Because of the wacky way that I must configure my controls to get them to
work in tandem, I have my CH pedals configured for single axis. I use a MS
Sidewinder Precision Pro joystick hooked up through USB and a CH Flightstick
and pedals hooked to the gameport because that was the only way I could get
the pedals to work properly without rewiring (just laziness on my part!).
That gives me so many possible axises (is that proper usage? :-)) that the
pedals can only be on a single axis set-up although I dont use the CH stck
at all except for it's connector. To make a long story only slightly
shorter - I ran a personal best last week in the high 1:26's at monza and
run 1:28s and 29's pretty regularly - so it is possible to go fast on one
axis pedals. Most fast guys that I chat with talk about trail braking into
Parabolica being important to consistently fast times though and split axis
pedals help immensly when trail braking, so I guess I'm going to have to
break down and rewire my pedals after all. I do agree that Wolfgang is
simply beyond human comparison though - and I use his setups all the time
because they work extremely well for people using a joystick instead of a
wheel - although I can't figure out why I'm not as fast as he is if we are
using the same setups.............hmmmm. (not really! LOL)
RB
(also known in VROC as Jean-Jaques the Evil Cat, for wholly unexplainable
reasons)
> >Kurt,
> >I yield to your superior knowledge of the game. As I am new to GPL (but
not
> >to racing) I assumed that more precise steering would be more beneficial
> >than split axis, especially since Wolfgang uses a stick. I never
considered
> >that he could have split axis pedals with it.
> >I bet with an hour's time and $10 worth of parts, I could wire an
Andretti
> >wheel for switchable split axis. If you've never tried one, its
incredibly
> >accurate. Of course the trouble with all the wheels I own and have used,
> >I've only used one of each (except for the CH EXL500s which I used to
> >package with the computers I sold) so they could vary in quality.
> >Slot
> Rumor is Wolfgang is not from this planet so he doesn't count. The more I
get
> into gpl the more I learn that you drive with your feet, and I can't
imagine
> ever getting really good at it with single axis pedals.
> Here's a great page for wiring diagrams and home built wheels in general.
> wiring diagrams
> http://www.gunpowder.freeserve.co.uk/wheels/wiring.htm
> main page
> http://www.gunpowder.freeserve.co.uk/wheels/
> --
> Don Scurlock
> Vancouver,B.C.
