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What is the best wheel?

Tony Rickar

What is the best wheel?

by Tony Rickar » Fri, 05 Sep 2003 03:03:14


> > > > Though my recollection of competitive driving was in an old
Avenger...

> > > ROFL, and not even a GT ?

> > 1500 GLS - we were dead posh...same 75 bhp (wow!) engine as the GT but
four
> > doors. Sadly it died one night when my navigator borrowed it and drove
it
> > into a ditch :(

> Ah....you had the "sleeper" version I see :-)

I now I am going to regret this cos I will look stoopid, but you've lost me
there!

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Goy Larse

What is the best wheel?

by Goy Larse » Fri, 05 Sep 2003 05:46:36


> I now I am going to regret this cos I will look stoopid, but you've lost me
> there!

Q-car ?

If the GT and the GLS had the same engine, then the GLS would be a Q-car
version of the GT wouldn't it ?

In reality it was probably a sheep in sheep's clothing, but "sleeper"
and "Q-car" sounds much cooler

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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Tony Rickar

What is the best wheel?

by Tony Rickar » Fri, 05 Sep 2003 05:57:29


> > I now I am going to regret this cos I will look stoopid, but you've
lost me
> > there!

> Q-car ?

> If the GT and the GLS had the same engine, then the GLS would be a Q-car
> version of the GT wouldn't it ?

> In reality it was probably a sheep in sheep's clothing, but "sleeper"
> and "Q-car" sounds much cooler

I see! I have never heard the term "sleeper" before. I don't think it was
ever a Q-car !!

The lack of grip more than compensated for the lack of power :)

Cheers
Tony

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Goy Larse

What is the best wheel?

by Goy Larse » Fri, 05 Sep 2003 06:34:11


> I see! I have never heard the term "sleeper" before. I don't think it was
> ever a Q-car !!

I guess it's an American term, over here we tend to follow them for some
strange reason....

Makes sense to me, the important bit is having fun

Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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Larr

What is the best wheel?

by Larr » Sat, 06 Sep 2003 05:55:11

I actually _don't_ like FF in Nascar Games (love it in GPL), but there's
really no choice.   The pull-to-the-left phenomena (sp?) makes it very
difficult to use a non-FF wheel, or even worse a FF wheel with FF turned
off.

-Larry




> > I'm thinking of a Momo steering wheel is this a good choice? But what
> happen
> > if i don't like the force feedback? What is the feeling without it?

> >         Thanks

> >         Johnny

> You'll get a ton of replies telling you that FF is the only way to fly.
> Personally, I tried it for a while with a LWFF and didn't really care for
> it. About the time the Momo's came out a year or two ago I was at a
> crossroads as I didn't like the LWFF with or without the FF so I went with
a
> non-FF wheel, from Thomas. Best move I ever made. I can drive a lot
smoother
> with it and am not constantly fighting the phoney feeling forces found in
> the FF effects today. Even with the FF turned back a little it was still
> phoney feeling to me, but then again I have done some high performance
> driving and know what is in the game/wheel, is not really what you feel
out
> on the road.

> I decided that no feel was better than fake feel and took real-smoothness
> over psuedo-realism in order to take my online driving to the next level,
> and it worked. I'd recommend a Thomas wheel if you can swing it. You'll
see
> that FF is not required to do well and really isn't required to get any
more
> enjoyment out of the sim.


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