rec.autos.simulators

I just saw, for the first time, Thrust Master's new Grand Prix 1 steering
wheel.  It has buttons on the wheel for shifting, and levers one the
wheel for throttle and braking, each sensitive to the amount of push or
pull (don't know which) you give them.  Does anyone have any experience
with this wheel.  In Canada it retails for about $139, so its an
inexpensive alternative to the other wheels out there, I just want to
know if its any good.

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Sam Bonsett
HAWAII: BONSETT

Hi

Do you know if it can be used with CH Pro Pedals. What I know of GP1,
the steeringwheel is on the X-axis and gas/break on the Y-axis. The unit is
recognized as joystick one.
My pedals is recognized as joystick 2 and one pedal on X and the other on Y.

Have I got this right?

Oh, one more thing. I can't configure my pedals with F1GP2, it complaines about
my calibration. Can this have to do whit the above statements?

Thankful for replies on this matter.

Magnus

In GP2 try using Controller Driven Calibration on the Advanced
controller config screen.  It will then ask you to press the pedal you
want for gas and brake.  It is a check box on the right side of screen.

Dana Bailes

  Here's another question.  Can I use the GP1 with my T2 pedals and then
use the gas and brake levers on the GP1 as shifters?  If I can I will be
buying a GP1 today.  Thanks.

Matt
ThrustMaster, Inc.

Matt
ThrustMaster, Inc.

Can you please explain how you apply Throttle & Brake using the GP1?  I
have read that there is a lever but how exactly do you use it?  Do you
push for gas and pull for brake or are there 2 levers for each?  I've
only seen a picture of the GP1 but I saw no lever anywhere in the
picture.  I'm getting either a T2 or GP1 for my B-day but not sure which
one to get.  I already have a T1 but it's pretty old now and I'm tired
of replacing the pedal springs.  Do you race Nascar and if so how is the
GP1 with it?

Thanx,

Sal V.

:> Yes I bought a Thrustmaster GP 1 from cpmputer express for $70 US and
:> It is great.  No bulky pedels very compact  one peice if you don't
:> have much room, and the best part is that everything is at your
:> fingertips.  Not only that but you don't have to take your hand off
:> the wheel to shift. I would highly recommend this product.
:>
:> Sam Bonsett
:> HAWAII: BONSETT
:
:Sam,
:
:Can you please explain how you apply Throttle & Brake using the GP1?  I
:have read that there is a lever but how exactly do you use it?  Do you
:push for gas and pull for brake or are there 2 levers for each?  I've
:only seen a picture of the GP1 but I saw no lever anywhere in the
:picture.  I'm getting either a T2 or GP1 for my B-day but not sure which
:one to get.  I already have a T1 but it's pretty old now and I'm tired
:of replacing the pedal springs.  Do you race Nascar and if so how is the
:GP1 with it?

        There are 'paddles' for the brake and gas that are located
behind the wheel at the 10 and 2 o' clock positions.  They are sized
comfortably, accomodating 2 or 3 fingers, and each are pulled (gas
on right, brake on left, though I'm fairly sure they can be switched).
Each paddle is spring-loaded (not too much tension) and travels about
an inch and a half.  
          From my own experience, I purchased the GP1 about a week
ago.  I've owned the T2 for about 6 months, and I love it, but I
wanted to be able to shift on the wheel.  Simply put, I like the GP1
even more than I like my T2.  Without pedals, it's far less cumbersome
than the T2, and perhaps not surprisingly, I found it much easier to
drive with the added control of using two hands for gas and brake,
rather than one foot.  Almost instantly, I became more proficient at
GP2, and noticed similiar improvement in the Nascar2 demo.  So, my
advice is to go with the GP1 (though do try the T2 if possible).

   Bear

:
:
:>        There are 'paddles' for the brake and gas that are located
:>behind the wheel at the 10 and 2 o' clock positions.  They are sized
:>comfortably, accomodating 2 or 3 fingers, and each are pulled (gas
:>on right, brake on left, though I'm fairly sure they can be switched).
:>Each paddle is spring-loaded (not too much tension) and travels about
:>an inch and a half.  
:>          From my own experience, I purchased the GP1 about a week
:>ago.  I've owned the T2 for about 6 months, and I love it, but I
:>wanted to be able to shift on the wheel.  Simply put, I like the GP1
:>even more than I like my T2.  Without pedals, it's far less cumbersome
:>than the T2, and perhaps not surprisingly, I found it much easier to
:>drive with the added control of using two hands for gas and brake,
:>rather than one foot.  Almost instantly, I became more proficient at
:>GP2, and noticed similiar improvement in the Nascar2 demo.  So, my
:>advice is to go with the GP1 (though do try the T2 if possible).
:
:>   Bear
:
: I see that you have both the T2 and the new GP1. Since I relly like
:to have pedals for the gas and brake I would like to ask if it is
:possible to use the GP1 with the T2s pedals.

      Haven't tried it myself, but I believe Matt from Thrustmaster
was unable to get it to completely work.  Maybe he since has,
I don't know...

   Bear