moza pulls its finger out and sends me one, but the basic gist is that it's an aluminium alloy support that provides 20° angle adjustment as you effectively hang your pedals like a bat. Why? To better replicate the feel of a GT3 car or similar.

Feel and Performance

When it comes to road testing these, I should probably explain why you’re going to want to step up—or rather, onto—load cell pedal technology if you somehow haven’t already. Part of their surface benefit is, obviously, a more comparative look and feel to an actual set of anchors in a bona fide automobile. That being said, I’ve found there are other pros that can genuinely make you a corner master.

Becoming an effective braker is a key skill if you wish to utilise slow-in-fast-out cornering discipline, which has…er, quite a good track record of success. In my experience, an effective, consistent braking technique is best learned through acquiring muscle memory via foot tension/load cell pressure as opposed to the mere positioning of a more inert and pliable “regular” sim racing pedal.

In all of my various tests—from ye olde fave Project Cars 2 through to my daily diet of iRacing and the more recent Assetto Corsa Evo—the CRP2s felt smooth and premium. Thanks to the benefits of both a 200 kg load cell sensor (that is, frankly, overkill) and 15-bit high-precision angle sensoring, my footwork definitely felt fancier and more responsive than on my old CRPs, which were not dual technology.

I’m not going to tell you I tried all of its 1,764 customisation options—or even most of them—as I had enough experience to quickly dial in what I liked when replicating open wheelers or road cars. As a returning/upgrading user, I can definitely say that the brake pedal is the standout improvement for me. Sometimes I’m a softer touch stopper for certain vehicles/games, and other times I’m a heavy stomper—dialling in what I wanted when I wanted it was as easily done as it was gratifying on the track.

Honestly, and no matter the discipline, car type, or sim I used with them, the Moza CRP2 pedals consistently elevated my sense of control (while lowering my PB lap times). None of those shavings were by a huge margin, but in a genre where snipping off seconds is what separates the amateur poser from the pole position maestro, that’s justification enough for an enthusiast to upgrade.

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