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ABOUT · LUBLIN, POLAND

Born in the paddock. Built in Lublin

An ex-Formula 1 engineer, a workshop in Poland, and one refusal: to accept that sim racing hardware couldn’t feel like the real thing.

Patryk Sokołowski, founder and lead engineer of FATBLACKCAT, next to a Formula 1 car

THE FOUNDER

FATBLACKCAT exists because standard sim racing pedals just weren’t good enough

We don’t sell peripherals — we sell repeatable braking, ergonomics that survive three-hour stints, and telemetry you can feel. Tools that make you faster. Every set of PurrPRO pedals is engineered, CNC-machined, hand-assembled and tested by the same small team in Lublin, Poland.

Patryk SokołowskiFounder · Lead Engineer · ex-Formula 1

THE JOURNEY

Five steps. One standard

From an F1 garage to a batch of pedals leaving Lublin — the same rule at every step: nothing ships until it feels right.

  1. 01

    Coming from Formula 1

    Over the years I’ve worked in automotive as design engineer and then in Formula 1 as aerodynamics engineer.

    Patryk Sokołowski at McLaren with a Formula 1 trophy
  2. 02

    Development

    Everything started when everything stopped, idea sparked and I’ve started working on something new.

    Driver at a FATBLACKCAT sim rig during a test session
  3. 03

    5 years

    Hundreds of prototypes, thousands of redesigns, countless tests.

    Close-up of a rod end and bolt on a PurrPRO prototype
  4. 04

    Day one

    Total control over every detail to one day be on top.

    Workshop in Lublin
  5. 05

    To customers

    Zero shortcuts, zero compromises to deliver best in the world simracing hardware.

    A row of PurrPRO pedals ready to ship to customers
CNC mill cutting a PurrPRO part in Lublin

PRODUCT DESIGN

Designed like race parts

Aerospace-grade 6082 billet aluminium, carbon composite, maintenance free hydraulic dampers — engineered, CNC-machined and hand-assembled under one roof.

  • CNC-machined 6082 billet, black anodised.
  • Carbon composite faces. Springs you can read.
  • Maintenance free hydraulic dampers — no bleeding, ever.
  • Never built to a price.
  • Machined, assembled and calibrated under one roof.
See the pedals

Sim racing is a motorsport category in the end, and in motorsport time matters — why would I treat it differently to how we operated in F1?

Patryk SokołowskiFounder · Lead Engineer · ex-Formula 1

COMMUNITY

FATBLACKCAT Discord server

You have a question about your pedals? You are thinking about getting one? Connect with us directly on our discord server.

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SUPPORT

Fastest support in simracing

Create support tickets on our dedicated discord support center or contact us using traditional form.

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KNOWLEDGE BASE

Everything available to you

Our complete knowledge base with every information you need to set up your pedals or find answers for any FATBLACKCAT topic.

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Ready to feel it?

We ship from Lublin worldwide. Three years of warranty, service directly from us.