rec.autos.simulators

by **Walter Sh** » Mon, 24 Mar 1997 04:00:00

Is the Mad Catz analog steering wheel durable? How does it compare to
the more costly ThrustMaster T2 and GP2? I'm searching for a steering
wheel to run w/ N2, GP2, and NFS. Thanks.

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Walter Shwe
Yolo Mental Health Consumer Action Network
(YCAN)

916.753.2075
fax 916.753.2076
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by **Daniel Hobb** » Wed, 26 Mar 1997 04:00:00

> Is the Mad Catz analog steering wheel durable? How does it compare to
> the more costly ThrustMaster T2 and GP2? I'm searching for a steering
> wheel to run w/ N2, GP2, and NFS. Thanks.

> ----------------------------------------------------
> Walter Shwe
> Yolo Mental Health Consumer Action Network
> (YCAN)

> 916.753.2075
> fax 916.753.2076
> ----------------------------------------------------

I race on a Mad Catz and don't have any problems, however I have never
tried anything else. Also the place I bought it from had a demo setup
of Nascar2 with the Mad Catz wheel installed and the spring in the
steering wheel was broken. It still worked, it just didn't center by
itself. The guy working there said he liked it that way though.

Daniel Hobby (using my girlfriends e-mail account)

by **Charles Ma** » Sat, 29 Mar 1997 04:00:00

If you are going to use the Mad Catz wheel/pedal setup you better enjoy
taking it apart to install new elastic bands or whatever they are for the
steering wheel. It is a massive pain in the ass. The elastic bands wear
out and tear apart very quickly. Finding replacement bands is an exercise
in shear futility. I have resorted to using two ***s and they still
haven't ripped -- two months later. The old elastic bands shredded
themselves within three weeks. Also the bolts in the pedals like to
unscrew themselves, giving you another headache, so you have to tighten
them up once in a while.

Mad catz works fine with GP2, ofcourse until the bands wear-out, but I
find it useless with ICR2. There is no auto-centering, so even on a
straightaway you have to fight the wheel. Try racing the long meandering
highspeed straight after turn two at Elkhart Lake -- it is an abysmal
exercise in keeping the car on the road.

Would I recommend Mad Catz? Never, not even to my worst enemy. Save up
some money and buy a T2 or the latest one with gear changes and
accleration/brake levers on the wheel.

>> Is the Mad Catz analog steering wheel durable? How does it compare to
>> the more costly ThrustMaster T2 and GP2? I'm searching for a steering
>> wheel to run w/ N2, GP2, and NFS. Thanks.

by **Walter Sh** » Sun, 30 Mar 1997 04:00:00

Thanks for the advice.

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Walter Shwe
Yolo Mental Health Consumer Action Network
(YCAN)

916.753.2075
fax 916.753.2076
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